The Transformed School Counselor

Synopsis

Machine Generated Contents Note: Education In The United States: The School Improvement Agenda -- Improving The Nation's Education Outcomes -- Challenges -- School Counseling: Moving Forward With The Times -- Defining The Role Of School Counseling In 21st-century Schools -- Transforming School Counseling -- School Counselors Acting As Agents Of Change -- Issues Affecting Today's Schools -- Pressures From The Global Economy -- Power Of Technology -- Swings And Shifts In Societal Issues And Values -- School Counseling Programs: Essential To Every Student's Education -- Advancing The Academic Agenda -- Leaders And Advocates For School Improvement -- Partners In Educational Excellence -- Comprehensive School Counseling Programs -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Counseling In The Complex World Of Schools -- Defining Counseling -- Counseling Students: Purpose And Limitations -- Theoretical Underpinnings Of Counseling -- Gestalt Approach -- Person-centered Approach -- Individual Psychology Approach -- Behavioral Approach -- Reality Therapy Approach -- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (rebt) Approach -- Cognitive Behavior Approach -- Existential Approach -- Motivational Interviewing -- Solution-focused Counseling -- Choosing A Theoretical Approach -- Practice Of Counseling Skills And Techniques -- Establishing A Relationship -- Setting The Tone In A Counseling Session -- Exploring The Issues -- Setting Goals -- Transitioning To Independence -- Challenge Of Counseling Individuals And Groups In Schools -- Tech Tools -- Internet Resources -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Applications Of Counseling In Schools -- Many Dimensions Of The School Counselor's Role -- Identifying Needs: Designing Interventions -- Individual Counseling -- Group Counseling -- School Counseling Core Curriculum -- Core Curriculum State Standards -- School-based Advisory Programs -- Applications Of Assessment And Testing -- Looking At Learning Styles -- Importance Of Understanding Student Development -- Developing Helping Skills With Teachers -- Student Development And Resilience -- Acquiring The Developmental Assets -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Collaborative Leadership For The 21st-century School -- School Counselors As Collaborative Leaders -- Leadership As A Mindset -- Personal/social Consciousness Skills And Leadership -- Principals As Partners -- School Counselors And Power -- School Counselors Developing Leadership Skills -- Self-awareness -- Facilitative Communication -- Team Development -- Staff Development -- Impact Of The School Counselor As Leader -- Improving School Climates -- Successful Instructional Programs -- Developing High Aspirations In Students -- Course Enrollment And Tracking Patterns -- Leadership: Rewarding But Challenging -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Role Of Social Advocacy In School Counseling -- School Counselor As An Advocate -- Closing The Information, Opportunity, And Expectation Gaps -- Empowerment -- Characteristics Of An Effective Advocate -- Ethics Of Advocacy -- Impact Of Advocacy On School And Community -- Advocating For Change Within Schools -- Advocating For Social Action In The Wider Context Of Community -- Advocacy Skills -- Use Of Technology For Advocacy -- Advocacy Through Staff Development -- Recommended Steps When Advocating For Change -- Guiding Principles Of Effective Advocacy -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Professional Ethics -- Ethics, The Law, And Administrative Hearings -- Ethical Decision-making Model -- Complications Of Confidentiality In The Context Of Schools -- Students' Rights And Responsibilities -- Parents' Rights And Responsibilities -- Community Standards And School Board Policy -- Confidentiality And Privileged Communication -- Confidentiality And Informed Consent -- Group Work In Schools -- Working Through Case Studies -- Counselors' Case Notes Or Sole Possession Records -- Rights For Noncustodial Parents -- Negligence And Malpractice Involving Suicide -- Letters Of Recommendation -- Negligence In Academic Advising -- Negligence In Abortion Counseling -- Sexual Harassment -- Child Abuse Reporting -- Values Of Counselors, School District And School Level Administrators -- Falsifying Educational Records -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Moving The Profession Forward -- Legitimizing School Counseling -- Bringing School Counseling Into The 21st Century -- Why National Standards For School Counseling Programs? -- Key Areas Of Student Development -- Asca Mindsets And Behaviors For Student Success -- Domains -- Student Competencies -- Evolution Of The Asca National Model: One Vision, One Voice -- Comprehensive School Counseling -- Developmental Approach -- Results-based Approach -- Understanding The Asca National Model -- Working From A Program Perspective -- Looking At The Four Components Of The Asca National Model -- Foundation System -- Delivery System -- Management System -- Accountability System -- Transformed School Counselor's Knowledge And Skills -- Meeting The Challenges Of School Improvement -- Tech Tools -- Internet Resources -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Accountability: Success, Not Survival -- History Of School Counselor Accountability -- American School Counselor Association (asca) National Model And Accountability -- Process, Perception, And Outcome Data -- Accountability Supports Advocacy And Equity -- Building A Data-driven School Counseling Program -- Start With The Data -- Barriers To Data Use -- School Counselors Who Have Data-driven Programs -- Critical Data Elements -- Disaggregated Data -- Application Of Measure: A Six-step Accountability Process -- Step One: Mission -- Step Two: Elements -- Step Three: Analyze -- Step Four: Stakeholders-unite: Identify Stakeholders To Help And Unite To Develop An Action Plan -- Step Five: Results/outcomes -- Step Six: Educate Others As To The Results -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- What Is Diversity? -- Changing Times: Changing Demographics -- Promoting A Social Justice Agenda -- Influence Of Culture On Counseling -- Defining Cultural Competence -- Multiculturalism -- Individualism And Collectivism -- Multicultural Education -- Profile Of A Culturally Competent School -- Eliminate Stereotyping -- Broader View Of Diversity -- Creating A Culturally Compatible Climate -- Challenging Beliefs And Changing Behaviors -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Providing For The Educational Needs Of All Students -- Social Justice Agenda: Utilizing Differentiated Systems -- Response To Intervention -- Rti And Special Education -- Multitiered Approach -- School Counselor's Role In Rti -- Rti And The Asca National Model -- Positive Behavior Interventions And Supports (pbis) -- Special Education -- Procedural Steps In Special Education Placement -- Dominant Classification: Learning Disabilities -- School Counselor's Role In The Special Education Identification Process -- Overidentification/overrepresented Youth In Special Education -- No Child Left Behind -- Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973 -- Supporting Every Student's Right To A Quality Education -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Safe And Supportive Learning Environments -- Challenge For Educators -- School Violence Defined -- Etiology Of School Violence -- School Counselors: Committed To Safe And Supportive Schools -- Characteristics And Actions Of Successful Programs -- Conflict Resolution And Peer Mediation: Positive Behavior Alternatives -- Steps To Developing A Peer Mediation Program -- Climate Of Respect -- Programs Of Promise -- Character Matters -- School Counselors: Taking The Next Steps -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Effectiveness Of Consultation In The Schools -- Consultation As A Powerful Tool -- Consultation As An Effective Use Of Time -- Consultant As Facilitator -- Consulting With Teachers -- Prepare For Effective Consultation With Teachers -- Consulting With Parents -- Partner For Effective Consultation With Parents -- Four Ds Of The Action Plan -- Application Of The Four Ds In The Case Of Susan -- Data Gathering In The Case Of Susan -- Devising The Action Plan In The Case Of Susan -- Delivering The Action Plan In The Case Of Susan -- Debriefing In The Case Of Susan -- Response To Intervention And Special Education (se) -- Parent Education -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Coordination, Collaboration, And Management Of Resources -- Coordination -- Setting Priorities -- Time Management -- Getting Organized -- Planning -- Designing -- Implementing And Evaluating -- Collaboration And Management Of Resources -- Collaboration -- Management Of Resources -- Castt A Wider Net -- Castt A Wider Net In The Community -- Castt A Wider Net With Administrators -- Castt A Wider Net With Students -- Castt A Wider Net With Teachers And Other Staff Members -- Castt A Wider Net With Technology -- Barriers To Collaboration And Management Of Resources -- Collegiality: Taking Collaboration To A Higher Level -- Application Of Castt In Building A Safe And Respectful School Climate -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Succeeding In The Global Environment -- Connecting Education And Earnings -- Career Counseling: Theoretical Underpinnings -- School Counselors: Critical Players In Career Development -- Career Decision Influencers -- Parents/guardians -- Educators -- Peers Note Continued: What Is College And Career Readiness? -- Four Keys To College And Career Readiness -- Career Development Is Everyone's Responsibility -- Connecting To Standards And Competencies -- National Career Development Guidelines -- Asca National Model And Career Development -- All Students College And Career Ready -- Equity And Access -- School Counselor Commitment To College And Career Readiness Counseling -- Tech Tools -- Internet Resources -- Looking Back: Salient Points -- Envisioning Your Future -- Planning For Your Success -- Learning About The Home And Community Environment -- Learning About The School Environment -- Heading Toward Success -- Organizing Your Physical Environment -- Organizing Your Time -- Organizing Your Resources -- Organizing Your Data Sources -- Organizing Your Support System -- Ensuring Your Success -- Professional Development -- Management Agreement -- Practicing Wellness -- Professional Comportment -- Maintaining Your Professional Commitments -- Laying The Foundation For Your School Counseling Program -- Vision And Mission Statements -- Building A Belief System -- Building Your Team -- Making The Shift To A Comprehensive, Transformed School Counseling Program -- One Year Later: Envisioning Your Transformed School Counseling Program -- Closing Word From The Authors -- Tech Tools -- Looking Back: Salient Points. Carolyn Bishop Stone, University Of North Florida, Carol A. Dahir, New York Institute Of Technology. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 500-519) And Indexes.