1. COUNSELING PROGRAMS in the SCHOOLS
CHAPTER 15

2. THINK ABOUT: What is the profession of school counseling?
What is the ASCA National Model?
What is the difference in school counseling in elementary, middle and high school?

3. PROFESSION OF SCHOOL COUNSELING
When did school counseling become a major force in mental health practice?
What were the major causes of growth to school counseling over the 20th century?

4. ASCA Model
This model created by ASCA defines the role of the school counselor.
Four interrelated components:
Foundation
Delivery System
Management System
Accountability

5. WORKING IN THE SCHOOLS Counselors often provide: Individual Counseling
Group Counseling
Consultation
Crisis Counseling
Referrals
Peer Facilitation

6. WORKING with ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
What are common problems that elementary school children bring to school counseling?
What is AD/HD? How do school counselors correctly assess for this diagnosis? 6

7. IN-CLASS ACTIVITY
You are a school counselor working in an elementary school.
What are common complaints that you might have from teachers?
How might these complaints be affected with cultural and environmental factors?
How would you incorporate these cultural and environmental factors into your work when addressing these complaints? 7

8. WORKING with MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN
What are common problems that elementary school children bring to school counseling?
How might you use developmental theories from chapter 5 to aid you in working with middle school students?
How do your authors define social skills problems? What are school counselors’ roles in helping to solve these problems?

9. WORKING with HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN
What are common problems that high school adolescents bring to school counseling?
Why is suicide a particular problem in this group of school students?
How do your authors define social skills problems? What are school counselors’ roles in helping to solve these problems?

10. SCHOOL COUNSELOR THEORIES
What is Adlerian counseling? Why is it useful in schools?
How do counselors perform play therapy?
Why is creative arts therapy useful, especially with adolescents?
What is “choice therapy?” or choice theory?

11. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT…
What are ways that cultural diversity could affect the role of a school counselor?
Why would consultation be especially important in a school?