Counselor Interview Research Paper

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Counselor Interview On Tuesday September 11 2012, I had the opportunity to interview Mrs. Gloria Williams about her life as an elementary school counselor. Mrs. Williams has been a counselor for eight years all at Barton Chapel Elementary. She has a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Augusta State University. She expressed to me that she became a counselor because of the lack of dedication and motivational individuals in the counseling field, especially in the school systems. She said that most students do not have the means or the opportunity to seek outside help with academics and social problems. She stated that school is the only place where many students can receive some type of help. Mrs. Williams said that, in today’s schools, educators come across all types of problems. Mrs. Williams has many responsibilities with her job. She provides classrooms’ guidance with the teachers and the students. She consults with teachers on what ways they can handle daily issues, such as students that are not progressing in their academics or student who are having behavior problems. She said that she usually tries to get down to the root of the problem before she can asses the issue and resolve it to the best of her abilities. She pointed out that she might hold a meeting with the teacher and the student, upon his/her…show more content…
Williams’s greatest challenge in her career is working with students who are so angry. She said that sometimes it is hard to find a lead way in the children’s world. She said that it takes a lot of hard work to break done the wall that makes the children so angry. She said that once she has broken down the wall, she can teach the students coping skills and how to become a better student. Her greatest reward is seeing the students use what she has taught them. She loves to see a student in groups or in the classroom using the coping skills, such as talking in low tones and calming themselves down in bad situations without the help of an

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