This document discusses the leadership role of school counselors. It outlines that school counselors should implement comprehensive school counseling programs based on the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model. This model contains four components: foundation, management, delivery, and accountability. The document also lists characteristics of effective school counselor leaders, such as being culturally responsive change agents who advocate for students and use data to promote student success. School counselor leaders work to advance academic achievement, reduce barriers to learning, and create equitable learning environments for all students.

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By: RACHELLE RONA
Roles in Comprehensive

2. LEADER

6. Guidance Counselors

7. SCHOOL COUNSELOR LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP CONTEXTS
LEADERSHIP & ASCA COMPONENTS
AGENDA:

8. "The ASCA National Model represents what a
school counseling program should contain and
serves as an organizational tool to identify and
prioritize the elements of a quality school
counseling program.“
-Judy Bowers & Trish Hatch, Ph.D.

9. We play a significant
part in:
--improving student
achievement1
--student & systems
advocates 2

10. SCHOOL COUNSELOR LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP CONTEXTS
LEADERSHIP & ASCA COMPONENTS

11. central
PRIORITIES
of school counselors
advancing academic achievement
Reducing barriers to learning
Creating equitable learning environment

12. school counseling leadership
[P r a c t i c e s]
supports academic achievement and student
development
advances effective delivery of the
comprehensive school counseling program
promotes professional identity
overcomes challenges of role inconsistency

13. School counselor leader
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
culturally responsive change agents who:
1
skilled at counseling, advocating, teaming & collaborating
and using data to promote student success2
able to construct meaning from their personal & professinal
experiences to bring about substantive change for all students3
Integrate instructional & school counseling
best practices to...
develop & implement equitable services &
programs for all students

14. visionary thinking
challenging inequities
shared decision making
collaborative processing
modeling excellence
courageous stance
EFFECTIVE SCHOOL COUNSELOR
LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

15. SCHOOL COUNSELOR LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP CONTEXTS
LEADERSHIP & ASCA COMPONENTS

17. SCHOOL COUNSELING LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP CONTEXTS
LEADERSHIP & ASCA COMPONENTS

18. foundation
management
delivery
accountability
LEADERSHIP & ASCA
COMPONENTS

19. http://cekeel.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/7/5/19
755311/national_model_2012.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/mickiedohertysportfolio/home/research-and-evaluation/research-
based-program-development/themes-of-the-asca-national-model
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