Rachel+Senior+Exit+Project

Rachel--make a list of possible ideas that you have that might be your question. Mrs. Ashley

-How does work life effect a counselor's home life? -What are some of the problems with being a school counselor? -What ethics need to be followed between counselor and student?

Rachel, I spend some time this afternoon with a Director of Guidance who was past president of New York Association of School Counselors. I asked if you could read her dissertation. Remind me to help you find it on Google. I think if you read her dissertation in part as least, this will help you to think about your research. She may be able to help you as well as you get closer to looking for counselors.

Ethical Dilemas that school counselors have to deal with reguarding: -confidentiality -helping students deal with grief -accomidating to Rachel, this is a great start. Now for the methodology let me know how you plan to collect your data. Will there be an instrument that you will be using ? I think I want to make some sort of survey for the counselors at Mahopac High School, Mahopac Middle School, and Austin Road Elementary school. This will make sure I have a wide range of counselors working with students of different grade levels to ask about. I will make the surveys confidential, so no one feels uncomfortable about it. I could also see if I could observe a counselor speaking to different students.
 * students home life
 * problems in the school
 * death in family
 * stress in school
 * pricipals
 * parents
 * other teachers
 * students

Hypothesis: counselors will probably talk about how even though they are sometimes afraid of the ethical dilemas they will come in contact with, the most important thing to them is helping the students around them. Are there school counselors at Austin Road? This is good. Try and write the survey instrument, as this takes a bit of time. You will need to have me approve the survey first and then you will need to get the approval of Mr. Hatt. You could speak with him any time and just run the idea past him to see if he thinks he would allow you to survey the counselors. You can let him know you would show him the survey before you would give it to any of the counselors.