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intern question

by Nicole

Nov 18, 2010

I have a question regarding intern responsibilities. I am currently interning at a high school, and I am confused about how much resposibility I am supposed to have with stduents. I have been assigned 50 students from a specific counselor, but she will often meet with the students and have conversations with the parents/teachers without informing me or including me. It is very confusing for me regarding my role, and I would imagine as well for the students, parents and teachers. Is this the norm or shold I be concerned? I have discussed this not only with my "mentor" but also with the department supervisor and my college supervisor. Any feedback would be appreciated!!!!

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Nicole I did my internship last year and understand your concern. True, your mentor should keep you in the loop about the kids you've been assigned but you have to remember, they're not "your kids." This school counselor is still responsible for serving the best interests of these students and probably is still feeling you out as a counselor. I did my int...See MoreI did my internship last year and understand your concern. True, your mentor should keep you in the loop about the kids you've been assigned but you have to remember, they're not "your kids." This school counselor is still responsible for serving the best interests of these students and probably is still feeling you out as a counselor. I did my internship last year and shared the kids I worked with with their actual counselor. Granted, we had a much better line of communication but I had to realize that these kids were still her responsibility and she continued to play a large role in their education. Also, a lot of parents, students and especially teachers, prefer working with an actual school counselor as opposed to an intern so they may be seeking her out regarding the students.

Being an intern is a situation with a lot of role confusion. It prepared me well for my current job but it's not like having an actual caseload of kids like I have now. It's great you spoke to her about your concern and hopefully the better she gets to know you, the more trust she'll put in you. I obviously don't know your mentor but hopefully she's just busy (like all of us) and forgets to tell you her interactions with students, as opposed to keeping you in the dark maliciously.

Hope this helps!

On 11/18/10, Nicole wrote: > I have a question regarding intern responsibilities. I am > currently interning at a high school, and I am confused > about how much resposibility I am supposed to have with > stduents. I have been assigned 50 students from a specific > counselor, but she will often meet with the students and > have conversations with the parents/teachers without > informing me or including me. It is very confusing for me > regarding my role, and I would imagine as well for the > students, parents and teachers. Is this the norm or shold > I be concerned? I have discussed this not only with > my "mentor" but also with the department supervisor and my > college supervisor. Any feedback would be appreciated!!!!

Nov 22, 2010

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