School Counseling Program Standards
The most widely recognized standards for school counseling programs come from the American School Counseling Association (ASCA). Developed by ASCA, the National Model for School Counseling Programs provides a mechanism with which school counselors and school counseling teams can design, coordinate, implement, manage and evaluate their programs for students' success.
BRIEF SUMMARY
The most widely recognized standards for school counseling programs come from the American School Counseling Association (ASCA). Developed by ASCA, the National Model for School Counseling Programs provides a mechanism with which school counselors and school counseling teams can design, coordinate, implement, manage and evaluate their programs for students’ success. It provides a framework for a comprehensive, data-driven school counseling program. At the local level, most states have developed their own standards for school counseling programs.
KEY POINTS
- School counseling program standards center around the three domains of student academic development, social-emotional development, and college and career readiness.
SHARED WISDOM
- To help answer the question “How are students different as a result of what school counselors do?” the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) created the ASCA National Model,
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