I had the privileged of speaking with School Counseling Graduate Students last night via phone conference from Arkansas! They had many fantastic questions for me and I couldn't be happier to answer each and every one! Anything I can do to support fellow school counselors (and future school counselors) makes me feel honored! I had many questions about how I manage my time and how I set boundaries as far as my role as a Professional School Counselor . First of all...if you refer to yourself, or your school refers to you as a Guidance Counselor...STOP IT! We are not your grandma's guidance counselor! :) Our profession has changed drastically in the last 10 years with the advent of the ASCA National Model. If your job description is the same as it was in 1995, it is time for an update! One of the best ways to educate others about your role is by providing them with knowledge. Take time at the beginning of the year to inform your staff and admin about the role of a Professional School Counselor. There are many great resources on the American School Counselor's Association Website to aid you with that. Annually, at the beginning of the year, I provide my teachers with a Counseling Folder and arm it with information that they need to know about me, my role and my program. Teachers who have worked with me for many years have a pretty solid understanding of my role at our school, however, we have new teachers each year who come from schools with no school counselor or a counselor still operating in 1995 (at no fault of their own!). Below are a few attachments of documents that I share with them during the first week of school. Feel free to take these and make them your own or email me if you have any questions!
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