1. Student Centered School Counseling: Using Data To Improve and Prove Your Program
Norman C. Gysbers, Ph.D.
Curators’ Professor Emeritus
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
West Virginia Department of Education School Counselor Conference
June 21-23, 2016
Charleston, West Virginia

2. An Overall Plan to Organize Evidence-Based Evaluation
Program + Personnel = Results

3. Program Evaluation
To what degree is the Comprehensive School Counseling Program fully implemented?

4. Personnel Evaluation
Are the personnel involved in carrying out the programs in the schools evaluated based on the work they are doing in the program?

5. Results Evaluation
What impact do the activities and interventions of the program have on identified critical student outcomes?

6. Types of Results Evaluation Data
Process data: tells us who, what, when, where, and how often.
Perceptual data: informs us what students believe they know and can do.
Results data: provides us with proof that the activity/intervention has changed targeted student behavior.
Dimmitt, C., Carey, J.C., & Hatch, T. (2007). Evidence-based school counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

7. Disaggregating Data Gender Race/Ethnicity Socioeconomic status
Language
Special education placement
Grade level
Achievement quartile
Teacher/classroom
Dimmitt, C., Carey, J.C., & Hatch, T. (2007). Evidence-based school counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

8. The Difference Between Research and Evaluation
Research: Used to identify practices that are effective across settings and contexts.
Evaluation: Used to improve local decision making by determining if an intervention resulted in a desired behavior change in a single setting.
Dimmitt, C., Carey, J.C., & Hatch, T. (2007). Evidence-based school counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

9. Dosage: A Definition
Intervention Dosage: the amount of an intervention that is provided to students in order to change their behavior.

10. Three Types of Dosage
Dosage Intended: How much and how often is the intervention recommended?
Dosage Offered: How much is actually delivered?
Dosage Received: How much did students actually receive and understand?

11. How do School Counselors in Missouri conduct evaluation activities?
School counselors in Missouri use a process called P.R.o.B.E.

12. What is P.R.o.B.E.?
Partnerships in Results-Based Evaluation

13. What is the P.R.o.B.E. Process?
It is Action evaluation.
Action evaluation is a systematic, reflective study of an activity/intervention to learn about (understand) the impact of the activity/intervention on the behavior of students.
It can be done individually or collaboratively.

14. Conducting the P.R.o.B.E. Process using IDEAS
Identify the issue or problem to be addressed.
Keep it simple
Is it important?
Is it doable?
Not too disruptive?

15. IDEAS Describe the issue or problem thoroughly using SIMS.
Students-Who is involved?
Intervention-What is to be done?
Measurement-What instruments will be used?
Setting-What is the setting?

16. Now use the power point presentation to advocate!!
IDEAS
Existing data: Use existing data when possible.
Analyze: Use EXCEL to analyze the data.
Summarize: Develop a power point to share the findings and recommendations.
Now use the power point presentation to advocate!!

17. A P.R.o.B.E example using IDEAS
Identify the Issue or Problem
Some students who enroll as 9th graders do not complete enough credits to become 10th graders

18. A P.R.o.B.E example using IDEAS
Describing the Issue or Problems using SIMS
Students
Intervention
Measurement
Setting

19. A P.R.o.B.E example using IDEAS
Describing the Issue or Problems using SIMS
Students: Nine reclassified 9th graders
Intervention: Individual sessions and small group meetings (2-3 students) for 6 weeks

20. A P.R.o.B.E example using IDEAS
Intervention Topics
Week 1: Introduction/Getting to Know You
Week 2: Student Success Skills Self-Evaluation
Week 3: Short Term/Long Term Goals
Week 4: Study Habits/Skills
Week 5: Getting Ready for End of Quarter
Week 6: Final Check Before End of Quarter

21. A P.R.o.B.E example using IDEAS
Intervention Focus
Each week, individual progress was addressed and the students were made aware of missed assignments.
Students were encouraged to meet with teachers to address missed work.

22. A P.R.o.B.E example using IDEAS
Measurement & Setting
Measurement: Class Grades, Class Attendance, and Discipline Referrals
Setting: School Guidance Office Conference Room

23. A P.R.o.B.E example using IDEAS
Existing Data: Class Grades, Class Attendance, and Discipline Referrals
Analyze Data: Used EXCEL to analyze existing data—pre/post
Summarize Data: Power point presentation to share findings and recommendations
ADVOCATE

24. Advocacy
The Act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending.

25. Advocate
A person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person/cause.

26. Advocacy Requirements
No one is excused
Advocacy is difficult and sometimes frustrating but it is indispensible
The advocacy agenda gets tougher
Advocacy is never over

27. What Does Advocacy Represent?
Advocacy represents a series of actions taken and issues highlighted to demonstrate how change has taken place in student behavior
What Is to What Should Be