[00:03.19]Unit 23 Conflict Culture Corner

[00:07.45]School Counsellors

[00:09.81]Counsellors offer help,advice and support

[00:13.00]to people who find it difficult

[00:14.43]to help themselves.

[00:16.27]In the West,particularly in North America,

[00:18.50]it is common for schools

[00:19.61]to have their own counsellors.

[00:21.80]School counsellors help students deal

[00:24.29]with social,academic,

[00:26.05]behavioural and neraonal problems.

[00:28.73]They work closely with parents,teachers,doctors

[00:31.61]social workers and psychologiststo

[00:34.22]make sure students are healthy,

[00:36.48]happy and doing their best at school

[00:38.75]and at home.

[00:40.51]Children of different ages have different

[00:43.00]problems and needs,

[00:44.77]so the job of a school counsellor

[00:47.07]can be very diverse and demanding.

[00:51.60]Elementary School

[00:53.29]Counsellors in elementary schools

[00:55.38]spend most of their time observing young

[00:57.48]students in class.

[00:59.15]Their job is to identify any children

[01:01.38]with behavioural problems or special

[01:03.30]learning needs.

[01:05.56]Some children have more difficulty

[01:07.33]learning than others.

[01:09.13]Sometimes,because of problems at home,

[01:11.07]children have difficulty interacting

[01:13.25]with their classmates or teachers.

[01:15.71]It is the job of the school counsellor

[01:17.82]to identify and help these students

[01:20.63]start their academic careers

[01:22.67]in the best possible way.

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