Prompt: Have you had to go to your school counselor to assist in a situation? What was your experience in working with the counselor? Were you able to get the student or parent the resources they needed? If you have not had an experience with a school counselor, after hearing this webinar...what scares you most about the topics discussed? What thoughts did you have reflecting on the content of this webinar?
I haven't had to actually go to my school counselor for anything on my end. In fact, he has come to me multiple times to talk about certain situations. We do have a personal friendship outside of the school, so sometimes the lines between working with each other can become a bit blurred. He has come to me once about a parental complaint (concerning a student's eligibility for Homecoming queen of all things), several times regarding transferring students (he is also responsible for scheduling), and occasionally to talk about students who have had certain traumatic experiences that I should know.
In all cases, I've benefitted from being notified about these situations. I was able to call and reason (to an extent) with flustered parents, discuss the consequences of transferring students to certain classes, and adjust my engagement with students that I know are suffering from problems outside of school. I am very thankful for our counselor, who does so much on top of his required role. He has definitely given me good warnings in many cases, and I know that I would be more scared to approach parents and students without his help.
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