School counselor

order to accomplish this, I needed to obtain a college education to ensure our future. There were two things that I discovered as I embarked on my educational journey that were unexpected. I realized about myself that I am an academic within, and school empowers and drives me. I relish in the knowledge that is presented to me, and the feeling of success when I truly understand or master a topic. The other unexpected occurrence was the discovery of my professional niche. After my associates…

needs of Career and Occupational Guidance Counselors in businesses and corporations are greatly increasing. In a rapidly growing and vastly changing world, the needs of people and industry must be flexible and both must be prepared for the changing needs of the workforce. Consequently, these needs have opened doors and opportunities for professional guidance counselors to enter the business and corporation industry provided that, guidance and career counselors are prepared for the workforce of…

language barriers are a constant problem when counseling immigrants, therefore, as suggested by Dr. Sue, there should be trained interpreters present, they should be trained in relationship skills, the clients should feel comfortable with both the counselor and the interpreter, and understand that some of the clients are traumatized, which can cause emotional responses in them and to exercise self-care strategies (Sue D.W, Sue, D. 2013). p. 465. In counseling within this population, trust is…

Enterprising (14), and Conventional (13). The self-identified occupations of interest by the client were teacher, counselor, entrepreneur, clergy member, and marriage and family counselor. Those more inclined to social careers require teaching, treating or healing others. These specific results include careers very similar to the clients, listing kindergarten teacher and mental health counselor. These individuals tend to be empathetic and friendly, with a concern to care for others. Those in…

this. Emily was malnutritioned, abused, and her parents thought it was okay. The parent's excuse was it was for religious reasons. When I went to meet with the parents, they said that my ways were leading kids to drugs. Emily went to the nurse at school, where the nurse found bruising. It is never okay for parents to abuse their children. Section…

continually allow it to worsen. Through psychotherapy, clients can establish new thought processes and brain patterns. This will affect how the clients view and value themselves. Secondly, clients can see how different actions affect outcomes. Counselors can teach clients how their brain learns habits and how to break those patterns. Through this learning, the clients can feel empowered through knowledge and continue past regular visits to build healthy thought processes. Finally,…

teacher, a school guidance counselor, and a principal in a case of potential physical abuse of third grade student by her step-father. A teacher first becomes aware of this alleged situation from interactions with the student’s classmate. Without a direct accusation of abuse by the student herself law enforcement is reluctant to become involved. The local Child Protective Services reporting process is slow due to a lack of qualified staff and an overburdened system. At the end of the school day,…

Before starting on this artifact, I was not comfortable with the counseling standards. They seemed obscure and subjective at best. I had no idea that counselors have definitive guidelines with substantial training on how to accommodate each concept to each situation. It is quite daunting to imagine that there is a well-established standard of procedures and protocols that are flexible and successful in addressing each individual need. By compiling the information for this comprehensive…

aren’t in school because they want to be or because they want to learn. Rather, they are there because it has become the thing to do. College is seen mostly as a social gathering. It is just keeping kids form the real world for a few more years. It also allows student to be independent but still be financially dependent on their parent. In the essay the writer claims that college is a waste of time and money, but is it really? Once our nation desired to higher education, parents and high school…

Written Assignment 2: Challenging Student Beliefs Discussing Values I currently work with high school students and topics regarding personal values come up quite frequently. My students like to know about college, of course, but sometimes questions of politics or other related, touchy subjects arise. Generally, if students ask my opinion on something that could be considered a disagreeable topic, I will tell them how I feel. With that being said, however, I always make sure to let my students…