Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

01

Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

02

Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.

03

Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.

04

Counsel individuals or groups to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.

05

Review transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements, and write letters of recommendation.

06

Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.

07

Refer students to outside counseling services.

08

Refer students to degree programs based on interests, aptitudes, or educational assessments.

09

Identify cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals.

10

Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs.