Counseling Guidance Program

Texas Education Agency's Comprehensive, Developmental Guidance & Counseling Program - ANS Name used by the Texas Education Agency to refer to the model for school counseling programs, consisting of four components - Guidance Curriculum, Responsive Services, Individual Planning and System Support. Program Development Cycle - ANS Texas Education Agency five step plan for building a comprehensive, developmental guidance and counseling program. The steps are Organizing, Planning, Designing, Implementing and Evaluating. ASCA National Model's four components of a comprehensive guidance and counseling program (Different components from TEA) - ANS Appraisal, Advisement, Placement, and Individual Planning Texas Education Code over Bullies - ANS Texas Education Code Chapter 25.0342, Section Administration should work to transfer a bully to another campus or classroom. First step in developing a strong comprehensive guidance program - ANS Develop a needs assessment The ASCA recommends that how much of the counselor's time be spent on direct services? - ANS 80% Time spent on Guidance curriculum - ANS 35-45% Time spent on responsive services - ANS 30-40% Time spent on system support - ANS 10-15% Time spent on individual planning - ANS 5-10% Texas Model Counseling Program's time devoted to guidance curriculum at the High School level - ANS 15% - 25% Development Cycle - Organizing - ANS a. Commit to action b. Identify leadership for the program improvement efforts Development Cycle - Planning - ANS a. Adopt the developmental guidance and counseling program model and the program development process to be used b. Assess the current program Development Cycle - Designing - ANS a. Establish the desired program design b. Publish the program framework c. Plan the transition to the desired program d. Develop and implement a master plan for changed implementation Development Cycle - Implementing - ANS a. Make program improvements b. Make appropriate use of the school counselors' competencies Development Cycle - Evaluating - ANS a. Evaluate the developmental guidance and counseling program