A counselor could provide students with a safe place to go during school hours when they are feeling overwhelmed by problems at home. With the counselor’s help the student could get through the day and back to class. The counselor could also help students get out of negative situations that were priorly unknown to the school, simply, by talking to them. Because the counselor doesn't have a student teacher relationship with the students, the counselor’s office would be a safe place to vent. Thus improving the student's…
Family Counselling - interprets clients as part of a system. Behaviours of one member in a group will have impacts on each person within that group. Counsellors will consider and explore dynamics of the client’s family, impacts on issues of the client and the family as a whole.…
Being a School Counselor is a very rewarding profession. “School counselors reject the use of high-stakes test or the use of any other single measurement instruments the only indicator of student success”(ASCA, 2014). The school counselor encourages multiple measures when life-influencing decisions are being made. It permits the probability of imprinting positive impacts on the lives of so countless students. Taken as a whole, School counselors convey the responsibility of caring for the not only the academic realization of their students. Being a school counselor allows those seeking careers in this profession to work personally with students during…
Children at a young age can be encouraged to change their ideas and outlooks on many situations, often easier than the adults in later life. Although, some might say that the hardest path to learning to be resilient, is learning to be strong, open-minded, and adaptable to differences of opinions. Strength and perspective often help when overcoming hardships in trials and difficult times. Adults must learn how to prepare for life's setbacks and obstacles. When adults are damaged or emotionally broken, they must often rely on past experiences to survive. Difficult life trials and challenges experienced when young, can often prepare those individuals to be successful as an adult. In conclusion to the previously mentioned article, preparing and guiding children at a young age is strongly encouraged. These mentoring efforts can be very effective, making it easier to both support and assist them when they experience life’s trials and tribulations. Children that have a sturdy, consistent support base, will most be most likely to learn from challenging situations, and not be emotionally drained by them. Emotionally healthy children have a better chance of growing into successful, adaptable adults in…
McFarlane, W. R., & Cook, W. L. (2007). Family expressed emotion prior to onset of psychosis.…
Overall, it gives one a greater understanding of all individuals, and this information can be used to interact with them more effectively and be more empathetic. As a teacher, I can definitely see the value of studying the biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial development of middle childhood and adolescents. More insight into the stages of industry vs. inferiority and intuition vs. analysis can make me more prepared to meet students' needs. One of my favorite selections from the textbook was the "What Were You Thinking?" case study on page 417. Since I work with teens and pre-teens in my classes, I thought that it made an interesting and useful point: brain immaturity can lead to questionable decisions in adolescents. Keeping that in mind may change the way I deal with some classroom management issues in the future. Sometimes kids are going to do questionable things simply because they are kids, not because of some nefarious underlying reasons. A couple teacher friends and I were travelling to Wisconsin for a race during the Chapters 14-16 portion of the course, so we actually talked a lot about some of the ideas I was learning about. Most of our conversation revolved around the developing pre-frontal cortex, but we also spent a lot of time talking about bullying and modes of thinking. One of them even spent a great deal of the trip reading…
School counselors play numerous roles to students. Gone are the days of school counselors sitting in their office simply handing out college applications, making schedule changes for students who want to drop a class or meeting with the troublemakers in the school. Their primary goals are to encourage, support, and foster positive academic, career, social, and personal development in child and youth in schools. They play vital roles help all students in the areas of academic achievement; personal/social development and career development, ensuring today's students become the productive, well-adjusted adults of tomorrow.…
As I read my first assignment for new students in the School Counseling Program, my reasoning to be a school counselor was simple; to help others. I noted that I wanted to help others in two manners. One, I wanted to help students toward an achievable goal, including graduation. Two, I wanted to help with discipline. This included helping teachers with classroom management as well as helping students to understand the reasoning behind rules and procedures. Because I am so comfortable and familiar with the high school age group, I gave the school counseling survey to three individuals in three different levels of education: elementary, intermediate, and junior high.…
Counseling could also help the child and other people around them understand what was going on in their life to make them the way they are and figure out the root of the problem. However, this is going to be a difficult task to accomplish, getting the child to open up to the counselor and talking about their problems and childhood, the counselor has to inform the child that they are there to listen and help them and not to be afraid. They need a positive role model in…
The therapist will help the family learn to communicate by modeling and many different exercises that will help them develop better communication skills. The structural approach is used when the family structure is out of balance. The family therapist will help align the family structure by establishing the roles and responsibilities of each family member. The family systems approach is used when the family is not working as a team, but as an individual entity. A family connection and boundaries must be set with the help of the therapist for this approach to be successful. The strategic family approach will help families develop rules and spread out the power within the family dynamic. The family therapist will also help a family work on a pattern of behavior that is appropriate for each family. A therapist will use tools from behavior therapy and behavior modification therapy with the social learning approach. This approach helps members of a family cope with issues and teach them basic skills in communicating, interacting, and behaving as a family unit. A family therapist will use the narrative approach when helping the family identify and describe their problems by comparing them to stories, fables, movies, etc. (Shearor, Horejsi, & Horejsi,…
Jeff: I would come up with a prevention plan that will be effective in every grade. I definitely assess the school’s climate and how it’s affecting the kids. Then I would focus on curing instead of diagnosing or treatment.…
As one that enjoys helping others, I have to constantly remind myself change can be stressful and many times fear of the unknown can make us second guess our decisions. However, I know everything I have endured in the last couple of years will make me a better school counselor and it all will be worth it. I believe every child should have an opportunity to receive an education and if we want the world to change, we must help others succeed and receive an education. Becoming a school counselor is a life dream of mine. As an undergrad student, I completed my course work in elementary education because in the State I was living in it required you to have two years of classroom instruction in order to be a school counselor. At that time I was unable to do my student teaching because of family obligations and took my degree in another program. Now that my children are older and decisions I make in life are more about what makes me happy, I’m determined to get my degree in school counseling. Not only do I look forward to working with children and helping them with their concerns, I’m also looking forward the work days as well as the vacation days. In order to assist others we as school counselors must also take care of our well-being to, something I don’t get a chance to do that often working in social services. I look forward collaborating with everyone, learning new theories and processes to making…
Having a comfortable conversation with family is a good way to be a harmonious family. Have you ever tried to communicate with your family? In the article, "How Do You Think It Makes Your Mother Feel", the author, James Frey is having a conversation with his family and therapist because he has a problem with drugs. The reason why they called a therapist is that James’ parents want to figure out what is happening to James and are trying to help him. Some people might say that calling a therapist is an excessive measure; however I would like to say that there is no excessive measure in the way of being happy family. When we are living as a family, we might have some problems that need someone to coordinate opinions. Therapist helps people to communicate smoothly and help them to coordinate opinions as a medium. Many people keep questioning about efficiency of therapy. Although the efficiency of therapy is relative and it depends on how people accept the therapy, it has certain effect. I have an experience of having a therapy with my parents.…
As I reflect on what I have learned over the last five weeks, I find my personal philosophy of counseling being based on one main theme that I repeatedly saw in different readings; it is our duty to do what is in the best interest of the child. When I think about my reasons for wanting to pursue this career, I naturally feel it is because of my love for children; but more than that, I want to help foster the feeling that each and every student can be anything they want to be if they put their mind to it.…
Counseling children/adolescents can look very different than counseling adults due to many aspects. Adults have their way of life set in a way that is hard to change as they get older, but kids are learning who they are and are more open to change. Children start their life depending on others as adults have learned how to live independently. Children and adolescents also cope with their hardships and do not realize that they need help as they have not learned who they can go to if they are having problems. Counseling children/adolescents need certain training and skills to reach a level of success that we are looking for in a session.…