What Does a School Counselor Do?

Counselors refer to school public officials who are engaged in ideological and political education of students, daily management of students, employment guidance, mental health, and construction of student party groups. Each counselor typically manages one or several classes. ^{[1] The} duties of counselors are performed in accordance with the professional competence standards (temporary) of college counselors.

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Counselors refer to school public officials who are engaged in ideological and political education of students, daily management of students, employment guidance, mental health, and construction of student party groups. Each counselor typically manages one or several classes. ^[1]

In 1961, a special document was issued at the Lushan Conference of the Party Central Committee, which proposed the establishment of full-time counselors in universities and was implemented. During the Cultural Revolution, ideological and political work was "

(1) Having high political quality and firm ideals and convictions, resolutely implementing the party's basic line and various policies and policies, and having strong political sensitivity and political discrimination;

(2) Have a bachelor degree or above, love college students' ideological and political education, be willing to dedicate, concentrate on educating people, and have a strong sense of professionalism and responsibility;

(3) Having a wide-caliber knowledge reserve in ideological and political education-related disciplines, mastering the basic principles and basic knowledge of ideological and political education-related disciplines, mastering the basic theories, knowledge, and methods of ideological and political education majors, and mastering Marxist sinicization-related theories And knowledge, grasp the relevant knowledge of ideological and political education practice of college students, and master relevant laws and regulations;

(4) Possess strong organizational management ability, language and writing ability, education guidance ability, investigation and research ability, ability to carry out ideological and theoretical education and value guidance work;

(5) Have a strong sense of discipline and rules, abide by discipline and law, be upright, have a decent work style, and be honest and self-disciplined.

Strictly abide by the patriotic and law-abiding, professional and life-giving, education-oriented, life-long learning, and professional example of professional standards; around students, caring for students, serving students, grasp the law of student growth, and constantly improve students' ideological level, political awareness, moral quality, cultural literacy Guide students to correctly understand the development trend of the world and China, correctly understand Chinese characteristics and international comparisons, correctly understand the responsibility of the times and historical mission, correctly understand the aspirations and down-to-earth, and become a red, specialized, morally capable, and comprehensively developed society with Chinese characteristics Qualified builders and reliable successors.

(1) Ideological and theoretical education and value guidance. Guide students to deeply study the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important speeches and new ideas and strategies for governing the country, and carry out in-depth socialist education with Chinese characteristics, Chinese dream propaganda and education, and core socialist value education to help students continue to strengthen their confidence in the road to socialism with Chinese characteristics , Theoretical self-confidence, institutional self-confidence, cultural self-confidence, and firmly establish the correct world outlook, life outlook, and values. Grasp the characteristics of students' ideological behaviors and their ideological and political conditions, and help students deal with specific issues such as ideological understanding, value orientation, study and life, career choice and friendship.

(2) Party building and class building. Carry out the work of selecting, cultivating and motivating students' backbones, carry out the training and education of activists who join the party, carry out the development of student party members and education management services, and guide the construction of student party branches and class organizations.

(3) Construction of study style. Familiar with the basic situation of students 'majors, stimulate students' interest in learning, guide students to develop good study habits, and master the correct learning methods. Guide students to carry out extracurricular scientific and technological academic activities to create a strong learning atmosphere.

(4) Management of students' daily affairs. Carry out admission education, graduate education and related management and service work. Organize student military training. Organize the selection of various scholarships and bursaries. Instruct students to apply for student loans. Organize students to carry out work-study activities to help students with difficulties. Provide life guidance for students, promote students to live in harmony and help each other.

(5) Mental health education and counselling. Assist school mental health education institutions to carry out mental health education, conduct preliminary investigation and guidance of students 'psychological problems, organize and carry out mental health knowledge popularization activities, and cultivate students' rational, peaceful and optimistic healthy mentality.

(6) Internet ideological and political education. Use new media and new technologies to promote the integration of traditional advantages of ideological and political work with information technology. Establish an important position for online ideological and political education and actively disseminate advanced culture. Strengthen the education of students' online literacy, actively cultivate good Internet users on campus, guide students to create online cultural works, promote the main theme, and spread positive energy. Innovate work paths, strengthen online interaction and communication with students, and use new network media to carry out ideological guidance, study guidance, life counseling, and psychological counseling for students.

(7) Response to campus crisis events. Organize basic safety education. Participate in the formulation and implementation of crisis plans for schools and departments (departments). Initially deal with the crisis events on campus, stabilize the situation and control the development of the situation, grasp the crisis event information in time and report it according to the procedures. Participate in the post-crisis response and summary research analysis.

(8) Career planning and employment and entrepreneurship guidance. Provide students with scientific career planning and employment guidance and related services, help students establish the correct employment concept, guide students to the grassroots, to the west, to the place where the motherland needs most.

(9) Theoretical and practical research. Efforts to learn the basic theories of ideological and political education and relevant subject knowledge, participate in academic exchange activities in related subject areas, and participate in ideological and political education topics or projects on and off campus.

In November 2015, the Ministry of Education announced the revision of the "Regulations for the Construction of Counselors in General Colleges and Universities" on the official website, and solicited opinions from local education administration departments and colleges and universities affiliated to it. Compared with the original regulations, the new rules have more specific requirements and measures for the construction of college counselor teams, and have stricter political requirements for the counselor team. Words and deeds that are not conducive to the healthy growth of students. ^[3]