MHC Ch. 17: Professional School Counseling

Become better adjusted academically and developmentally, while: -Feeling safer -Having better relationships with teachers and peers -Believing their education is relevant to their futures -Having fewer problems in school -Earning higher grades

4 Components of Comprehensive School Counseling Programs: -Foundation (beliefs, philosophy, mission) -Delivery system (guidance curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, system support) -Management systems (agreements, action plan, data, calendar) -Accountability (results reports, performance standards, program audit)

-Academic achievement -Career planning -Personal and social development *emphasizes strength based school counseling

-Elementary (K-5) -Middle School (6-8) -Secondary School (9-12)

-Implement effective classroom guidance -Provide individual and small-group counseling -Assist students in identifying skills and abilities -Work with special populations -Develop career awareness -Coordinate school, community, and business resources -Consult with teachers and other professionals -Communicate with parents/guardians -Participate in school improvement and interdisciplinary teams

Health Emotions Learning Personal relationships Imagery Need to know Guidance of actions, behaviors, and consequences

The Four C's - -counseling services -coordinating activities -consulting with others -curriculum development Focus on 3 primary subsystems - -family -school -the subsystem formed by family and school interactions

counselors access more than one set of services within the community at a time

specially selected and trained students who serve the school and the counselor in positive and unique ways

School wide positive behavior support programs

-trying to make the situation right Self-esteem and self-concept are two vital foci of remediation for children

-academic competencies -self-concept -communication skills -coping abilities -control

structured survey determining what needs to be remediated an at what level is to use a needs assessment

-School -Family -Relationships with others -Self *Play therapy and games

-Stress growth, development, and transition -The ideal role of MS counselors includes providing individual counseling, teacher consultation, student assessment, parent consultation, and evaluation of guidance services -Counselors must also help students make decisions so that students can help themselves in the future

-Succeeding in school approach -Developmental Counseling and Therapy -Peer mentoring -Teacher-Advisor Programs (TAP)

provides a systematic way for counselors to relate to middle schoolers in their preferred developmental orientation.

an older student is paired with a younger student; the older student both accepts and teaches the younger through a cooperative learning arrangement and both students learn and benefit from the experience.

Human Development Center - working with students, teachers, parents and community as a whole

Vital to comprehensive MS guidance program -communication service -curriculum service -assessment service -career resource -counseling service -crisis center -community contact -professional growth

-Providing direct counseling services individually, in groups, and to the school as a whole -Providing educational and support services to parents -Offering consultation and in-service programs to teachers and staff -Delivering classroom guidance -Facilitating referrals to outside agencies -Networking to postsecondary schools and businesses -Advising academically

Primary prevention - educative experiences that help students' intellectual and personal development. -Popular songs -Thematic groups -Interactive bibliotherapy

school personnel who help students cope with their problems

Four of the most prevalent of problematic behaviors high school counselors deal with are: -depression -parental divorce -teenage parenting -substance abuse

-individual interventions -motivational interviewing -psychoeducational groups -support groups

-Information retriever -Service coordination -Information administrator

counselor collects information or works with other professionals to collect information about particularly complex situations

counselor determines whether he or she has the expertise to meet particular students' needs, and if not makes referral

counselor coordinates a plan in which individuals or agencies in non-school counseling settings deliver student services

-School counselors are encouraged to be involved in a variety of both educational and mental health initiatives

coordinated efforts to meet physical and mental health needs of students *includes professionals in health education, nursing, nutrition, school counseling, and school psychology

-Service delivery for individuals, students and their families TO a focus on school-wide concerns -Primarily responsive service orientation TO school counseling partnerships that are proactive and developmental -Working primarily as individuals TO developing professional teams or communities