Academic achievement: the student demonstrates improvement in learning
by attainment of education goals, as directed by state and national standards.
Improvement is indicated by various performance measures such as test
grades, report cards, grade point averages, and state and district-wide
assessments.
Anti-bullying: programs, lessons and activities designed to decrease
bullying behavior.
ASCA: American School Counselor Association
(ASCA) is a worldwide nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Va.
ASCA supports school counselors’ efforts
to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development.
Career development: awareness of vocational options,
plus the necessary skills and attitudes for successful transition from
school to work.
Character education: the teaching of key social values,
which enables students to become positive, self-directed adults and
responsible members of society. These values are held by our society
as ethical standards that support our democratic way of life.
Collaboration: a partnership where two or more individuals
or organizations actively work together on a project or problem.
Comprehensive school counseling program: an integral
part of the total educational program that helps students acquire skills,
knowledge and attitudes in academic, career and personal/social development.
Consultation: helps people work more effectively
with others. Consultation helps individuals think through problems and
concerns, acquire knowledge and skills, and become more objective and
self-confident. This intervention can take place in individual or group
conferences, or through staff development activities.
Coordination: a
leadership process in which the counselor helps organize and manage a
school’s counseling program and related services.
Counseling: a
complex helping process in which the counselor establishes a trusting
and confidential working relationship with others. The focus is on problem-solving,
decision-making and discovering personal meaning related to learning
and development.
Developmental counseling program: school counseling curriculum
based on the developmental age or stage of the student and conducted
on a regular and planned basis to assist students in achieving specified
goals.
Goals: the extension of the mission statement; they
provide the desired student results to be achieved by the time the student
leaves the school system.
Individual counseling: the counselor conducts
a personal and private interaction with a student in which they work
together on a problem or topic of interest.
Large group counseling: involves cooperative learning activities in
which the larger group works under the supervision of a counselor.
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards: expectations of what students
should know and be able to do in particular subjects and grade levels
as mandated.
Personal/social development: maximizes student growth and social maturity
in the areas of personal management, emotional health and social interaction.
Professional school counselor: an educator who is credentialed by the
state Department of Education to assist students, teachers, parents and
administrators. Counselors are human behavior and relationships specialists.
School counseling curriculum: consists of structured developmental activities
designed to assist students in achieving program goals. It is presented
systemically through classroom, individual and group activities.
Small group counseling: involves a counselor working with approximately
two to 12 students. Group discussions and activities vary according to
need.
Standards: statements of what should be done in each area; the district
model is based on New Jersey and ASCA standards.
American School Counselor Association (2003).
The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs.
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