School Counselors and Teacher Consultation: Partnering for Student Success
Presenter Name(s)
Moya A. Pope
Target Audience
Middle
Secondary
Independent
Counselor Educator, Supervisor
Abstract
Consultation is an essential part of a professional school counselor's job responsibilities - falling under system support and responsive services of the ASCA Model. Effective consultation can be used to support teachers and increase/influence student achievement. If a school counselor is going to develop and maintain a viable comprehensive school counseling program, consultation has to an integral part of their program. This presentation will discuss the importance of consulation and several consultation models.
Description
Consultation is important to the comprehensive school counseling model. It is important to a student's academic success that the teacher know the whole child - social, personal and academic - so that they can be best served. Counselors are able to use consultation to assist parents in learning their children on different levels and with teachers to best help their students in the classroom. Consultation with the counselor also allows students the opportunity to vent and learn themselves, and learn how their behavior, home life, and or lack of grade level knowledge can affect them adversely. This presentation will discuss the importance of consultation, three models of consultation - triadic-dependent, collaborative-dependent, and collaborative-interdependent and which model is best used in different situations. The presentation will also discuss how collaboration can assist in bettering the counselor-teacher relationship, which will positively affect student's behavior and academic achievement. Audience members will have scenarios to demonstrate consultation models and the PowerPoint will be available for distribution or email.