Professionals and

Practitioners in
Counseling
Counseling consists of
any ethical duties a
counselor undertakes in
an effort to help the client
engage in those types of
behavior which will lead to
a resolution of the client’s
problems.
Interviewing a Counselor
 (A Day in a Life of a Counselor)

Interview a counselor about his or her usual

activities at work in a day to adequately
document and critique the roles, functions and
competencies of a counselor.

Video record the interview. Edited video will be

presented in the class.
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 • Personal Data Information

• Duties and Responsibilities in the school

• Counseling Programs for the school

• Questions about the roles, functions and experiences

of being a counselor.

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 Interview Questions
1. What do you see as the main role of a school
counselor?
2. When considering school counseling ethical standards
and school policies, how would you handle a conflict
between the two?
3. What do you think the role of the school counselor in
preventing school violence?
4. Tell us about a successful (satisfying) case that you
have handled? And, one that was not so successful;
what would you have done differently?

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 5. How would you deal with cultural differences in a
school setting?
6. What would you do if one of your students told you
she was pregnant?
7. What would you do if one of your students wants to
drop out of school?
8. How would you handle a passive or uninvolved
parent?

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 9. How do you handle conflict with a colleague?

10. What is the role of the school counselor in relation to

teachers, parents and administrators?

11. What Is your school counseling/educational

philosophy?

12. What does school counseling mean to you?

13. Where do you see yourself in the next five years?

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