#HEALTH ADVOCATE VIRTUAL COUNSELING PROFESSIONAL#

Provide short-term counseling and crisis intervention focused on mental health or situational concerns such as grief or difficult transitions.dealing with existing mental health concerns.communication from teachers about problems at school.problems at home or with the family situation (e.g., stress, trauma, divorce, substance abuse, exposure to poverty conditions, domestic violence).increased disciplinary problems at school.changes in school performance and attendance.Recognize mental health warning signs including.Provide students with appraisal and advisement addressing their academic, career and social/emotional needs.Deliver instruction that proactively enhances awareness of mental health promotes positive, healthy behaviors and seeks to remove the stigma associated with mental health issues.

#HEALTH ADVOCATE VIRTUAL COUNSELING PROFESSIONAL#

School counselors acknowledge they may be the only counseling professional available to students and their families. School counselors focus their efforts on designing and implementing school counseling programs that promote academic, career and social/emotional success for all students. This includes offering instruction that enhances awareness of mental health and short-term counseling interventions designed to promote positive mental health and to remove barriers to success. School counselors use the standards to assess student growth and development, guide the development of strategies and activities and create a program that helps students achieve to their highest potential. The ASCA Student Standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success (ASCA, 2021) identify and prioritize the specific attitudes, knowledge and skills students should be able to demonstrate as a result of a school counseling program. Without planned intervention for students exhibiting early-warning signs, setbacks in academic, career and social/emotional development can result during later school years and even adulthood. Preventive school-based mental health and behavioral services are essential. Of school-age children who receive any behavioral and/or mental health services, 70%–80% receive them at school (Atkins et al., 2010). Furthermore, students of color and those from families with low income are at greater risk for mental health needs but are even less likely to receive the appropriate services (Panigua, 2013) despite increased national attention to these inequities (Marrast, Himmelsteim & Woolhandler, 2016). Research indicates 20% of students are in need of mental health services, yet only one out of five of these students receive the necessary services (Erford, 2019). Even so, most students in need do not receive adequate mental health supports (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). Students’ unmet mental health needs can be a significant obstacle to student academic, career and social/emotional development and even compromise school safety. ASCA-Recognized School Counselor Preparation Program.ASCA Professional Standards & Competencies.ASCA Student Standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success.ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors.Ignite: Practical Strategies for a Successful Year.Districtwide ASCA National Model Training.

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