Pastoral counselor vs education counselor

Differences between pastoral counselor and education counselor duties and responsibilities

Pastoral counselor example responsibilities.

• Conduct group check-in and co-lead group psychotherapy sessions to help clients identify and manage problems associate with psychiatric conditions.
• Assist members with reclaiming their lives from personal abuses.
• Provide individual student planning to assist expulsion students in fulfilling their rehabilitation plan and re-entering the comprehensive school setting.
• Plan activities for clients, which include motivational speakers, life-skills, budgeting, goal attainment and religious activities and etc.
• Collaborate with peers in leadership capacity at recreational summer camp leading, coordinating and organizing daily activities and weekly field trips.

Education counselor example responsibilities.

• Provide consultation and in-service to teachers, administrators and parents regarding IEP's, guidance and counseling practices and programs.
• Collaborate as member of IEP teams, with school and district representatives and families, to identify specific student needs areas.
• Work towards empowering juveniles and their families to support a positive lifestyle by providing strength base intensive intervention and rehabilitation services.
• Participate in special education meetings as administrator, coordinate state testing and assist with RTI identifications.
• Facilitate RTI process on caseload through identification, implementation, and through monitoring progress for further referrals for at-risk students.
• Ensure client safety and provide necessary intervention toward adolescent teens admit into an inpatient drug and mental health treatment facility.