The school guidance counselor in usa

Abstract

School counseling is one of several specialties that comprise the counseling profession. The profession of school counseling is growing, changing, and increasing. Why? Traditionally, schools have concentrated on teaching children basic academic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic. When time and money were avaliable, schools expanded academic subjects and taugth skills in areas such as athletics ans arts. However, there has counselor is necessary. The research into what a school counselor is, what his responsibilities and the necessary skills demanded for the profession elementary, middle and high school (teaching levels at the US schools refering to the Esninos Fundamental e Médio in Brazil). With the dissemination of this profession some models and theories about school counseling have come up. However, in practice it has been shown that the school counselor is moving towards the future: Children, teenagers, school are entering are entering the 21 century and confront the range of changes and challenges predicted for the future. School counselors must be ready to assist it.