Compare and contrast the present focus of school counseling with the new vision of it proposed by the Education Trust
What will be an ideal response?
Current state of school counseling compared to the vision of the Education Trust
• Education trust
• Academic/student achievement focus
• Whole school and system concerns/issues
• Academic focus, building on student strengths
• Leader, planner, program developer
• Focus on academic counseling, learning and achievement, supporting student success
• Integral members of educational team
• Focused mission and role identification
• Use of data to effect change
• Advocates for inclusion in rigorous preparation for all – especially poor students and students of color
• Teaming and collaboration with all educators in school in resolving issues involving the whole school and community
• Agents for changes, especially for educational equity for all students
• Involvement with students, parents, education professionals, community, community agencies
• Brokers of services for parents and students from community resources/agencies as well as school system’s resources
• Champions for creating pathways for all students to achieve high aspirations
• Present focus
• Mental health providers
• Individual students’ concerns/issues
• Clinical model focused on student deficits
• Service provider, 1-1, and small groups
• Primary focus on personal/social
• Ancillary support personnel
• Loosely defined role and responsibility
• Gatekeepers
• Sorters, selectors in course placement process
• Work in isolation or with other counselors
• Guardians of the status quo
• Involvement primarily with students
• Dependence on the use of system’s resources for helping students and families
• Postsecondary planners with interested students
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What will be an ideal response?
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