Too often, school counselors are evaluated through a teacher assess ment process, which has little meaning or relevance to the professional school counselor's tasks or role. The unclear definition and confusion surrounding the role may be a result of the historical changes sur rounding this position, the discrepancies in school counselor tasks among counselors themselves, and the lack of a clear definition on the role of the school counselor.
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