In
reading the case study this brings up one of my largest concerns with entering
school counseling. I have entered the
program and I want to find a job in this field but I am a little hesitant at
the moment to switch immediately because these jobs are not state
mandated. Is this going to be a job that
administrator’s feel as though is not as important as others to keep? How do you prove that what a counselor does
is a necessity? I think it is crucial is
this time period to explain everything you do and have substantial data to back
up every single thing that is done.
The
role of a school counselor has changed tremendously over the last few
years. The counselors that are up to
date with the theories and innovations in counseling and in the schools are
making a good name for what the job looks like and why they are important. These are the counselors that are essential
to keeping the school counselor positions, unlike the counselors that are not
keeping up with the changes in school counseling and effective practices. I agree that is critical that counselors need
to be a leader in their job. They must
be informed about innovations in schools, plan effectively, aware of student
issues, and constantly be informed on about innovations in counseling as well
as school counseling. Once you have
those tools as a counselor I would need to make sure that I empowered others
around me to do their best and to be accessible for all others to come to me
with a concern. One aspect of leadership
that I think I will have difficulty with is needing to be a realist. I think I have become good at making my point
clear to others when there is a need for my special education students so I
feel as though I will be fine with doing that in the future as a
counselor. I have heard from a few
counselors that it is crucial to advocate in the community and volunteer your
time so that others will donate services back to your school to help benefit
the students. If I as a counselor follow
these guidelines I believe I will make a good leader. In being a teacher and working in a district
already I feel as though I am able to see some of these qualities in others and
have seen some qualities that I want to make sure that I do not start to take
on.
I have
all of these wonderful dreams and aspirations to do once I am a counselor but I
hope I don’t overwhelm myself the first year.
Any change takes time and sometimes others are not always willing to
accept change immediately so I will need to play the balancing act game to find
out what I feel as though should be analyzed first and what other actions or
lesson plans for the students in my building should possibly be put on hold
temporarily.
Dollarhide,
C. & Saginak, K. (2012). Comprehensive School Counseling Programs: K-12
Delivery Systems in Action (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Education, Inc.
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