A Career As A Classroom Counselor

During the two weeks training I got to meet and bond with the clients (ranging from the age from 8 to 14) in the four classrooms in the school. In each classroom, there was four to five children, three classroom counselors and a head teacher. The classroom counselors would assist the teacher in the activities they set up and be a support system for the children in the program. Often the children would find different ways to resist a lot of the teachers’ demands, and our job as classroom counselor was to support the teacher and children in completing the assigned tasks. In resistance, the children would start arguments with their peers, act and talk disrespectfully towards counselors and teacher, walk out of class, brake objects in

At this point, I knew it was possible that they would not give me the full-time position, and that I would not have time to look for a second job. However, I liked working with the clients, so I agreed. I got to know the children in the classroom and developed relationships with them. I felt the classroom was doing well, the kids were beginning to work together and support each other. I love them, and tried my best to support them. I felt that I understood how they were feeling. I believed the clients were intelligent and capable, and that they felt disliked when people acted that they knew what was better for them. I felt at times the clients perceived that no one was on their side and felt alone. I tried my best to let them know I was there to support them. However, some of the staff did not like my approach, and attempted to implicitly and explicitly show me that they disagreed with me. I believe some of staff reacted to the clients’ acts of resistance with more resistance, and perceived this as a power battle. They wanted to be perceived as having more power over the clients, and I believed this did not help the clients, rather it made them resist