Project description:
American School Counselor Association. (2012). The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs, (3rd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Author
Young, A., & Kaffenberger, C. (2013). Making data work (3rd ed.). Alexandria, VA: American School Counselor Association
1) Discuss the three major areas of direct services in the school counseling delivery system, including: guidance curriculum, individual student planning, and responsive services.
2) Discuss the three major areas of indirect services in the school counseling delivery system, including: referrals, consultation, and collaboration.
3) Please closely analyze the sample classroom lesson located in your Class Documents folder, apply key concepts from your readings in the text thus far to discuss key areas you find in the lesson that not only support teaching students the disciplinary literacy of counseling but also align and support academic curricula.
4) What is “Closing the Achievement Gap?” Applying the information gleaned in the ASCA text, how would you identify and develop school counseling delivery systems to “Close the Achievement Gap” for students?
5) Counseling Advisory Councils are very important for the success of developing and sustaining a strong school counseling center. Discuss how you would use an Advisory Council to drive your school and develop three major goals you would have for your Advisory Council during the first year you implement the Advisory Council.
6) Review the Program Audit (School Counseling Program Assessment) located in your course document’s folder and discuss how you would utilize this data annually to analyze and drive the effectiveness of your school counseling program
7) The outcome of using ASCA’s Accountability system with data driven practices emphasizes “how are students different as a result of the school counseling program?”
Discuss how you can apply the various aspects of the accountability component to ensure that students are different as a result of your implementation of school counseling delivery systems.