School Counselor Summit 2014 - New York State Education ...
Transcript of School Counselor Summit 2014 - New York State Education ...
1. Standards and Accountability
2. Administrative and Community Support
3. Curriculum and Instructional Resources
4. Professional Development
Lenses addressed by panelists:
Jennifer Duffy, School Counselor, Beekmantown HS
• Lesson topic
• ASCA Domain, Standard and Competency
• Process data
• Perception data
• Outcome data
Adapted from ASCA National Model 2012
© 2014 American Student Achievement Institute
Sue Reynolds State Specialist (Indiana DOE)
The Indiana Story
State Level Support
for
Support School Counseling
The Three Domains of School Counseling Programs
Academic Support
Career Development
Personal/ Social
Development
Grades K-6 - the program shall be designed in coordination with teaching staff to: • Prepare students to participate effectively in their current and future educational programs; • Help students who exhibit problems: attendance, academic, behavioral or adjustment; • Educate students concerning avoidance of child sexual abuse; • Encourage parental involvement.
Grades 7-12 - the program shall include the following activities and services: • An annual review of each student’s educational progress and career plans conducted
individually or in small groups conducted by a certified school counselor; • Instruction at each grade level on careers and career planning skills (can be done w/teachers); • Other advisory and individual or group counseling to enable students to benefit from the
curriculum, develop and implement postsecondary plans, help students who exhibit any attendance, academic, behavioral or adjustment problems, to encourage parental involvement.
Each school district shall have a guidance program for all students. Each school district shall develop a district plan
which sets forth the manner in which the district shall comply with the requirements of this regulation.
adapted from NYSED Commissioner’s Regulations Part 100.2(j)
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Data from ASCA website: www.schoolcounselor.org
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs and Student Achievement Outcomes: A Comparative Analysis of RAMP Versus Non-RAMP Schools Wilkerson 2013
Comprehensive School Counseling in Rhode Island: Access to services and student outcomes Dimmit & Wilkerson 2012
School Counseling and Student Outcomes: Summary of six statewide studies Carey & Dimmitt 2012
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs: In Some Schools for Some Students But Not in All Schools for All Students Lapan 2012
Recommendations recurring throughout the four lenses:
1. Comprehensive school counseling program
2. Consistent pre-service preparation & certification
According to the American
School Counselor
Association (2012)….
Comprehensive School
Counseling Program
Cultural, political and social
influences on current
educational practices.
Legal, ethical and professional
issues
Theory
Mental health
Counseling
Collaborating
Identifying impediments
Data-driven
Content from www.schoolcounselor.org
Common Curricular
Experiences
Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice
Foundations
Social and Diversity/
Diversity and Advocacy
Human Growth and
Development
Helping Relationships
Career Development
Leadership Group Work
Assessment Collaboration
and Consultation
Research and Program
Evaluation
Counseling, Prevention, Intervention
Academic Development
Practicum Internship
Adapted rom NYACES Survey 2014
Provide consistency among counselor education
programs by requiring for provisional certification:
a minimum 48 graduate credit hours
Adapted from www.schoolcounselor.org
NYACES Survey (2014) Answer Options
Standalone
Course
Covered in
Multiple Courses
Not
Offered
Counseling Theory and Practice 23 7 0
Counseling Techniques 18 9 0
Group Counseling and Practice 23 3 0
Career
Development/Guidance/Vocational 24 2 0
Professional Identity 9 17 0
Legal and Ethics 7 18 0
Multicultural Counseling/Diversity 19 9 0
Human Growth and Development 20 7 0
Systems 7 17 0
Consultation 9 14 0
Assessment 21 5 0
Research 21 5 2
Program Evaluation
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Data from NY ACES survey 2014
(Data gathered from individual counselor education program websites 2013)
Provide consistency among counselor education programs by
requiring for provisional certification 100-hour practicum
in a P-12 school setting, and 600-hour internship in a
P-12 setting supervised by a certified school counselor
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Alfred University
*Canisius College
College of Saint Rose
College of New Rochelle
Columbia University - Teachers College
*CUNY - Brooklyn
*CUNY - Lehman College
CUNY - Queens College
*CUNY - Hunters College
Fordham University
Hofstra University
*Long Island University-CW Post
*Long Island University- Brentwood
Long Island University-Hudson
Long Island University- Brooklyn
Long Island University-Rockland
Manhattan College
Mercy College
*New York Institute of Technology
New York University .
Niagara University
Roberts Wesleyan University
Sage Graduate School - Albany
Sage Graduate School - Troy
Saint Lawrence University
*SUNY - Brockport
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY - Oneonta
SUNY - Oswego University
*SUNY - Plattsburgh
SUNY - University of Buffalo
*St. Bonaventure University
*St. John's University
*Syracuse University
*University of Rochester
CACREP Accredited
Programs
Lehman College (CUNY)
Canisius College Hunter College
CUNY Brooklyn College
CUNY
New York Institute of Technology
St. Bonaventure University
Long Island University
Post/Brentwood
Syracuse University
St. John’s University
The College at Brockport, State
University of New York
State University of New York College
at Plattsburgh
University of Rochester
Adapted from www.CACREP.org
Incorporate training on: developing, managing,
delivering, and evaluating a comprehensive school
counseling program; school counseling core
curriculum; data collection and analysis; mental
health; substance use and abuse; domestic violence;
special education; cultural and linguistic diversity;
closing achievement and opportunity gaps;
technology
School Counseling
CACREP
60 Credits
4 Specific Counseling Courses
Certification requirements:
Provisional certification: (5 year renewable)
Option 1: Completion of NY registered school counseling program
Option 2: Bachelors AND 30 credit hours of approved graduate
study in school counseling
Option 3: Certified in school counseling by the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
Permanent certification: (lifetime)
30 graduate semester hours in school counseling which include a
Masters; plus 2 years school experience in pupil personnel services.
Current State of School Counselor Preparation in New York State
adapted from NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives Certification Requirements
Establish a renewable school counselor certification of up to five years including 175 hours of required professional development
Data from: A Guide to State Laws and Regulations on Professional School Counseling, March 2012, American Counseling Association www.counseling.org
Renewal Requirement Limits
92%
2% 2%
5 Year Renewal
6 Year Renewal
3 Year Renewal
10 Year Renewal
1 Year Renewal
adapted from www.schoolcounselor.org
Recommendations recurring throughout the four lenses:
1. Comprehensive school counseling program
2. Consistent pre-service preparation & certification
3. Professional development for re-training
Provide opportunities for collaboration between school
counseling and school building and district leader
candidates as part of their preparation programs.
Table 1. Appropriate and Inappropriate School Counselors Functions
Appropriate Function Inappropriate Function
Individual counseling – 10 hours/week Individual counseling – 4 hours/week
Small-group counseling – 6 hours/week Consultation – 3.5 hours/week
Large-group guidance – 6 hours/week Testing program – 7.5 hours/week
Student Appraisal – 4 hours/week Attendance duties – 5 hours/week
Peer-helper program – 2 hours/week Bus/lunch duties – 4 hours/week
Outreach activities – 4 hours/week Discipline – 2 hours/week
Consultation – 2 hours/week Scheduling – 5 hours/week
Parent outreach – 1 hour/week Miscellaneous – 4 hours/week
Member of local, state, and national school counseling organization
Member of local education association
Future School Principal Views of the Roles of Professional School Counselors (Chata & Loesch 2007)
Provide opportunities for collaboration between school
counseling and school building and district leader
candidates as part of their preparation programs.
College Board 2011 National Survey of School Counselors
Provide opportunities for collaboration between school
counseling and school building and district leader
candidates as part of their preparation programs.
College Board 2011 National Survey of School Counselors
Provide opportunities for collaboration between school
counseling and school building and district leader
candidates as part of their preparation programs.
College Board 2011 National Survey of School Counselors
Recommendations recurring throughout the four lenses:
1. Comprehensive school counseling program
2. Consistent pre-service preparation & certification
3. Professional development for re-training
4. Direct communication and support
1.Comprehensive school counseling program
2.Consistent pre-service preparation and certification
3.Professional development for re-training
4.Direct communication and support
Summit Recommendations: