School Counseling Resources Stretched Thin at Most Schools
March 7, 2018
By: Amelia Harper
Source: Education Dive
Dive Brief:
- Though the American School Counselor Association recommends that counselors work with 250 students each, the average caseload for school counselors is 482 students, NPR Ed reports.
- Mental illness in school garners a lot of attention when school shootings occur, but school psychologists already have heavy work loads, with most responsible for 1,400 students each, according to the National Association for School Psychologists.
Dive Insight:
According to the American School Counselor Association, the current role of school counselor is to “help all students in the areas of academic achievement, career and social/emotional development, ensuring today’s students become the productive, well-adjusted adults of tomorrow.” This is a tall order for counselors who are charged with the oversight of hundreds, and even thousands, of students each day.