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A STATEMENT OF ROLES & FUNCTIONS OF COUNSELLORS ARCHIVES
IN THE COLLEGES & INSTITUTES OF BRITISH COLUMB
A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

 

Heather Hyde, Pacific Vocational Institute
David Jones, Capilano College

Elizabeth Morris, Douglas College

Richard Speed, Vancouver Community College

INTRODUCTION

The role of counselling in colleges and institutes:
is one of being a specialized elucator who promotes
the development and growth of individuals so that.
they may reach their cureer, educational vane
personal goals. Caunsellors may provide
professional services to the following iimlivieuats
or groups: Students (prospective, currently

enrolled, former), faculty, stalf, administrators,
and members of the community-at-large.

A three dimensivnal model serves well gor
organizing and classifying counsellor coles ani
functions. This model provides for lLy-elight cel is
within which specific roles and functions can be
identified (Figure 1). Emphasis and priorities
vary across the great range Of counselling services
available in cel léspes aud Last | tated. A twee
dimensional chart may be used by institutions to
complete the model accurding to its unique
situation.

DIMENSIONS OF COUNSELLOR ROLES AND PUNCTIONS

Counsellor roles and functions can he
described agcording two the:
I. focus of counselling interventions
Il. methods (strategies) of counselling
interventions
Ill. types of counselling interventions

I. Focus.of Counselling Interventions

Counselling interventions foeus on helping
persons to make decisions with reyard to three
possible spheres of their lives:

a) Career/Lifestyle Planning

b) Education/Training Alternatives

¢) Personal/Social Development

There is considerable overlap between these
three spheres.

a) Career/Lifestyle Planning - Counselling for
this sphere of a person's Life requires counsellors