Program Goal: To offer a comprehensive program focusing on social and academic development
Learners will:
Acquire personal and social knowledge needed for understanding self, interacting with others, and applying personal safety skills and coping strategies.
Acquire the knowledge of academic development for applying skills needed for educational achievement, skills of transitioning between educational levels, and developing and monitoring personal educational plans.
Acquire career development knowledge needed for applying career exploration and planning skills, knowing where and how to obtain information about the world of work and post-secondary training/education, and applying employment readiness skills and the skills for on-the-job success.
Objectives:
To guide and counsel individuals and groups of students through the development of educational and career plans
To counsel small groups of students and individuals with social and/or emotional problems
To consult and collaborate with teachers, staff and parents regarding meeting the developmental needs of students
Purpose
The comprehensive school counseling program is an integral part of a school district’s total educational program. It is developmental by design and includes sequential activities organized and implemented by school counselors with the active support of parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and the community. As a developmental program, it addresses the needs of all students by facilitating their social/emotional, academic, and career development, helping create positive and safe learning climates in schools, as well as helping students feel connected to school and to at least one caring adult. At the same time, the program assists students as they face issues and resolve problems that prevent their healthy development.
The purpose of the MCSCP is to provide students in kindergarten through grade 12 with successful educational experiences. When the programs are fully implemented across the state, school districts will have comprehensive school counseling programs in which school counselors will be able to devote themselves full time to the counseling program, thereby reaching 100% of their students and enhancing:
● Student mental health and social/emotional development
● Student academic achievement
● Career development
● A positive and safe learning environment
● Collaboration with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and the community
● Accountability through a comprehensive evaluation process