Youth counselors guide children and teens through the challenges of adolescence including mental health, personal and physical development, and emotional wellbeing.
Youth Counselor
Youth Counselor
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Welcome to your first day on the job! Watch this video to see a day in the life of a Youth Counselor.
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As a youth counselor, part of your job is to teach teens the importance of self-care and how to practice it.
STEP 1: Read this list of different ways we can practice self-care:
- Say positive things about yourself in the mirror
- Go for a walk
- Write in a journal
- Meditate for 10 minutes
- Play your favorite song and dance
- Do a random act of kindness
- Take an hour-long screen break
- Create art that expresses emotion
- Drink 6 glasses of water daily
STEP 2: Now classify each activity from the list above into one of these three categories – P, S, or M:
P = Physical Self-Care
S = Spiritual Self-Care
M = Mental/Emotional Self-Care
STEP 3: Choose one of these categories – P, S, or M. Then create a 15 minute counseling activity you could do with a youth struggling with this issue.
- What would you teach your patient?
- How would you help them learn it?
- How will you check in with them next counseling session to see if it worked?
STEP 4: Share your youth counseling activity in the Student Showcase to build your resume! PLUS, volunteer to actually do this activity at your local Boys & Girls Club or similar youth organization in your community.