The transformed school counselor chapter 3

Counseling Practice in Schools
The Transformed School Counselor
Chapter 3

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You have heard this story many many times
and used in various situations. How does it
pertain to the “newer vision” of school
counseling?

THE STARFISH STORY
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Counseling in schools is a learning, problemsolving process, and a developmental growth
process. School counselors to lead, advocate,
use data to contribute to school improvement,
and team and collaborate.
……..how will you explain the practice and
work of the school counselor to your
faculty?

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The Many Dimensions of the School

Counselor’s Role
School counselors do not provide traditional therapeutic

sessions but work with the presenting issues and problems
from a developmental perspective to ensure the student’s
educational success (ASCA, 2005).
School counselors always consider the reason for referral,
the development stage and cognitive processing skills of the
child as well as cultural background and influences when
selecting a theoretical approach or techniques .
School counselors keep their focus by aligning their work to
the goals of school improvement and student needs as
revealed by data, observation, and family and faculty input.
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Assessing Students’ Needs
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School counselors consider at all times the
social, emotional, cognitive, and physical
development and how these influence the student’s
relationships with teachers, family, peers; school
experience; and the student’s strengths and
talents.
Presenting concerns help school counselors
determine which is the most effective intervention

to provide in a counseling context.

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Selecting and Designing
Interventions
Individual Counseling
 Group Counseling and Group Guidance
 Student Development/School Counseling
Curriculum
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Individual Counseling: A
Proactive and Reactive Response
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Purpose: to explore a problem or topic of interest through
a personal and private interaction with a student.
This face-to-face meeting with a school counselor provides

a student maximum privacy to freely explore ideas,
feelings, and behaviors.
School counselors convey in actions and words, trust and
confidence, always considering the rights, integrity, and
welfare of students.
Through academic, career and personal/social counseling
that school counselors contribute to improving student
success.

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Group Counseling
Group counseling is an effective and efficient

way to deliver direct services to students in which
a counselor works with two or more students
simultaneously to address common concerns or
problem behavior.
The discussions may be relatively unstructured
or quite formal in focus with specified goals for
each session.

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Organizing Groups
What types of topics work well in group

counseling?
Give an example of a Proactive Group
Counseling Experience.
Give an example of a Reactive Group
Counseling Experience.

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Student Development/School
Counseling Curriculum
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a sequence of learning activities and strategies
provides knowledge, attitudes, and skills through
instruction in three areas: academic, career, and
personal-social development.
is planned, ongoing, has a scope and sequence, and
is systematic aligned with the ASCA National
Standards and with input from school and
community stakeholders.

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What Are the Similarities and Differences
in these Delivery Systems and Practices?
Individual Counseling
 Group Counseling
 Student Development/School Counseling
Curriculum
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Application of Theory
How do the following
• Individual Student Planning
•Responsive Services
• School Counseling (Guidance)
Curriculum
connect with Reality Therapy?
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School Counselors and Assessment
Assessment involves gathering data and
information, researching and interviewing,
analyzing the variables, looking for
patterns, and organizing the results in a
way that has meaning for decision making
and/or problem solving.

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Applications of Testing and
Assessment
How does the school counselor
Gather,
Interpret,
and Present
testing and assessment data?

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Looking at Learning Styles
When a school counselor takes the initiative
to help teachers and students best
understand how they learn, student
achievement improves.
 Every student tends to have a learning style
that works best for him or her
How can a school counselor work with
learning styles?
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Helping Teachers Develop Helping Skills
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Teachers serve as caregivers, mentors, role
models, surrogate parents, and authority figures.
Teachers help students:
resolve conflicts
understand emotional needs
identify abuse situations, and
guide students’ physical, emotional, and
social development.

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Student Development and Resilience
Strengths are more powerful than problems
 Students need caring relationships, high
expectations, and opportunities to
participate and contribute.
 Shift the mindset from at risk to resilient.
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Developmental Assets
How can the Developmental Assets help
students acquire coping and resiliency
skills?
What are the differences between the internal
and external assets?

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Personalizing the School
Experience: Advisory Programs
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Smaller, more intimate environments ensure
that no child goes unnoticed and afford students
the ability to make connections with adults
School counselors can assume a leadership role
in the organization and curricular development
of an advisory model that emphasizes affective
and life-skills instructional components.

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Successful School Counseling
Practice Means
faculty, administrators, and all student
support personnel must recognize the
unique role that counseling plays in a
school setting.
 students acquire attitudes, knowledge, and
skills as a result of individual and group
counseling, and classroom lessons.
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