Best Practices for Effective Secondary School Counselors

by Carla F. Shelton

• ISBN13: 9781412904506
• ISBN10: 1412904501
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-02
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Written from the perspective of a practicing, certified counselor, this guide contains essential information needed to smoothly transition from service-based to program-based counseling.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Best Practice 1: Utilize Data to Evaluate Program Effectiveness and Plan for Continuous Improvement

Review the School Counseling Plan

Develop a School Profile

Obtain Stakeholder Perspectives

Create a Self-Evaluation Instrument

Formulate a Counseling Program Action Plan

Best Practice 2: Design and Implement a Comprehensive Advisement System

A Schoolwide Advisement Program

An Individual Advisement Program

A Rising Ninth-Grade Advisement Program

Best Practice 3: Design and Implement an Extensive Career Education Program

Basic Principles of Career Development

Design Appropriate Career Development Plans for Middle and High School Students

Design and Implement a Comprehensive Career Center

Career Portfolios for Students

Best Practice 4: Create Transition Programs That Prepare Students for Success

A Keystone Program for Rising Ninth-Grade Students

A Credit Recovery Program for High School Students

A Capstone Program for Twelfth-Grade Students

Best Practice 5: Establish and Maintain Communication With the School Community

Establishing Communication

Maintaining Communication

Best Practice 6: Design a Personal Plan for Professional Development

Stress Management for Secondary School Counselors

Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation Form

Student Recommendation Worksheet Form

School Profile Resource

Tips for Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation Resource

Word Bank of Adjectives Resource

Sample Letters 1 Resource

Sample Letters 2 Resource

Sample Letters 3 Resource

Sample Letters 4 Resource

Sample Letters 5 References

Index

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