Counselor Responsibility and Training

Abstract

Second, the guidance programs do not get the support of a large minority of teachers.These generalizations give rise to many questions. Does this lack of support for guidance functions stem from a failure on the teachers' part to understand the role of guidance services? Or is the guidance department really ineffective in carrying out its objectives? Or to bring it more into focus, do counselors actually overprotect students or do teachers just think they do? Do teachers send students to counselors for disciplinary action because they don't know what else to do, or do counselors actually encourage this practice by accepting the role of disciplinarian?It is hoped that the results of this try-out study will interest other investigators in initiating more comprehensive studies of teacher opinion of guidance services.