What is School Counseling
What is school counseling?
School counseling is a comprehensive program designed to promote and enhance student performance and achievement by addressing the academic, career, and personal/social needs of all students. The program is administered by professional counselors and is delivered through individual counseling, classroom guidance, and small group counseling. The term “guidance counselor” has changed to “school counselor” as their expected duties are more extensive than that of a vocational guidance counselor.
Academic Counseling
- teaching study skills
- teaching test-taking skills
- academic planning
- discussing graduation requirements
- assisting with course selection
- exploring individual learning styles
Career Counseling
- exploring careers and career fields using various career exploration material
- administering career interest inventories
- using personality assessments to match students with potential careers
- helping students match individual strengths with career plans
- helping students develop plans for what they will do after high school
- exploring colleges, technical and trade schools, apprenticeship, military and other employment opportunities
- helping with college admission applications
- assisting with preparation for college admission tests like the ACT
- teaching scholarship search techniques
- educating students about and assisting them with the financial aid application process
Personal/social
This type of counseling involves addressing students' needs through one-on-one counseling relationship in matters such as peer pressure, conflict resolution, family relationships, personal identity issues, grief and loss, suicide, child abuse, substance abuse, school dropout prevention, motivation and achievement concerns.
This type of counseling involves addressing students' needs through one-on-one counseling relationship in matters such as peer pressure, conflict resolution, family relationships, personal identity issues, grief and loss, suicide, child abuse, substance abuse, school dropout prevention, motivation and achievement concerns.