The School Counselor's Book of Lists

An updated edition of an essential go-to resource for school counselors Since 1997 The School Counselor's Book of Lists has offered counselors a wealth of relevant and much-needed information written in concise and user-friendly language. A quick, easy guide for finding information on almost any topic pertinent to school counselors, the book covers everything from writing student assessments and dealing with school crises to setting budgets and running effective meetings. In order to address the transformed role of school counselors, the contents of this comprehensive second edition map to the American School Counselor Association's National Model for Counseling Programs. Includes hundreds of helpful lists offering guidelines, strategies, trends, and resources Officially endorsed by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) The first edition was a bestselling title for school counselors Addresses the pressing issues faced by today's school counselors This revised edition is appropriate for school counseling graduate programs as well as to practitioners in the K-12 field.

About This Resource vii About the Authors xi Acknowledgments xiv Section 1 The K–12 School Counseling Program: The ASCA National Model 1 Foundation 2 List 1.1. Beliefs and Philosophy of the School Counseling Program 3 List 1.2. Components of a School Counseling Program Mission Statement 4 List 1.3. The ASCA National Standards for School Counseling Programs 5 Delivery System 6 List 1.4. The Comprehensive School Counseling Program 6 List 1.5. School Counseling and Guidance Curriculum 8 List 1.6. Individual Student Planning 9 List 1.7. Responsive Services 10 List 1.8. System Support 11 Management System 13 List 1.9. Components of the Management System 13 List 1.10. Management Agreements 14 List 1.11. School Counseling Advisory Council 15 List 1.12. Use of Data to Monitor Student Progress 17 List 1.13. Action Plans 19 List 1.14. Use of Time 20 List 1.15. Calendars 22 Accountability 23 List 1.16. Components of Accountability 23 List 1.17. Results Reports 24 List 1.18. School Counselor Performance Standards 26 List 1.19. The School Counseling Program Audit 27 ASCA National Model Themes 28 List 1.20. Advocacy 28 List 1.21. Leadership 30 List 1.22. Collaboration 31 List 1.23. Systemic Change 32 Section 2 The Professional School Counselor: Preparation, Roles, and Responsibilities 33 Professional School Counselor Preparation 34 List 2.1. School Counselor Preparation, Accreditation, Certification, and Licensure 34 The Role of the Professional School Counselor 37 List 2.2. Traditional and Transformed Roles of School Counselors 37 List 2.3. American School Counselor Association Role Statement 38 List 2.4. Professional School Counselor Versus Guidance Counselor 40 The Competent School Counselor 41 List 2.5. School Counselor Competencies 41 List 2.6. General Multicultural Competencies 43 Ethical and Legal Practitioner 44 List 2.7. Ethical Standards for School Counseling Programs 44 List 2.8. Confidentiality 46 List 2.9. Ethical Decision Making 48 List 2.10. Legal Standards and Practices 49 Practitioner of a Theoretical Orientation in School Counseling 51 List 2.11. Counseling Theories 51 List 2.12. General Strategies for Counseling Students 53 List 2.13. Adlerian Counseling 54 List 2.14. Existential Counseling 55 List 2.15. Humanistic Counseling 56 List 2.16. Gestalt Counseling 57 List 2.17. Behavioral Counseling 58 List 2.18. Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling 59 List 2.19. Rational Emotive Behavior Counseling 60 List 2.20. Reality Therapy (Choice Theory) 61 List 2.21. Solution-Focused Brief Counseling 62 List 2.22. Integrative Counseling 63 Supervisor 64 List 2.23. Supervisor of Other School Counselors, Interns, and Practicum Students 64 Change Agent 66 List 2.24. Change Agent of the School Environment 66 The Effective School Counselor 67 List 2.25. Skills and Characteristics of Effective School Counselors 67 List 2.26. Effective School Counseling: Focus on Data 69 Person and Professional: School Counselor Self-Care Strategies 70 List 2.27. Professional Burnout and Distress in Schools 70 List 2.28. Self-Care for the Caregiver 73 List 2.29. Professional Identity 74 Section 3 School Counseling Practices and Programs 75 Individual Counseling 76 List 3.1. Individual Counseling in Schools 76 List 3.2. Individual Counseling Process, Skills, and Techniques 78 List 3.3. Problem-Solving Model 80 List 3.4. Use of Play in Counseling 81 List 3.5. Effective Individual Counseling in Schools 82 Small-Group Counseling 83 List 3.6. Small-Group Counseling in Schools 83 List 3.7. Benefits of Small-Group Counseling 85 List 3.8. Possible Group Counseling Topics 86 List 3.9. Pregroup Planning 87 List 3.10. Small-Group Counseling Sessions 89 List 3.11. Group Counseling Leadership 90 List 3.12. Effective Small-Group Counseling 92 Classroom Guidance 94 List 3.13. Classroom Guidance Overview 94 List 3.14. Developmentally Appropriate Classroom Guidance Lesson Topics 96 List 3.15. Classroom Management Strategies 97 List 3.16. Class Meetings 99 Parent and Guardian Consultation 100 List 3.17. Consultation with Individual Parent or Guardian 100 List 3.18. Consultation with Groups of Parents and Guardians 102 List 3.19. Involvement of Hard-to-Reach Parents and Guardians 103 Teacher Consultation 104 List 3.20. Staff Development and Teacher In-services 104 List 3.21. Small Staff Meetings and Team Meetings 105 List 3.22. Teacher-Initiated Individual Consultation 107 List 3.23. Teacher Consultation: Classroom Management and Discipline Skills 109 List 3.24. Student Learning Styles 111 List 3.25. Conferences with Parents, Guardians, Teachers, Students, and Counselor 114 Schoolwide Programming and Participation 117 List 3.26. Creating a Positive Environment Throughout the School 117 List 3.27. Counseling Services: A Total School Responsibility Coordinated by the School Counselor 118 List 3.28. Differentiated or Diversified Staffing of the School Counseling Program 119 List 3.29. Materials for the School Counseling Program 120 List 3.30. Violence Prevention Programs 123 List 3.31. Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Programs 127 List 3.32. Peer Helper Programs 130 List 3.33. Character Education Program 133 List 3.34. Tutoring and Mentoring Programs at School and in the Community 136 List 3.35. Coordination of School Counseling Program Volunteers 139 List 3.36. Child Study Team or Local Screening Committee 140 List 3.37. Crisis or Critical Incident Response Team 142 Section 4 Academic Counseling in K–12 Schools 145 Academic Goals 146 List 4.1. Academic Goals for All Students 146 List 4.2. Response to Intervention 148 List 4.3. Standardized and/or High-Stakes Testing 149 Academic Development of All Students 152 List 4.4. Goal-Setting Skills 152 List 4.5. Study Skills 153 List 4.6. Test Preparation and Test-Taking Skills 154 List 4.7. Time Management Skills 156 List 4.8. Stress Management 157 List 4.9. Course Selection for Future Opportunities 158 List 4.10. Postsecondary Educational Search 160 List 4.11. College Applications 162 List 4.12. College Application Essays 164 List 4.13. College Recommendations 165 List 4.14. College Selection 166 List 4.15. Financial Aid 167 List 4.16. Readiness for College 168 Academic Counseling K–12 169 List 4.17. Counseling Students with Academic Problems 169 List 4.18. Collaboration with Teachers of Students with Academic Problems 170 List 4.19. Counseling Students with Learning or Physical Problems 171 List 4.20. Collaboration with Teachers of Students with Learning or Physical Problems 174 List 4.21. Counseling Students with Special Needs 175 List 4.22. Counseling English Speakers of Other Languages and English Language Learners 176 List 4.23. Counseling Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 177 List 4.24. Counseling Students with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 180 List 4.25. Counseling Students with Tourette’s Syndrome 181 List 4.26. Counseling Students at Risk for Dropping Out of School 182 List 4.27. Counseling Students Who Fear Failure 185 List 4.28. Counseling Students Who Fear or Avoid Success 186 List 4.29. Counseling Students Who Desire Perfection 187 List 4.30. Counseling Students Who Are Gifted 188 List 4.31. Counseling Students Who Procrastinate 190 List 4.32. Helping Students Learn from Failure 191 List 4.33. Helping Students Overcome Barriers to Success 192 Section 5 Career Counseling in K–12 Schools 193 Career Development Theories and Assessment 194 List 5.1. Career Development Theories 194 List 5.2. Career Assessment 197 National Career Competencies and Skills for Students 199 List 5.3. National Career Competencies and Skills 199 List 5.4. Career Goals for All Students 201 Career Counseling for All Students 202 List 5.5. Planning a Career Development Program 202 List 5.6. Career Development for Elementary School Students 204 List 5.7. Career Development for Middle School Students 205 List 5.8. Career Development for High School Students 207 List 5.9. Implementation of a K–12 Career Development Program 209 List 5.10. Career and College Center 210 List 5.11. Postsecondary Planning (Grades 7–12) 211 List 5.12. Academic or Career Portfolio 212 List 5.13. Career Values 213 List 5.14. Career Decision-Making Skills 214 List 5.15. Job Interviewing Skills 215 List 5.16. Marketable Skills 216 List 5.17. Career Stereotypes, Biases, and Discrimination 217 List 5.18. Structured Work Experience 219 List 5.19. Career Information Interview 220 List 5.20. Career Exploration and Life Planning 221 List 5.21. Career Counseling 222 List 5.22. Career Counseling with Minority and Marginalized Students 223 List 5.23. Career Counseling for Students with Special Needs 225 Section 6 Personal/Social Counseling in K–12 Schools: Student Development and Life Skills 227 Personal/Social Development 228 List 6.1. Personal/Social Goals for All Students 228 List 6.2. Needs of All Students 229 List 6.3. Issues Related to Child and Adolescent Development 230 List 6.4. Fears or Stressors of Students  231 List 6.5. Ethnic Diversity of Students 233 List 6.6. Cultural Diversity 234 List 6.7. Culturally Responsive School Counselors 236 List 6.8. Students with Special Needs 237 List 6.9. Students at Risk 240 List 6.10. Family Relationships 242 Personal/Social Counseling: Life Skills for All Students 244 List 6.11. Life Skills 244 List 6.12. Programs to Teach Life Skills 245 List 6.13. Communication Skills 246 List 6.14. Student Behaviors That Influence Communication 247 List 6.15. Nonverbal Communication 248 List 6.16. Recognizing Verbal Invitations That Foster Communication 249 List 6.17. Recognizing Verbal Put-Downs 250 List 6.18. I Messages 251 List 6.19. Reframing Descriptions of People 252 List 6.20. Active Listening Skills 254 List 6.21. Helping Students Understand Their Own and Others’ Feelings 255 List 6.22. Feeling Vocabulary 257 List 6.23. Assertiveness Skills 260 List 6.24. Peer Pressure Refusal Skills 263 List 6.25. Teaching Students to Respect Others 264 List 6.26. Developing Student Self-Confidence 265 List 6.27. Anger Management Skills 267 List 6.28. Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution Skills 270 List 6.29. Coping and Resilience Skills 272 List 6.30. Relationship Skills 274 List 6.31. Social Skills 275 List 6.32. Stress Management Skills 276 Section 7 Personal/Social Counseling in K–12 Schools: Prevention and Effective Intervention 279 List 7.1. Programs to Promote Student Safety 280 List 7.2. Information for Students About Their Right toSafety 282 List 7.3. Child Abuse 284 List 7.4. Physical Neglect 289 List 7.5. Child Abuse and Child Neglect: School Counselor Interventions 290 List 7.6. Acquaintance Rape and Date Rape 293 List 7.7. Student Bullying and Harassment 295 List 7.8. Administrator and Teacher Actions to Prevent and Stop Student Bullying and Harassment 297 List 7.9. School Counselor Actions to Prevent and Stop Bullying and Harassment 298 List 7.10. Sexual Harassment 301 List 7.11. Cyberbullying 303 List 7.12. Gender Equity 305 List 7.13. Eating Disorders 307 List 7.14. Gangs 309 List 7.15. Substance Abuse 312 List 7.16. HIV/AIDS 316 List 7.17. Childhood and Adolescent Depression 318 List 7.18. Dealing with Grief and Loss 320 List 7.19. Death of a Loved One  322 List 7.20. Death of a Classmate 324 List 7.21. Tragedy or National Disaster 325 List 7.22. Student Suicide 327 List 7.23. Sexual Minority Youth 332 List 7.24. Self-Injury and Self-Mutilation 334 List 7.25. Truancy 337 List 7.26. School Phobia and School Refusal 338 List 7.27. Teen Pregnancy 340 List 7.28. Students Who Are Homeless 341 List 7.29. High-Risk Student Behavior 343 List 7.30.Parental Separation and Divorce 345 List 7.31. Children of Alcoholics 347 List 7.32. Students Whose Parent or Guardian Has Been Deployed 349 List 7.33. Meeting the Mental Health Needs of All Students 351 Index 353