Guidance and Counseling Approved: Two Semester Credits

The role of the high school counselor is one that can be frequently misunderstood. School counselors are in frequent contact with teachers, administrators, and students. Parents, however, often do not get as much of an opportunity to communicate with their son's or daughter's school counselor. This allows for misconceptions about the role of the school counselor at the high school level. Frequent communication with parents can increase the success rate of students and can be a positive way to keep parents involved in the lives of their teens. It is important to know and understand how parents feel and what their perceptions of the role of the counselor are. By understanding their thoughts and feelings a counselor will be more able to work with parents to offer their students a well- rounded academic, personal/social, and career-oriented program. The purpose of the study was to assess parents ' perceptions of the role of the school counselor at the high school level. The study also examined what types of services parents consider to be the most valuable for the school counselor to offer