This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Post 1: New Impressions of Guidance Counselors
The research articles furthered my impressions of guidance counselors as I gained new resourceful information to help me in the field. Before, I had a basic understanding only from past experience as a student. I now understand how complex a guidance counselors schedule can be. For instance, the "recommended time allocations" chart taught me the differences between "guidance" and "counseling" and the time allowed for both. I learned that data-driven evaluations can change a guidance counselors workload which is a difficult task considering if time is added to one category, it is taken away from another. New techniques are constantly being used; I never would have thought "terrorism" would be discussed, but now understand that guidance counselors must deal with "every" situation. Most of all, I learned how intertwined our vocational courses are with the help of guidance counselors and the minimal time allowed for them to be involved with career planning. Now that I understand more about guidance counselors, I know now that we will be working together a lot more than I had known.
Hello Dustin,
ReplyDeleteIt is with great pleasure to comment on your post.
The article was very informative about the history and background information on guidance counseling. I wish I knew more about their role before I became a teacher. I think you and I realize the article was very beneficial in many areas. In reference to the time allocation chart it illustrated guidance counselor's schedule. It also illustrated the role and the amount of time focused on each area on different levels of education. As you noted in your post the workload can be very stressful at any give time based on the chart. Dustin I plan to work more with the counselor as well since I know more about their role. It's amazing to know guidance counseling dates back to the twentieth century from Greece to Rome and now the United States. I want to take full advantage of the resources.
Hello Dustin,
ReplyDeleteIt is with great pleasure to comment on your post.
The article was very informative about the history and background information on guidance counseling. I wish I knew more about their role before I became a teacher. I think you and I realize the article was very beneficial in many areas. In reference to the time allocation chart it illustrated guidance counselor's schedule. It also illustrated the role and the amount of time focused on each area on different levels of education. As you noted in your post the workload can be very stressful at any give time based on the chart. Dustin I plan to work more with the counselor as well since I know more about their role. It's amazing to know guidance counseling dates back to the twentieth century from Greece to Rome and now the United States. I want to take full advantage of the resources.