Counselor Roles

Role of the School Counselor: American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

Role	Description	PreK-8 Community School	High School
Leader	Maintaining knowledge and skills for working in a diverse and multicultural work setting Creating an environment that encourages any student or group to feel comfortable coming forward with problems	Create and implement comprehensive counseling lessons for all students BABES Peacemakers Suicide Prevention Bullying Prevention Based on needs of the building Appropriate Language Honesty/Lying Respect Develop career curriculum which aligns with state career standards SmartFutures Career days Lessons with Franklin Mint Engage in lifelong learning in our profession in an attempt to always grow and improve our delivery system based on the best practices available to support a diverse and multicultural work setting Delaware County School Counselor Association PD Continuing education Provide parent education events Mental Health Awareness night Back to school night Coffee Conversations with the helping team	Develop career curriculum College/career fair Internship programs Business co-op Jr. Achievement Actively work to establish a safe, equitable, affirming school environment in which all members of the school community demonstrate respect and inclusion SAP Safe-to-Say Presentation Creating a physically and emotionally safe school environment both in-person and digitally Engage in lifelong learning in our profession in an attempt to always grow and improve our delivery system based on the best practices available to support a diverse and multicultural work setting Delaware County School Counselor Association PD Continuing education Provide parent educational events Financial Aid Night College Career Night Dual Enrollment/Pathways Program Night
Advocate	Using data to identify gaps in achievement, opportunity and attainment Advocating for rigorous course and higher education for underrepresented groups Promoting access to rigorous standards-based curriculum, academic courses and learning paths for college and career for all students	Participate in school wide student support SAP CST Early intervention Parent meetings 504 and IEPs Collaborate with outside agencies Plan and promote school-wide events base on student and community-based needs Weekly S'More Bullying prevention month School Counselor Awareness week Kindness week Career Day Disability Awareness Month Advocate and deliver programs and resources acting as a point person for students, families, and staff in regard to diversity, equity and inclusion No-Place-For-Hate Second Step	Identify and remove student barriers that prevent learning and social-emotional growth SAP Program Small weekly groups BUCS program Advocate for ample, relevant and diverse educational opportunities No-Place-For-Hate Participate in SAP, CST, parent meetings, 504 and IEPs, advisory period and collaborate with outside agencies Educate teachers and staff about barriers impacting the academic success of students and provide strategies to support those students while fostering an increased sense of empathy towards the students Student Services Presentation
Collaborator	Maintaining professional knowledge of the ever-changing and complex world of students' culture Informing school staff of changes regarding different groups within the community Developing plans to address over- or underrepresentation of specific groups in programs such as special education, honors, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Collaborating with families in seeking assistance services for financial literacy, job skills and placement and free services (such as childcare assistance) as well as providing parents educational opportunities to assist them in supporting their students' education Acting as a liaison between home and school promoting an understanding and encouraging creative solutions for students handling multiple responsibilities beyond a typical load	Collaborate with stakeholders and build relationships during: SAP Meetings Merkey Holcomb General release forms for open communication Child Study Team Inviting parents/guardians in for meetings 504 and IEP Meetings Early intervention meetings Truancy elimination program Coordinating with the school social worker, attendance secretary etc. Establish a school counseling program that engages the educational community to ensure that all students benefit from the program SmartFutures SecondStep Classroom push in to all (ie.GenEd and SPED) Communicating with families to support diverse needs of students Community DEIB Forum Assist in facilitating transitions that all students face over the PREK through the transition to high school KA-1 grade meeting Grade 5-Middle School Transition Day 8th grade visit to the High School 8th grade counselors collaborating with high school counselors about incoming students Partner with teachers to develop programming that is tailored to best meet student needs Push in Lessons Behavioral charts CST SAP Co-Teach overlapping curricululm lessons Provide families with community resources Weekly S'Mores SAP Maintain records for continuity and student developmental purposes eSchool Notes CST SAP Personal Notes	Collaborate and build relationships with stakeholders SAP meetings Child study team 504 and IEP meetings OVR & transition meetings Truancy elimination program Highlight diverse needs of students on a monthly basis via weekly digital newsletter and informational emails to staff Communicating with families to support diverse needs of students Community DEIB Forum Advocate for opportunities for students academic, personal and social growth Student graduation pathways and scheduling practices AP Potential Data Coordinate programming to support post-secondary opportunities (academic goals, employment goals, and independent living goals) College Rep Visits College Campus Visits Jr Academy PRLA's Hospitality Boot Camp Career Tech School Presentations/Visits SmartFutures Delaware County Community College Pathway Program Brainstorming ideas with teachers to foster positive student outcomes within the classroom PBIS Student of the Month Course Selection Connecting students with appropriate stakeholders to fulfill graduation pathway Mini Career Series Jr Financial Reality Fair

Role

Description

PreK-8 Community School

High School

Leader

Maintaining knowledge and skills for working in a diverse and multicultural work setting
Creating an environment that encourages any student or group to feel comfortable coming forward with problems

Create and implement comprehensive counseling lessons for all students

BABES
Peacemakers
Suicide Prevention
Bullying Prevention
Based on needs of the building
- Appropriate Language
- Honesty/Lying
- Respect

Develop career curriculum which aligns with state career standards

SmartFutures
Career days
Lessons with Franklin Mint

Engage in lifelong learning in our profession in an attempt to always grow and improve our delivery system based on the best practices available to support a diverse and multicultural work setting

Delaware County School Counselor Association PD
Continuing education
Provide parent education events
Mental Health Awareness night
Back to school night
Coffee Conversations with the helping team

Develop career curriculum

College/career fair
Internship programs
Business co-op
Jr. Achievement

Actively work to establish a safe, equitable, affirming school environment in which all members of the school community demonstrate respect and inclusion

SAP
Safe-to-Say Presentation
Creating a physically and emotionally safe school environment both in-person and digitally

Engage in lifelong learning in our profession in an attempt to always grow and improve our delivery system based on the best practices available to support a diverse and multicultural work setting

Delaware County School Counselor Association PD
Continuing education
Provide parent educational events
Financial Aid Night
College Career Night
Dual Enrollment/Pathways Program Night

Advocate

Using data to identify gaps in achievement, opportunity and attainment
Advocating for rigorous course and higher education for underrepresented groups
Promoting access to rigorous standards-based curriculum, academic courses and learning paths for college and career for all students

Participate in school wide student support

SAP
CST
Early intervention
Parent meetings
504 and IEPs
Collaborate with outside agencies

Plan and promote school-wide events base on student and community-based needs

Weekly S'More
Bullying prevention month
School Counselor Awareness week
Kindness week
Career Day
Disability Awareness Month

Advocate and deliver programs and resources acting as a point person for students, families, and staff in regard to diversity, equity and inclusion

No-Place-For-Hate
Second Step

Identify and remove student barriers that prevent learning and social-emotional growth

SAP Program
Small weekly groups
BUCS program

Advocate for ample, relevant and diverse educational opportunities

No-Place-For-Hate

Participate in SAP, CST, parent meetings, 504 and IEPs, advisory period and collaborate with outside agencies

Educate teachers and staff about barriers impacting the academic success of students and provide strategies to support those students while fostering an increased sense of empathy towards the students

Student Services Presentation

Collaborator

Maintaining professional knowledge of the ever-changing and complex world of students' culture
Informing school staff of changes regarding different groups within the community
Developing plans to address over- or underrepresentation of specific groups in programs such as special education, honors, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate
Collaborating with families in seeking assistance services for financial literacy, job skills and placement and free services (such as childcare assistance) as well as providing parents educational opportunities to assist them in supporting their students' education
Acting as a liaison between home and school promoting an understanding and encouraging creative solutions for students handling multiple responsibilities beyond a typical load

Collaborate with stakeholders and build relationships during:

SAP Meetings
- Merkey
- Holcomb
- General release forms for open communication
Child Study Team
- Inviting parents/guardians in for meetings
504 and IEP Meetings
Early intervention meetings
Truancy elimination program
- Coordinating with the school social worker, attendance secretary etc.

Establish a school counseling program that engages the educational community to ensure that all students benefit from the program

SmartFutures
SecondStep
Classroom push in to all (ie.GenEd and SPED)

Communicating with families to support diverse needs of students

Community DEIB Forum

Assist in facilitating transitions that all students face over the PREK through the transition to high school

KA-1 grade meeting
Grade 5-Middle School Transition Day
8th grade visit to the High School
8th grade counselors collaborating with high school counselors about incoming students

Partner with teachers to develop programming that is tailored to best meet student needs

Push in Lessons
Behavioral charts
CST
SAP
Co-Teach overlapping curricululm lessons

Provide families with community resources

Weekly S'Mores
SAP

Maintain records for continuity and student developmental purposes

eSchool Notes
CST
SAP
Personal Notes

Collaborate and build relationships with stakeholders

SAP meetings
Child study team
504 and IEP meetings
OVR & transition meetings
Truancy elimination program

Highlight diverse needs of students on a monthly basis via weekly digital newsletter and informational emails to staff

Communicating with families to support diverse needs of students

Community DEIB Forum

Advocate for opportunities for students academic, personal and social growth

Student graduation pathways and scheduling practices
AP Potential Data

Coordinate programming to support post-secondary opportunities (academic goals, employment goals, and independent living goals)

College Rep Visits
College Campus Visits
Jr Academy
PRLA's Hospitality Boot Camp
Career Tech School Presentations/Visits
SmartFutures
Delaware County Community College Pathway Program

Brainstorming ideas with teachers to foster positive student outcomes within the classroom

PBIS
Student of the Month
Course Selection

Connecting students with appropriate stakeholders to fulfill graduation pathway

Mini Career Series
Jr Financial Reality Fair

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