Part 1:
Addressing the Needs of All Students
School counselors must consistently strive to maintain cultural competence, respect for all, and remain unbiased when facing the cultural, physical, and cognitive differences of students, families, faculty, staff, and administrators. The ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors, ASCAs Position Statement on the School Counselor and Cultural Diversity, and a plethora of current literature point to school counselor advocacy as a key factor in making progress toward this vision of equitable schools and communities.
Construct a professional development action plan in a Word document. Detail how you will strengthen your cultural competence, advocacy, and leadership skills to meet the diverse needs of your school and community.
Include the following in your plan:
Discuss the roles of advocacy and compassion in addressing the needs of all students.
Locate two additional professional resources you can use to identify issues and trends in meeting the needs of multicultural and diverse student populations.
Identify a list of strategies, interventions, or activities to address identified students needs in a diverse population.
Identify a minimum of two professional development opportunities to assist you in building cultural competence and leadership/advocacy skills as a school counselor.
Finally, identify a professional mentor who showcases cultural competence, leadership, and advocacy skills in their professional practice. Make contact with your proposed mentor and briefly discuss how your mentor may offer your support.
Support your professional development action plan with three to five scholarly resources.
Part 2:
Benchmark – School Counseling Program Design
Advocating for the school counseling program is a major role of school counselors in the school setting. In order to be such an advocate, you will need to be familiar with best practices in school counseling.
Create an PowerPoint presentation for school stakeholders educating them on the ASCA National Models four components: Define, Manage, Deliver, and Assess.
Address the following in your presentation:
Discuss the ways in which the ASCA School Counseling National Model is important to the field of school counseling.
Describe the school counselors role in promoting academic success, career planning, and social/emotional development.
Describe the Define component of the ASCA National Model.
Describe the Manage component of the ASCA National Model.
Describe the Deliver component of the ASCA National Model.
Describe the Assess component of the ASCA National Model.
Describe the specific ways in which the ASCA National Model ensures access, equity, compassion, and success for all students. Refer to the GCU Statement on the Integration of Faith and Work document located in the topic Resources when completing this prompt.
The PowerPoint presentation should include well-developed presenters notes, title page, and reference slides, and be supported by three to five scholarly resources.
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