My Impression of Guidance Counselors

My personal impressions of the roles of guidance counselors come from a first hand encounter. I had a student that came to me in confidence. He told me things I found hard to believe. I wanted to help him and thought the guidance counselor would be a good start. I knew the counselor and she was happy to assist in the matter. She informed me about her roles and responsibilities and how she could intervene between school and the student's parents. I had no idea that a school
counselor was such an advocate and go between for the students. I thought the school counselor was kind of a lame job and just helped students figure out what classes they needed to graduate.
It is my belief, now, that if it were not for the guidance counselors some students would have no where else to turn. They can help students out of very difficult situations when it comes to suspected child abuse. I believe the roles of the guidance counselor are many and they help students, parents and teachers alike.