According to the American School Counseling Association (2012):

School counselors design and deliver comprehensive school counseling programs that promote student achievement. These programs are comprehensive in scope, preventive in design and developmental in nature. “The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs” outlines the components of a comprehensive school counseling program. The ASCA National Model brings school counselors together with one vision and one voice, which creates unity and focus toward improving student achievement. A comprehensive school counseling program is an integral component of the school’s academic mission. Comprehensive school counseling programs, driven by student data and based on standards in academic, career and personal/social development, promote and enhance the learning process for all students.

The ASCA National Model:

■ ensures equitable access to a rigorous education for all students

■ identifies the knowledge and skills all students will acquire as a result of the K-12 comprehensive school counseling program

■ is delivered to all students in a systematic fashion Executive Summary

■ is based on data-driven decision making

■ is provided by a state-credentialed school counselor

Effective school counseling programs are a collaborative effort between the school counselor, parents and other educators to create an environment that promotes student achievement. Staff and school counselors value and respond to the diversity and individual differences in our societies and communities. Comprehensive school counseling programs ensure equitable access to opportunities and rigorous curriculum for all students to participate fully in the educational process. School counselors focus their skills, time and energy on direct and indirect services to students. To achieve maximum program effectiveness, the American School Counselor Association recommends a school counselor to student ratio of 1:250 and that school counselors spend 80 percent or more of their time in direct and indirect services to students. School counselors participate as members of the educational team and use the skills of leadership, advocacy and collaboration to promote systemic change as appropriate. The framework of a comprehensive school counseling program consists of four components: foundation, management, delivery and accountability.

ASCA NATIONAL STANDARDS

https://www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors/standards

TEXAS STANDARDS

https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=19&pt=7&ch=239&rl=15

LEANDER ISD CURRICULUM

https://www.leanderisd.org/cms/one.aspx?pageId=352868

Reference

American School Counselor Association. (2012). ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs (3rd ed.).

Alexandria, VA: Author.

Below is an outline of the ASCA National Model and the Texas Model: