Casey__u06a1_CounselingSpecializations__1_.docx COUN 5004 Unit 6: Counseling Specializat

Casey__u06a1_CounselingSpecializations__1_.docx  COUN 5004  Unit 6: Counseling Specializations and Multidisciplinary Teams  Casey Mahon  COUN 5004 - Survey of Research in Human Development for Professional Counselors  Counseling Specializations and Multidisciplinary Teams  This paper will evaluate the role of a school counselor within the field of counseling and the historical aspects and philosophies that have contributed to this specialization. The role of a school counselor has continuously evolved over the last few decades. There have been many definitions and directions over the years regarding the services a school counselor is responsible for providing. In addition to evaluating the role of a counselor, this paper will also assess how this specific specialization may collaborate with another specialization in the counseling field. A counselor™s role is to address the issues that affect school-aged children and meet each student™s needs through various services. These services can range anywhere from counseling students through a hard time to providing academic advising. The history and philosophies involved in the field of school counseling have certainly pushed this field into developing a more vast amount of services, responsibilities, and collaboration.  Impact of a Wellness Model  Myers and Sweeney considered wellness to be the positive state of œwell-being, which can be measured using a continuum ranging from illness to a œhigh-level wellness (2008). Counselors may encourage wellness with interventions includi