Counseling:
Directions Scenario You are a new school counselor at Jones Elementary School, specifically working with 3rd through 6th grades. The other counselor is assigned to the lower grades and has been at the school for 6 years. Many of the lower grade teachers come to you for assistance because the other counselor, according to the, is not helpful with the children. They say she often yells at them or just dismisses their problems. You want to help, but do not want to invade her job and she does not know the teachers have made negative comments about her job performance. You go to the principal for advice and she wants to talk with everyone involved in the situation.
Prompts 1) Identify two issues presented in this scenario. 2) Analyze how these two issues impact the school. 3) Describe two strategies you would recommend to solve the issues and explain how they would improve the counseling services at the school.
Created by
Patrick Ledesma
, 2007