School Counseling Program Guide: ASCA Model, SEL, and Career Readiness
Whether you are new to the counselor's office or building a more comprehensive program, this 4-chapter guide walks through how to build, run and sustain an effective school counseling program.
What's Inside
- Chapter 1, Foundations: your role across academic, social emotional and career domains, ethics and confidentiality, collaboration, the ASCA National Model (define, manage, deliver, assess), data-driven decisions and inclusive environments
- Chapter 2, Building Student Success: academic achievement, social emotional growth, career readiness and goal setting, motivation, interventions for students with disabilities, English Language Learners and gifted students, and measuring success
- Chapter 3, School-Community Relationships: family engagement, partnering with staff, community resources, cultural and socioeconomic barriers, school-wide initiatives and advocacy
- Chapter 4, Sustaining and Expanding Programs: long-term sustainability, scaling, professional development and advocacy networks
Every chapter includes case examples, templates and reflection questions.
How It Helps You
- Reads like advice from a mentor, not a policy manual
- Applies the ASCA model with practical examples
- Works for onboarding new counselors and refreshing experienced ones
Ways to Use It
Use it as a self-paced training resource, a department book study or a reference while planning your program. Case examples span elementary, middle and high school.
Who It's For
School counselors, counselor interns, program coordinators and administrators.
Format
PDF (print and reference ready). Instant download.
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