A COUNSELOR AND A VISITING TEACHER DESCRIBE THEIR JOBS

Abstract

When, a year and a half ago, counselors were appointed in the Minneapolis High Schools, there was some concern lest the counselor and the visiting teacher might tread on each other's toes. However, both these people realized that there were more than enough problems to keep them very busy and that it would be merely a matter of studying what types of problems each could handle most effectively. Much consideration was given to this matter during the first year. A few months ago, at the request of Philip E. Carlson, Principal of Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School, the visiting teacher and the counselor of that school made a study of the tasks and types of cases that were being handled in their respective offices and formulated the following job analyses. (Editor's Note.)