Rewards and Challenges

Well, the only way for me to imagine the most rewarding and most difficult part of being a counselor is to imagine myself as a counselor (a role I do play in class from time to time). The most rewarding part for me would be similar to that of mine as a teacher, the success of the student. That success could only be measured by the student of course, whether it be success in a career, college, or life. The most difficult part of the job would be giving the students guidance that are troubled with abusiveness in the home, students without a home or family, and the students that are dealing with a loss of a family member. I could not even begin to know the weight the counselors took on in the schools that have endeavored during these atrocities that have taken place in recent years. In all I do believe the counselors do carry a heavy load and are a vital part of a healthy school. Without the aid of the counseling dept. the tasks of a teacher would be even more cumbersome and stressful.