3. LSC Meet the developmental needs of the whole student
Through:
Academic
Future Preparation
Personal/Social
4. Beliefs Drive Behaviors
• Counselors believe all
students can achieve.
• Counselors believe data
must be used by
teachers, counselors,
and principals to
understand the gaps in
student achievement.
• Counselors believe in
collaboration.
5. We Exist To Effect Change In Students:
Acquire Improve
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Positive
Attitude
• Attendance
• Behavior
• Academic
Achievement
6. Utilize your counselor to obtain the most
significant impact in your school.
A comprehensive school
counseling program reaches
every student.
7. School Counselors Focus on:
•School climate
•Behavioral management
•School-wide & individual safety
•Increased attendance
•Lower classroom distractions
•Lower # of Referrals
•Lower # of Suspensions
8. SCHOOL COUNSELING
"Helping children to become all that they are capable of being.“
Services available:
– Individual counseling ***
– Small group counseling ***
– Classroom guidance lessons ***
– School-wide programming ***
– Parent consultations
– Faculty consultation, collaboration, and education
– Referrals for specialized assistance
9. Individual Counseling
Help students gain a better understanding of:
• Their concerns and problems
• Themselves and others
• How to work towards positive educational,
personal, and social development.
• Skills needed for-Studying/Social/Advocacy/Ect.
10. Counseling Approach
• Person Centered
• Solution focused or Brief Counseling
• Behavioral
• REBT
** Mostly a combination of multiple approaches
11. Group Counseling
Group counseling is offered to provide
additional services to children with
common needs or concerns.
It is an effective way reach more
students and for the counselor to have a
larger impact on the school.
12. Types of Groups Offered
Include
• Friendship Skills
• Personal Adjustment-Stress Mgt.
• Anger Management Skills
• Interpersonal Concerns,
• Academic Development
• Behavior Modification
• Self-Image and Self-Confidence
• Family Issues such as Separation, Divorce, Grief and
Loss
13. Classroom Guidance
The focus of classroom guidance is to
support teachers/school in:
Foster students’ academic, social, emotional
and career development through a planned
series of guidance activities.
Specific topics may be addressed in
different grade levels.
14. Topics
• understanding self and others;
• coping strategies, relaxation, and stress
management;
• peer relationships and effective social skills;
• personal safety awareness;
• career awareness and the world of work;
• communication, problem-solving, decision-
making, conflict resolution, and study skills.
15. School Wide Programming
• Anti Bullying Program
• Mediation Program
• Mentoring Program
• Veterans Day
• Mix it up day
• Support Your Community Program
16. Counselors can
Help Parents
• Learn about their child's growth and
development.
• Individually, to appreciate their child's
abilities, limitations, and progress in school.
• Encourage a home atmosphere for emotional
security and personal growth.
• Increase knowledge and skills by sharing
information.
17. Connected Valuable Resources
ASCA MSCA
•National model
•ASCA SCEAN
•MSCA List-Serv
•Resource Centers
•Cutting edge information
• Continuing education
18. School Counseling Programs Are
About
RESULTS.
How are students different
as a result of the school
counseling program?
19. According to Research, Elementary
School Counselors Can:
• Reduce Student
– Aggressive behavior
– Social anxiety
– Arguments/conflict
– Acting out behavior
– Test anxiety
– Classroom disruptions
• Increase Student
– Pro-social behavior
– Belonging & safety
– Self-efficacy, self-esteem
– Social skills
– Productive work habits
– Motivation
– Study skills
– Grades & test scores
McGannon, Carey, & Dimmitt (2005). Research Monograph,
Number 2 from: Center for School Counseling Outcome
Research. Amherst: MA.
20. DATA Collection is important
• Pre/Post interventions
• Attendance
• Suspension
• Grades
• Test Scores
• Enrollment
If we are to effect change, it will be done through helping students to acquire
Knowledge
Skills and
Positive Attitudes
In important areas that impact students success in school
Attendance
Behavior and
Academic achievement
These are the big three that everyone looks to. These are the areas that effective school counseling programs can and do improve.
The school counselor consults with parents to promote effective parenting skills, to help with problems that may be occurring at home, and to follow up on concerns regarding the progress of the child. Please do not hesitate to email or call the school counselor for assistance. The school counselor is available to meet with parents who have questions or concerns about their children. Parents are welcome to make an appointment with the school counselor to share and discuss those concerns. In addition, if there are any topics that you would like to know more about, please let the school counselor know. The school counselor maintains a resource library containing information on a wide variety of academic and developmental issues.
The focus then is on …….Results
Content:
The areas overlap. We do not work in a linear fashion. For example, I don’t work as a collaborator without using my other skills. All five of these skills are connected with student success as the goal.
Tips/Hints:
Activities:
Have the group give some examples of how they see these areas overlapping in their work or in their vision.
SO this leads up to the ASCA National Model
As you view the graphic, you will notice there are four areas
FOUNDATION
DELIVERY SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ACCOUNTABILITY
The visual show that the foundation, a program’s core beliefs, philosophy and mission, dictates both how the program is management and how it is delivered.
These two components go hand in hand:
Delivery system is the ways in which counselors deliver services.
The management system ensures that the delivery system is planned, organized, directed and controlled in a systematic fashion for every student.
Both the delivery and management lead to the Accountability component.
And accountability leads back to the foundation because results of our program lead to program improvement, which begins once again with the foundation.
