Growing up, children are always asked what they want to be when they grow up. For most kids, the most common answers include a doctor,a vet, a firefighter and the most funniest, a superhero. For me I started off wanting to be a Pediatrician, but later on as I got older, I loved the idea of hearing people's troubles and problems. I participated in many clubs in school for peer mediation, problem solver, As well as I was in counseling, due to a bullying issue in elementary and middle school. As I got to middle school, I learned that I wanted to be a school counselor, reason being my school counselor(s) helped me throughout my school years. I learned that people like me need people to talk to, so that they know there are people there when you need them. This brings me to today, as I have decided that my field of discipline is psychology. I plan to use this to become a school counselor. I feel that having counselors in school setting s provides students with a sense of relief knowing that there's someone away from home who they can count on. In today's time, growing up in public school is tough. Your faced with grades, relationships, homework, extracurriculars etc. Some students can come from decent homes; …show more content…
They can become the students' anchor persons so that through the use of routine conferences, students feel that at least one person in the school knows and understands their unique concerns. Additionally, they can take the initiative to help students develop a sense of belonging by involving them in school clubs and activities. One middle school counselor identified all the students in his school that did not belong to a club or participate in an activity. One of their service activities was to direct traffic at all school functions, which gave students in the club high visibility in the