Changed Impressions

Following our reading assignment, I would say that my views of today's guidance counselor have not really changed so much as they have been broadened. The roles I have witnessed on a middle and high school level are pretty much inline with the definition or standard for the current school counselor. The thing that surprised me the most was the massive amount of responsibility that falls on their shoulders. Their scope of practice spans from individualized evaluations to system support that includes but is not limited to community activities. I would surmise that counselors do not have a lot of free time on their hand. In times past, I have overheard teachers complain that counselors are useless and don't have anything important to contribute to their place of employment. My suspicions are if they read today's lesson, their opinion may dramatically change. In the classroom we wear a lot of hats. I would need a much larger rack to store those on if I were a guidance counselor.