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Career Research

Sierra Mace

Salt Lake Community College

I have chosen to interview Mrs. Benner. I chose Mrs. Benner because she is a counselor

at Copper Hills and I am not very familiar with her. The way I have contacted Mrs. Benner is

through email. I will be interviewing Mrs. Benner in her counseling office because I feel as if

where she works is a great place to think about the environment that counselors work in. I feel

as if Mrs. Benner is a great person to interview because she is a great counselor at copper hills

and I have heard she deals with tons of problems that students have and many people love

seeing her.

Many daily activities involved within counseling is suicide prevention, meditations,

individual counseling. ​Our daily duties can include anything from referring students to outside

agencies for mental health concerns to doing lunch duty (Meadows 2019). When dealing with

students many counselors have to deal with making their students lives easier. Addressing social

or behavioral problems, Helping students develop skills needed for academic success, Assessing

students’ abilities and interests (Meadows 2019).

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Counselors have many degrees that they can get and it really depends on what type of

counselor you are wanting to be. To be a certified/licensed school counselor you must have a

graduate degree in school counseling (Walkinson 2019).​ A master’s degree in school counseling or a

related field is required by most states for school counselors in grades K-12​ (Bates 2018). ​Typical pay

normally depends on the type of counseling as well, otherwise for school counselors the typical

pay for them is 62,000 a year. ​A school counselor may work at any level of education, including

elementary, middle, and high school, as well as college. They are employed for all grade levels at both

private and public schools. In general, counselors work a full-time schedule, but some have summers off

depending on the school’s operating calendar. A counselor usually reports to the school principal (Bates

2018).

The main mission statement within counseling is to make their students lives better and to have

the best quality of help. When dealing with multiple students emotions and problem it takes a huge part in

your life. The mission of Counseling and Mental Health Services is to provide the highest quality clinical

services to promote the emotional, relational and academic potential of all students (University Of

Connecticut 1). Our mission is to promote student growth and development, with regard to both personal

characteristics and interpersonal competencies (University Of Pacific, 2019). Many of the goals is to

focus on how to deal with the problems and what you can do to make things better.
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References

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University, 26 Oct. 2018,

www.brandman.edu/news-and-events/blog/what-does-a-school-counselor-do​.

“How to Become a School Counselor.” ​How to Become a School Counselor - Loyola

University Maryland​,

www.loyola.edu/school-education/blog/2017/how-to-become-a-school-counselor​.

“How to Become a School Counselor: Salary, Requirements.” ​Portland​, 14 Aug. 2019,

education.cu-portland.edu/blog/teaching-careers/guidance-counselor/.

Brandman University. “What Does a School Counselor Do? A Closer Look at This

Student-Centric Role.” ​Brandman University: Chapman University System,​ Brandman

University, 26 Oct. 2018,

www.brandman.edu/news-and-events/blog/what-does-a-school-counselor-do​ .

“University of the PACIFIC.” ​Mission Statement and Values for Counseling and

Psychological Services,​

www.pacific.edu/campus-life/student-services/counseling-and-psychological-services/mission-st

atement-and-values.html​.
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