Role of The school counselor

However, this has two problems. The first one is the temptation to "call a spade a spade" and describe the goals for the foolishness they are. The counselor must be careful to respect the thinking, planning, and wants of the person being counseled while tactfully addressing the ideas. The second problem is in accurately addressing the plans. Many of the most successful people have succeeded at plans that other people called impossible, such as Moses succeeding at leading 2,000 to 3,000 people through the Red Sea.

Dealing with such a problem entails first calming and appeasing the offended sensibilities of the counselee. This will require much tact and meekness in the face of indignant anger. The counselor himself may also be indignant when confronted with the possibility that he or she did something wrong. Thus, the counselor who enc

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spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted" (Galatians 6:1). While Paul meant a sinful temptation, the counselor ought also in humility consider that he too may fail, and will want people to be gentle and honest with him also should that happen. However, since the student is likely to be strongly set on his plans, whether they are good plans or bad, the counselor will have to find a way to dissuade the student from those plans. He will have to balance his loyalty to the student he counsels with loyalty to the school and its programs. One way to convey to the student an inappropriate choice is to allow the student to try one class and taste the inevitable failure. If he succeeds, fine, but if he fails, the counselor will have the established protocol to deny him further access to that program. The problem is if the student were to become a nuisance while he or she was failing the first class, but then again, there are established protocol for dealing with that, too. If desired, the counselor can also arrange tutoring and other educational assistance as needed by the student. Throughout this counseling relationship the counselor may become more than he is by virtue of his position and guidance. At thi
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