Download or read book Best Practices for Effective Secondary School Counselors written by Carla F. Shelton and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from the perspective of a practicing, certified counselor, this guide contains essential information needed to smoothly transition from service-based to program-based counseling.

Download or read book The Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs is a resource to develop effective and high quality comprehensive school counseling programs that align with Texas statutes and rules governing the work of school counselors. It outlines a process for tailoring school counseling programs to meet the varying needs of students across an array of school districts through implementation of the four components of school counseling programs, Guidance Curriculum, Responsive Services, Individual Planning, and System Support. With this resource, a school counselor will learn to use campus-specific data to identify the unique needs of a campus and design a comprehensive school counseling program to meet those needs. Recognizing the important roles of the entire educational community, the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs provides examples of how parents, teachers, administrators, principals and school counselors can best contribute to implementation of each of the four components of comprehensive school counseling programs. It provides a developmental framework for a school counseling program curriculum that includes activities at each grade level to enhance students¿ educational, career, personal and social development.

Download or read book The School Counselor s Guide to Special Education written by Barbara C. Trolley and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provides a wealth of specific information and resources that should be at the fingertips of every school counselor." —Richard Hazler, Professor of Counselor Education, Penn State University Author, Helping in the Hallways The school counselor′s all-in-one reference for assisting students with special needs! What is the school counselor′s role in the special education process? How can school counselors assist students with special needs? In this comprehensive and thorough guide, the authors answer these and other questions about best practices for meeting the academic, social, and career requirements of students with disabilities. This hands-on guide clarifies the counselor′s role and provides a wealth of practical strategies for navigating special education processes, using available resources, and building effective teams. The authors examine special education procedures and present interventions for preschool, school-age, and transitioning students, provide study questions for reflection, and cover topics such as: Assessment and intervention, including RTI Behavioral and academic challenges associated with disabilities Collaboration with school and community personnel and medical specialists Disability categories Legal and ethical issues Individual and group counseling Special education terminology Designed for busy school professionals, The School Counselor′s Guide to Special Education is an invaluable desk reference that will help counselors respond with confidence to a wide range of student and staff needs.

Download or read book The Challenge of Counseling in Middle Schools written by Edwin R. Gerler and published by Counseling & Psychological Services, Incorporated. This book was released on 1990 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of readings presents 33 articles that address topics of importance to counselors who serve middle school students. It was written for counselors already working in middle schools and for individuals who are preparing for careers as middle school counselors. The book will also benefit both elementary school counselors who help children make the transition from elementary to middle school and high school counselors who work with adolescents making the transition from middle school into high school. It deals with how counselors in middle schools can help early adolescents face the challenges of adolescence, noting that middle school counseling programs should focus on preparing students for the increased independence of high school life that is typically accompanied by more social pressures and increased stress. The chapters in this book offer many ideas for helping young people improve their sense of self, their decision-making capabilities, their interpersonal relationships, their academic skills, and their abilities to deal with stress. Chapters contain articles that have been invited for the book in addition to articles that have been published in various counseling journals. Each chapter contains an introduction by the editors and a collection of articles on a particular topic. Individual chapters focus on: (1) self-discovery; (2) family relationships; (3) peer pressure and drug abuse; (4) stress and suicide; (5) sexual maturation; (6) academic achievement; (7) career exploration; and (8) organizing a middle school counseling program. (NB)

Download or read book Rigorous Reading written by Nancy Frey and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What it really means to “read closely” Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading—call it what you like. The point is, it’s a level of understanding that students of any age can achieve with the right kind of instruction. In Rigorous Reading, Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher articulate an instructional plan so clearly, and so squarely built on research, that teachers, schools, and districts need look no further: Purpose & Modeling Close & Scaffolded Reading Instruction Collaborative Conversations An Independent Reading Staircase Performance

Download or read book ASCA National Model written by American School Counselor Association and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ASCA National Model reflects a comprehensive approach to the design, implementation and assessment of a school counseling program that improves student success. The publication defines the school counselor's role in implementation of a school counseling program and provides step-by-step tools to build each componenet of your school counseling program, including defining, managing, delivering and assessing. This fourth edition reflects current education practices, aligns with the ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success: K-12 College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Every Student and the ASCA professional standards & competencies and assists school counselors in developing an examplary school counseling program"-[P. 4], Cover.

Download or read book This Is Balanced Literacy Grades K 6 written by Douglas Fisher and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the tips and tools you need to realize the goal of balanced literacy learning. Students learn to read and write best when their teachers balance literacy instruction. Best-selling authors Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Nancy Akhavan help you strike the right balance of skills and knowledge, reading and writing, small and whole group instruction, and direct and dialogic instruction, so that all students can learn to their maximum potential. Using this essential guide, tap your intuition, collaborate with your peers, and put the research-based strategies embedded within to work in your classroom for a strong and successful balanced literacy program.

Download or read book Theories of School Counseling for the 21st Century written by Colette T. Dollarhide and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2002, the American School Counselor Association presented the ASCA National Model for school counseling programs as a framework for implementing best practices in training counselors to deliver effective evidence-based approaches for K-12 students. Without a unifying theory of practice, school counselors are often uncertain about how to implement the National Model. Considering school counselors' professional role under the National Model, Theories of School Counseling for the 21st Century offers readers a compilation of contemporary, cutting-edge theoretical models to inform the way school counselors practice the art and science of school counseling.

Download or read book Handbook of School Counseling written by Hardin L.K. Coleman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 1929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mission of this forty-eight chapter Handbook is to provide a comprehensive reference source that integrates counseling theory, research and practice into one volume. It is designed to meet the needs of entry-level practitioners from their initial placement in schools through their first three to five years of practice. It will also be of interest to experienced school counselors, counselor educators, school researchers, and counseling representatives within state and local governments.

Download or read book The Elementary Middle School Counselor s Survival Guide written by John J. Schmidt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-08-23 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expanded edition filled with ideas, strategies, and tools for school counselors This Survival Guide helps counselors plan and implement an effective counseling program tailored to the needs of all students. Step by step, the book walks readers through every aspect of the school counselor job, including: designing a comprehensive counseling program, communicating with students and fellow staff, facilitating groups, promoting positive school discipline, integrating a guidance curriculum, intervening in times of crisis, and taking personal and professional care of oneself. Discusses how to reach out to diverse student and parent populations Shows how to integrate the American School Counselor Association's National Model for designing, delivering, and evaluating a school's counseling program Reveals how new technology can improve services to students and parents Other titles by Wiggin: I.O.U.S.A., Demise of the Dollar, and Financial Reckoning Day This comprehensive resource also includes a wealth of reproducible worksheets, letters, checklists, and forms designed to save time and effort for busy school counselors.

Download or read book Managing Your School Counseling Program written by Joe Wittmer and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over forty professionals share effective strategies and current issues relating to a K-12 developmental school counseling program. Dozens of practical, easy-to-use forms, ideas, and management concepts are provided for duplication. Brief counseling, group strategies that work, and suggestions for working with special populations are followed by the counselor's role as a consultant and coordinator, family counseling, appraisal, career development, teacher-advisor programs, peer helping, parent involvement, public relations, accountability, ethical issues, and credentialing. Each chapter has been updated, including current program standards and credentialing requirements. This book is designed as a graduate text or as a resource for practicing counselors desiring to be more effective with the developmental approach and who want to better understand the current issues facing them.

Download or read book The Use of Data in School Counseling written by Trish Hatch and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition provides school counselors with new ways for moving from reactive to proactive and from random to intentional counseling. By using data to determine what all students deserve to receive and when some students need more, it offers effective ways to provide proactive school counseling services, stay accountable, and advocate for systemic change. Includes data analysis, intervention strategies, methods aligned with standards, examples, artifacts, and other tools.

Download or read book Counseling in Schools written by John J. Schmidt and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2008 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular school counseling text helps students understand the components and services that comprise comprehensive school counseling programs in the context of the 21st Century. The fifth edition retains important historical foundations of the school counseling profession while adapting contemporary definitions and terms to describe comprehensive models for the 21st Century. New information has been added about the ASCA National Model as well as other approaches to comprehensive programs. An entire new chapter about diversity and how increasingly diverse populations will influence school counseling programs and the work of counselors in schools expands this new edition. Diagrams, sample forms, figures, and other illustrations throughout the text clarify points of information, provide practical examples, and offer opportunities for class discussion.

Download or read book Handbook of School Counseling written by Debra C. Cobia and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From two experienced and passionate school counselor educators comes a thorough revision of Developing an Effective and Accountable School Counseling Program. Embraced by professors and students alike for its accessible writing style and practical applications, the text retains well-liked features such as case studies, margin notes, and stimulus questions. The text has been expanded and thoroughly updated to reflect, among other important developments in the field, the ASCA National Model for School Counseling programs, the school counseling specialty standards articulated by CACREP, and the increasing focus on being able to define and measure accountability in school counseling programs. Book jacket.

Download or read book The School Counselor s Guide written by Mark D. Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The School Counselor's Guides is a set of three volumes, providing a tailored guidance curriculum for Elementary, Middle, and High School students, including approximately 100 classroom activities that are organized and designed to meet the National Standards created by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). These activities can be used in the design of a comprehensive guidance curriculum, which addresses the academic, career, and personal/social development of all students. Each of The Guides provide assessment instruments that allow counselors to measure how school counseling programs make a difference for their students. These assessment instruments measure the guidance curriculum's effectiveness to promote the academic, career, and personal/social developmental domains. These publications have been assembled in three-ring binders in order to make it convenient for the user to photocopy handouts for students and easily transport the day's lesson plans before returning them to the binder for storage.

Download or read book 101 Solutions for School Counselors and Leaders in Challenging Times written by Stuart F. Chen-Hayes and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2013-11-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School counseling strategies that promote student success! So much is expected to prepare today’s students for success—academic achievement, career and college readiness, emotional and social competency, just to name a few. School counselors can make an enormous positive difference in children’s lives. In a succinct Q&A format, the authors provide school counselors and educational leaders with: 101 solutions to common counseling issues across the K–12 spectrum on topics ranging from data-driven counseling to bullying, collaboration, and equity Stories of school counselors and educational leaders who have successfully implemented these solutions Numerous print and digital resources for further exploration

Download or read book Hatching Results for Secondary School Counseling written by Trish Hatch and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School counseling that makes a difference—for all students! As an secondary school counselor, you’re implementing a comprehensive program for all students. This hands-on guide takes you step by step through the creation and implementation of high-quality Tier 1 system of supports, with a focus on prevention education through core curriculum classroom lessons and schoolwide activities. Features include: The school counselor’s role in Multi-Tier Multi-Domain System of Supports Specific examples to help with design, implementation, and evaluation Guidance for selecting curriculum and developing lesson plans and action plans Alignment with ASCA National Model and ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors Numerous charts, graphs, and images to demonstrate concepts