Knowledge:
(A) Knows the theories and processes of effective counseling and wellness programs for individual students and groups of students;
(B) Knows how to design, implement, manage, and evaluate programs to enhance the academic, career, and personal/social development of students;
(C) Knows strategies for helping students identify strengths and cope with environmental and developmental problems;
(D) Knows how to design, implement, manage, and evaluate transition programs, including school-to-work, postsecondary planning, and college admissions counseling;
(E) Understands group dynamics — including counseling, psycho-educational, task, and peer helping groups — and the facilitation of teams to enable students to overcome barriers and impediments to learning; and
(F) Understands the potential impact of crises, emergencies, and disasters on students, educators, and schools, and knows the skills needed for crisis intervention.
Skills and Practices:
(A) Demonstrates self-awareness, sensitivity to others, and the skills needed to relate to each diverse individual, group, and classroom;
(B) Provides individual and group counseling and classroom guidance to promote the academic, career, and personal and social development of students;
(C) Designs and implements prevention and intervention plans related to the effects of: Atypical growth and development, health and wellness, language, ability level, multicultural issues, and factors of resiliency on student learning and development;
(D) Demonstrates the ability to use procedures for assessing and managing suicide risk; and
(E) Demonstrates the ability to recognize his or her limitations as a school counselor and to seek supervision or refer clients when appropriate.
Supporting Artifacts:
Counseling, Prevention, and Intervention: Knowledge: A: During the course, Theories and Techniques of Counseling I, I demonstrated this proficiency when I wrote my Personal Theory Paper. To write this, I had to have an understanding of various theoretical orientations. The paper can be found here.
Counseling, Prevention, and Intervention: Knowledge: E: During the course, Group Counseling, I demonstrated proficiency in this standard when I wrote a reflection paper on my learning of group processes. The paper can be found here.
Counseling, Prevention, and Intervention: Skills and Practices: B: I have demonstrated proficiency in this area through my implementation of a comprehensive counseling program, including groups, individual work, and school-wide guidance lesson facilitation in my two years of work as an elementary school counselor.
Counseling, Prevention, and Intervention: Skills and Practices: E: In my counseling internship, I have logged 30 hours of site supervision and 45 hours of group supervision, to address my blind spots collaborate on solutions. I plan to continue to seek supervision and professional development opportunities throughout my career.