ReadingsUse your text, Transforming the School Counseling Profession, to complete the following:Chapter 5, “Accountability: Assessing Needs, Determining Outcomes, and Evaluating Programs,” pages 94–130.Use your text, The ASCA National Model, to complete the following:Section IV, “Assess,” pages 85–114.Assignment DescriptionImagine you have recently graduated with your master’s degree in school counseling from Capella University, and you have been hired as the school counselor at Madison Middle School. Review the multimedia activity, Blooming Park: The Benefits of School Counseling, to gain an understanding of how the stakeholders currently view the services provided by the counseling department.The principal is very excited to bring you aboard because of your knowledge of comprehensive school counseling, and she wants to ensure the faculty members have a thorough understanding of the school counselor’s roles and services.To prepare for the upcoming school year and your new role, the principal has asked you to put together a presentation for an upcoming faculty meeting before the start of the year.Assignment InstructionsUse PowerPoint to create a presentation, and then use Kaltura, or similar software, to and record the presentation you would give to the faculty about the different roles and services of a school counselor. Be certain to include the following:General Overview: Provide your audience with a brief overview of school counseling.What is school counseling?Who is a school counselor? Describe your education, training, and credentials.What are your ethical and legal mandates as a school counselor?Roles and Services: What roles and services does the school counselor provide? To whom? In what ways will you engage with stakeholders? Use the following as a starting point:Direct Services to students (e.g., individual counseling, group counseling, school counseling core curriculum, individual student planning; identify and describe the domains in which a school counselor practices)Indirect Services (e.g., consultation and collaboration with teachers/staff, parents, post-secondary school personnel, and community agencies)Describe to the faculty what they can expect from you in the context of your role in school leadership and advocacy at multiple levels (i.e., advocacy for the individual student; advocacy within the entire school context; and advocacy at the state and federal levels related to legislation and government policy).Program Organization:What is the ASCA National Model (describe in terms that non-school counselors will understand)?How will you determine needs for program services?How will you measure effectiveness of the program and specific services?How will you communicate effectiveness and gather feedback from stakeholders for continuous program improvement?
