Topic 2

Concept of education today and models for Comprehensive School Counseling Programmes.

Comprehensive guidance and counseling programs (CGCPs) are vital in providing services and support to assist all students be successful academically, socially, and with critical career development outcomes, including transitions to postsecondary education and career training. A CGCP framework makes use of the three-tiered Response to Intervention (RTI) model that frames resources and tools for guidance and counseling programs.

From Luther to Today: Basic Concepts Essential to Good Education Practice

Everyone needs to learn how to read and write. Children learn best when they use all their senses. All children are capable of being educated. All children should be educated to the fullest extent of their abilities. Education should begin early in life. Today especially there is an increased emphasis on beginning education at birth. Children should be appropriately taught what they are ready to learn when they are ready to learn it and should be prepared for the next stage of learning. Learning activities should be interesting and meaningful. Social interactions with teachers and peers are a necessary part of development and learning. All children have many ways of knowing, learning, and relating to the world.

A well rounded program is attained through emphasis on:

addressing middle and high school student's academic, personal, and professional development. individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, conflict resolution, group guidance and psychoeducation, crisis response, student appraisal, case management, consultation, advocacy, program development and evaluation, and coordination and administration of counseling programs. addressing the systemic nature of schools, focusing upon the benefits of counseling for all students, parents, schools, and communities. multicultural counseling, educational equity, and closing opportunity gaps among groups of students. incorporating counseling theory, skills and techniques into experiential learning modes including role-playing and genuine counseling situations through practicum at the CEDAR Clinic and supervised internship in middle and high schools

Vision of G N C Staff

The vision of the Guidance and Counseling Staff is to work with schools to help ensure that each school has a fully implemented comprehensive guidance and counseling program that supports the academic, career, and personal/social development of all students through the delivery of guidance curriculum, individual student planning and response services. The program is managed and evaluated through system support activities that also support the ongoing mission of the school.

The Guidance and Counseling staff helps to ensure guidance and counseling program implementation by: Providing support for the full implementation of the comprehensive guidance and counseling program Assisting in keeping program components content current Helping inform various populations about the role of counselors in the schools Assisting in advocating for adequate counselorstudent ratios in the schools Assisting in advocating for comprehensive guidance and counseling programs in all schools

Recommending changes in facilities, equipment, materials, and staffing needs that allow counselors to effectively present their services to school populations Providing direction in the implementation of career education opportunities for schools within the state Supporting the development and implementation of a systemic guidance and counseling evaluation process Assisting in mentoring newly and alternatively certificated personnel working in the schools Supporting the implementation of comprehensive career services in area career centers Supporting the implementation and use of Missouri Connections

Coordinating and seeking input from the state-wide Guidance Advisory Committee Coordinating and collaborating with the Counselor Educator Advisory Committee Collaborating with the Missouri School Counselor Association

The Guidance and Counseling section works with the Missouri Center of Career Education and the University of Central Missouri to provide a Guidance e-Learning Center for school counselors and administrations that provides numerous resources to help implement their guidance and counseling programs.

In addition, the Guidance and Counseling section has developed a Guidance System of Support model to provide professional development opportunities for school counselors to collaborate, share, work together, and support one another in the development and enhancement of their guidance and counseling programs.

Objectives

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Increased Student Achievement PK-12 2. Increased collaboration between parents, community and school 3. Increased success in transitions and future planning 4. Decreased discipline problems and drop out rate