California Standards for the School Counseling Profession, Student Assistance Programs and Closing t

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California Standards for the
School Counseling Profession, Student Assistance
Programs and Closing the Achievement Gap
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Purpose of California Standards for the School
Counseling Profession

• Provides a common language and a vision of the
  scope and complexity of the school counseling
  profession.
• Addresses the diversity of Californias student
  population.
• Reflects a system of support services that
  connects all students to activities and
  opportunities for academic, career, personal and
  social development

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The Aim of California Standards for the School
Counseling Profession is Three-fold

• Provides a common language regarding school
  counselor responsibilities
• Provides a framework of accountability and
  professional development for practice in school
  counseling
• Increases public understanding of the work of
  professional school counselors on behalf of
  California students

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California Standards for the School Counseling
Profession

• Engage, Advocate for and Support All Students in
  Learning
• Plan, Implement and Evaluate Programs to Promote
  Academic, Career, Personal and Social Development
  of all Students
• Utilize Multiple Sources of Information to
  Monitor and Improve Student Behavior and
  Achievement

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California Standards for the School Counseling
Profession

• Collaborate and Coordinate with School and
  Community Resources
• Promote and Maintain a Safe Learning Environment
  for all Students
• Develop as a Professional School Counselor

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Standard 1 Engage, Advocate for and Support All
Students in Learning

• Ensure all students are engaged in a system of
  support designed for learning and academic
  success
• Advocate for educational opportunity, equity, and
  access for all students
• Advocate for the learning and academic success of
  all students
• Identify student problems in their earliest
  stages and implement prevention and intervention
  strategies

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Standard 2 Plan, implement and Evaluate Programs
to Promote Academic, Career, Personal and Social
Development of all Students

• Demonstrate organizational skills
• Develop outcome-based programs
• Assess program outcomes and analyze data
• Demonstrate leadership in program development

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Standard 3 Utilize Multiple Sources of
Information to Monitor and Improve Student
Behavior and Achievement

• Assess student characteristics and utilize the
  information to plan for the individual student
  growth and achievement
• Interpret and use student assessment data with
  students and parents/guardians in developing
  personal, academic, and career plans
• Monitor students personal, academic, and career
  progress

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Standard 4 Collaborate and Coordinate with
School and Community Resources

• Build and maintain student support teams for
  student achievement
• Provide consultation and education for teachers
  and parents
• Develop working relationships with the school
  that includes school staff members, parents, and
  community members
• Coordinate support from community agencies

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Standard 5 Promote and Maintain a Safe Learning
Environment for all Students

• Promote a positive, safe, and supportive learning
  environment
• Develop and implement programs that address the
  personal and social risk factors of students
• Develop and implement programs that reduce the
  incidence of school site violence
• Incorporate models of systemic school safety that
  address elements of prevention, intervention, and
  treatment into the school system

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Standard 6 Develop as a Professional School
Counselor

• Establish professional goals and pursue
  opportunities to improve
• Model effective practices and continuous progress
  in school counseling
• Adhere to professional codes of ethics, legal
  mandates, and district policies

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How These Standards fit into Student Assistance
Programs (SAPs)

• The goal of the SAP is to remove barriers to
  education so that a student may achieve
  academically
• Vehicle for Closing the Achievement Gap
• SAPs provide an umbrella of prevention,
  identification, screening, intervention and
  support strategies within a school, and in
  concert with a collaborative network of community
  supports

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What do SAPs Look Like?

• Counselor Model utilizes a community-based
  contracted body or in-house school personnel as
  the source for SAP services
• Community Agency Model contacted external agency
  provider that brings skilled clinicians into
  schools to work with students
• Core Team Model central group of 6-8
  multidisciplinary on-campus personnel who have
  been trained by experienced consultants

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Effectiveness of Student Assistance Programs

• Reduction in School Violence and Behavioral
  Incidents
• Reduction in Substance Abuse
• Improvements in School Attendance
• Improvements in Academic Performance
• Increased Access to Services

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Effectiveness of Student Assistance Programs

• 13 times fewer assaults
• 50 reduction in suspensions for drug use and
  drug sales by students
• 2/3 of students served by SAP either improved or
  stabilized their attendance
• Higher Grade Point Average
• Across three years, 83 to 90 of students
  referred to SAP were linked to a school program
  and service.

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Potential Funding Sources for SAPs

• Safe and Drug Free Schools
• GRAA - Grant to Reduce Alcohol)
• AB 1113 Safe Schools and Violence Prevention
  Act
• AB 1802 Counselor Resource Funding
• SB 65 School Dropout Prevention Specialist
• General Fund
• T.U.P.E Tobacco Use Prevention Education
• School Community Violence Prevention Grants
• After School Program funding
• Foster Youth Funding

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What Can You Do to Tie in the Counseling
Standards to Student Assistance Programs and
Closing the Achievement Gap

• Professional Development
• Share with other professional stakeholders in the
  community/Community Based Organizations
• Maximize resources---avoid duplication
• Share SAP at Conferences
• Work collaboratively to apply for funding

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Resources

• For more information on Counseling Standards -
  http//www.schoolcounselor-ca.org/
• For more information on Student Assistance
  Programs http//casapresources.org/home.php

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Contact Information

• Counseling Standards
• Joshua Brady [phone]
• JBrady_at_cde.ca.gov
• Student Assistance Programs
• Dr. Marlena Uhrik [phone]
• MUhrik_at_cde.ca.gov
• www.cde.ca.gov