The Wisconsin Comprehensive School Counseling Program

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• The Wisconsin Comprehensive School Counseling
  Program
• Model

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Judith Kuse Consultant - School Counseling
Programs
WI Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box
7841 Madison, WI 53707-7841 phone [phone]
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http//www.dpi.wisconsin.gov/sspw/counsl1.html
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What do counselors do? vs. How are students
different because of the school counseling
program? Wong 2002
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Pair and Share

• What changes have you seen in the school
  counseling program in your district over the past
  twothree years? Identify two changes and
  explain them to your partner.

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Comprehensive School Counseling Programsare
based upon

• National School Counseling Standards
• ASCA National Model
• Wisconsin Developmental Guidance Model

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The GOAL is to help all students
Learn about the world around them
Learn about self
And make meaningful connections between the two
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Outcomes include

• Increased student achievement K-12.
• Increased collaboration among parents, community
  and school.
• Increased post secondary school enrollments.
• Decreased discipline problems and dropout rate.
• Decreased last minute schedule changes.

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Research on Counseling Effectiveness

• School Counseling in the Elementary SchoolImpact
  on Academic Achievement
• Hadley 1988 Elementary guidance activities
  have a positive impact on student academic
  achievement
• Borders Drury 1992 School counseling
  interventions have a substantial impact on
  student educational development and improved
  school attendance
• Boutwell Myrick 1992 Counseling programming
  focused on school success and behaviors related
  to achievement 83 showed academic improvement
  and 76 of those failing improved and passed
  classes

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Research on Counseling Effectiveness

• School Counseling in the Elementary School
  Impact on Academic Achievement
• Lee 1993 Counselors have a positive impact on
  student achievement in Math with some improvement
  in Lang Arts.
• Mullis Otwell 1997 Counselors can assist
  teachers in helping improve student academic
  performance
• Sink Stroh 2003 Schools with comprehensive
  school counseling programs produced higher
  achievement test scores

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Research on Counseling Effectiveness

• School Counseling in the Middle School Impact on
  Academic Achievement
• Gerler Kinney 1985 Underachieving students
  who received counseling services improved
  significantly in Math and Lang Arts
• Watts Thomas 1997 Counselors do impact
  students academic performance including
  significant improvement in Lang Arts
• Tobias Myrick 1999 Counselors demonstrated
  they could help students improve school grades
  and attendance
• McElroy 2000 Counselors directly support the
  schools academic mission
• Lapan, Gysbers Petroski 2001 Schools
  implementing a comprehensive school counseling
  program have students earning higher grades

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Research on Counseling Effectiveness

• School Counseling in the High School Impact on
  Academic Achievement
• Myrick 1987 Developmentally-based programs
  promote student development and academic success.
• Borders Drury 1992 Effective school
  counseling programs have a substantial impact on
  student educational development and improved
  attendance.
• Lapan, Gysbers Sun 1997 Schools with more
  fully implemented comprehensive school counseling
  programs had students earning higher grades more
  career and college information available
  students better prepared for the future more
  positive school climate counselors promoting the
  schools educational goals.

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Research on Counseling Effectiveness

• School Counseling in the High School Impact on
  Academic Achievement
• Nelson, Gardner Fox 1998 Schools with more
  fully implemented comprehensive school counseling
  programs had students who took more advanced math
  and science courses took more vocational/technica
  l courses had higher ACT scores on every scale
  of the test.
• Mau, Hitchcock Calvert 1998 - Counselors
  influence students futures by encouraging them to
  have higher expectations student
  self-expectations increased over time.
• Kaufman, Klein Frase 1999 Counseling
  services are one of the key elements in dropout
  prevention programs.
• Schlossberg Morris 2001 Counselor led
  developmental guidance units help assist students
  in coping with the overwhelming transition to
  high school.

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Requires a new view of counseling in schools!
From Position to Program
A paradigm shift for education
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FROM
TO

• Includes all students
• Curriculum-driven
• Calendared time
• Delivered collaboratively by counselors, faculty,
  parents, and community members
• Owned and supported by the community

• Emphasis on at-risk students
• Crisis-driven
• On call approach to use of time
• Delivered only by counselors
• Owned by counseling staff only

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Underlying Principles

• All students are served and opportunities are
  provided for all grades K-12.
• The curriculum is developed and delivered by
  counselors, faculty, and community.
• Counselors time is calendared among the four
  components of the comprehensive school counseling
  program.
• Parents are involved and the community helps
  deliver services.
• The curriculum is standards-based and competency-
  driven.

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National School CounselingStandards
Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for School
Counseling
Academic Domain Students develop lifelong
learning skills.
Career Domain Students engage in
educational/career planning.
Personal/Social Domain Students understand
themselves and others.
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School Counseling As a Program
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4 Program Components
School Counseling Curriculum
Individual Planning
System Support
Responsive Services
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Pair and Share

• Estimate the percentage of time school
  counselors spend on each of the four components
  at either the elementary, middle, or high school
  level in your district. Share your estimate with
  a partner near you.

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Calendaring
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Suggested Distribution of School Counselor Time

• School Counseling Curriculum
• Individual Planning
• Responsive Services
• System Support

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Program ComponentSchool Counseling Curriculum
Provides school counseling content in a
systematic way to all students K-12.
Purpose Student awareness, skill development,
and application of skills needed in everyday life
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School Counseling Curriculum

• Career
• All Work is Noble
• Personal/Social
  Character is Essential
• Academic
• Learning is Lifelong

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Curriculum Topics
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Curriculum Through the Stages...
Elementary School

• Character education
• Anger management
• Social skills
• Conflict resolution
• Developmental assets
• Career exploration

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Curriculum through the stages...
Middle School

• Identify career clusters
• Explore the relation between classes and
  career/career preparation
• Research careers of interest
• Develop an individual learning plan
• Begin a career portfolio

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Curriculum through the stages...
High School

• Develop cultural literacy
• Explore careers and post-secondary training or
  education options
• Identify learning styles and effective study
  skills
• Create a resume
• Generate a transition plan

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Program Component Individual Planning
Assists students in planning, monitoring, and
managing their personal and career development.
Purpose Student educational and career planning,
decision making, and goal setting
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Individual Planning

• Assessment
• Advisement
• Transition Planning
• Accommodations

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Individual Planning

• Student, parent,
• and counselor
• conferencing

putting the pieces together.
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Individual Planning
Elementary School

• Accommodation Plans
• Home/School Plans
• Behavioral Contracts
• Transition Plans

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Student Education Career Planning Conference
Middle School

• Hopes and dreams
• Individual Learning Plan
• Co-curricular, extra-curricular, volunteer and
  community involvement

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Student Education Career Planning Conference
High School

• Review portfolio
• Review transcript
• Review class schedule and attendance
• Review post-secondary and funding options

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Program Component Responsive Services
Addresses the immediate concerns of students.
Purpose Prevention and Intervention
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Responsive Services

• Individual Counseling Sessions
• Support Group Facilitation
• Crisis Response
• Coordination, referral and outreach with
  community agencies

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Responsive Services
Time Allocation
High School
Elementary School
Middle School
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Issues that CounselorsRespond to
Family Issues
Divorce
Suicide
Abuse
Coping
Depression
Loss
Drug/Alcohol Use or Abuse
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Program Component System Support
Includes program support activities.
Purpose Program delivery and support
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System Support

• Public Relations
• Community and Parent Involvement
• Staff Development
• Professional Development
• Information Management Services

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System Support
Time Allocation
High School
Elementary School
Middle School
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WCSCPM Connections
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Delivered By All

• Counselors Role To lead, facilitate, and
  provide direct services.
• Others Roles Other pupil services
  professionals may provide services teachers may
  deliver curriculum community partners may
  provide advisement and/or resources.

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Delivered By All for All
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In Summary

• A fully implemented comprehensive school
  counseling program includes

• A program orientation vs. a position orientation.
• 4 Components School Counseling Curriculum,
  Individual Planning, Responsive Services, and
  System Support.
• Standards-based.
• A student development focus.
• Delivery by all for all.
• Community owned and supported.