school counselor

English

Noun

school counselor (plural school counselors)

1. (US) A professional member of an educational team who assists students in their personal, social, academic, and career development aspects of education through services such as individual counseling, small group counseling, and classroom teaching, and provide leadership in educational reform (advocacy); traditionally known as a guidance counselor, although this term is deemed inaccurate by most professionals today.

Synonyms

• guidance counselor

Translations

school-oriented counselor

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 學校輔導員／学校辅导员 (xuéxiào fǔdǎoyuán)

• Finnish: oppilaanohjaaja
• French: conseiller scolaire m, conseillère scolaire f
• German: Schulberater m, Schulberaterin f
• Hungarian: pályaválasztási/tanulmányi tanácsadó
• Japanese: 学生相談員 (がくせいそうだんいん, gakusei sōdan'in), スクールカウンセラー (sukūrukaunserā), 学校カウンセラー (gakkō-kaunserā)
• Portuguese: orientador educacional (pt) m, orientadora educacional f
• Romanian: consilier de orientare m
• Russian: шко́льный консульта́нт m (škólʹnyj konsulʹtánt), шко́льная консульта́нтка f (škólʹnaja konsulʹtántka)
• Swedish: Studie- och yrkesvägledare