DOMAIN 1 FOR SCHOOL COUNSELORS: PLANNING AND PREPARATION Level of Performance Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished component 1a: Counselor demonstrates little Counselor demonstrates basic Counselor demonstrates Counselor demonstrates deep and Demonstrating knowledge understanding of counseling theory understanding of counseling theory understanding of counseling theory thorough understanding of counseling of counseling theory and and techniques. and techniques. and techniques. theory and techniques. techniques 1b: Counselor displays little or no Counselor displays partial knowledge Counselor displays accurate In addition to accurate knowledge of Demonstrating knowledge knowledge of child and adolescent of child and adolescent development. understanding of the typical the typical developmental of child and adolescent development. developmental characteristics of the characteristics of the age group and development age group, as well as exceptions to exceptions to the general patterns, the general patterns. counselor displays knowledge of the extent to which individual students follow the general patterns. 1c: Counselor has no clear goals for the goals for the counseling goals for the counseling goals for the counseling Counselor’s Counselor’s Counselor’s Establishing goals for the counseling program, or they are program are rudimentary and are program are clear and appropriate to program are highly appropriate to the inappropriate to either the situation or partially suitable to the situation and the situation in the school and to the situation in the school and to the age counseling program appropriate to the setting the age of the students. the age of the students. age of the students. of the students and have been and the students served developed following consultations with students, parents, and colleagues.
DOMAIN 1 FOR SCHOOL COUNSELORS: PLANNING AND PREPARATION component Level of Performance Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished 1a: Demonstrating knowledge of counseling theory and techniques Counselor demonstrates little understanding of counseling theory and techniques. Counselor demonstrates basic understanding of counseling theory and techniques. Counselor demonstrates understanding of counseling theory and techniques. Counselor demonstrates deep and thorough understanding of counseling theory and techniques. 1b: Demonstrating knowledge of child and adolescent development Counselor displays little or no knowledge of child and adolescent development. Counselor displays partial knowledge of child and adolescent development. Counselor displays accurate understanding of the typical developmental characteristics of the age group, as well as exceptions to the general patterns. In addition to accurate knowledge of the typical developmental characteristics of the age group and exceptions to the general patterns, counselor displays knowledge of the extent to which individual students follow the general patterns. 1c: Establishing goals for the counseling program appropriate to the setting and the students served Counselor has no clear goals for the counseling program, or they are inappropriate to either the situation or the age of the students. Counselor’s goals for the counseling program are rudimentary and are partially suitable to the situation and the age of the students. Counselor’s goals for the counseling program are clear and appropriate to the situation in the school and to the age of the students. Counselor’s goals for the counseling program are highly appropriate to the situation in the school and to the age of the students and have been developed following consultations with students, parents, and colleagues.
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