"Changed Impressions"

OK, as I sat here reading all of the required materials, I realized that my impressions have not changed. I knew the guidance counselors were important;however, what did change for me was the realization of just how much the counselors were able to do for the students. I never knew of all the "jobs" a counselor could be in charge of doing day to day. The guidance counselors job has grown tremendously from the 20th century. Four words that I found in the reading that really described a guidance counselor were: Facilitating, Leadership, Advocate, and Collaboration. The piece of material that really helped me understand the guidance counselors "job" was the FIVE pages of Model Guidance and Counseling High School Plan. Our adolescents do face challenges that impact academic achievement. So I know that the job of a Guidance Counselor is not to be taken lightly.