[00:01.25]Elementary school counsellors work closely
[00:04.11]with parents and teachers to make sure students
[00:06.92]receive the help and attention they require.
[00:10.16]Junior High Shcool
[00:11.85]Junior High school can be a difficult time
[00:14.36]for many students
[00:15.94]because they are at a difficult age.
[00:18.09]Their bodies are changing
[00:19.58]and they are becoming much more
[00:20.77]aware of themselves.
[00:22.49]School counsellors at Junior High
[00:24.85]spend a lot of their time counselling students
[00:27.28]individually about their personal problems.
[00:30.38]These might include bullying at school,
[00:32.61]problems at home, and health problems
[00:35.02]or concerns.Many junior School Counsellors
[00:38.67]are also teachers.
[00:41.38]High School
[00:42.84]High School counsellors also have
[00:44.70]a very specific role.
[00:46.75]While they still help students
[00:48.88]with personal and behavioural problems,
[00:51.28]they spend more of their time helping them
[00:53.47]with academic issues.
[00:55.55]A High School counsellor is responsible
[00:57.78]for helping students graduate from High School
[01:00.47]and also assisting with college applications.
[01:03.86]Often, a counsellor will help students
[01:06.30]decide on which courses to take at college
[01:09.28]and which colleges to apply to.
[01:11.84]They also write letters of recommendation
[01:14.12]on behalf of students.
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