The American School Counselor Association states that school counselors are responsible for facilitating their students' personal, social, academic, and career development. Sometimes school counselors are called upon to do duties that have nothing to do with the field of school counseling. The problem addressed in this study was the need for further exploration of job challenges and demands that cause increased stress in counselors as a result of performing non-counseling duties. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore job demands and challenges that impact increased stress in school counselors. Specifically, qualitative research was called for from 6th-12th grade school counselors in public school settings. This research was needed to explore how non-counselor related duties can be reimagined, redefined, or repurposed to align with the ASCA (2019) National Model to reduce stress and burnout among school counselors. The proposed research extended Karasek's theory of job demand and supply. The sample method used for this study was purposeful sampling. A total of six participants participated in this study. The results and findings for this case revealed an overall consensus of identified job demands and challenges that directly relate to increased stress amongst school counselors. Most importantly, this case corroborated and met the call for much more needed support and alignment of the ASCA model pertaining to school counseling duties. The findings imply that there was a need for further exploration of job challenges that cause increased stress in counselors that lead to burnout as a result of performing non-counseling duties. Some of the study's implications were foregrounded for practice and some direction for future research. Recommendations for practice included: school counselors should engage in more advocacy rather than passively accepting the responsibility to fulfill certain tasks, administrators, district, and state level administrators jointly establish guidelines listing the specific job duties associated with the job assignment for school counselors based on the ASCA model. Recommendations for future research suggest that school administrators examine and re-evaluate the job duties assigned to school counselors versus those duties stated in the ASCA model. Last, it's recommended to further examine the district and state policy and job description for school counselors. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]