A Comprehensive Couseling Program is...
A counseling program that aims to support all students in terms of maximizing opportunities for academic achievement, ensuring mental health, reinforcing healthy emotional choices and advocating for students in general. School counselors design, deliver and review school counseling programs that should cover the foundations of counseling. These programs are integrated into the school’s mission and become part of the learning environment regardless of students’ ages or grade levels.
The primary aim of a comprehensive counseling program is to ensure the best outcome for every student with due attention given to their unique characteristics, including physical limitations, mental acuity, special abilities and social factors such as home environment, family circumstances and cultural differences. The scope of the program is broad with a special focus on preventive and developmental strategies. Program development is typically based on student data collected over the years. The American School Counselor Association or ASCA National Model provides a framework for a comprehensive school counseling program.