Educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors counsel individuals and provide group educational and career guidance services.
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- Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
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What do they typically do
- Prepare students for later education by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks
- Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems that affect their education or vocational situations
- Counsel students about educational issues like course and program selection, class scheduling, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations
- Identify cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional help from mental health professionals
- Meet with parents or guardians and education professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve problems, and determine students priorities and resource needs
- Evaluate students' or individuals' abilities, interests, and personality characteristics using tests, records, interviews, or professional sources
- Provide crisis intervention for students when difficult situations occur at schools
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- Education Most require a graduate degree like a master's, Ph.D., M.D., or law degree.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
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