Counseling in Schools Module Seven: Management & Delivery

East Carolina University Prof Intro... This week we are exploring, in-depth, two elements of the ASCA National Model: Delivery Systems and Management Systems. These two elements are fundamental to the development of a comprehensive school counseling program. Additionally, it is important that you be well-versed in all elements of the National Model because they are heavily focused on by the Praxis. Our discussion board debate will explore the concept of the comprehensive counseling programs. The REALITY of current programs will be debated against the IDEAL expectations for implementing a comprehensive counseling program. Many different components of comprehensive programs are outlined in the assigned ASCA readings this week. Our debate may explore how current counseling programs are incorporating these elements into the program and how these current programs are or are not comprehensive in nature. I’m allocating more time for your debate this week because one of our most significant areas for program advocacy as school counselors is in the management and delivery of a comprehensive program. Sometimes it is difficult to advocate for this with administration because of the sense that counselors are "firefighters at the ready," instead of counselors with a plan for intentionally implementing a broad program that meets our student and stakeholder needs. To help prepare yourself for this debate as a practicing counselor, please be intentional and deliberate in your process of response and query this week. I look forward to your discussion! Goals:

Identify fundamental elements of the Delivery Systems and Management Systems components of the ASCA National Model.

Further develop confidence in advocating for role and responsibilities.

Apprx Time Activity Notes

45 mins

Reviewing text readings and PowerPoint

These are the required readings for the week:

1. PowerPoint: ASCA 1.ppt 2. ASCA Chapter 4 3. ASCA Chapter 5 4. Stone & Dahir Chapter 2

2 hours Spread over week.

Counselor Advocacy Debate

Group A will support the voices of the REAL group this week, supporting how, in reality, comprehensive counseling programs are viewed within contemporary schools and sharing to what extent school counselors are implementing comprehensive counseling programs. Group B will support the voices of the IDEAL group,

sharing a vision for how comprehensive counseling programs should be implemented in contemporary schools.

30 mins

Final Project Prep

Please take an opportunity to provide me with a little feedback about the project. I will use the responses that I receive to try to improve our work together. Thank you for taking the time to complete this brief survey: https://ecu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bf42dNwj8MK2F00

his week, you need to make sure that you have a good plan for what you are going to "do" at your school site. You have had an opportunity to get a sense of the demographics and culture of the school and you have explored the baseline data that characterizes the problem/issue you hope to address with your project. So...what are you going to do about it? Being able to articulate the brief initiative you are going to implement at the school to address the issue you have identified is key for this week. In the next week and on, you need to be bringing your initiative to life. Go back and read the Assignment description of the IDSL project and ask yourself if the initiative you are planning is based on the data you have presented in Steps 1, 2 & 3 of your MEASURE. Then use Step 4: Stakeholders Unite to think about strategies you can implement to bring your initiative to life.

Here is a copy of the IDSL Description and Grading Rubric that I will use to evaluate your projects. It is also available under Assignments.

IDSL Project Description.doc

If you have any questions, PLEASE let me know!!

15 mins

Practice Quiz

Sometime this week, take a minute to take the Practice Quiz reviewing this week’s module. This is a PRACTICE quiz and as such is not required, but it will help you prepare for the final exam. DO NOT print any portion of the practice quiz and please be aware that once you start it, you must complete it. This quiz will be open for one week.