To me, I think it would be most rewarding as a guidance
counselor to be able to see a student come full circle and go on to be successful.
I think if you can help a student get from where they are to where they want to
be in life or at least one step closer, that you have accomplished something
great! Again, this comes in as part of the guidance role. I think it would be
rewarding as well to help someone in the counseling role—where you are able to
truly help a child. I think time management would be the biggest challenge as a
guidance counselor. Trying to wear so many hats would be very difficult to
manage. I would have a hard time being successful at one thing, let along many--being
spread so thin.
JT
2 comments:
I completely agree with you. Time management is a big concern that I didn't even consider. As teachers we think we have a lot of work responsibilities but counselors definitely do. They even have a suggested timeline to help them manage their time throughout the school year. I know it would be rewarding if a student comes full circle because that would give the counselor a sense of work, as well as personal accomplishment.
I totally agree with you on the time management challenge guidance counselors face. Only recently have I been able to begin to get a grasp on the organization of this most precious commodity. You are exact in your description of “trying to wear so many hats”. Only a super human would be able to successfully juggle all of the differing pieces a counselor must manage and I am sure many of them go home feeling defeated and wishing for more time in the day.
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