My experience with my high school counselors is different than most. From 1st grade to my junior year I had the same counselor, it wasn’t until my sophomore year did I realize the impact she was to have on my life. I have always been the student that knew what they wanted to do. I had aspired to become a dentist, I was going to go to the University of North Dakota, major in Biology, and then go to Dental school. My high school offered College in Schools classes, so originally I was interested in getting ahead in my college career. I went to her to ask for guidance and soon we became quite close. Being a sophomore is was required to have a parent sign off, my father regularly accompanied me on my visits. Little did I know that my counselor wasn’t …show more content…
I suffered the rest of my junior year going to the activities director to figure out my classes, and get counseling. She had ruin what the dream of my future had been, and replaced it with guilt. My senior year, my family and I moved, which meant a new counselor. Initially, I had assumed this counselor would be no different. I was, happily, proved wrong. My first visit with Mrs. Adolphson was a breath of fresh air. My parents and I sat down with her to figure out what my schedule would look like when I started school there in the fall. Mrs. Adolphson not only supported my ideas, but was open to volunteering her time so I could fit several classes I needed into my schedule. Still today I find myself walking into her classroom with comfort, and unwavering trust. Mrs. A has not only changed my opinion of counselors, but also the feelings I had about my future. She has taught me that no matter what I dream my future to be, I can have it. The guilt is gone, and has been replaced with hope. Hope that my future can be what I’ve always wanted. Mrs. Adolphson has helped me explore careers, by scheduling job-shadowing
Her motto for working with students is “kids are my business”. She made sure to imply that her business and work within the school is planned around the students. Mrs. Harmon described her daily work as a counselor as unpredictable. She expressed that every day she usually spends time responding to emails and phone calls, and making calls out to universities and community organizations. She stated that she focuses more within the academic part of counseling and, depending on the level of severity, she may refer a student to the school social worker for social emotional counseling. She stated that 70% of her time is spent evaluating the academic, personal, social, and career of the students, while the other 30% is used to focus on the students social emotional matters. While speaking with her, I noticed that many students were in and out of her office for various reasons; some of the reasons included students looking for bus cards, scholarships, candy, clarity on course requirements, and informing her of the issues between the students enrolled at King. I noticed students referring to Mrs. Harmon as their mom at school. She had an open door policy and was available to every student that needed her, even as I interviewed her. Mrs. Harmon explained how she has 400 students (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors) that she supports throughout the
There were always those few students who knew what they wanted to do for a career. The counselors could have helped do career testing with students to help them understand how and where they needed to go for their post education. As a first generation college student, I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. I knew nothing whatsoever about college and my mom did her best to go to meetings and pick up as much information she could get about testing, ACT scores, applying, scholarships, and FAFSA. My public high school experience introduced very little of that to us, I had no guidance of what to do after I completed my twelve years. I never had the answer when asked what I wanted to be when I grew
...sion and understanding of each and every one of the students they are assigned to help and it requires a personal relationship that is trusting and also professional. It requires a lot of multi-tasking with counseling collage, personal/social, and academic, along with having to do classroom checks and student checks to see how your students are doing in each class are are they being successful to all there capabilities. For a typical high school counselor the work hours tend to be 7 to 9 hours Monday through Friday when working in a traditional high school time schedule. Every counselor has there own way of approaching everything they do with there students because its a very personal hands on relationship with each and every student. But most counselors are closer with the seniors of every year because of all the collage advising them through the entire process.
The faculty of Gould academy is larger than most would think. People that work behind the scenes to help all of us out have very interesting lives of their own. Everyone in the Gould community is unique and they all have underlying passions and hobbies. One person in particular has some very interesting stories to share with us, that is Mrs. Ruth Hebert. Ruth grew up in Oxford county and now she is living in the town of West Pairs, currently working at Gould as part of the housekeeping staff. She has worked at various places while applying her trade. For example Ruth worked at a hospital, daycare program, also at Hebron Academy, etc. Mrs. Hebert had a lot of experiences other than ones she had at Gould. She had heard
It is my desire to have involvement with students, parents, education professionals, community, and community agencies. As I move forward with learning the role and responsibilities of the professional school counselor, I am reminded of a quote by Carol Allen Simmons, “I want to lend a helping to show someone the way. I want my life to be an example as I go, cause I never pass this way again.” I will lead, learn and grow in the knowledge of this profession because I only have a short time to impact students with direction and care. As I advance on how to educate the whole student; I am attentive, motivated, and conscious of the huge responsible to education all.
In her presentation, she would stress the importance of visiting the financial aid if they are unsure or have any questions regarding their financial aid. The article by McKinney and Roberts (2012) reviews the duties of the community college counselor and its importance to the overall student experience. The conversation between the financial counselor and the students during the workshop was welcoming and students felt comfortable asking her questions. The article stresses the high level of impact these counselors can have on students, particularly entering first year students. Increasing counselor accessibility to students is essential, and the FYE office did an excellent job of incorporating a counselor to open up all the workshops (Mckinney & Roberts, 2012).
The choices we make early in life have an enormous impact on our future. I have always known that I wanted to directly impact people’s lives and my personal experiences have set me on the school-counseling path. In the future, I would love to influence another generation of students to soar for their dreams.
High school counselors advise students on an assortment of topics. Counselors help from advising students about colleges and requirements to helping students deal with social, behavioral and personal problems. School counselors do not always interact with students individually; they will also work with small groups of students or even an entire class, depending on the topic. According to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), high school is a time for students to transition into adulthood and the work of work, begin separating from their parents, and exploring and defining their independence. They need guidance in making concrete and compounded decisions. This is where school counselors come in to help these students guide them with information.
Individuals’ perceptions of their life/worth have the power to control the goals that they can carry out and meet. Every day we are learning new things and everyone has his/her own unique ways of learning. My strong desire to help students with their academic, personal, and social needs make me a strong candidate as a school counselor. While completing my undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Program Administration I learned a great deal about myself. I have a passion for learning and want to share and express that love for learning with students. I feel that the Master of School Counseling program provides a direct path to my career goals of helping students to comprehend subject matter while learning to love learning as I do. Not only will
A professional school counselor is skilled and trained to use his/her best judgment when it comes to students’ rights and confidentiality. One should behave as a professional at all times and be mindful of their behavior. One not only have to be aware of professional values they should also be knowledgeable of applying these standards as they apply to the role of the school counselor. The professional school counselor is responsible for removing barriers to learning and to advocate for change for all students. In the case study assigned for review, I will examine ethical violation as it contains to student rights, confidentiality and professionalism relationships. The school counselor lives and works in a community where one socializes
Counselors are open-minded and do not pass judgment verbally or physically at anytime while assisting students. Prejudging minimizes responses from distressed or problematic students. Giving advice and assistance should not be based on counselors’ personal opinion. Good counselors will refrain from bias and therefore communicate effective skills to empower students. Counselor should become listeners, observers, and advisers.
I cannot recall a more rewarding experience than helping facilitate a child’s education while enabling parent participation alike. These experiences have drawn me to my current position as an Educational Assistant where I am constantly interacting and establishing relationships with students, learning about their goals and aspirations. It is that same desire to empower our future students that has steered me towards a career as a school counselor. By enrolling in the Masters in counseling program, I aspire to develop methods and experience to become an effective, experienced, and adaptable school counselor that promotes self-awareness, allowing students to realize their full potential and impetus them towards a promising future. I want to learn skills that facilitate personal and career development, ensuring that our students grow accomplishing their goals and ambitions.
Counselors have large shoes to fill. They not only administer assessments, but are also involved in group counseling, individual counseling, and have to plan and implement comprehensive school guidance programs. A counselor must know and be competent in all realms of their position. School counselors work with all children, including children with disabilities in various settings within the school (Villalba, Latus, Hamilton, & Kendrick (2005 p 449). As stated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), school counseling services must be made available to all students in special education programs as part of their right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) (Bowen & Glenn, 1998; Clark, 1998). School counselors are to take on this role in the educational and personal-social well being of students in special education programs. Federal law does require that children, who receive special education services, and do not display appropriate behavior have a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) team (Villalba, Latus, Hamilton, & Kendrick (2005) p 449). This team constructs a BIP. Since counselors should be active on the FBA team, there is a need here that must be addressed because this article defines a lack of knowledge present with practicing counselors. With that, counselors do receive relevant training throughout their program. There are only so many classes and hours of instruction that the pre-counselors receive. The curriculum that is generated encompasses what counselors need, but could their be a few gaps and missing pieces? This study was conducted to determine counselors awareness, knowledge, and role in the Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) process (Villalba, Latus, Hamilton, & Ken...
Guidance counseling, also called school counseling, has evolved over the years into an important part of the education system. Counselors are now taking on new roles in schools as leaders so much so that the ways in which counseling is being implemented has become a much talked about topic in schools. The effectiveness of counseling in schools is looked at by the education system more frequently than it was in the past. Though all school counselors must follow a national model for counseling, the roles and functions of counselors at various levels in the school system are different, however, school counselors at all levels of education before college are generally effective despite implications.
A guidance counselor is an important element in the formation of post high school plans. Counselors offer an outlet of information that should be used by all students. There are numerous ways for the counselor to approach post high school planning.