Program Design

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Program Design

• Putting it all Together

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Whole Part Whole
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Whole

• Look at the big picture first.
• We will do that tonight

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Part

• Look at the parts of the whole
• We will look at one part tonight in relation to
  the whole.
• We will also look at parts of the parts.
• Analysis (Bloom)

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Whole

• We will eventually look at the whole again to get
  a real understanding of the whole of a
  Comprehensive Counseling Program.
• That will come together in the manual you will
  create.

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Influences on School Counseling

• Who has influenced us?
• Principals
• Teachers
• Students
• Parents
• Community

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Who has the most influence?

• Principals
• Parents
• Community
• Students

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Who should have the most Influence?

• We Should!!!!

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Who is to Blame for This?

• We are!!!

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Ideological Shifts

• Understand and Use the Language of School Reform
• Safe Learning Environment
• Collaboration
• Student Outcomes
• Etc.
• Embrace and apply the term ALL

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ASCAs National Standards

• Academic
• Career
• Personal/Social

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Counselor Competencies

• Program management
• Guidance
• Counseling
• Consultation
• Coordination
• Assessment
• Professionalism

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ASCAs National StandardsStudent Competencies

• See Appendix C on Page 488.

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Program to Meet the Standards

• Comprehensive
• Developmental
• Systematic

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Delivery System

• School Guidance Curriculum
• Individual Student Planning
• Responsive Services
• System Support

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School Guidance Curriculum

• Classroom Instruction
• Interdisciplinary Curriculum
• Group Activities
• Parent Workshops and Instruction

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Individual Student Planning

• Individual/Small Group Appraisal
• Individual/Small Group Advisement
• Can be done in large groups.

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Responsive Services

• Consultation
• Individual/Small Group Counseling
• Crisis Counseling/Response
• Referrals
• Peer Facilitation

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System Support

• Professional Development
• Consultation, Collaboration, Teaming
• Program Management and Operation

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How do you get started?Start with the Mission

• Write a mission statement.
• Base it on the school districts mission statement
  (provided in handout).
• Consult your text for help.

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Program Definition

• Base it on the ASCA National Standards
• Base it on the Delivery Systems
• Base it on the Counseling Philosophy

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Needs Assessment

• Provides counselors with knowledge of the needs
  of their population.
• Helps to establish priorities in the Program

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Who to Assess?The Stakeholders

• Students
• Teachers
• Administrators
• Parents/Guardians
• Community Members

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When to Assess?

• Each year
• On Rotating Basis
• Captured Audience

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Methods of Needs Assessment

• Questionnaires/inventories
• Analysis of records
• Personal interviews
• Counseling statistics
• Classroom visits
• Use of outside consultants
• Systematic evaluation of program

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Needs Assessment

• It always translates into
• Program Development

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Program Development

• Leads to program goals
• Goals should be based on student competencies.
• They should be prioritized based on the needs
  assessment.
• Based on and influences school policy

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Theory to Practice/ProgramDevelopmental
Counseling

• Look at chart on page 91.

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Lets take a BREAK
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Program EvaluationThe purpose

• Measure effectiveness
• Collect data
• Determine level of program acceptance
• Obtain PR information
• Evaluate the individual counselor
• Analyze the budget

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Program EvaluationThe model

• Context
• Input
• Process
• Product

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The Exercise

• Use the book
• Use the template
• Address all four areas of the CIPP model about
  Needs Assessment