Guidance (School) Counseling

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Guidance (School) Counseling Guidance counseling, also called school counseling, has evolved over the years into an important part of the education system. Counselors are now taking on new roles in schools as leaders so much so that the ways in which counseling is being implemented has become a much talked about topic in schools. The effectiveness of counseling in schools is looked at by the education system more frequently than it was in the past. Though all school counselors must follow a national model for counseling, the roles and functions of counselors at various levels in the school system are different, however, school counselors at all levels of education before college are generally effective despite implications. Formal guidance programs using specialized textbooks started at the turn of the twentieth century with the social reform movement (Krumbultz & Kolpin, 2003). Because so many were outraged at people living in slums and the use of child labor, the vocational guidance movement began (Krumbultz & Kolpin, 2003). When it was first started, the movement’s aim was to guide people into the workforce to become productive members of society (Krumbultz & Kolpin, 2003). The Boston Vocational Bureau, established by Frank Parsons, was the first vocational counseling service and its model was copied by many schools, private organizations, and states (“Guidance and Counseling”, para. 3). The National Vocational Guidance system was formed in 1913 which helped to increase and legitimize the number of guidance counselors (Krumbultz & Kolpin, 2003). In the 1920s and 1930s counseling roles expanded beyond working with only vocational concerns to the social, educational, and personal aspects of a student’s life (Krumb... ... middle of paper ... ...son, P. (2002). When parents want to know: responding to parental demands for confidential information. Professional School Counseling, 6(2). Retrieved March 6, 2004, from MasterFILE Premier. What is a School Psychologist? Retrieved March 6, 2004, from www.nasponline.org/about_nasp/whatisa.html. What the research says about school counseling effectiveness: A 10 year review of Outcome studies. (2003, May 6). Retrieved March 6, 2004, from www.umass.edu/schoolcounseling/outcomeresearch.ppt. Whiston, S.C. (2002). Response to the past, present, and future of school counseling: Raising some issues. Professional School Counseling, 5(6). Retrieved March 6, 2004, from MasterFILE Premier. The ASCA national model: A framework for the school counseling programs. (2003). Professional School Counseling, 6(3). Retrieved March 4, 2004, from MasterFILE Premier.

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