MHC Ch. 17: Professional School Counseling – Flashcards
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Basic Goals for School Counseling Programs
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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
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ASCA National Model
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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)
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ASCA 3 Main Areas
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-Academic achievement -Career planning -Personal and social development *emphasizes strength based school counseling
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3 School Aged Populations
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-Elementary (K-5) -Middle School (6-8) -Secondary School (9-12)
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Tasks of Elementary School Counselors
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-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
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HELPING acronym
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Health Emotions Learning Personal relationships Imagery Need to know Guidance of actions, behaviors, and consequences
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Elem. School Counseling : Activities: Prevention
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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
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Multiple concurrent actions
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counselors access more than one set of services within the community at a time
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Peer mediators
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specially selected and trained students who serve the school and the counselor in positive and unique ways
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PBS
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School wide positive behavior support programs
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Elem. School Counseling: Activities: Remediation
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-trying to make the situation right Self-esteem and self-concept are two vital foci of remediation for children
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Counselors help at risk students in the following areas:
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-academic competencies -self-concept -communication skills -coping abilities -control
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Needs assessments
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structured survey determining what needs to be remediated an at what level is to use a needs assessment
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4 main areas of concern uncovered by needs assessment:
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-School -Family -Relationships with others -Self *Play therapy and games
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Middle School Counseling: Emphases and Roles
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-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
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MS Counseling: Activities: Prevention
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-Succeeding in school approach -Developmental Counseling and Therapy -Peer mentoring -Teacher-Advisor Programs (TAP)
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Develpmental Counseling and Therapy (DCT)
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provides a systematic way for counselors to relate to middle schoolers in their preferred developmental orientation.
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Peer mentoring
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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.
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MS Counseling: Activities: Remediation
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Human Development Center - working with students, teachers, parents and community as a whole
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8 Service Areas/Service Clusters
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Vital to comprehensive MS guidance program -communication service -curriculum service -assessment service -career resource -counseling service -crisis center -community contact -professional growth
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Tasks of HS Counselors
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-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
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Secondary School Counseling: Activities: Prevention
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Primary prevention - educative experiences that help students' intellectual and personal development. -Popular songs -Thematic groups -Interactive bibliotherapy
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Student Assistant Programs
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school personnel who help students cope with their problems
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Secondary School Counseling: Activities: Remediation
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Four of the most prevalent of problematic behaviors high school counselors deal with are: -depression -parental divorce -teenage parenting -substance abuse
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Secondary School Counseling: Treatment may include:
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-individual interventions -motivational interviewing -psychoeducational groups -support groups
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3 Roles of School Counselors
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-Information retriever -Service coordination -Information administrator
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Information retriever
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counselor collects information or works with other professionals to collect information about particularly complex situations
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Service coordination
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counselor determines whether he or she has the expertise to meet particular students' needs, and if not makes referral
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Information administration
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counselor coordinates a plan in which individuals or agencies in non-school counseling settings deliver student services
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21st Century School Counseling
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-School counselors are encouraged to be involved in a variety of both educational and mental health initiatives
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School-based health centers
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coordinated efforts to meet physical and mental health needs of students *includes professionals in health education, nursing, nutrition, school counseling, and school psychology
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3 Major Shifts School Counselors Must Make:
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-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
