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Title: ASCA National Model: School Counselors Using Data


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ASCA National Model School Counselors Using Data
  • John Carey, Carey Dimmit, Reese House
  • School Counseling Leadership Institute
  • 2003

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ASCA Model School Counseling Program (2002)
  • ASCA has developed a National Model for School
    Counseling Programs to connect school counseling
    with current educational reform movements that
    emphasize academic achievement.

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Three Phases of Massachusetts School Counseling
Models
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Student Services Model
  • Career Placement and Humanistic Theory, Remedial,
    Problem Orientation
  • School Counseling provides services to those in
    the most need
  • School Counseling operates from Needs Assessment
  • School Counselors use one-on-one counseling
  • Counselors are accountable for case loads and
    student contacts.

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Comprehensive Developmental Guidance Model
  • Career Development and Human Development Theory,
    Preventative/Developmental Orientation
  • School Counseling programs ensure that all
    students receive services
  • School Counseling Programs Operate from a Local
    Curriculum with Academic, Career, and
    Personal/Social Domains.
  • School Counselors use Individual Planning,
    Responsive Services, Guidance Curriculum and
    System Support.
  • School Counselors are accountable for time spent
    on different activities.

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ASCA National Model
  • Human Development Theory and Standards-Based
    Education
  • School Counseling programs ensure that all
    students achieve academically
  • School Counseling Programs Operate from a
    Curriculum with Academic, Career, and
    Personal/Social Domains that is based on ASCA
    National Standards and connected to State
    Frameworks.
  • School Counselors use Individual Planning,
    Responsive Services, Guidance Curriculum and
    System Support
  • School Counselors are accountable for measurable
    changes in academic achievement and
    school-related behavior.

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The American School Counselor Association has
created the National Model for School Counseling
Programs to connect school counseling with
current educational reform movements that
emphasize student achievement and success.
(ASCA, 2003).
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By aligning the School Counseling Program with
district and school mission, reform initiatives
and school improvement plans, professional school
counselors are leaders and partners in systemic
change to ensure equity and access to quality
education and to promote career and
personal/social development for all students.
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School Counseling Program
School Counseling Outcomes
Career Development Outcomes
Systemic Interventions
Academic Development Outcomes
Individual Interventions
Personal/Social Development Outcomes
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School Counseling Program
School Counseling Outcomes
Career Development Outcomes
Systemic Interventions
Academic Development Outcomes
Individual Interventions
Personal/Social Development Outcomes
Strong Evidence
Weak Evidence
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National Model Programs
  • Are focused on improving academic achievement and
    eliminating the achievement gap.
  • Operate from a mission that is connect with the
    school districts mission and educational reform
    agendas.

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National Model Programs
  • Operate from a formal set of Student Learning
    Objectives that are
  • connected to National Standards
  • aligned with State Curriculum Frameworks
  • aligned with district standards
  • based on measurable student learning outcomes
  • Are data-driven and accountable for student
    outcomes

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ASCA National Model
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The ASCA National ModelFoundation
  • Mission that is aligned with the district and
    school mission
  • Measurable Student Learning Objectives that are
    aligned with the ASCA National Standards and
    connect to State Curriculum Frameworks
  • Beliefs and Philosophy guide program development,
    implementation and evaluation

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The ASCA National ModelDelivery System
  • Guidance Curriculum--structured developmental
    lessons connected with academic areas
  • Individual Student Planning--work with students
    and families to help all students develop
    personal goals and future plans
  • Responsive Services--meeting immediate student
    needs through crisis counseling, referral and
    follow-up
  • System Support--activities targeted at
    maintaining and enhancing the educational
    environment and school climate

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The ASCA National Model Management System
  • Agreements with administrations ensure
  • effective implementation of the guidance program
  • connection of the program to student needs
  • connection of the program to district reform
    initiatives and school improvement plans.
  • Advisory Councils of parents, students, teachers,
    administrators, and community members to ensure
    that the program initiatives are responsive to
    needs.

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The ASCA National Model Management System
  • Data-driven management
  • Use of data to plan, monitor, evaluate, and
    modify interventions
  • Use of data to document how students are
    different as a consequence of program
  • Day-to day operation of the School Counseling
    Program is monitored and coordinated through
  • Action Plans
  • Audits of Time Use
  • Use of Master Calendars

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The ASCA National Model Accountability System
  • Yearly Results Reports, including quantitative
    data on student change, are shared with all
    stakeholders.
  • School Counselor Performance Standards are used
    in annual performance evaluations.
  • Periodic Program Audit is used to ensure that the
    Program is targeted at the right goals and
    implementing interventions effectively.

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ASCA National ModelCounselors Using Data
  • To describe problems, plan programs, and target
    interventions to help students and to change
    systems.
  • To measure the outcomes of interventions and
    modify interventions based on results.
  • To account annually for results to constituencies
    in Result Reports.
  • To account annually for results to supervisors in
    school counselor performance evaluations.
  • To periodically evaluate the performance of the
    school counseling program.
  • To demonstrate the impact of school counseling on
    student achievement.

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ASCA National ModelASCA (2002)
  • The old question was, What do counselors do?
  • The new question is, How are students different
    because of what school counselors do?

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