Comprehensive School Counseling Programs

Overview

The ultimate goal of school counseling programs is student learning and achievement. The program's design, delivery system, and content focuses on enhancing the ability of all individuals to utilize the educational opportunities available to them, and includes the elements of school counseling curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services and system support. The three domains which school counseling programs embrace - academic development, personal/social growth, and career development - cannot be addressed without learning taking place. A comprehensive school counseling program focuses on what all students, from pre-Kindergarten through 12^th grade, should know, understand, and be able to do within these domains in order to develop into contributing members of our society. The school counseling curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services and system support are the vehicles through which this is accomplished.

School counseling programs are an integral part of students' daily educational environments, and the program is designed to produce positive changes in student behavior and student learning. Outcomes include increased academic achievement, improved attendance, social-behavioral skill development, individual planning and family/community involvement (see: Standards for School Counseling Programs, below). In this regard, school counseling programs are an integral part of the entire educational experience.

The purpose of the school counseling program is to provide and support the delivery of specific skills and information in a proactive, preventive manner to ensure that all students have the opportunity to achieve school success. It also serves to provide intervention and referral services for those students who are experiencing difficulties in their lives which interfere with their academic achievement. The school counselor serves as the program leader, and collaborates with other pupil services personnel as well as other school staff in the delivery of services.

Programs

• Calendar
• Standard 'e'
• The ASCA Model
• Wisconsin Comprehensive School Counseling Model
• Model Academic Standards for School Counseling Programs
• School Counseling Benchmarks Crosswalked
• Relevance to State and National Initiatives
• Wisconsin's Graduate Programs in School Counseling
• Pupil Service Standards and School Counseling Content Guidelines
• School Counselor Licensure
• Frequently Asked Questions About School Counselor Licensure
• School Counselor Performance Standards
• School Counseling Publications
• Professional School Counseling Organizations and Resources
• School Counselor-to-Student Ratios
• PowerPoint Presentations for School Counselors
• Delivery Time System
• Career Development
• Collaborative Pupil Services
• The Military Child
• School Counseling Consultant
• Wisconsin Comprehensive School Counseling Model (WCSCM) Trainers

For questions about this information, contact Gary L. Spear (608) 266-2820

Last updated on 6/27/2008 2:24:46 PM