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DISTRICT LEAD COUNSELOR: Advising Kids Through Academic Decisions And Home Life Issues
About this video
Sherce, the lead counselor of her school district, spends her typical day talking to students about their academic plans, home life, and school situation. When she was in school, she along with other kids of deployed parents where asked to see a school counselor. It was then that she realized that this was a career, and that this would be her career.
Job Title: District Lead Counselor
Employer: Copperas Cove Independent School District
Job Summary: Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
Job Description
School counselors help students develop social skills and succeed in school. Career counselors assist people with the process of making career decisions by helping them choose a career or educational program.
On-the-Job Training
None
Additional Info
School counselors must have a state-issued credential to practice. This credential can be called a certification, a license, or an endorsement, depending on the state. Most states require a criminal background check as part of the credentialing process.
Certification Requirement
Required by the American School Counselors Association.Quick Facts
Projected Job Growth
15 to 25 percent
Typical schedule
Full-time
Typical workplace
Indoor, Office
Personal Qualities
Empathy, People skills, Verbal communication skills, Patience, Problem solving skills, Written communication skillsEducational Path
Education Requirement
Master's degree
Recommended Education Degree
Master's degree
Recommended Majors
CounselingPsychology
Education
English Language and Literature
Social Work
Social Sciences
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High School TeachersHuman Resources Specialists
Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers
Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
Middle School Teachers
Psychologists
Rehabilitation Counselors
Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Human Service Assistants
Social Workers
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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m='14000'>for</span> <span m='14110'>the</span> <span m='14210'>future,</span> <span m='15270'>and</span> <span m='15940'>also</span> <span m='17270'>talk</span> <span m='17520'>to them</span> <span m='17670'>about</span> <span m='17940'>things</span> <span m='18200'>that are</span> <span m='18310'>going</span> <span m='18620'>on</span> <span m='18890'>inside</span> <span m='19390'>the</span> <span m='19470'>home,</span> <span m='21510'>any</span> <span m='22350'>situation</span> <span m='22930'>that's</span> <span m='23160'>going</span> <span m='23420'>on</span> <span m='23600'>at</span> <span m='23790'>school,</span> <span m='24200'>and</span> <span m='24300'>different</span> <span m='24550'>things</span> <span m='24790'>like</span> <span m='24990'>that.</span> </p><p><span m='25550'>All</span> <span m='25740'>my</span> <span m='25930'>life,</span> <span m='26260'>when</span> <span m='26360'>I</span> <span m='26420'>grew</span> <span m='26640'>up,</span> <span m='26810'>I always</span> <span m='27200'>knew</span> <span m='27410'>that</span> <span m='27560'>I</span> <span m='27630'>wanted</span> <span m='28060'>to</span> <span m='28210'>be</span> <span m='29080'>a</span> <span m='29240'>teacher</span> <span m='30320'>slash</span> <span m='30830'>counselor.</span> <span m='32460'>Growing</span> <span m='32860'>up,</span> <span m='33305'>I</span> <span m='33750'>used</span> <span m='33940'>to</span> <span m='34010'>play</span> <span m='34320'>Barbies.</span> <span m='35080'>And</span> <span m='35340'>my</span> <span m='35470'>Barbie</span> <span m='35810'>was</span> <span m='36030'>always</span> <span m='36330'>a</span> <span m='36400'>teacher</span> <span m='37100'>or a</span> <span m='37460'>therapist.</span> <span m='38520'>And</span> <span m='39490'>when</span> <span m='39600'>my</span> <span m='39740'>dad</span> <span m='40020'>was</span> <span m='40180'>away</span> <span m='40460'>at</span> <span m='40720'>Desert</span> <span m='40880'>Storm,</span> <span m='42070'>the</span> <span m='42200'>school</span> <span m='42470'>counselor</span> <span m='42840'>called</span> <span m='43100'>me</span> <span m='43200'>into</span> <span m='43410'>the</span> <span m='43490'>office.</span> <span m='44490'>And</span> <span m='45960'>she</span> <span m='46170'>had</span> <span m='46750'>a</span> <span m='46870'>group</span> <span m='47360'>for</span> <span m='47940'>students</span> <span m='48530'>who--</span> <span m='48710'>the</span> <span m='48820'>parents</span> <span m='49170'>were</span> <span m='49270'>deployed.</span> <span m='50260'>And</span> <span m='50640'>that's</span> <span m='50910'>when</span> <span m='51020'>I</span> <span m='51100'>realized</span> <span m='51700'>that</span> <span m='52280'>a</span> <span m='52370'>person</span> <span m='52760'>can</span> <span m='52940'>be</span> <span m='54470'>a</span> <span m='54560'>counselor</span> <span m='55020'>within</span> <span m='55280'>the</span> <span m='55350'>school.</span> <span m='55750'>So</span> <span m='55910'>that's</span> <span m='56260'>when</span> <span m='56490'>I</span> <span m='56590'>decided</span> <span m='57170'>that</span> <span m='57300'>I</span> <span m='57390'>wanted</span> <span m='57780'>to</span> <span m='57930'>be</span> <span m='58610'>a</span> <span m='58660'>school</span> <span m='58930'>counselor.</span> </p><p><span m='59860'>I</span> <span m='60160'>wish</span> <span m='60700'>that</span> <span m='60920'>I</span> <span m='61080'>knew</span> <span m='61850'>as</span> <span m='62130'>a</span> <span m='62440'>school</span> <span m='62760'>counselor</span> <span m='63720'>that</span> <span m='63930'>I</span> <span m='64060'>would</span> <span m='64360'>be</span> <span m='64470'>doing</span> <span m='64720'>a</span> <span m='64760'>lot</span> <span m='64920'>of</span> <span m='64989'>paperwork,</span> <span m='66170'>not</span> <span m='66420'>as</span> <span m='66560'>much</span> <span m='66850'>counseling.</span> <span 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