On 3/01/10, Elizabeth Greene wrote:
> What are your impressions of school counselors? Are they an
> important component of a successful school?

Yes - certainly. They have a wide variety of roles:
academic guidance services
personal counseling services
crisis intervention and prevention
conflict resolution
career counseling services
advisory for graduation and college entrance requirements
alternative educational options
postsecondary options
character education
goal-setting and decision-making skills
etc

Some of these roles apply only or mainly to high school (and
high schools are more likely to have full-time school
counselors than elementary schools are), but personal
counseling, crisis intervention/prevention, conflict
resolution, goal setting, etc are important at ANY level.

The link below has some good resources on the role of school
counselors at various grade spans, and the need for school
counseling.

The Need for School Counselors - from the American School Counselor Association

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