Introduction to School Counseling

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This course will provide foundational knowledge on the professional practices of school counseling. The content includes training school counseling students on how to create, design, and deliver a Comprehensive School Counseling Program (CSCP) utilizing the American School Counselor Association (ASCA)’s National Model/. Additionally, this course will review the history of school counseling and the importance of leadership and advocacy within the profession to support PK-12 students during their educational journey. Further, this class will briefly introduce content around the PK-12 student characteristics and warning signs of mental health and behavioral disorders while examining the connections of social, cultural, familial, emotional, and behavioral factors influencing academic achievement.