Social support as a function of school counseling.

The objective of this study was to investigate the value of school counseling, particularly in terms of social support. To prepare this report, I conducted a follow-up study on graduates of T high school, on school counseling, based on 185 individuals. I compared the students who received counseling when they were in school (visitants) with students who did not (non-visitants), and examined the correlation between them. As a result, significant statistical differences were detected as follows: 1. The visitants had different concerns from the non-visitants. 2. The visitants had a variety of individual concerns. 3. The visitants differed in the manner of obtaining social support. 4. Both groups had their own characteristic categories of social support. Consequently, two conclusions have been drawn: 1. Extensive informal relationship with friends exists among high school students. In particular, club and extracurricular activities are of major importance. 2. When informal support is not available, help may be sought from formal relationships (counselor, teachers of handicapped students, or classroom teachers). In other words, school counseling can function as a complementary and effective social support for high school students.