The Elementary / Middle School Counselor's Survival Guide
J-B Ed: Survival Guides
3. Edition September 2010
320 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
An expanded edition filled with ideas, strategies, and tools for
school counselors
This Survival Guide helps counselors plan and implement
an effective counseling program tailored to the needs of all
students. Step by step, the book walks readers through every aspect
of the school counselor job, including: designing a comprehensive
counseling program, communicating with students and fellow staff,
facilitating groups, promoting positive school discipline,
integrating a guidance curriculum, intervening in times of crisis,
and taking personal and professional care of oneself.
* Discusses how to reach out to diverse student and parent
populations
* Shows how to integrate the American School Counselor
Association's National Model for designing, delivering, and
evaluating a school's counseling program
* Reveals how new technology can improve services to students and
parents
* Other titles by Wiggin: I.O.U.S.A., Demise of the
Dollar, and Financial Reckoning Day
This comprehensive resource also includes a wealth of
reproducible worksheets, letters, checklists, and forms designed to
save time and effort for busy school counselors.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Chapter 1 What, Who, and How of Your School CounselingProgram.
Chapter 2 Developing Your Role and Creating an Identity.
Chapter 3 Setting Sail and Staying Afloat.
Chapter 4 Identifying Responsive Services.
Chapter 5 Integrating a School Counseling Program with theCurriculum.
Chapter 6 Reaching Out to Diverse Populations.
Chapter 7 Preparing for Crisis Intervention.
Chapter 8 Selecting Responsive Services to AddressStudents' Concerns.
Chapter 9 Responding to Critical Concerns.
Chapter 10 Belonging and Being with the School.
Chapter 11 Involving Significant Others.
Chapter 12 Playing According to the Rules.
Chapter 13 Helping Yourself to Help Others.
Resources.
Bibliography.
Web Sites.
Index.
