Text and Required Reading Required Texts American School Counselor Association (2012). The ASCA National Model: A Framework for Alexandria, VA: Author. School Counseling Programs, Third Edition. Dollarhide, C. T. & Saginak, K. A. (2012). Comprehensive school counseling programs: K-12 (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. delivery systems in action Also relevant readings as recommended by instructor included on Blackboard. Suggestions for Getting the Most from the Course Read the literature to get a full understanding of the school counseling field. Use the syllabus to help navigate the course. Take advantage of the assignments to help reinforce material learned from the readings and discussions. Please come to class, I will try to make it interesting and relevant, but I need your help through active participation. Ask questions because counseling is teamwork! The rubrics are designed to help you understand the evaluation process- if you have any questions, please ask. Expectations and Academic Requirements Readings: Students who spend time reading the chapters assigned are better able to contribute to class discussions and gain a deeper understanding of school counseling. Your opinions are important to both the class and your experience in the program, please bring your comments and reactions to the reading. Attendance and Participation: A rich and healthy exchange of ideas, reading, and feedback is essential to your growth as a counselor in terms of your theoretical thinking, conceptualization skills, and actual counseling skills. You are expected to be an active speaker as well as an active listener, contributing usefully to class discussions. Learning to be an effective counselor involves assessing one’s personal values and assumptions and learning to understand the values and assumptions of others. Therefore, students will be expected to discuss their personal values and assumptions in class. Wise students will avoid missing class; absences will be detrimental to the student’s grade. It is the student’s Missing more than 2 classes will result in a one letter drop in grade. responsibility to notify the instructor prior to an absence you know will occur. Course Assignments: Class participation and attendance. Each class period you will have assigned readings due. We will be utilizing Blackboard and you are expected to post a 3-2-1 (3 things you learned,: 2 wonderings or questions, 1 Aha moment) each week. We will begin each class with the 3-2-1’s.
Text and Required Reading Required Texts American School Counselor Association (2012). The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs, Third Edition. Alexandria, VA: Author. Dollarhide, C. T. & Saginak, K. A. (2012). Comprehensive school counseling programs: K-12 delivery systems in action (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Also relevant readings as recommended by instructor included on Blackboard. Suggestions for Getting the Most from the Course Read the literature to get a full understanding of the school counseling field. Use the syllabus to help navigate the course. Take advantage of the assignments to help reinforce material learned from the readings and discussions. Please come to class, I will try to make it interesting and relevant, but I need your help through active participation. Ask questions because counseling is teamwork! The rubrics are designed to help you understand the evaluation process- if you have any questions, please ask. Expectations and Academic Requirements Readings: Students who spend time reading the chapters assigned are better able to contribute to class discussions and gain a deeper understanding of school counseling. Your opinions are important to both the class and your experience in the program, please bring your comments and reactions to the reading. Attendance and Participation: A rich and healthy exchange of ideas, reading, and feedback is essential to your growth as a counselor in terms of your theoretical thinking, conceptualization skills, and actual counseling skills. You are expected to be an active speaker as well as an active listener, contributing usefully to class discussions. Learning to be an effective counselor involves assessing one’s personal values and assumptions and learning to understand the values and assumptions of others. Therefore, students will be expected to discuss their personal values and assumptions in class. Wise students will avoid missing class; absences will be detrimental to the student’s grade. Missing more than 2 classes will result in a one letter drop in grade. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the instructor prior to an absence you know will occur. Course Assignments: Class participation and attendance. Each class period you will have assigned readings due. We will be utilizing Blackboard and you are expected to post a 3-2-1 (3 things you learned,: 2 wonderings or questions, 1 Aha moment) each week. We will begin each class with the 3-2-1’s.