Comprehensive School Counseling Model
By ALL... For ALL
The KUSD comprehensive school counseling program serves all students K-12. It helps all students gain an understanding for their learning. It encompasses a student’s entire support network, including the school counselor, student support staff, administration, parents and community, to be a part of developing the student into a successful, productive citizen. The organizational framework is summarized below.
Program Features
- Program based, rather than position based. Services 100% of the students.Calendaring process is utilized as a means to determine counselor use of time.
- Wisconsin School Model Academic Standards for School Counseling make this like all other educational programs.
- Strong emphasis on student/parent/counselor conferencing.
- The School Counseling Curriculum content is delivered in a developmental manner to all students.
- The program is delivered using the motto, By ALL For ALL.
- The school counselor, staff, administration, parents, and community contribute to the delivery of the program.
The four program components include:
- School Counseling Curriculum: content delivered to all students
- Individual Student Planning: assists students in planning and managing their educational career development
- Responsive Services: addresses the immediate personal concerns of students
- System Support: includes program, staff, and school support activities
Program Advantages
- Focuses on academic success for all students and gives all students a purpose for learning—It answers the question, "Why do I have to learn this stuff?"
- Prepares all students to succeed in the curricular domains of career, academic, and personal/social through direct instruction.
- Provides increased opportunity for collaborating between counselors and business, industry, and the community as a whole.
- Develops a system for students’ long-range planning and learning.
- Enables parents to access school and community resources.
- Provides a means of accountability and evaluation of counseling programs.
Comprehensive School Counseling Program
- Promotes a rigorous academic curriculum
- Prepares students for realistic challenges
- Promotes student achievement
- Facilitates career exploration and development
- Develops decision-making, problem-solving skills, and effective interpersonal relationships
- Provides advocacy for students
- Assures equal access to educational opportunities
- Develops a system for long-range planning
- Offers educational workshops for parents
- Further connects the school district with the community
By ALL... For ALL
By ALL - Our Comprehensive School Counseling Program supports students by involving families, schools, and our entire community to assure academic success for ALL students.
For ALL - All students within the school district are a part of the Comprehensive School Counseling Program.
Vision for School Counseling
Reaches Every Student
Comprehensive in Scope
Wisconsin Comprehensive
School Counseling Student Content
Standards
Academic Domain
Career Domain
Personal/Social Domain
Preventive in Design
Developmental in Nature
Integral Part of the Total Educational
System
Includes a Delivery System
School Counseling Curriculum
Individual Student Planning
Responsive Services
System Support
School Counseling Curriculum
Classroom activities
Interdisciplinary curriculum
development
Group activities
Parent Workshops
Individual Student Planning
Individual or small group appraisal
Individual or small-group advisement
Student and Parent Educational
Career Planning Conferences
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Responsive Services
Consultation
Individual and small-group counseling
Crisis counseling
Referrals
Peer facilitation
System Support
Professional development
Consultation, collaboration and teaming
Program management and operation
Implemented by a DPI-Licensed School Counselor
Conducted in Collaboration
Monitors Student Progress
Driven by Data
Seeks Improvement
Shares Successes |
Elementary School Comprehensive School Counseling Program
| Academic |
Personal/Social |
Career |
| School Counseling Curriculum |
Individual Student Planning |
Responsive Services |
System Support |
Bullying Prevention
Career Awareness
Conflict Resolution
Cooperation
Core Values
Decision Making
Drug & Alcohol Prevention
Goal Setting
Interpersonal Relationships
Peer Pressure
Problem Solving
Protective Behaviors
Respect for Diversity
Self-Knowledge & Self-Management
Suicide Prevention
Transition |
Academic Support
ADHD Services
Attendance
Intervention
Behavior Plans
Goal Setting
IEP & 504
Participation
Parent/Teacher/Student
Conferencing
Student
Intervention Team
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Collaboration & Consultation with
Parents and Staff
Community Resource Referrals, Consultation & Collaboration
Conflict Resolution Services
Crisis Response & Counseling
Individual & Group Counseling
Possible areas: grief, anxiety, social skills, family changes, AODA issues, anger, domestic violence, academic support response to bullying |
Calendaring
Community Advisory Boards
Consultation
Collaboration & Teaming
District & Department Collaboration Meetings
Mentor Coordination
Office Management
Program Development, Data Collection & Evaluation
Professional Development
Provision of Professional Development
Recordkeeping
School Wide Activities |
Middle School Comprehensive School Counseling Program
| Academic |
Personal/Social |
Career |
| School Counseling Curriculum |
Individual Student Planning |
Responsive Services |
System Support |
Bullying Prevention
Career Exploration
Conflict Resolution
Collaboration
Communication
Drug & Alcohol Prevention & Intervention
Problem Solving
Project Alert
Study Skills
Suicide Prevention
Transition:
Grades 5 to 6
Grades 8 to 9 |
Academic support
Attendance/Truancy
Goal Setting
Individual Learning Plans
Record Review
Student/Parent Conferences
Test Implementation
Transition:
New Transfer Students/Families |
Attendance/Truancy
Community Resource Consultation
Crisis Counseling
Individual Counseling
Referrals
Small Group Counseling |
Consultation Collaboration & Teaming
IEP Meetings
Mentoring Program
Professional Development
Program Evaluation
Student Intervention Team Meetings |
High School Comprehensive School Counseling Program
| Academic |
Personal/Social |
Career |
| School Counseling Curriculum |
Individual Student Planning |
Responsive Services |
System Support |
Academic Support
ATODA Prevention/Intervention
Career/College Fairs
Career Exploration/Planning
Classroom Career
Activities
Classroom Guidance Activities
Graduation Requirements Information
Groups
Groups Activities
Introduction to Counseling Services
Parent Presentations
Registration & Scheduling
Scholarship/Financial Support
Suicide Prevention |
Academic Planning
Advisement
Behavior Goal Setting
Career Plans
Decision Making Skills
Individual Counseling
Letters of Recommendation
New Student Orientation
Parent Conferences
Problem-Solving
Schedule Changes
Student Contracts
Transition Planning
Vocational Exploration |
Conflict Resolution
Consultation
Contacting Agencies
Contacting Crisis/Police
Contacting Social Services
Coping Strategies
Crisis Counseling & Referrals
Crisis Team Meetings
Individual Counseling
Parent Conferences
Parent Contact
Preventative Counseling
Small Group Counseling
Teacher Consultation |
ASCA/WSCA/KEA
AODA Screening
Collaboration with Staff/Parents
Consultation with Staff/Parents
Department Meetings
District/Building Committees
Drug Awareness Prevention
Meetings with Administration
Professional Development
Program Management & Operation
Schedules & Schedule Changes
Student Intervention Team Meetings |
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