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Trang 1New Vision of 21 st Century
School Counseling The Transformed School Counselor
Chapter 1
Trang 2New Directions for 21 st Century Schools
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Trang 3We know that the state of education in our nation isn’t
as good as it needs to be!
Trang 4Percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds who attained selected levels of education in 2009
African Americans Asians Latinos Caucasian
Graduate from
High School 89 96 69 95
Complete at
Least Some
College 53 79 35 68
Obtain at
Least a
Bachelor’s
Degree
19 56 12 37
Source: Aud, S., Hussar, W., Planty, M., Snyder, T., Bianco, K., Fox, M., Frohlich, L., Kemp, J., Drake, L (2010)
The Condition of Education 2010 (NCES 2010-028) National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S Department of Education Washington, DC.
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Trang 5School Counseling Changing With the Times
Historical Overview – from Parsons to the National Defense Education Act (1958)
Early comprehensive programs 1970’s
A Nation at Risk (1983), America 2000, GOALS 2000
No Child Left Behind (2001)
ASCA National Standards (1997)
Transformed School Counseling (1997)
ASCA National Model (2003, 2005)
Blueprint for Reform (2010)
Trang 6Purpose of Counseling in Schools
support students to achieve to the best of their ability;
help students manage their behavior;
improve students’ social and personal relationships;
increase a student’s ability to cope and succeed;
provide transition and post secondary planning (help students adjust to a new grade and/or college planning); and
connect the work of the school counselor to school improvement goals.
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Trang 7“To restructure, we must first look deeply
at the goals we set for our children and the beliefs we have about them.”
Asa Hillard III
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What do school counselors need to be know and be able
to do to successfully meet the
challenges of 21 st century schools and students?
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Trang 9Many students face emotional, physical, social, and economic barriers that inhibit successful learning One in five children live in poverty, and almost one-third of the children in the country under the age of
eighteen do not live with both parents
(Children’s Defense Fund, 2010)
Trang 10The Important Role of 21 st Century School Counselors
Partners in Educational Excellence
Closing the Opportunity and Information Gaps to Help Eliminate the Achievement Gap
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Trang 11School Counselors Acting As Agents of Change
Create a climate where access and support for quality and rigor is the norm
Embrace the ethical and moral obligation to reduce and eliminate social and institutional barriers that stand in the way of students’
success
Trang 1221 st Century School Counselor
Traditional Role Focus
Individual students’ concerns/issues
Primary focus on personal/social development
Clinical model focused on student deficits
Mental health provider for individual and small group counseling
Post secondary planning for interested students
Ancillary support personnel
Works in isolation; little collaboration with teachers
Student scheduler
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Trang 13Transformed Role Focus
student learning and achievement, supporting student success
advocate, program developer
collaborator with all educators and staff in the school
Trang 14Ensuring Every Stakeholder Benefits from School Counseling Programs
What are the BENEFITS for:
Students - Parents -Faculty - Administration - Business community - Higher education –
School counselors -
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Trang 15Closing the “Gaps”
Helping to close the opportunity, information, and achievement gaps is a primary purpose for the work of counselors
in schools
What can school counselors do?
Trang 16Beliefs Determine Behavior
How Can School Counselors Show Their Beliefs About
Student Success Through Their Actions?
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Trang 17The Past - The Future
School counselors need to identify, clarify, implement, and communicate the
characteristics associated with effective school counseling programs or Sprinthall’s (1971) concerns about the ambiguous
nature of and purpose for school counseling programs will continue to prevail.
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As key players in the school improvement arena, 21st-century school counselors can contribute in powerful ways to creating schools that nurture respect, have high aspirations, and are committed to closing the gap!
We Must Be Powerful Contributors
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Trang 19How has the school counseling profession changed in the last 20 years?
What changes have your personally noticed
in the practice of school counselors?
Trang 20Our Contributions to Our Schools
support student success;
help all children achieve at a higher level;
change attitudes and beliefs about student achievement; and,
partners in educational excellence
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