School Counselor Analysis
School Counselor Analysis
Siobhan (Sam) Garrett
PSY/435
April 17, 2013
Healey Irked
Title of Paper
In order to do a proper analysis on a school counselor one must know what he or she does on a daily basis. This is to conduct a job analysis for a school counselor and discuss how it will be used within the school system. Next to determine the reliability and validity of the school counselor analysis. Then the performance and appraisal methods that apply to being a counselor will be evaluated. Finally the benefits and vulnerabilities of each performance appraisal method will be explained. This will provide a full job analysis of a school counselor and what their job entails.
Job Analysis For this job one would conduct a job oriented analysis. This is the analysis type that provides the nature of the tasks done on the job (Spector, 2012). The school counselor is there to provide the services that the children need. He or she will provide assessment and screenings, group and individual counseling with school staff, parents, outside agencies, and design remedial education programs (National Association of School Psychologist, 2012). The counselor is part of the team that decides what the students eligible for appropriate programming, special services, and ad on-going progress. Some of the responsibilities of the school counselor are as follows. Evaluate and screen children and selecting appropriate instruments, writing reports that show the evaluation findings, and administering tests (National Association of School Psychologist, 2012). This helps the funding for the programs. Have a conference or meeting with the staff, parents, or child about the progress he or she is making and say what kind of material is needed for the betterment of the child’s learning experience. The counselor should always be available to students who really need to speak with her for private matters concerning the welfare of the home and school
Siobhan (Sam) Garrett
PSY/435
April 17, 2013
Healey Irked
Title of Paper
In order to do a proper analysis on a school counselor one must know what he or she does on a daily basis. This is to conduct a job analysis for a school counselor and discuss how it will be used within the school system. Next to determine the reliability and validity of the school counselor analysis. Then the performance and appraisal methods that apply to being a counselor will be evaluated. Finally the benefits and vulnerabilities of each performance appraisal method will be explained. This will provide a full job analysis of a school counselor and what their job entails.
Job Analysis For this job one would conduct a job oriented analysis. This is the analysis type that provides the nature of the tasks done on the job (Spector, 2012). The school counselor is there to provide the services that the children need. He or she will provide assessment and screenings, group and individual counseling with school staff, parents, outside agencies, and design remedial education programs (National Association of School Psychologist, 2012). The counselor is part of the team that decides what the students eligible for appropriate programming, special services, and ad on-going progress. Some of the responsibilities of the school counselor are as follows. Evaluate and screen children and selecting appropriate instruments, writing reports that show the evaluation findings, and administering tests (National Association of School Psychologist, 2012). This helps the funding for the programs. Have a conference or meeting with the staff, parents, or child about the progress he or she is making and say what kind of material is needed for the betterment of the child’s learning experience. The counselor should always be available to students who really need to speak with her for private matters concerning the welfare of the home and school
References: National Association of School Psychologist. (2012). what is a School Psychologist. Retrieved from http://www.nasponline.org/about_sp/whatis.aspx Spector, P. E. (2012). Industrial and organizational psychology: Research and practice (6th Ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.