"Counseling the American Indian" by Frederick Muscavitch
 

Date of Award

7-1981

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Education

Abstract

The role of the counselor is not an easy one. The ideal counselor has the qualities of the perfect person. The ideal counselor with super human understanding, patience and objectivity is expected to fulfill duties from personal counseling through the administration of curriculum review. With the overcrowding of schools and the overload of clients from the school counselor, realistically, one cannot expect the counselor to be as effective ass/he could be with a reasonable number of students. Yet with this onerous and, sometimes thankless position, this author is asking the counselor to take the time to become educated about the smallest minority in many schools--the American Indian. Many Wisconsin counselors may never have an American Indian student and others may work with only one in the average year. This, of course, makes the task of understanding the unique character of the Indian a disproportionate use of time. The time spent seeking an awareness of Indian culture could more easily be spent working with the more traditional student.

Comments

An Essay Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Education, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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