Homework: School Counseling Presentation
Description of Homework
Imagine you have recently graduated with your master's degree in school counseling from Albany State University, and you have been hired as the school counselor at Scholar Middle School. The principal is very excited to bring you aboard because of your knowledge of comprehensive school counseling, and she wants to ensure the faculty members have a thorough understanding of the school counselor's roles and services.
To prepare for the upcoming school year and your new role, the principal has asked you to put together a presentation (paper) for an upcoming faculty meeting before the start of the year.
Instructions
Write a paper you would give to the faculty about the different roles and services of a school counselor. Be certain to include the following:
i. General Overview: Provide your audience with a brief overview of schoolcounseling.
• What is schoolcounseling?
• Who is a school counselor? Describe your education, training, andcredentials.
• What are your ethical and legal mandates as a schoolcounselor?
ii. Roles and Services: What roles and services does the school counselor provide? To whom? In what ways will you engage with stakeholders? Use the following as a startingpoint:
• Direct Services to students (e.g., individual counseling, group counseling, school counseling corecurriculum, individual student planning; identify and describe the domains in which a school counselor practices)
iii. Indirect Services (e.g., consultation and collaboration with teachers/staff, parents, post-secondary school personnel, and communityagencies)
iv. Describe to the faculty what they can expect from you in the context of your role in school leader- ship and advocacy at multiple levels (i.e., advocacy for the individual student; advocacy within the entire school context; and advocacy at the state and federal levels related to legislation and governmentpolicy).
Program Organization:
i. What is the ASCA National Model (describe in terms that non-school counselors willunderstand)?
ii. How will you determine needs for programservices?
iii. How will you measure effectiveness of the program and specificservices?
iv. How will you communicate effectiveness and gather feedback from stakeholders for continuous program improvement?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.