
Lisa Reyes
High School Counselor
Yucaipa-Calimesa JUSD
Yucaipa, CA USA
“The better grounded and emotionally healthy you are, the better you'll be for your students.”
Yucaipa-Calimesa JUSD
Yucaipa, CA USA
“The better grounded and emotionally healthy you are, the better you'll be for your students.”
High School Counselor
I am a high school counselor and the counselor for our Law & Public Safety Academy.
For me, I schedule out every day with student appointments, parent meetings, IEP meetings, walk-in students, and depending on what time of year it is, many other duties as assigned. Many people do not realize all of the things that counselors do, which of course varies by school district. At the high school level, we are focused on academics, making sure students graduate on time, post-secondary planning, and a tremendous amount of personal and social counseling.
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If you are not a teacher, I would recommend substitute teaching at all grade levels to not only get a feel of what goes on in the classroom, but also to figure out what age group you work best with. Also, if you have never been to a counselor yourself, I would highly recommend it. As a counselor, you deal with a lot of sensitive issues, so the better grounded and emotionally healthy you are, the better you'll be for your students.
"Don't major in psychology because there are not enough careers that pay well with only that degree."