Changed Impressions

The impression I perceived towards guidance counselors have changed due to realizing the amount of work that goes into this profession. Guidance counselors not only cater towards the benefits of students, but they are also accountable to administrators and have to communicate with teachers including CTE teachers. After reading the history of guidance counselors, I also realize they too have to abide by the code of ethics. A guidance counselor also shares similarities of a CTE teacher that have to report to more than one administrator. I also learned that a guidance counselor may have prior years of teaching experience whereas I was under the impression that they just studied about kids. Guidance Counselors also are one of the first ones to be approached by students who may be going through hard times, versus the teacher who feels that they too carry that load.