School Counselors: How We Can Help You

1. School Counselors: How We Can Help You Michelle Garcia

2. Goals of Our District • Santa Maria ISD will provide high quality instructional programs leading to Early College Readiness, science and technology and high paying career preparation. • Santa Maria ISD shall provide state of the art facilities, support services, and maintain a safe and drug free environment for students and employees. • Santa Maria ISD shall provide for the recruitment, development, support and retention of highly qualified administrators, teachers, and auxiliary staff.

3. Goals of Our School • Academic • Santa Maria High School will implement effective instructional programs for all students to meet advanced academic performance in all areas, reduce dropout rate (1.0% or less) and meet (95%) graduation/completion rate. • Career • Santa Maria High School will implement a comprehensive health and safety plan that will enhance the learning climate of all the SMISD learning community to ensure 100% of the students graduate under the Distinguihed or Recognized Graduation plan and meet College Readiness Standards for 2013-2014. • Personal/Social • Santa Maria High School will maintain highly qualified administrators, teachers, and instructional paraprofessional.

4. Role of the School Counselor • American School Counselor Association (ASCA) • (State) School Counseling Model • focus on academic, career, and personal/social developmentof ALL students with the primary objective of promoting and enhancing student learning • My goal, as school counselor, is to help ALL of our students be academically successful!

5. What is my training? • Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s, Masters Degree in School Counseling (pending graduation May 2014) • 36 Hour Program • CNDV 5301 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT • CNDV 5303 INTRODUCTION TO SCHOOL COUNSELING • CNDV 5311 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING THEORIES & TECHNIQUES • CNDV 5312 GROUP COUNSELING THEORIES & TECHNIQUES • CNDV 5320 MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING • CNDV 5322 PROFESSIONALISM, ETHICS, AND THE LAW • CNDV 5323 CAREER DEVELOPMENT • CNDV 5330 DEVELOPMENTAL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING • CNDV 5334 MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT • CNDV 5352 CRISIS PREVENTION & INTERVENTION • CNDV 5353 RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION • 160 hour practicum & internship (direct and indirect hours)

6. So how can I (or we) help you?

7. Promoting Academics • Individual Counseling (at-risk students) • Group Counseling (at-risk students) • Classroom Guidance (prevention) • Parent/Teacher Workshops • Study skills • Test taking skills • Organizational skills • Creating a positive learning environment

8. Resources: • Study Skills: http://www.studygs.net/ • Test Taking Skills: http://www.testtakingtips.com/ • Organizational Skills: (For teachers) https://research.tufts-nemc.org/help4kids/docs/LEAP%20Handouts/Teacher%20Forms/Teacher%20Tips%20for%20Organization%20and%20Time%20Management.pdf • Creating a positive environment http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept08/vol66/num01/Seven-Strategies-for-Building-Positive-Classrooms.aspx

9. Promoting Career Awareness • Individual Counseling • Group Counseling • Classroom Guidance • Parent Workshops • School-Wide Events • Awareness • Interest inventories • College admissions • Career fair

10. Resources: • Awareness: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ • Interest Inventories: http://www.careertech.org/career-clusters/ccresources/interest-survey.html • College Admissions: http://www.fafsa-application.com/

11. Addressing Personal/Social Needs • Individual Counseling • Group Counseling • Classroom Guidance • Parent/Teacher Workshops • School-Wide Events • Anxiety, depression • Bullying, violence • Divorce, grief

12. Resources • Bullying http://fundforcivility.org/counselors/ • Depression http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/Depression_Resource_Center/Home.aspx • Divorce http://www.childrenanddivorce.com/ • Anxiety http://www.adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/ask-and-learn/resources

13. Comprehensive School Counseling Programs • Prevention Services • Classroom Guidance (lesson plan) http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/teaching-students-to-prevent-bullying.html • School-Wide Events: Red Ribbon Week • Intervention Services • Individual Counseling: meeting with students on an individual basis to help plan for his or her future (career) • Group Counseling: meeting with a group of students to help on testing anxiety.

14. Continued…. • Support Services • Parent Workshops: • Teacher Workshops:

15. Importance of CSCP for Students Numerous research studies have demonstrated that students in schools with a comprehensive school counseling program benefit in the following ways: • Academically • Higher grades • Better prepared for future • Higher test scores • Reduction of classroom disturbances due to behavior • Career • Increased college attendance • Understanding the relevance of education • Personal/Social • Prevention of suicide • Decreased disciplinary concerns • Reduction of bullying and aggressive behaviors • Improvement of student/teacher and student/ parent relationships

16. Let’s Work Together • Federal and State laws http://www.tea.state.tx.us/couseling_job_desc.html https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/students.html http://nichcy.org/laws/idea http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml

17. Let’s Work Together • By providing students with career readiness, students will be able to be follow a career pathway that will be of interest to them. • By providing students with individual counseling and planning, students will be ready to cope challenging situations and transition from high school to college or work. • By providing students with responsive services, students will be able to work through problems or issues with good guidance. • By refocusing our efforts on helping our school and district meet our goals, the school counseling program looks forward to developing and implementing prevention, intervention, and support services designed for our school’s needs!

18. Action Plan • My goal is to provide students with a comprehensive counseling program that will meet the needs of all students. • Individual & Group Counseling • Individual: career planning, transition to from HS to college, individual graduation requirements • Group: Testing strategies. • Classroom Guidance: Bullying • Describe classroom unit themes

19. Action Plan • Teacher Workshop • Special Education: Modifications & Accommodations • ELL Progress Measure • PDAS • Parent Workshops • Graduation Requirements • Migrant • School-Wide Events • Red Ribbon Week • Career Day • College Awareness Night

20. Working together, we can all help our students be successful!

21. Developed with the help of… • Dr. Kimberly R. Hall, MCA Advocacy Co-Chair & Associate Professor • Jeri Lynn Rushing, MCA Advocacy Co-Chair & School Counselor • MSU Students in School Counseling: • Whitney Alford • Courtney Allen • Rachael Ammons • Beth Benson • Emily Cayson • Joe Evans • Reginald Gandy • Chaiqua Harris • Chris Johnston • Michael Keeton • MSU Students • Holly Morgan • Sarah O’Brien • Rachel Owens • Kelly Roberts • Brittany Rowe • Chelsey Rushing • Maria Schoen • Brittany Steer • Megan Stone • Chris Turner • Paul Young • Jessica Hubbard, School Counselor & 2013 MSCA President • Cherie Maynard, Administrator • Dr. Cheryl Justice, Assistant Professor