Peer Counseling Essay Composition Essay
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Hello World My Name Is Valentino and what I talk to you guys today about is what peer counseling is, but most importantly what do they do.
Moreover Before I Get Into This Essay I Also Want To Let People Know That Even Thought I'm Going To Be Explaining To You Guys About What They Do, And What It Is, I'm Also Going To Explain To U What Goes On In The Peer Counselors World Or To Put In Other Words, The Life Of A Peer Counselor
Now people if I wanted to explain what peer counseling is exactly, I would have to say peer counseling is an elective middle and high school class that provides a full range of services to students. Peer counselors are cross- sections of students who act as helpers and active listeners for their fellow students, but if I really wanted to tell you what they do, peer counselors facilitate trust, openness, comfort, apathy; they accept people for who they are, they listen, clarify, help people see alternatives for decision making. It addresses a multitude of social, individual, school and family concerns and has a focus on violence and substance abuse prevention issues, but in addition to helping their peers with individual concerns, the peer counselors act as conflict mediators and peer tutors, provide classroom presentations on teen issues, welcome new students and promote violence prevention, which includes anti- bullying programs.
First Off, as a peer counselor's u should always give support because for one, u want to make the right decision in life, but also lead to the right decisions in life, but also lead to the right direction, now I take this job very seriously so when I say validate people without being phony, that means so much because for ex, If you're telling one of your students something, you don't want to come as a fraud, but have them thinking you're not serious about what you do, but in every way u must always respect their privacy. Also I mean in my true opinion, I believe that we as peer counselors have to realize that not all problems can be solved and not all people want to be helped.
Second off, but then again when I said you have to realize not all problems could be solved, but not all people want to be helped. Conversely I mean that in life or on a daily basis, u have to realize as a peer counselor that not all problems in this world including drugs, killing, domestic violence, or sex cannot always be solved, but for this reason we as people have to acknowledge that not all people in this world want to be helped, but to put in other words some people feel like they have nothing to live for so in fact it's like they feel hopeless, but along with that I want to address is objectivity, which to me in my opinion is a big deal because to me I feel like when your with a client, u want him/her to feel comfortable, but I feel in a way that the behavior toward a client may
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