Interview with a School Counselor
Running head: INTERVIEW WITH A SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Interview with Mrs. Ross Freeman
Abstract
Counseling has many components in different fields such as a school counselor, marriage and family counseling, addiction counseling, individual and private practices, and many more. For my project, I interviewed Mrs. Ross Freeman, a school counselor who talks about her journey of becoming an Elementary School Counselor. We discuss what the requirement and cost were to receive a license in the counseling field. We were also able to discuss the average salary and hourly wages for a counselor in WISD. Mrs. Freeman then goes on to enlighten me about the rewards, challenges, demands and frustrations of a school counselor.
Interview with Mrs. Ross Freeman Mrs. Ross Freeman, a school counselor at Meadowcrest Elementary, discusses the many areas and components of counseling. She enlightened me about her choice for the counseling profession, the requirements for licensure and the approximate costs of education. Mrs. Freeman also talks about the rewards and challenges of being a school counselor. Mrs. Freeman stated the only profession that she was ever interested in was teaching, but it wasn’t until she taught at a magnet school whereas a conference center was part of the classroom setting. It was brought to her attention by several faculty members and the school principal of her great counseling skills. Mrs. Freeman noticed some students who were having problems at school used the Pros and Cons strategy as well as The Reality Theory to work through some issues. Mrs. Freeman had just been using these strategies so she was thrilled to see the strategies in the real world. It was at that moment when Mrs. Freeman noticed how she loved listening to the students work through different issues and decided that it would be a dream to have such a profession. (R. Freeman, personal communication, June 15,2009) Education is one of the keys to becoming a counselor.
Interview with Mrs. Ross Freeman
Abstract
Counseling has many components in different fields such as a school counselor, marriage and family counseling, addiction counseling, individual and private practices, and many more. For my project, I interviewed Mrs. Ross Freeman, a school counselor who talks about her journey of becoming an Elementary School Counselor. We discuss what the requirement and cost were to receive a license in the counseling field. We were also able to discuss the average salary and hourly wages for a counselor in WISD. Mrs. Freeman then goes on to enlighten me about the rewards, challenges, demands and frustrations of a school counselor.
Interview with Mrs. Ross Freeman Mrs. Ross Freeman, a school counselor at Meadowcrest Elementary, discusses the many areas and components of counseling. She enlightened me about her choice for the counseling profession, the requirements for licensure and the approximate costs of education. Mrs. Freeman also talks about the rewards and challenges of being a school counselor. Mrs. Freeman stated the only profession that she was ever interested in was teaching, but it wasn’t until she taught at a magnet school whereas a conference center was part of the classroom setting. It was brought to her attention by several faculty members and the school principal of her great counseling skills. Mrs. Freeman noticed some students who were having problems at school used the Pros and Cons strategy as well as The Reality Theory to work through some issues. Mrs. Freeman had just been using these strategies so she was thrilled to see the strategies in the real world. It was at that moment when Mrs. Freeman noticed how she loved listening to the students work through different issues and decided that it would be a dream to have such a profession. (R. Freeman, personal communication, June 15,2009) Education is one of the keys to becoming a counselor.