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Unit 25: Counselor: Role and Qualities

Notes

How does empathy of counselor affects the client ?

Self Assessment

2. Fill in the blanks :
(i) .............. is the ability to see things from client’s perspective.
(ii) Counselors must show respect for .............. and their welfare.
(iii) Counselors should have .............. towards life problems.
(iv) .............. are constantly improved if the counselor has an interest of self development.

25.4 Summary

• The School counselor is a specialist who works under the direction and general supervision of
the Superintendent of Student Services and the Student Services Co-ordinators to provide
support to students who have been identified as having social, emotional or behavioural
problems.
• School counselor are employed for the purpose of providing specialized support for students
with exceptional needs.
• The School counselor is expected to carry out the following duties and responsibilities :
1. Provide direct counseling services to students.
2. Participate in the identification and planning process with regard to the unmet needs of
children and youth in the school.
3. Collaborate with teachers and other school personnel in providing service to students and
families.
4. Have the highest regard for, understand, and communicate to others the limitations of privacy
and confidentiality.
5. Use a family-centred case management approach.
6. Help parents understand their child more objectively and set appropriate goals for their
child’s learning.
7. Conduct home visitations when deemed necessary and appropriate with the safety of the
School counselor being a priority.
• Educational counselor include school guidance counselors who work in elementary, junior
and senior high schools, and university and college counselors who work in post-secondary
institutions such as universities, colleges and technical institutes.
Educational counselors work with individual students and groups of students. In general,
they :
• counsel students who are experiencing personal, social, educational or behavioural problems.
• provide career or vocational counseling services which may include administering tests and
inventories to help students identify their interests, aptitudes and abilities.
• collect and make available a wide range of educational and occupational information (for
example, information about awards, scholarships and financial assistance programs)
• establish and supervise peer counseling and peer tutoring programs.

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