School Counseling Midterm Exam 2023

chool Counseling Midterm Exam 2023 Characteristics of a School Counseling Program - Answer-Developmental and preventative in nature, comprehensive (including all stakeholders, addresses academic, personal, social, and career development, and uses various systems), integrated into the total educational program, data-driven, curriculum based, implemented by a credentialed school counselor, highly collaborative, and systems focused Four Pillars of the ASCA National Model - Answer-Foundation, delivery system, management system, accountability (what you're doing) The Foundation - Answer-Includes beliefs and philosophy, mission statement, ASCA content standards, and domains. The foundation dictates how the program is managed and how it is delivered. Beliefs and Philosophy - Answer-We agree statements. They guide the program development, implementation, and evaluation. They require consensus from all personnel involved in the program. Mission Statement - Answer-Describes the program's purpose, provides a vision of what every student should achieve, and is aligned with the school and district mission statements Delivery System - Answer-Includes guidance curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, and system support. Ways in which counselors deliver services. ASCA recommends that counselors spend 80% of their time in curriculum, individual student planning, and responsive services and the rest of the time in supporting the counseling program. Guidance Curriculum - Answer-Structured lessons delivered to all students, related to standards and competencies, and integrated with the academic curriculum. The guidance curriculum is to be a shared responsibility between school counselors, teachers, parents, community and career development coordinators. Should use data to develop lessons (including environmental issues, discipline records, student records, and standardized test scores) Individual Student Planning - Answer-Consists of ongoing systemic activities, designed to assist students in establishing personal goals, designed to assist students in developing future plans Responsive Services - Answer-Designed to meet students' immediate needs, individual, group and crisis counseling, consultation, referral, mediation, information CONTINUES...