ASCA National Model Manage area provides suggestions on ways to develop a counseling program that will produce positive results by contributing to a school counselor’s ability to guide and align their school counseling program with identified priorities.
The ASCA model which has been adopted as Oklahoma's Counseling Framework recommends that school counselors spend 80% of their time on direct or indirect services to students. A use of time calculator is filled out daily by the counseling department to document and analyze how much time is being spent on counseling activities compared to non-counseling activities. The pie chart below updates in real time to reflect our counseling department use of time.
An Advisory Council for the Denison Elementary School Counseling program is beneficial because it provides a chance for stakeholders to express their options and input for the program. The council functions as a communication link between the school counseling program and the diverse groups within the school and community. This allows for meaningful feedback and informed decisions regarding counseling program.
If you are interested in joining the Advisory Council for the Denison Elementary School Counseling program please contact the school office or email me directly. Our council meets three times a year in the board meeting room. Meetings will be held in August, January, and May. Exact meeting times and days will be posted on the district website, no later than one week prior to the meeting date.
The ASCA National Model guides school counselors in the development of school counseling programs that are based on data-informed decision making, are delivered to all students in the district systematically, help to close the achievement and opportunity gaps, are based on data-informed decision making, include developmentally appropriate curriculum focused on the mindsets and behaviors all students need for postsecondary readiness and success, and result in improved student achievement, attendance, and discipline.
The ASCA model which has been adopted as Oklahoma's Counseling Framework recommends that school counselors spend 80% of their time on direct or indirect services to students. A use of time calculator is filled out daily by the counseling department to document and analyze how much time is being spent on counseling activities compared to non-counseling activities. The chart below updates in real time to reflect our counseling departments use of time.
American School Counselor Association. (2019). ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs. Fourth edition, Alexandria, VA: Author