'Reflection Paper on School Counselor’s Skills\r'

'School Counselors’ Perception of Required study Skills and C arer Development Competencies John Barker Ph. D, Jamie Satcher, Ph. D The journal is about a research make to examine US counselors’ perception about the weeplace skills and charge initiatement for the extravagantly in design students who are going either work-bound or college bound. Researchers used a questionnaire with a participant of 152 high naturalise counselors nationwide. It was outlined from the study that work-bound students are those who are going to work right after high school opus college-bound students are those who will pursue a point in magazine after their secondary schooling.Workplace skills and move development competencies were inborn for the high school students because accord to their department of education, the students consider to have a clear understanding of their forthcoming occupations. Results of the research indicated that high school counselors view work- and co llege-bound students as more similar than different in their require for developing required workplace skills and competencies. Moreover, the acquisition of verbalise skills and competencies were recognized to be vital for both assemblage of students.T present is only a discrepancy when it comes to acquiring skills for according to the results, counselors believed that the work-bound students train to have more idea when it comes to skills so it will be easy for them to look for many jobs. The study emphasized on the commodious need of acquisition for high school students when it comes to work skills and career competencies as a part of their secondary school experience. Westerners have always been competitive when it comes to pursuing a career.The study was done in December 2000 and it is heavy(p) to find out that they are already study about the needs of career development for their high school students. On the other hand here in the country, counselors were just get-go off fashioning career programs, not to mention that most schools in the Philippines only have career talks. It is not that I am being judgmental when it comes to counseling programs in the country. It so happened that I realized how behind the Philippine schools when it comes to these programs.In fairness with some schools, they have a well(p) guidance program particularly when it comes to placements. Problem here is that not most schools have a career program, so most students get into a line of work that they really do not like. An example of this is the din in the nursing profession in our country. several(prenominal) years ago, there was a big beg for nurses abroad. Almost every graduating secondary student was public lecture about it and how easy it will be for them to go to the other country for there is a greener sell there.Almost half of the population of each secondary school took the course. After four years of being in the college and passing the board examination s, their next question is â€Å"What at present? ” Since most of the students took the same course, the demand decreased already and most of them ended up being jobless. I always look back on these old age and I feel bad every time I think of it. I wished that there is somebody who could have guided these people when they were choosing the course.Most of the nursing graduates that I know keep on saying that they trouble the course they took and that they could have chosen another one. The charge on Higher Education should really do something about it. On the lighter side of this issue, it is great news that schools are now starting to develop career guidance programs. These programs are even starting as early as pre-school. The National calling Assessment Examination is a great service of process in identifying their future career. A follow-up form the counselors is a bigger help in determine their future goals.\r\n'