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I am trying to find my passion- and think that it may be school counseling. I am starting a Master's program and my very first class is "Professional Issues in Diverse Schools". The main question we are working to answer is "What is a school guidance counselor?"

I am really interested in how the job differs in countries, regions of the US, urban vs. rural, etc, and would love to collect a series of vignettes, of "A-day-in-the-life".

If you all would be so kind, please answer a few short questions:

1) What is your school's full name (or if you don't want to give full name, some descriptors: region of US/country, urban vs. rural, SES, racial diversity of students, etc) and what grades do you work with?

2) What would you say are the biggest issues/challenges in your school? (e.g., bullying, academic motivation, ESL, etc) - Are there issues that are specifically related to the student's age? community?

3) What does a day-in-the-life look like?...See More
delehla My school district is about 1300 students Pre-K thru 12th. We are a semi-rural Oklahoma school. I am the counselor of the middle school grades 6--8. Our biggest issues are bullying, attendance, and internal motivation.

I just finished my first year of counseling. My day to day activities include: classroom guidance with groups of 20--25 s...See More
Jun 7, 2012
school counselor I work as a counselor in a urban area in the North East. We have 1200 students in a 6-8th grade middle school. We have approximately 34 languages spoken and the majority of our students are Hispanic and African American. The majority of our students (at least 80% qualify for free and reduced lunch, about 50% are covered by private health insurance)...See More
Jun 13, 2012
CC For the last several years I worked in a suburban area in the south, with approximately 1100 students 6th-8th grade. I served as the 7th and 8th grade Counselor. Roughly 80% of our students' parents have at least a Bachelor's degree. The majority of students are white, with approximately 30% African American or Hispanic.

I agree that most...See More
Aug 16, 2012


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