National School Counseling Week (NSCW)
National School Counseling Week (NSCW)
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"The purpose of National School Counseling Week is to focus public attention on the unique contributions of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by ASCA, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career."
"The purpose of National School Counseling Week is to focus public attention on the unique contributions of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by ASCA, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career."
Cited from the CASC website
Staff Advocacy Activity
Staff Advocacy Activity
Classroom Lessons Guessing Contest
Classroom Lessons Guessing Contest
In order to increase awareness of our comprehensive school counseling program , I created a contest asking staff members to guess how many classroom lessons the school counseling team had presented so far that year. Submitted guesses ranged from 5 to 1,900!
Staff Advocacy Activity Follow Up
Staff Advocacy Activity Follow Up
Data One Pager
Data One Pager
After the contest, I created a data one pager to showcase some of our school counseling program's process and perception data.
Student Advocacy Activity
Student Advocacy Activity
Publicizing NSCW
Publicizing NSCW
I started each classroom lesson during NSCW by informing students that NSCW is an opportunity for people to learn more about what school counselors do. I encouraged students to talk to their families about what they learn about in their Second Step lessons.
Pictures from NSCW 2017
Pictures from NSCW 2017
Aligns with California School Counseling Specialization Standards: 17 (foundations of the school counseling profession), 18 (professionalism, ethics & legal mandates), 22 (leadership), 23 (advocacy), 28 (organizational and system development), and 30 (research, program evaluation and technology).
Courtney Lloyd is a school counselor, former elementary school teacher, innovator, and passionate advocate for students and families.
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