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Now that summer has ended
and everyone is back to school, it's the perfect time to take advantage of
your ASCA membership with these valuable back-to-school
"supplies," many of which are free to members.
Role of the School
Counselor - Free
Share this role statement with your
administrator, faculty and parents to educate them on the proper role of
the school counselor, or download level-specific handouts
on the need for school counselors.
Back-to-School Tips
for Parents - Free
A one-page handout
suitable for distributing to parents on how they can best work with their
child's school counselor.
Articles for Parents
- Free
Share these articles
with students' parents throughout the course of the school year.
2012 Webinar Series
- Free to Members
With topics ranging from
classroom management to respectful elementary schools, school
counselor/principal relationships to school counselor leadership, the ASCA webinars
provide valuable professional development.
Lesson Plans - Free
to Members
Looking for lesson plans on
topics ranging from abuse to academic achievement, anger management to
behavioral issues, bibliocounseling to grief and much more? Check out the
lesson plans in the Resource
Center, broken out by topic.
Sample School
Counseling Department Websites - Free to Members
Looking for ideas
for updating (or building) your school counseling department website?
Forms and Needs
Assessment Surveys - Free to Members
Find out exactly what your
students want
and need from your school counseling program curriculum.
Academic Achievement
Resources - Free to Members
A wealth of sample
documents and PowerPoint presentations on various aspects of
improving student achievement, ranging from individualized learning plans
to connecting schoolwork to students' futures, from academic
underachievement resources to closing the attendance gap, from goal setting
to effective interventions leading to systemic change - and much more.
Pencils
Hand out pencils promoting
school counseling to your students so they'll have a daily reminder of
where to turn when they need help. Pencils may be purchased in packs of 20
($8 for members/$10 for nonmembers). Pencils are currently available in
navy.
Stickers
Kids love stickers. Let
them proudly display their support of your program with "I heart my
school counselor" stickers. Also available are "My School
Counselor Helps Me Succeed" stickers. Stickers come 12 to a sheet ($1
per sheet for members, $3 for nonmembers).
Bookmarks
Encourage students to count
on the school counselor for help when needed with a pack of 100 bookmarks
($15 for members/$18 for nonmembers). The bookmarks say "School
Counselors: Providing Lessons for Life" on one side and
"Sometimes the answers can't be found in the back of a book" on
the reverse side.
Door hanger
Promote privacy when you're
in a counseling session or let students know when you're available with
this reversible door hanger ($3 for members/$5 for nonmembers). One side
says "Counseling in Progress. Please Do Not Disturb." The reverse
side says "Please Come In."
Order these items online
at via the National School Counseling Week order form.
And be sure to check out
the September/October issue of ASCA
School Counselor magazine for more on back-to-school issues.
It's available online
now and mails later this month.
Here's to another great
school year!
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