let guidance help light the way! © © copyright 2002 janet m. bender

Let Guidance Help Light the Way!Let Guidance Help Light the Way!

©Copyright 2002 Janet M. Bender


Under the Guidance Under the Guidance Umbrella …Umbrella …

Guidance Curriculum

Individual Planning

Responsive Services

System Support

Adapted from: ACA by Gysbers and Moore (1974)rom: ACA by Gysbers and Moore (1974)


Our Goal is…

…to light the way for all students to become the best they can be.


We do that through…We do that through…

Consulting

Coordinating

Caring

Curriculum

Counseling


We Anchor With Curriculum We Anchor With Curriculum Through…Through…

•School-Wide ProgramsSchool-Wide Programs

•Classroom Guidance Classroom Guidance Activities Activities

•Small Group ActivitiesSmall Group Activities

Adapted from: ACA by Gysbers and Moore (1974)Adapted from: ACA by Gysbers and Moore (1974)


Classroom guidance topics Classroom guidance topics include:include:

Character Character EducationEducation

ResponsibilityResponsibility Peer Peer RelationsRelations

Career Career AwarenessAwareness

StudyStudy SkillsSkills

Self Self AwarenessAwareness


We HelpWe Help StudentsStudents NAVIGATE NAVIGATE TowardToward Their Goals With… Their Goals With…

• Individual PlanningIndividual Planning– AssessmentAssessment

•Abilities, skills, Abilities, skills, interestsinterests

– PlacementPlacement– AdvisementAdvisement

•Personal/socialPersonal/social

•EducationalEducational

•CareerCareer



We Respond to Student We Respond to Student Needs Through…Needs Through…

• ConsultationConsultation• Personal CounselingPersonal Counseling

– IndividuallyIndividually– In small groupsIn small groups

• Crisis CounselingCrisis Counseling• Outside ReferralsOutside Referrals

– Mental Health Mental Health – Social ServicesSocial Services– Juvenile ServicesJuvenile Services– Medical ResourcesMedical Resources



We Develop System Support We Develop System Support Through…Through…

• Research & DevelopmentResearch & Development

• Staff/Community Public Staff/Community Public RelationsRelations

• Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

• Committee/Advisory Committee/Advisory BoardsBoards

• Community OutreachCommunity Outreach• Program ManagementProgram Management

Adapted from: ACA by Gysbers and Moore, (1974)Adapted from: ACA by Gysbers and Moore, (1974)


• The teacherThe teacher

• The student may The student may self referself refer

• A parentA parent

• Administrators/staffAdministrators/staff

• Any concerned Any concerned personperson


Please make a referral to Please make a referral to the counselor if…the counselor if…• You suspect child abuse or neglect.You suspect child abuse or neglect.• You notice a severe change in the You notice a severe change in the

child’s behavior.child’s behavior.• The child is struggling with family The child is struggling with family

changes.changes.• The child’s self-concept is low.The child’s self-concept is low.• An illness or death in the family is An illness or death in the family is

upsetting the child.upsetting the child.• You suspect extreme financial You suspect extreme financial

hardship in the family and the child hardship in the family and the child needs supplies, shoes, etc.needs supplies, shoes, etc.

• A behavior modification plan could A behavior modification plan could help.help.


• The child is living in a home where there The child is living in a home where there is substance abuse or recovery from such.is substance abuse or recovery from such.

• The child daydreams a lot or seems The child daydreams a lot or seems preoccupied a major portion of the day.preoccupied a major portion of the day.

• The child’s grades are declining.The child’s grades are declining.

• A child has excessive absences.A child has excessive absences.

• The child’s home situation interferes with The child’s home situation interferes with school performance.school performance.

• Something seems to be bothering the Something seems to be bothering the child.child.

Or…Or…


We will schedule We will schedule counseling with:counseling with:

• Individual studentsIndividual students

• Small groups of studentsSmall groups of students


• Providing a lifeboat (crisis Providing a lifeboat (crisis intervention.)intervention.)

• Giving sailing lessons Giving sailing lessons (teaching coping skills.)(teaching coping skills.)

• Blowing wind into their sails Blowing wind into their sails (giving encouragement.)(giving encouragement.)

We will help by…We will help by…


Counselors do lots of Counselors do lots of consulting with…consulting with…

• AdministratorsAdministrators

• Teachers and staffTeachers and staff

• ParentsParents

• Other professionalsOther professionals


Counselors coordinate Counselors coordinate many school-wide many school-wide programs such as:programs such as:• New Student OrientationNew Student Orientation

• Substance Awareness Substance Awareness

• Conflict ManagementConflict Management

• Character EducationCharacter Education

• Testing ProgramsTesting Programs

• Career Awareness InitiativesCareer Awareness Initiatives

• Behavior Management StrategiesBehavior Management Strategies

• Materials/Resource SharingMaterials/Resource Sharing

• National School Counseling WeekNational School Counseling Week


Counselors show caring Counselors show caring with…with…

• Staff SupportStaff Support

• Crisis InterventionCrisis Intervention

• Child Abuse Child Abuse Prevention Prevention EducationEducation

• ListeningListening

• Giving Lots of HugsGiving Lots of Hugs


Sometimes we need to Sometimes we need to make outside referrals to…make outside referrals to…

• Mental HealthMental Health

• Private Professional Private Professional HelpersHelpers

• Social ServicesSocial Services

• Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement

• Medical ResourcesMedical Resources

• Juvenile ServicesJuvenile Services

• Special School Special School ProgramsPrograms

• OtherOther


Counselors regularly Counselors regularly provide…provide…

• Academic SupportAcademic Support

• Parent/Child RelationshipsParent/Child Relationships

• Students’ Special NeedsStudents’ Special Needs

• Behavior ManagementBehavior Management

Through workshops, presentations, Through workshops, presentations, conferences and newsletter articles on conferences and newsletter articles on topics of need such as:topics of need such as:


Counselors often Counselors often coordinate or assist with…coordinate or assist with…

• Psychological Referral Psychological Referral ProcessProcess

• Student Support TeamStudent Support Team

• 504 Plans504 Plans

• School & Community School & Community ProjectsProjects

• Standardized Testing Standardized Testing ProgramsPrograms


Once in a while we may sail Once in a while we may sail away for…away for…

ProfessionalProfessional

DevelopmentDevelopment……

.….…through conventions, through conventions, meetings, courses and meetings, courses and

workshops.workshops.


Through it all, school Through it all, school counselors help light the counselors help light the way for smooth sailing and way for smooth sailing and bright futures for our bright futures for our students.students.


ReferencesReferences

• Bender, J.M. (1999). Bender, J.M. (1999). Ready…Set…Go! A Practical Resource for Ready…Set…Go! A Practical Resource for Elementary CounselorsElementary Counselors. Chapin, SC: Youthlight, Inc. Chapin, SC: Youthlight, Inc

• Microsoft Corporation 2002Microsoft Corporation 2002. Office XP, PowerPoint 2002.. Office XP, PowerPoint 2002.

• VA: American Association for Counseling and Development by Gysbers, VA: American Association for Counseling and Development by Gysbers, N.N. C., & Moore, E. J. (1974).C., & Moore, E. J. (1974). Career guidance, counseling and placement: Career guidance, counseling and placement: Elements of an illustrative program guide (A life career development Elements of an illustrative program guide (A life career development perspective). perspective). Columbia, MO: University of Missouri, Columbia.Columbia, MO: University of Missouri, Columbia.

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