Accountability is crucial to the role counselors will play in the future. TEA states‚ “The counselor shall work with the school faculty and staff‚ students‚ parents‚ and the community to plan‚ implement‚ and evaluate a developmental guidance and counseling program” (2004‚ p.6). If we‚ as counselors‚ do not implement and evaluate our programs‚ it could seriously affect our role as a school counselor. If roles do not change on a state level‚ the district and/or school we work at will utilize us differently
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:SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND CHILD ABUSE The objective of this research paper is to determine how well school counselors‚ who are human service providers and mandated reporters of child abuse‚ know how to detect abuse and whether or not this skill has an effect on them actually making a report. As mandated reporters‚ school counselors are not prepared to detect signs of child abuse and their lack of preparedness is a directly correlated with their low levels of reporting
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I was in the Kindergarten when I was first introduced to a School Counselor. My mother had recently suffered a miscarriage‚ and my older brother did not take the news well. He was devastated and he did not know how to cope with those emotions. I remember my brother growing increasingly distant and there was nothing I could do to help him. I was only five years old at the time‚ and did not fully understand what was happening with my once happy older brother. I watched helplessly for what felt like
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Why are you obtaining/seeking a school counselor certification? To me‚ teaching is much more than simply delivering instruction. I strive to develop the whole child as opposed to just teaching the curriculum. Throughout the school year my main focus is to ensure that my children feel a sense of security. This is a must as I want them to know that their life is valued and it is critical for working relationship. My desire to transfer from an educator to a counselor rests with the fact that I love
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Aspirations A. Comment at length regarding why you want to receive preparation as a counselor. I want to retrieve preparation as a school counselor because it would be a very rewarding career. High school was a critical time in my life because there were many teachers‚ coaches‚ and counselors that invested in my development and shaped who I am today. Many of these faculty members became role models and major inspirations to me. My counselor in high school was particularly inspiring to me because
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literacy. Perhaps this approach contributed to the author ’s difficulty in defining the term. As technology is so diverse and crosses many boundaries‚ perhaps the definition of technological literacy should do likewise‚ and not be restricted to either a "technology" or "literacy" perspective. Another factor contributing to the difficulty in defining technological literacy involves the improperly weighting of computer influence on the term ’s definition. In a speech given by former President‚ Bill
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Many kids‚ especially boys‚ learn to handle their problems with their hands‚ not their minds. Hence‚ the elementary school mantra‚ “Use your words.” Still‚ children generally make good use of good counsel. The NRA recommends that SROs be employed not only to serve as guards and law enforcers‚ but also to serve as educators and informal counselors within the school. Educators and counselors who are armed leaves us to question not only the adequacy of their training‚ but also what it means that they counsel
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the School Counselor’s Role in Test/Assessment 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
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From the beginning of my undergraduate education‚ I have had an interest in working with young children. I want to help them through the relevant issues they face today such as cyberbullying and growing up in a social media world. I desire to be a school counselor. I believe that I have the experience‚ personality and drive to mentor and help guide young students. I began college as an elementary education major‚ I had a passion for teaching‚ and completed 100+ hours of volunteering. I shadowed
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traditions compared to Euro-American traditions. Counselors need to recognize that many Native Americans feel uncomfortable when talking about things outside of their context. Rather than interpret behaviors of the Native Americans counselors understand what greatly impacts American Indians in social issues. Native Americans are greatly impacted with Major Health Issues‚ Employment Issues‚ Economic Issues‚ and Family Dynamics. American Indian Multicultural Counseling Human behavior is explained
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