Roles and Responsibilities
In the 20th century school counseling was first created to give vocational guidance. There was a wave of freedom and choice in professions following the industrial revolution, thus leading to students need and desire to be more prepared out of school.
School personnel, psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists helped shape what school counseling is today; a comprehensive and holistic approach to supporting students needs with direct services in school. In 1997, the American School Counselors Association (ASCA) was created to make national Standards for the profession. |
Main roles for School Counselors today:
-Implement a collaborative school counseling program with school staff, students, parents and the community, that promotes, academic, career and social/emotional development for all -Support students in goal oriented decision making -Provide prevention and intervention services to students facing poverty, familial conflict and abuse, mental health issues, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual assault, suicidal ideation and self harm, and other struggles student's may face -Utilize assessments, data and survey's to continually track impact of prevention and intervention programs |
"Although these events shaped the profession nearly a hundred years ago, notice how similar the challenges were to those we encounter today: economic/technological changes, oppression/social justice issues, diversity/ cultural issues. and the call for school personnel to address these changes. These are themes repeated throughout history that allow us to continue to predict and innovate" (Eford, 2019, P.4)
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