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  • Guiding the School Counselor: An Overview of Roles and Responsibilities (Archived)
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How can Mr. Hunter effectively manage his responsibilities?

  • 1: Overview of School Counselors’ Roles

What are the roles and responsibilities of school counselors when working with students with disabilities?

  • 2: Participate in the Multidisciplinary Team Process
  • 3: Assist with Behavior Modification
  • 4: Provide Individual or Group Counseling
  • 5: Assist with Transition Planning
  • 6: Make Referrals to Outside Agencies

How can school counselors keep up with all of their responsibilities and also remain current?

  • 7: Advocating for Your Role
  • 8: Professional Development

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Guiding the School Counselor: An Overview of Roles and Responsibilities (Archived)

Assessment

Take some time now to answer the following questions. Please note that the IRIS Center does not collect your Assessment responses. If this is a course assignment, you should turn them in to your professor using whatever method he or she requires. If you have trouble answering any of the questions, go back and review the Perspectives & Resources pages in this module.

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    1. List the five responsibilities of a school counselor in regard to students with disabilities and jot down two or three of the important points about each.
    2. How can school counselors participate in the multidisciplinary team process?
    3. What are the four steps a school counselor should use when making referrals to outside agencies to help students with disabilities?
    4. Why is it important that school counselors advocate for their roles? What are some effective ways to go about that?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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