Changed Impressions

After completing the required reading my impressions of a guidance counselor’s roles and responsibilities did not drastically change.  However, two aspects of the research did make an impression.  One facet that captured my attention was the historical changes that occurred and dictated the changes in the counselor’s responsibilities. Probably, what resonates the loudest were teachers being appointed counselors as an additional duty.  This sounds very familiar to me because at my school teachers are being trained as advisers to assist counselors with overwhelming workloads.  Another, aspect that I found interesting was the counselor’s role in analyzing and correlating data to AYP.  This factor alone emphasizes the multi- disciplinary backgrounds of counselors.