Which of the following is an APPROPRIATE activity for school counselors?

• A. Providing short-term counseling services
• B. Supervising classrooms or common areas
• C. Teaching semester courses
• D. Organizing cafeteria scheduling

Answer: (A)

Counselors in schools focus on supporting students’ emotional, social, and academic development through counseling and guidance. Providing short-term counseling services fits this role perfectly, as it involves addressing immediate student concerns, offering coping strategies, crisis support, and help with problem-solving or next steps, often with referrals for more intensive help if needed. The other options involve duties more aligned with teachers or administrators: supervising classrooms or common areas is about behavior management and supervision, not counseling; teaching semester courses is instructional work; organizing cafeteria scheduling is an administrative logistics task. So, offering short-term counseling services is the appropriate activity.