Tags:From the press release: National School Counseling Week
2012, "School Counselors: Helping Students Be Brilliant," will
be celebrated from Feb. 6-10, 2012, to focus public attention on
the unique contribution of professional school counselors within
U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week highlights
the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping
students achieve school success and plan for a career. School
counselors are actively engaged in helping students examine
their abilities, strengths, interests and talents. They work in
a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of
raising children in today's world. They focus on positive ways
to enhance students' social/personal, educational and career
development. Also, school counselors work with teachers and
other educators to provide an educational system where students
can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic and
optimistic aspirations for themselves. Professional school
counselors are certified, exper