Foundations of School Counseling

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This course is designed to introduce students to the principles, functions and practices basic to school counseling at both the elementary and secondary levels. Specific focus is also given to professional, ethical and legal responsibilities; historical development and current trends and issues. This course includes the characteristics of successful school conselors and the development of basic helping skills. Emphasis is on the first of the primary interventions (counseling) as spelled out by the American School Counselor Association in its position paper "The role of the Professional School Counselor" and on the role of the school counselor as an advocate for student success in school and life. This is a step towards our primary mission for the Universiyt of Central Arkansas' School Counseling Program which is to prepare "Educators as Reflective Decision Maker." Taught every semester based on enrollment.