{"id":13998,"date":"2012-08-31T14:50:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T21:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/?page_id=13998"},"modified":"2015-08-21T13:38:56","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T20:38:56","slug":"school-counselor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/school-counselor\/","title":{"rendered":"School Counselor"},"content":{"rendered":"

School counselors<\/strong><\/span> are mental health professionals with master\u2019s degrees or beyond who serve an educational and counseling role in and around schools. Many schools have full-time counselors on staff who provide support to struggling students, help students choose careers and plan for college, and who intervene when students face psychological difficulties.<\/p>\n

What Training Is Required for School Counselors?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Each state has individual licensing requirements for school counselors. Counselors may need to take a comprehensive exam, log a certain number of hours in a supervised counseling setting, or take continuing education classes. Numerous schools offer school counseling master\u2019s and doctoral degrees. To provide counseling to students, school counselors must have, at minimum, a master\u2019s degree. The degree may be in school counseling or a related field such as psychology or social work. School counselors cannot prescribe medications, although some schools have school psychiatrists available who can prescribe medication to students with their parents\u2019 permission.<\/p>\n

What Do School Counselors Do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The role of a school counselor varies greatly depending upon the individual school and the state\u2019s requirements for school counselors. A few examples of school counselor duties include:<\/p>\n

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  • Providing instruction on psychological and social issues –<\/strong> School counselors may, for example, teach sex education classes, provide information to students about bullying, or offer seminars on study skills.<\/li>\n
  • Vocational guidance – <\/strong> Many school counselors help students prepare for college or select careers.<\/li>\n
  • Counseling –<\/strong> School counselors often help students mediate conflicts with their peers, teachers, and parents. Many school counselors provide therapy and counseling to students in the school.<\/li>\n
  • Early intervention – <\/strong>School counselors receive training about learning disabilities and common psychological problems that manifest in school. They may provide referrals, recommendations, and education to parents about mental health conditions.<\/li>\n
  • Special needs services<\/strong> – Counselors may help special needs students integrate into classrooms and may oversee special needs and learning disabilities programs in some schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    References:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Careers\/Roles (n.d.). American School Counselor Association. Retrieved from http:\/\/www.schoolcounselor.org\/content.asp?contentid=133<\/li>\n
    2. Colman, A. M. (2006). Oxford dictionary of psychology<\/em>. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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