Component Failing Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished Makes poor use of the physical Ensures the physical Ensures the physical Ensures the physical 2e: Organizing Physical Space environment, resulting in unsafe environment is safe and essential environment is safe and environment is safe and learning or inaccessible conditions, or a learning is accessible to all, but contributes to ensuring that the is accessible to all; uses physical serious mismatch between the the physical space only partially physical environment supports the resources well and ensures that the physical space and counseling supports activities. counseling activities. physical space supports the activities. counseling activities. Domain 3: Service Delivery/Delivery System Component Failing Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished Demonstrates oral and written Demonstrates oral and written Communicates clearly and Uses varied and innovative 3a: Communicating Clearly and communication that contains communication that does not accurately to students both orally methods to communicate with Accurately errors or is unclear or contain errors, but may not be and in writing. students. Oral and written inappropriate. completely appropriate or may communication is clear and require further explanations to expressive, anticipating possible avoid confusion. misconceptions. Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills, resulting in community-building, enhancement, and trust in school counseling services. Does not utilize evidence-based Inconsistently utilizes Uses evidence-based and best Uses varied evidence-based and 3b: Using Questioning and and best practice strategies for and best practice strategies practice strategies for individual best practice strategies for Discussion Techniques individual and group counseling for individual and group and group counseling as well as individual and group counseling or classroom guidance activities. counseling as well as classroom classroom guidance activities. as well as classroom guidance Asks questions that are of poor guidance activities. Asks questions that are high activities to best meet the needs of and lack accuracy, clarity, Asks questions that are of quality and characterized by the individual or group receiving and/or substantive content. adequate and invite accuracy, clarity, and substantive the intervention. Does not give students time to inconsistent response patterns. content. Asks questions and uses think before responding. Allows time for students to think Provides adequate time for discussion techniques that are of before responding. students to think before uniformly high quality. Uses some discussion responding. Provides adequate time for techniques. students to think before responding. Ensures that students are actively engaged, and when appropriate, formulates questions related to the content.
Component Failing Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished 2e: Organizing Physical Space Makes poor use of the physical environment, resulting in unsafe or inaccessible conditions, or a serious mismatch between the physical space and counseling activities. Ensures the physical environment is safe and essential learning is accessible to all, but the physical space only partially supports activities. Ensures the physical environment is safe and contributes to ensuring that the physical environment supports the counseling activities. Ensures the physical environment is safe and learning is accessible to all; uses physical resources well and ensures that the physical space supports the counseling activities. Domain 3: Service Delivery/Delivery System Component Failing Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished 3a: Communicating Clearly and Accurately Demonstrates oral and written communication that contains errors or is unclear or inappropriate. Demonstrates oral and written communication that does not contain errors, but may not be completely appropriate or may require further explanations to avoid confusion. Communicates clearly and accurately to students both orally and in writing. Uses varied and innovative methods to communicate with students. Oral and written communication is clear and expressive, anticipating possible misconceptions. Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills, resulting in community-building, enhancement, and trust in school counseling services. 3b: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques Does not utilize evidence-based and best practice strategies for individual and group counseling or classroom guidance activities. Asks questions that are of poor and lack accuracy, clarity, and/or substantive content. Does not give students time to think before responding. Inconsistently utilizes and best practice strategies for individual and group counseling as well as classroom guidance activities. Asks questions that are of adequate and invite inconsistent response patterns. Allows time for students to think before responding. Uses some discussion techniques. Uses evidence-based and best practice strategies for individual and group counseling as well as classroom guidance activities. Asks questions that are high quality and characterized by accuracy, clarity, and substantive content. Provides adequate time for students to think before responding. Uses varied evidence-based and best practice strategies for individual and group counseling as well as classroom guidance activities to best meet the needs of the individual or group receiving the intervention. Asks questions and uses discussion techniques that are of uniformly high quality. Provides adequate time for students to think before responding. Ensures that students are actively engaged, and when appropriate, formulates questions related to the content.
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