Thozi: Personal Impressions of Roles of Guidance Counselors

The role of the guidance counselor is to provide alternative career paths to students who require them. Students who do well in their subjects do not need a Guidance Counselor. Students who require counseling services are those who do not perform well in their studies. This poor performance may be due to psychological or other behavioral problems that they may be dealing with. Guidance counselors should advertise their services widely within the school, so that students are made aware of their presence and the assistance they may provide. Guidance counselors should encourage all struggling students to seek counseling. Students should perform Intelligence Tests and other Personality Inventories in order for the counselor to have a much clearer idea of where the student's strengths truly lie. In this way, the role of the guidance counselor is to minimize and prevent academic failure by promoting the correct subject choices for students. Guidance counselors work mainly and only with students who need their services. These were my impressions when I began reading about guidance and counseling.