>>HI, MY NAME IS DR. S. I AM VERY PROUD OF MY JOB BECAUSE I CARE FOR HOW PEOPLE FEEL, THINK, AND BEHAVE.

I AM A COUNSELOR.

COUNSELORS HELP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES EXPLORE THEIR FEELINGS AND GOALS.

THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF COUNSELORS.

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS HELP US UNDERSTAND OUR BIG FEELINGS.

THEY HELP PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE FEELING SAD, ANGRY, SCARED OR WORRIED.

THEY LISTEN, HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED AND WORK WITH US ON HOW TO FEEL BETTER.

GRIEF COUNSELORS HELP YOU UNDERSTAND AND COPE WITH YOUR FEELINGS IF A LOVED ONE OR PET IN YOUR FAMILY DIES OR GOES AWAY.

SCHOOL COUNSELORS HELP WITH UNDERSTANDING YOUR FEELINGS, HOW TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES WITH YOUR FRIENDS, AND HOW TO SET GOALS IN SCHOOL AND PLANNING YOUR FUTURE.

COUNSELORS CAN WORK IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE, A HOSPITAL, YOUR SCHOOL OR SOMETIMES EVEN A COMMUNITY CENTER OR LIBRARY.

A COUNSELOR'S OFFICE IS A SAFE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT FEELINGS AND TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU YOU.

WHEN YOU GO INTO A COUNSELOR'S OFFICE, YOU MIGHT SIT IN A CHAIR AND TALK, WORK WITH A GROUP OF OTHER KIDS OR EVEN PLAY WITH TOYS!

IN ADDITION TO COUNSELORS, THERE ARE OTHER HELPERS LIKE SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND THERAPISTS WHO ALL WORK IN MENTAL HEALTH CAREERS.

I LIKE MY JOB BECAUSE I GET TO HELP YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE.

COUNSELORS ARE IMPORTANT HELPERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE HELP PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND US.

SO WHAT'S MY JOB?

TO HELP YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF!

WHAT'S YOUR JOB?

TO SHARE YOUR FEELINGS!

>>TO MEET OTHER HELPERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, GO TO MEETTHEHELPERS.ORG.

>>MEET THE HELPERS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, A PRIVATE CORPORATION FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.