How do they match: Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

  • Child Guidance Counselor
  • Pupil Personnel Worker
  • Student Support Counselor

  • Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs.
  • Plan and promote career and employment-related programs and events, such as career planning presentations, work experience programs, job fairs, and career workshops.
  • Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.

  • Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
  • Evaluate potential problems in home or work environments of clients.
  • Refer individuals to educational or work programs.
  • Supervise workers providing client or patient services.