Area of Strength I – Standard 3: Fostering of Relationships
Standard 3
Fostering of relationships
1. Employ effective counseling and consultation skills with students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and others.
2. Communicate effectively with parents, colleagues, students and administrators.
3. Counsel students in the areas of personal, social, academic, and career development.
4. Assist families in helping their children address the personal, social, and emotional concerns and problems that may impede educational progress.
5. Implement developmentally appropriate counseling interventions with children and adolescents.
6. Demonstrate the ability to negotiate and move individuals and groups toward consensus or conflict resolution or both.
7. Refer students for specialized help when appropriate.
8. Value the well-being of the students as paramount in the counseling relationship.
Courses Demonstrating Competencies and Standards
GEDU 546 Methods in School Guidance and Counseling
GEDU 519 Professional Orientation to School Guidance and Counseling
GEDU 551 Supervised Pre-Practicum in School Counseling
Professional School Counselor Portfolio – Brief Reflection Form
Standard 3: Fostering of relationships
Competencies Addressed:
2. Communicate effectively with parents, colleagues, students and administrators.
3. Counsel students in the areas of personal, social, academic, and career development.
4. Assist families in helping their children address the personal, social, and emotional concerns and problems that may impede educational progress.
Date Created: March 17, 2014
Student Name: Jessica Radmaker
Artifacts:
Colo-NESCO School Counseling website
Parent E-Mail
January 2014 Colo-NESCO Community School District Newsletter
Resources for Families (page of the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website)
Second Step EL-5 ASCA Crosswalk
Roads To Success 7-8 ASCA Crosswalk
I Have A Plan Iowa ASCA Crosswalk
Standard and competencies represented:
I collected these artifacts during my work as K-12 School Counselor at Colo-NESCO CSD during the 2013-2014 school year to demonstrate the work I do to address Standard 3, fostering of relationships, of the State of Iowa School Counseling Standards. The specific competencies that I chose to address are: competency 2 – communicate effectively with parents, colleagues, students and administrators; competency 3 – counsel students in the areas of personal, social, academic, and career development; and competency 4 – assist families in helping their children address the personal, social, and emotional concerns and problems that may impede educational progress.
I believe one artifact that demonstrates both competency 2 and competency 4 of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards is the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website. Throughout the school year I used the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website to communicate with students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and the community as a whole. Anyone who visits the website can access my daily schedule, a schedule of upcoming school counseling events, important forms for students and staff, information on K-6 large group counseling, information on small group counseling, Colo-NESCO graduation requirements, resources for families and students, myriads of information to help students become career and/or college ready, information about the Colo-Nesco Mentoring Program and the Colo-NESCO Tutoring Program—among other things. I have had several students and parents comment to me that they have learned many things utilizing the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website, most notably the information aimed at helping students prepare for, apply to, and receive financial aid for college. I have included an E-Mail from a parent of an eleventh grade student stating how much she has learned from the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website to serve as another artifact demonstrating Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards.
Another artifact that demonstrates competency 2 of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards is the January 2014 Colo-NESCO Community School District Newsletter. Pages 9-12 of the newsletter detail what happened in the Colo-Nesco School Counseling Department during first semester of the 2013-2014 school year and what students, parents, and community members could expect from the School Counseling Department during second semester of the 2013-2014 school year.
One particular page on the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website titled Resources for Families lists three different local agencies that offer mental health services as well as a list of all Story County community based mental health and substance abuse programs and links to more information on topics such as teen depression, bullying, grieving adolescents, and children of incarcerated parents. All of this information clearly addresses competency 4 of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards.
I use a curriculum developed by the Committee for Children titled Second Step in K-5 large group counseling, elements of the Roads to Success 7-8 curriculum in grade 6 large group counseling, and I Have a Plan Iowa in 8-12 large group counseling. I have included the crosswalks (Second Step EL-5 ASCA Crosswalk, Roads To Success 7-8 ASCA Crosswalk, I Have A Plan Iowa ASCA Crosswalk) for all three of these programs as artifacts that illustrate the various academic, career, and personal/social standards of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) that are met using these programs. These crosswalks clearly demonstrate competency 3 of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards.
Demonstration of my learning and mastery:
I believe the both Colo-NESCO School Counseling website and the January 2014 Colo-NESCO Community School District Newsletter clearly demonstrate my continued learning and mastery of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards. I am continuously updating the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website with new information for both parents and students K-12. I often send out mass e-mails as well as printed parent letters to keep parents and students informed of upcoming events and new information, which is then also listed on the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website.
My initiative to seek out and utilize various programs that are aligned with the ASCA standards also demonstrates my learning and mastery of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards. I am well aware that it is necessary for me to counsel students in the areas of personal, social, academic, and career development and I make every effort to utilize research-based materials that help me do this effectively.
My personal goals and my growth as a professional school counselor:
These artifacts clearly demonstrate my goal to communicate well with all stakeholders of the school counseling department. Looking back I can see what worked well, such as continuous updates to the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website, and what could have been improved, such as more frequent submissions to the Colo-NESCO Community School District Newsletter. These artifacts also illustrate my goal to continuously update my school counseling skills through continued education. I am always looking for new information to utilize as a school counselor and share with parents and students both face-to face and on the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website.
My plans for additional growth or improvement:
My plans for additional growth and improvement in Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards is to continue seeking out professional development opportunities that help me develop my counseling skills and improve the quality and amount of information that I share with students, parents, and other school counseling department stakeholders. I also plan to write more frequent submissions in the Colo-NESCO Community School District Newsletter and promote the school counseling department during a school board meeting.
Area of Strength I – Standard 3 Fostering of Relationships – Downloadable Version
Standard 3 Rubric
Fostering of relationships
1. Employ effective counseling and consultation skills with students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and others.
2. Communicate effectively with parents, colleagues, students and administrators.
3. Counsel students in the areas of personal, social, academic, and career development.
4. Assist families in helping their children address the personal, social, and emotional concerns and problems that may impede educational progress.
5. Implement developmentally appropriate counseling interventions with children and adolescents.
6. Demonstrate the ability to negotiate and move individuals and groups toward consensus or conflict resolution or both.
7. Refer students for specialized help when appropriate.
8. Value the well-being of the students as paramount in the counseling relationship.
Courses Demonstrating Competencies and Standards
GEDU 546 Methods in School Guidance and Counseling
GEDU 519 Professional Orientation to School Guidance and Counseling
GEDU 551 Supervised Pre-Practicum in School Counseling
Professional School Counselor Portfolio – Brief Reflection Form
Standard 3: Fostering of relationships
Competencies Addressed:
2. Communicate effectively with parents, colleagues, students and administrators.
3. Counsel students in the areas of personal, social, academic, and career development.
4. Assist families in helping their children address the personal, social, and emotional concerns and problems that may impede educational progress.
Date Created: March 17, 2014
Student Name: Jessica Radmaker
Artifacts:
Colo-NESCO School Counseling website
Parent E-Mail
January 2014 Colo-NESCO Community School District Newsletter
Resources for Families (page of the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website)
Second Step EL-5 ASCA Crosswalk
Roads To Success 7-8 ASCA Crosswalk
I Have A Plan Iowa ASCA Crosswalk
Standard and competencies represented:
I collected these artifacts during my work as K-12 School Counselor at Colo-NESCO CSD during the 2013-2014 school year to demonstrate the work I do to address Standard 3, fostering of relationships, of the State of Iowa School Counseling Standards. The specific competencies that I chose to address are: competency 2 – communicate effectively with parents, colleagues, students and administrators; competency 3 – counsel students in the areas of personal, social, academic, and career development; and competency 4 – assist families in helping their children address the personal, social, and emotional concerns and problems that may impede educational progress.
I believe one artifact that demonstrates both competency 2 and competency 4 of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards is the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website. Throughout the school year I used the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website to communicate with students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and the community as a whole. Anyone who visits the website can access my daily schedule, a schedule of upcoming school counseling events, important forms for students and staff, information on K-6 large group counseling, information on small group counseling, Colo-NESCO graduation requirements, resources for families and students, myriads of information to help students become career and/or college ready, information about the Colo-Nesco Mentoring Program and the Colo-NESCO Tutoring Program—among other things. I have had several students and parents comment to me that they have learned many things utilizing the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website, most notably the information aimed at helping students prepare for, apply to, and receive financial aid for college. I have included an E-Mail from a parent of an eleventh grade student stating how much she has learned from the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website to serve as another artifact demonstrating Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards.
Another artifact that demonstrates competency 2 of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards is the January 2014 Colo-NESCO Community School District Newsletter. Pages 9-12 of the newsletter detail what happened in the Colo-Nesco School Counseling Department during first semester of the 2013-2014 school year and what students, parents, and community members could expect from the School Counseling Department during second semester of the 2013-2014 school year.
One particular page on the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website titled Resources for Families lists three different local agencies that offer mental health services as well as a list of all Story County community based mental health and substance abuse programs and links to more information on topics such as teen depression, bullying, grieving adolescents, and children of incarcerated parents. All of this information clearly addresses competency 4 of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards.
I use a curriculum developed by the Committee for Children titled Second Step in K-5 large group counseling, elements of the Roads to Success 7-8 curriculum in grade 6 large group counseling, and I Have a Plan Iowa in 8-12 large group counseling. I have included the crosswalks (Second Step EL-5 ASCA Crosswalk, Roads To Success 7-8 ASCA Crosswalk, I Have A Plan Iowa ASCA Crosswalk) for all three of these programs as artifacts that illustrate the various academic, career, and personal/social standards of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) that are met using these programs. These crosswalks clearly demonstrate competency 3 of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards.
Demonstration of my learning and mastery:
I believe the both Colo-NESCO School Counseling website and the January 2014 Colo-NESCO Community School District Newsletter clearly demonstrate my continued learning and mastery of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards. I am continuously updating the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website with new information for both parents and students K-12. I often send out mass e-mails as well as printed parent letters to keep parents and students informed of upcoming events and new information, which is then also listed on the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website.
My initiative to seek out and utilize various programs that are aligned with the ASCA standards also demonstrates my learning and mastery of Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards. I am well aware that it is necessary for me to counsel students in the areas of personal, social, academic, and career development and I make every effort to utilize research-based materials that help me do this effectively.
My personal goals and my growth as a professional school counselor:
These artifacts clearly demonstrate my goal to communicate well with all stakeholders of the school counseling department. Looking back I can see what worked well, such as continuous updates to the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website, and what could have been improved, such as more frequent submissions to the Colo-NESCO Community School District Newsletter. These artifacts also illustrate my goal to continuously update my school counseling skills through continued education. I am always looking for new information to utilize as a school counselor and share with parents and students both face-to face and on the Colo-NESCO School Counseling website.
My plans for additional growth or improvement:
My plans for additional growth and improvement in Standard 3 of the School Counseling Standards is to continue seeking out professional development opportunities that help me develop my counseling skills and improve the quality and amount of information that I share with students, parents, and other school counseling department stakeholders. I also plan to write more frequent submissions in the Colo-NESCO Community School District Newsletter and promote the school counseling department during a school board meeting.
Area of Strength I – Standard 3 Fostering of Relationships – Downloadable Version
Standard 3 Rubric