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School Counselors as Leaders

The Transformed School CounselorThe Transformed School Counselor

Chapter 4Chapter 4

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Collaborative Leadership

Builds and sustains relationships for the development, acceptance, and achievement of goals leading to academic success for all students

Facilitates collaboration among multiple parties such as community members, parents, teachers, administrators, and school counselors

Places the principal at the hub, but extends to other players

The new ASCA model emphasizes leadership with the ultimate purpose of casting a wider net and impacting greater numbers of students


School Counselors as Collaborative Leaders Leadership is full participation as an integral part

of the mission and function of schools, in supporting each student and impacting the system to enable student success.

Leadership is carried out through collaboration with the significant people in the lives of students, including teachers, administrators, family, and community members.


Leadership as a Mindset

A school counselor identifies environmental A school counselor identifies environmental and institutional barriers that stratify and institutional barriers that stratify opportunities for student success. opportunities for student success.

A school counselor supports indicators of A school counselor supports indicators of student success such as grades, attendance, student success such as grades, attendance, discipline referrals, test scores, dropout discipline referrals, test scores, dropout rates, and student retention. rates, and student retention.


Personal/Social Consciousness Skills and Leadership Leadership requires:Leadership requires: Vision The ability to develop others Collaboration skills The willingness to be accountable The ability to see the big picture Moral purpose and a mindset for action


Principals as Partners

School counselors work in partnership with the principal and other critical stakeholders toward common goals.

Principals have a very difficult job and frequently seek collaboration with a leadership team.

The principal and school counselor in a leadership partnership will gain support for the school’s counseling program, enhance the school counselor’s effort to be viewed as a critical player, and make a difference for students in the school.


School Counselors and Power

Growth toward leadership can be facilitated by the Growth toward leadership can be facilitated by the exercise of exercise of PowerPower..

Types of power behind leadership rolesTypes of power behind leadership roles:: Position or legitimate power Referent or relationship power Caring power Transformational or developmental power Connection power Reward power Technical, information, or expert power


School Counselors and Power Continued…

Position or legitimate power – power that comes from the authority invested in the job or position

Derived from being in charge of committees or having positions within professional organizations



Referent or relationship power – power that comes from positive relationships with others

Involves community building, working with others, facilitating, exercising good listening skills, and persuasion

Facilitates work as consultants, change agents, and systemic reformers



Caring power – derives from one’s compassion and the ability to translate it into furthering one’s mission and goals

Has more potential than any other type of leadership power

Centers around motivating students, supporting teachers, and assisting administration



Transformational or developmental power – the ability to empower others

Shapes goals, vision, and motives by empowering others

Is effectively exercised on the school improvement team (SIT)



Connection power – derives from connection with people of power or influence

Is especially useful when it involves people (such as school board members, central administration staff and parent organization members) who are in a position to positively influence the future



Reward power –the ability to effect results through material or psychological rewards

Can be in the form of praise, support, recognition, promotions, and monetary rewards

Can influence or shape the behaviors of others



Technical, information, or expert power – possession of specialized knowledge, information, or expertise

Can lead to bestowal of leadership when other members of a group have less knowledge, information or expertise

Is embodied to a high degree in counselors’ specialized training in areas such as consultation, counseling, data analysis, and collaboration


School Counselors Developing Leadership Skills School counselors who are effective leaders School counselors who are effective leaders

developed their leadership skills through:developed their leadership skills through:

1. Self-awareness1. Self-awareness

2. Facilitative communication 2. Facilitative communication

3. Team development 3. Team development

4. Staff development 4. Staff development


School Counselors Developing Leadership Skills, continued… 1. Self-Awareness1. Self-Awareness Developing leadership skills starts with a personal

analysis of your strengths and weaknesses. Techniques to help you understand your

leadership strengths are: Examining your behavior in prior leadership roles Using feedback from colleagues and friends


School Counselors Developing Leadership Skills, continued… 2. Facilitative Communication2. Facilitative Communication Interactions are enhanced by sending a message that you

are listening and understanding what is being said to you. Reflecting – responding by expressing the meaning beyond

the words spoken Paraphrasing – repeating in different words what was

communicated Clarifying –bringing ambiguous meaning into focus Questioning – gathering information through open-ended

questions, allowing the speaker to convey information, feelings, and understanding.


School Counselors Developing Leadership Skills, continued… 3. Team Development3. Team Development

Use Hackman’s five principles and consider:Use Hackman’s five principles and consider:

Is the team a real team or a team in name only? Does the team have a compelling direction for its work? Is the structure of the team designed to enable rather than

impede teamwork? Does the team operate within a supportive environment? Does the team have expert coaching?


School Counselors Developing Leadership Skills, continued…

3. Team Development, cont’d…3. Team Development, cont’d…

Group leaders need to foster the evolution of individual group skills through grooming and attention.

Start with a small project and carefully cultivate your skills and increase your leadership.


School Counselors Developing Leadership Skills, continued…

4. Staff Development4. Staff Development School counselors who deliver presentations

to faculty, parents, students, and community stakeholders are exercising a powerful leadership role.


The Impact of the School Counselor as Leader Improving School Climates Successful Instructional Program Developing High Aspirations in Students Course Enrollment and Tracking

Patterns


The Impact of the School Counselor as Leader Improving School ClimatesImproving School Climates Promoting a safe environment that supports

opportunities for all students to get a good education


The Impact of the School Counselor as Leader Successful Instructional ProgramSuccessful Instructional Program Through collaborative efforts with the principal and other

key stakeholders

Conducting staff development for teachers and parents in educational planning, motivation, student appraisal, and diversity issues

Helping teachers understand and use tests to maximize learning for students

Meet Robert (Bob) Turba, who improved an Instructional Program


The Impact of the School Counselor as Leader Developing High Aspirations in StudentsDeveloping High Aspirations in Students Working with other key stakeholders to help students

develop high aspirations

Improving student motivation and helping students understand their choices

Helping students understand the relationship between academic preparation and career development

Meet the High-School Counselors of Jacksonville, FL, who are Developing High Student Aspirations


The Impact of the School Counselor as Leader Course Enrollment and Tracking PatternsCourse Enrollment and Tracking Patterns School counselors can operate professionally as “door

openers” when they understand how tracking and course-taking affect opportunities for students.

Course selection contributes to furthering or hindering educational opportunity.

School counselors can influence enrollment patterns and implement academic safety nets for students who are willing to attempt academic rigor.


Leadership: Rewarding But Challenging Leadership is not easy. Hold steady and move carefully toward the goals

of the school’s mission and the school counseling program with a clear eye on what you are trying to accomplish.

Seize the challenge and embrace it as an opportunity to grow.


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