iii-b: abilities and skills
An effective school counselor is able to accomplish measurable objectives demonstrating the following abilities and skills.
III-B-1. Implements the school guidance curriculum
III-B-1a. Crosswalks ASCA Student Competencies with appropriate guidance curriculum
III-B-1b. Develops and presents a developmental guidance curriculum addressing all students’ needs, including closing-the-gap activities
III-B-1c. Demonstrates classroom management and instructional skills
III-B-1d. Develops materials and instructional strategies to meet student needs and school goals
III-B-1e. Encourages staff involvement to ensure the effective implementation of the school guidance curriculum
III-B-1f. Knows, understands and uses a variety of technology in the delivery of guidance curriculum activities
III-B-1g. Understands multicultural and pluralistic trends when developing and choosing guidance curriculum facilitation
III-B-1h. Understands the resources available for students with special needs
III-B-2. Facilitates individual student planning
III-B-2a. Understands individual student planning as a component of a comprehensive program.
III-B-2b. Develops strategies to implement individual student planning, such as strategies for appraisal, advisement, goal setting, decision-making, social skills, transition or postsecondary planning
III-B-2c. Helps students establish goals, and develops and uses planning skills in collaboration with parents or guardians and school personnel
III-B-2d. Understands career opportunities, labor market trends, and global economics, and uses various career assessment techniques to assist students in understanding their abilities and career interests
III-B-2e. Helps students learn the importance of college and other post-secondary education and helps students navigate the college admissions process
III-B-2f. Understands the relationship of academic performance to the world of work, family life and community service
III-B-2g. Understands methods for helping students monitor and direct their own learning and personal/social and career development
III-B-3. Provides responsive services
III-B-3a. Understands how to make referrals to appropriate professionals when necessary
III-B-3b. Lists and describes Interventions used in responsive services, such as consultation, individual and small-group counseling, crisis counseling, referrals and peer and substance abuse counseling, within a continuum of care
III-B-3c. Compiles resources to utilize with students, staff and families to effectively address issues through responsive services
III-B-3d. Understands appropriate individual and small-group counseling theories and techniques such as rational emotive behavior therapy, reality therapy, CBT, Adlerian, solution-focused brief counseling, person-centered counseling and family systems
III-B-3e. Demonstrates an ability to provide counseling for students during times of transition, separation, heightened stress and critical change
III-B-3f. Understands what defines a crisis, the appropriate response and a variety of intervention strategies to meet the needs of the individual, group, or school community before, during and after crisis response
III-B-3g. Provides team leadership to the school and community in a crisis
III-B-3h. Involves appropriate school and community professionals as well as the family in a crisis situation
III-B-3i. Develops a database of community agencies and service providers for student referrals
III-B-3j. Applies appropriate counseling approaches to promoting change among consultees within a consultation approach
III-B-3k. Understands and is able to build effective and high quality peer helper programs
III-B-3l. Understands the nature of academic, career and personal/social counseling in schools and the similarities and differences among school counseling and other types of counseling, such as mental health, marriage and family
III-B-3m. Understands the role of the school counselor and the school counseling program in the school crisis plan
III-B-4 Implements system support activities for the CSCP
III-B-4a. Creates a system support planning document addressing school counselor’s responsibilities for professional dev., consultation and collaboration and program management
III-B-4b. Coordinates activities that establish, maintain and enhance the school counseling program as well as other educational programs
III-B-4c. Conducts in-service training for other stakeholders to share school counseling expertise
III-B-4d. Understands and knows how to provide supervision for school counseling interns consistent with the principles of the ASCA National Model
III-B-1. Implements the school guidance curriculum
III-B-1a. Crosswalks ASCA Student Competencies with appropriate guidance curriculum
III-B-1b. Develops and presents a developmental guidance curriculum addressing all students’ needs, including closing-the-gap activities
III-B-1c. Demonstrates classroom management and instructional skills
III-B-1d. Develops materials and instructional strategies to meet student needs and school goals
III-B-1e. Encourages staff involvement to ensure the effective implementation of the school guidance curriculum
III-B-1f. Knows, understands and uses a variety of technology in the delivery of guidance curriculum activities
III-B-1g. Understands multicultural and pluralistic trends when developing and choosing guidance curriculum facilitation
III-B-1h. Understands the resources available for students with special needs
III-B-2. Facilitates individual student planning
III-B-2a. Understands individual student planning as a component of a comprehensive program.
III-B-2b. Develops strategies to implement individual student planning, such as strategies for appraisal, advisement, goal setting, decision-making, social skills, transition or postsecondary planning
III-B-2c. Helps students establish goals, and develops and uses planning skills in collaboration with parents or guardians and school personnel
III-B-2d. Understands career opportunities, labor market trends, and global economics, and uses various career assessment techniques to assist students in understanding their abilities and career interests
III-B-2e. Helps students learn the importance of college and other post-secondary education and helps students navigate the college admissions process
III-B-2f. Understands the relationship of academic performance to the world of work, family life and community service
III-B-2g. Understands methods for helping students monitor and direct their own learning and personal/social and career development
III-B-3. Provides responsive services
III-B-3a. Understands how to make referrals to appropriate professionals when necessary
III-B-3b. Lists and describes Interventions used in responsive services, such as consultation, individual and small-group counseling, crisis counseling, referrals and peer and substance abuse counseling, within a continuum of care
III-B-3c. Compiles resources to utilize with students, staff and families to effectively address issues through responsive services
III-B-3d. Understands appropriate individual and small-group counseling theories and techniques such as rational emotive behavior therapy, reality therapy, CBT, Adlerian, solution-focused brief counseling, person-centered counseling and family systems
III-B-3e. Demonstrates an ability to provide counseling for students during times of transition, separation, heightened stress and critical change
III-B-3f. Understands what defines a crisis, the appropriate response and a variety of intervention strategies to meet the needs of the individual, group, or school community before, during and after crisis response
III-B-3g. Provides team leadership to the school and community in a crisis
III-B-3h. Involves appropriate school and community professionals as well as the family in a crisis situation
III-B-3i. Develops a database of community agencies and service providers for student referrals
III-B-3j. Applies appropriate counseling approaches to promoting change among consultees within a consultation approach
III-B-3k. Understands and is able to build effective and high quality peer helper programs
III-B-3l. Understands the nature of academic, career and personal/social counseling in schools and the similarities and differences among school counseling and other types of counseling, such as mental health, marriage and family
III-B-3m. Understands the role of the school counselor and the school counseling program in the school crisis plan
III-B-4 Implements system support activities for the CSCP
III-B-4a. Creates a system support planning document addressing school counselor’s responsibilities for professional dev., consultation and collaboration and program management
III-B-4b. Coordinates activities that establish, maintain and enhance the school counseling program as well as other educational programs
III-B-4c. Conducts in-service training for other stakeholders to share school counseling expertise
III-B-4d. Understands and knows how to provide supervision for school counseling interns consistent with the principles of the ASCA National Model