Best practices for effective secondary school counselors / / Carla F. Shelton, Edward L. James ; acquisitions editorc Robert D. Clouse ; copy editor Diana Breti ; cover designer Michael Dubowe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797304903321
• Autore: Shelton Carla F.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2005; ©2005
• ISBN: 1-4833-6115-2; 1-4833-6332-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 373.14
• Soggetti: Counseling in secondary education - United States; Student counselors - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "A Joint Publication American School Counselor Association."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Best Practice 1: Use Data to Evaluate Program Effectiveness and Plan for Continuous Improvement""; ""Section 1: Review the School Counseling Plan""; ""Section 2: Develop a School Profile""; ""Section 3: Obtain Stakeholder Perspectives""; ""Section 4: Create a Self-Evaluation Instrument""; ""Section 5: Formulate a Counseling Program Action Plan""; ""Chapter 2 - Best Practice 2: Design and Implement a Comprehensive Advisement System""; ""Section 1: A Schoolwide Advisement Program""; ""Section 2: An Individual Advisement Program""""Section 3: A Rising Ninth-Grade Advisement Program""; ""Chapter 3 - Best Practice 3: Design and Implement an Extensive Career Education Program""; ""Section 1: Basic Principles of Career Development""; ""Section 2: Design Appropriate Career Development Plans for Middle and High School Students""; ""Section 3: Design and Implement a Comprehensive Career Center""; ""Section 4: Career Portfolios for Students""; ""Chapter 4 - Best Practice 4: Create Transition Programs That Prepare Students for Success""; ""Section 1: A Keystone Program for Rising Ninth-Grade Students""""Section 2: A Credit Recovery Program for High School Students""; ; ""Section 3: A Capstone Program for Twelfth-Grade Students""; ""Chapter 5 - Best Practice 5: Establish and Maintain Communication with the School Community""; ""Section 1: Establishing Communication""; ""Section 2: Maintaining Communication""; ""Chapter 6 - Best Practice 6: Design a Personal Plan for Professional Development""; ""Appendix A: Stress Management for Secondary School Counselors""; ""Appendix B: Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation""; ""Form B 1: Student Recommendation Worksheet""""Form B 2: School Profile""; ""Resource B3: Tips for Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation""; ""Resource B4: Word Bank of Adjectives""; ""Resource B5a: Sample Letters 1""; ""Resource B5b: Sample Letters 2""; ""Resource B5c: Sample Letters 3""; ""Resource B5d: Sample Letters 4""; ""Resource B5e: Sample Letters 5""; ""References""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Written from the perspective of a practicing, certified counselor, this guide contains essential information needed to smoothly transition from service-based to program-based counseling.