Schools after children leave their homes, are the next potential places of conflict. Right now, bullies are in vogue, from the kindergarten tykes to the collegiate thugs.
Guidance counselors are in schools precisely in anticipation of these persons. Initially, one student may seek guidance regarding an issue about him or herself. Or a couple or group of students may be referred by their teachers for group guidance.
Counseling and mediation are parallel interventions. Both depend on their client's volition, even if referred by others, which they can refuse anyway. Otherwise, their lack of goodwill won't lead to their own solution to the issue or the resolution of their combined conflict.
Counselors and mediators are not advisers, just facilitators. And that is not facile really.
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