Overview of School Counseling G502 Professional Orientation and Ethics

Tonight’s Topics Preparation and licensure of counselors The job market Principles of school counseling programs Roles and Functions The Developmental School Counseling Model The counselor and student assistance programs

Preparation and Licensure

The CACREP Curriculum 48 credit hour minimum program Content areas –Professional orientation and ethics –helping relationship –Counseling/human development theories –Social and cultural foundations –Group counseling –Lifestyle and career development –Appraisal –Research and evaluation –School counseling –consultation

School Counselor Licensure In Indiana –High school counselors must be licensed –Other school counselors recommended to be licensed –Licensed through IN Dept. Education –Application through IUPUI Student Services –Licensure is K-12 –Full interstate reciprocity is rare

The Job Market

Salaries Vary by region of the country In Indiana –Publics range in the mid-thirty K –Tend to follow teacher scale –Salaries compare favorably to mental health –Privates run around 5K lower

The Market Outlook Openings at all levels (E, M, H) Openings increasing faster than for other education positions Greatest growth in IN? Elementary and middle school positions Nationwide, go west for best; or east and northern tier

Principles of School Counseling Programs

Four Core Principles (Borders & Drury, 1992) Organized educational program Integral (not peripheral) part of the district’s educational program Developmental in nature Equitable; serves all students equally

Counselor Roles/Functions in the Developmental Program Direct Services –Individual and group counseling –Crisis intervention –Consultation and classroom guidance

Counselor Roles/Functions in the Developmental Program Indirect Services –Student orientation –Student advising & academic counseling –Course scheduling and placement –Career development programming –Assisting with post-secondary programming –Coordinating student testing programs –Participating on IEP committees and special education

Counselor Roles/Functions from the IN Student Services Rule (Title 511) Student Assistance Services –Individual/group counseling –Crisis intervention –Consultation –referral Educational and Career Services –Career counseling –Career programming –Academic advising and scheduling –Post-secondary development

The Developmental School Counseling Model Adopted by 47 states, including IN Movement away from 1-1 remedial approaches Emphasis on proactivity; primary prevention Counselors seek out students rather than vice versa Emphasis on classroom counseling and life skills development Emphasis on consultation with staff and parents to provide early identification of problems and intervention Emphasis on coordinating services and the “counseling curriculum” from P-12

Developmental Counseling in the Elementary School 1964 NDEA prepared 10,000 elementary counselors Number remained same or decreased, Greater interest after 1980 because –Recognition of problems among young children –Recognition of need for primary prevention –Funds to train counselors increased

Developmental Counseling in the Elementary School Roles emphasize being part of the school’s overall programming Part of the broader student services team Emphasis on group work, consultation, and primary prevention High student to counselor ratios ( )

Developmental Middle and High School Counselor Roles/Functions Emphasis on career, lifestyle, academic counseling and programming Direct services address –Family and social problems –Adolescent issues and crises –Academic performance –Career development –Academic planning and performance –Planning post-secondary education

Developmental Middle and High School Counselor Roles/Functions Indirect services address –Academic and career programming –Coordinating testing programs –Participating in special education and at-risk programs –Life skills programming –Referring students to postsecondaries –Miscellaneous duties

Student Assistance Programs Provide linkages between school and home Patterned after EAPs Services include –Student counseling –Family counseling and consultation –Coordinating school and mental health services –Providing drug and alcohol intervention services