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foundation
Program Focus:
Identify personal beliefs about how students benefit from school counseling programs
Create a vision statement defining a future for students
Develop a mission statement that is aligned with the school's
Establish program goals on how the vision and mission will be measured
foundation
Student Competencies
Incorporation of the ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success to influence the develop of CSCPs
around the academic, career, and social/emotional domains
Measuring student standards with state and district initiatives to help inform programs
foundation
Professional Competencies
Utilizing ASCA School Counselor Competencies and ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors to
guide decision making and help standardize professional practice to protect students and school
counselors
Management
Utilizing organizational assessments and tools that are reflective of the school's needs to include:
,School counselor competency and program assessments
Use-of-time assessment
Annual agreements
Advisory councils
Use of data
Curriculum
Small group
Closing-the-gap action plans
Annual and weekly calendar
Delivery
Direct Student Service: In-person interactions with students
School Counseling Core Curriculum - Structured lesson plans designed to help students attain their
competencies and provide them with the developmental needs in knowledge, attitudes, and skills
Individual Student Planning - Coordinate ongoing activities that are designed to assist achievement of
personal goals and future plan development for students
Responsive Services - Activities meeting the immediate needs and concerns of students through
individual, small-group, or c
Delivery
Indirect Student Service: Provided on behalf of the student to include collaborations, referrals for
additional assistance and consultation
Accountability
Through analysis of school counseling program data, school counselors measure differences in students'
behavior, achievement, and attendance to illustrate the value and impact of a CSCP as well as to guide
future action and improve results for all students.
, Leadership
involves delegation, collaboration, and positive communication with all members of the team in order to
ensure the success of all students. The school counselor will monitor all subordinate staff; along with
leading by example.
Advocacy
o Counselors must advocate for students' rights. Counselors must also be diligent and proactive in order
to decipher what students need and what barriers are in the way of students having those students'
needs met. The counselor will constantly assess the needs of the students in order to determine what
aspects of the program are missing and advocate for the implementation of those program changes.
Additionally, the school counselor can advocate for students in the community, such as fighting for the
rights of students, resources for students, and/or just being a voice for those who are unheard.
collaboration
school counselors should identify stakeholders within the school, as well as outside in the community.
The counselor will use communication and teamwork with these stakeholders to gather data, analyze the
data, and work together to meet the needs of the students.
Systemic Change - theme
School counselors will examine policies and procedures, use research methods, and examine data to
keep the program current and efficient
Collaborative-dependent
model, the consultee works together with the consultant. Each party has a unique set of experience and
expertise that they are able to contribute to solving a problem. Using this model, the consultant and
consultee develop a partnership for the purpose of developing a plan. However, the consultant is
responsible for creating the plan while the consultee is responsible for implementing it. For example, a
special education teacher may consult the school counselor to try to determine what is triggering
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