1. The Professional School Counselor

2. SCHOOL COUNSELING ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE

3. What Are School Counselors?

4. What Do School Counselors Do?

5. How Do Counselors Help?

7. Counseling Degree Requirements Minimum of 48/51 semester credit hours Grade of B or better in all courses Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 700 hours of field experiences Satisfactory completion of Comprehensive Examination and National Counseling Examination CACREP Accreditation (Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs)

8. Counseling Course Requirements 1.Introduction to Counseling 2.Helping Relationship Skills 3.Human Growth and Development 4. Theories of Counseling 5.Group Counseling 6.Career Counseling 7.Research and Measurements 8.Individual and Group Appraisal 9.Counseling Diverse Populations 10.School Consultation 11.Organization and Administration of Guidance and Counseling Services 12.Professional, Ethical and Legal Application 13.School Counseling Practicum (100 hours) 14.School Counseling Internship I and II (600 hours) 15.Two Electives (6 hours)

9. ASCA School Counselor Competencies I. SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS School counselors should possess the knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes necessary to plan, organize, implement and evaluate a comprehensive, developmental, results-based school counseling program that aligns with the ASCA National Model. II. FOUNDATIONS School counselors should possess the knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes necessary to establish the foundations of a school counseling program aligning with the ASCA National Model. III. MANAGEMENT School counselors should possess the knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes necessary to manage a school counseling program aligning with the ASCA National Model. IV. DELIVERY School counselors should possess the knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes necessary to deliver a school counseling program aligning with the ASCA National Model. V. ACCOUNTABILITY School counselors should possess the knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes necessary to monitor and evaluate the processes and results of a school counseling program aligning with the ASCA National Model.

10. Where is School Counseling Today?

13. SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED AND TRAINED TO NELP STUDENTS MAXIMIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

14. Counseling Recommendations Advocate for the school counseling profession Provide training for administrators/principals on the role of the school counselor Decrease counselor-student ratios Support counselor planning time Reduce counselor-student ratios Mandate school counseling programs Eliminate/reduce non-counseling duties Fund counselor training

15. My contact information: Clark Atlanta University Dr. Crystal M. Giddings Cgiddings@cau.edu Crystalmgiddings.com Facebook.com/crystalgiddingsauthor.com