| ISSS: School Counselors |
Role
National OrganizationsAmerican Counseling Association American School Counselor Association
State Department of Education ResourcesBuilding a Bridge: A Transitional Manual for Students: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/BuildingABridge.pdfhttp://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/BuildingABridge.pdf The Connecticut Agenda: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/agenda.pdf Connecticut Comprehensive School Counseling Program: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/counseling.pdf Best Practices for School Counseling in Connecticut: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/BestPractices.pdf Developing Quality Programs for Pupil Services: A Self-Evaluative Guide: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/QPPupilSrves.pdf Guidelines for Developing Policies and Procedures for Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (2000): http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/abuse.pdf
For more information, please contact:
Nancy Aleman, M.A., M.S.
Connecticut Hot Line Numbers
Resources on the Web
American Psychological Association: www.apa.org Character Development Foundation: www.charactered.org Connecticut State Department of Education: www.state.ct.us/sde/commish/schoolclimate.htm Educators for Social Responsibility/Resolving Conflicts Creatively Program: http://esrnational.org National Parent Teacher Association: www.pta.org National School Board Association: www.nsba.org/schoolhealth Safe and Sound: An Educational Leader’s Guide to Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning Programs (2002). The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL): http://www.casel.org/safeandsound.htm Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence |
According to the American School Counselor Association (2003), “The professional school counselor is a certified/licensed educator trained in school counseling. Professional school counselors address the needs of students through the implementation of a comprehensive, standards-based, developmental school counseling program. They are employed in elementary, middle/junior high, and senior high schools, and in post-secondary settings. Their work is differentiated by attention to age-specific developmental stages of student growth, and the needs, tasks and student interests related to those stages. School counselors work with all students, including those who are considered at-risk and those with special needs. They are specialists in human behavior and relationships who provide assistance to students through four primary interventions: counseling (individual and group), large group guidance, consultation, and coordination.” 
