There are four main themes in the ASCA National Model
Advocacy: To promote student achievement, school counselors advocate for students’ academic, career and personal/social development needs and work to ensure these needs are addressed throughout the K-12 school experience. School counselors believe, support and promote every student’s opportunity to achieve success in school.
Collaboration: School counselors work with stakeholders, both inside and outside the school, as a part of the comprehensive school counseling program. Through school, family and community collaboration, school counselors can access a vast array of support for student achievement and development that cannot be achieved by an individual, or school, alone.
Leadership: From providing leadership for the development of a comprehensive school counseling program to solving problems with school and community groups that promote student achievement, school counselors are called to be leaders in a variety of ways.
Systemic Change: With the expectation to serve the needs of every student, school counselors are uniquely positioned to identify systemic barriers to student achievement. Systemic barriers may exist on any level, ranging from state or federal law, to district policies, to school and classroom procedures. Through implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program, school counselors work proactively with students, parents, teachers, administrators and the community to remove systemic barriers to learning and to promote systemic change that will create a learning environment where all students succeed.
Collaboration: School counselors work with stakeholders, both inside and outside the school, as a part of the comprehensive school counseling program. Through school, family and community collaboration, school counselors can access a vast array of support for student achievement and development that cannot be achieved by an individual, or school, alone.
Leadership: From providing leadership for the development of a comprehensive school counseling program to solving problems with school and community groups that promote student achievement, school counselors are called to be leaders in a variety of ways.
- supporting academic achievement and student development
- advancing effective delivery of the comprehensive school counseling program
- promoting professional identity
Systemic Change: With the expectation to serve the needs of every student, school counselors are uniquely positioned to identify systemic barriers to student achievement. Systemic barriers may exist on any level, ranging from state or federal law, to district policies, to school and classroom procedures. Through implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program, school counselors work proactively with students, parents, teachers, administrators and the community to remove systemic barriers to learning and to promote systemic change that will create a learning environment where all students succeed.
ASCA, 2012
ARTIFACTS DISPLAYING ASCA THEMES
Advocacy
As the sponsor for the Gay Straight Alliance at my internship, I heard several negative comments from staff members about students who identify as LGBTQ. In response, I created this professional development on how staff can best support these students.
Leadership Myself and three classmates created a professional development workshop for teaching staff on risk factors for dropout and how they can help to reduce this problem in high school settings.
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Collaboration
I collaborated with the student services team and CTE teachers to create our Program Showcase. This is a night for incoming freshmen and families to learn about the transition to high school, as well as attend an opportunity fair to see the various CTE and elective tracks we offer at JM. Below is the presentation that was shared with families.
Systemic Change In collaboration with student services and administration, I offer students at risk for dropout to earn a differentiated diploma, as part of my internship site's goal to see all students graduate. Below is the consideration form.
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