O’Connor, School Counselor AF at the U.S.E.D. and the author of CCSC, once said, “By building in proactive strategies, including small-group counseling activities and discussions, counselors provide positive tips in coping with specific challenges or trauma students can incorporate in their lives, leading to a more stable mind, healthier decisions, and more positive actions.” According to Patrick, it is clearly evident that offering small-group counseling tends to help students enhance listening and social skills, learn to sympathize with others, and find social support through healthy peer relationships. This, coupled with individual counseling, can help students resolve personal problems. As a result, these guidance sessions provide the students with the required space to explore their own thoughts and come to new understandings on their own.
Some may believe that the time spent with a counselor will waste the student’s educational time. However, it has been proven that spending time with a counselor can benefit the student in two ways. First of all, they help academically. They tend to help them widen their exploration of careers by laying out their strengths, skills, and abilities. They also help improve their grades and become motivated learners. Another way counselors have an impact on students’ lives is by helping them get through hard times. Sometimes it is difficult to deal with tough challenges alone, especially at a young age. When the student feels like they need someone to talk to, the school counselor can be the perfect place to start. As a result, the student will be able to focus on school work and building a bright future.

In conclusion, schools should provide guidance counselors for high school students, because they help them get through tough challenges emotionally and socially. The world would be a better place if high schools provided guidance counselors. Fewer students would drop out, more students would become motivated learners, and our planet would be brighter than ever.