XXX PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM

School Counselor, Elementary and Middle School

School Counselor, High School

COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAM

• Comprehensive in Scope• Preventative in Design• Developmental in Nature • Integral Part of the Total

Education Program• Implemented by an Endorsed or

Licensed School Counselor

ADAPTED FROM HATCH, T. (2003).

PARADIGM SHIFT AND CHANGING ROLES

Current Model Revised Model

*Re-active * Pro-active

* Services Provided * Data Impact

* 493:1 * 328:1 (250:1 ASCA)

ADPATED FROM HATCH, T. 2003

FOUNDATIONFOUNDATIONASCA /MCGC NATIONAL ASCA /MCGC NATIONAL

STANDARDSSTANDARDS

Academic Career

Personal/ Social

ADAPTED FROM HATCH, T. 2003

DELIVERYDELIVERY

Classroom Guidance Curriculum Individual Student Planning coordinating

systemic activities that help individual students establish personal goals and make future plans.

Responsive Services such as individual counseling, group counseling, crisis counseling and conflict resolution

Supporting the School System by supporting teachers, students, and staff with: resource mapping, referrals, mentoring programs, transition programs, Bullying Prevention Programs, committee work, workshops, staff development, parent programs, etc.

Guidance

Curriculum

Student Planning

Responsive Services

System’s Support

Elementary

School

35-45% 5-10% 30-40% 10-15%

Middle

School

25-35% 15-25% 30-40% 10-15%

High School

15-25% 25-35% 25-35% 15-20%

COUNSELOR USE OF TIMENATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Adapted from Hatch, T (2004)

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE PROGRAMGuidance Curriculum

Topics Include:

•Study Skills

•Empathy

•Impulse Control

•Problem Solving

•Conflict Resolution

•Anger Management

•Bullying Prevention

•Career Exploration

•Friendship

•Self Esteem

•Drug and Alcohol

Awareness

Student Planning

•Review of Behavior Plans/Child Studies

•K-4 SPARKS

Responsive Services

•Individual Counseling

• Small Group Counseling

•Student Mediations

•Crisis Intervention

•Consultation and collaboration with parents, staff, and community

•Referrals

•CRT

System Support

•MTSS

•PBIS

•SAF

•RTI

•Bully Prevention

•Peer Mentor Coordination

•Recess Associate Training

•Holiday Help

•Bus Driver Training

•Parent Workshops

• Transition Services

•Professional Development

MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE PROGRAM

Guidance Curriculum

Topics Include:

•Study Skills

•Goal Setting

•Friendships

•Peer Pressure

•Conflict Resolution

•Anger Management

•Bullying Prevention

•Career Exploration and Research

•High School Planning

•Self Esteem

•Social Awareness

Student Planning

•Academic Planning

•Career Planning

•New Student Orientation

•Transition Planning

•Implementation of Academic and/or Behavior Support Plans

•Interpretation of Interest Inventories

•Child Study Teams

•Career Cruising

Responsive Services

•Individual Counseling

• Small Group Counseling (ex. Coping Skills, Peer Relationships, Grief, Social Skills, Anger Management, BAM and H2O)

•Student Mediations

•Crisis Intervention

•Consultation and collaboration with parents, staff, and community

•Referrals

•CRT

System Support

•PBIS

•MTSS

•Bully Prevention

•Coordination of School wide ASPIRE testing

•Academic Adventures

•Holiday Help

•Parent Workshops

•Coordination of Transition Services

•MSC

•Professional Development

HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE PROGRAM•Guidance Curriculum

Topics Include:

•Financial Aid

•4-Year Plan

•Scholarship Planning

•Schedule Planning

•Career Exploration and Research

•Post Secondary Planning

•Life Skills

•Test Preparation

•Credit Monitoring

Student Planning

•Academic Planning

•Career Planning

•New Student Orientation

•Transition Planning

•Promotion and Retention Information

•Implementation of Academic and/or Behavior Support Plans

•Interpretation of Assessment Results

•Interpretation of Interest Inventories

•Student Advocate at IEP meetings

Responsive Services

•Individual Counseling

• Small Group Counseling

•Student Mediations

•Crisis Intervention

•Consultation and collaboration with parents, staff, and community

•Referrals

•CRT

System Support

•SAT/ACT

•MME

•Probation Networking

•Coordination of School-wide testing

•Scheduling

•After School Tutoring

•Parent Workshops

•Coordination of Transition Services

XXX PUBLIC SCHOOLS COUNSELING PROGRAM

XXXX Public Schools are proud to provide K-12

state certified, masters degree level school

counselors who abide by the American School

Counseling Association (ASCA) code of ethics

and who participate in ongoing professional

development to plan and maintain a quality

school counseling program.

XXXX PUBLIC SCHOOLS COUNSELING PROGRAM

MISSION STATEMENT

Together, challenging our children to succeed

The mission of Bridgman Public Schools Counseling

Program is to educate, challenge and empower

each student in the areas of academic, career,

social, and personal development to prepare them

for the challenges of being successful members of

a diverse, ever changing global society.

SAMPLE DATA: SKILLSTUDENTS WHO COULD BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS TO A PROBLEM

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CONCLUSION We are certainly on the right track

and have meaningful guidance and support in place, addition of another school counselor enables us to move from “good” to “better” to “best” practice for our students and families.