Counselor Role
Among the skills that characterize a school counselor, the following are considered essential:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Counseling | School counselors spend time on individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, prevention and responsive services. |
| Consultation | School counselors acting as consultants can help parents, teachers, and students work together effectively. They seek solutions to improve the educational/social/emotional experience for all students. |
| Coordination of Services | School counselors coordinate resources and services for students and families through community outreach. School counselors collaborate with agencies to provide a variety of services and opportunities to students and their families. |
| Leadership | School counselors seek to make schools a welcoming learning community where all students can achieve academic, career, and personal/social success. |
| Advocacy | School counselors are advocates for all students. |
| Teaming and Collaboration | Counselors collaborate with all school community members. Counselors collaborate most closely with teachers to deliver the counseling program. In addition, they use professional development opportunities to promote the counseling programs to members of the educational community and develop collaborative projects. |
| Use of Data | Data provides a method to determine the impact of a school counseling program on student success and school climate. |
| Use of Technology | School counselors are technologically literate and proficient in using the internet, communicating electronically, and processing data electronically to better assess student progress and program quality. |