Successful Strategies for Improving Counseling Programs

Part 1 The Conselor's Role
Chapter 2 1.Know Who You Are!
Chapter 3 2.Manage Your Boss
Chapter 4 3.Meet Your Colleagues
Chapter 5 4.Set up a Professional Office
Chapter 6 5.Become a Master Planner
Chapter 7 6.Get Your Plan Approved
Chapter 8 7.Meet Your Constituencies
Chapter 9 8.Maintain a Working Schedule
Chapter 10 9.Create a Network of Advocates
Chapter 11 10.Understand the Budgeting Process
Chapter 12 11.Maintain a Log of Activities/Results
Chapter 13 12.Master the Memo
Chapter 14 13.Speak Effectively with Others
Chapter 15 14.Plan Ahead for the Help You Need (Finding a Mentor)
Chapter 16 15.Build Your Program, Step One
Chapter 17 16.Build Your Program, Step Two
Chapter 18 17.Maintain a "Suicide Watch"
Chapter 19 18.Beat the Bullies! Maintain Gang Awareness
Chapter 20 19.Self-Esteem is a Success Secret
Chapter 21 20.Provide Career-Building Experiences
Chapter 22 21.Become Your Teachersí Ally
Chapter 23 22.Keep Teachers Involved!
Chapter 24 23.Dress for Success—and Rapport!
Chapter 25 24.Consider Outreach Services
Chapter 26 25.Cover Your Assets!
Chapter 27 26.Maintain Your Morale
Chapter 28 27.Master the Interviewing Process
Chapter 29 28.Learn Psychological First Aid
Chapter 30 29.Confront Cheating
Chapter 31 30.Interrupt Academic Self-Destruction
Chapter 32 31.Prepare Kids for Relocation
Chapter 33 32.Develop Peer Mentoring Skills
Chapter 34 33.Build Social Skills Among Students
Chapter 35 34.Encourage Stress Reduction
Chapter 36 35.Develop Threat-Assessment Awareness
Chapter 37 36.Overcome Personal Depression and Despair
Chapter 38 37.Work With Parents!
Chapter 39 38.Promote Financial Fitness
Chapter 40 39.Nourish Thinking Skills
Chapter 41 40.Understand the Power of Culture
Chapter 42 41.Master Listening!
Chapter 43 42.Understand Discipline!
Chapter 44 43.Recognize Generational Values
Chapter 45 44.Promote Joy and Happiness
Chapter 46 45.Confront Child Abuse!
Chapter 47 46.Incorporate Ethics into Your Professional Activities
Chapter 48 47Support Beginning Teachers
Chapter 49 48.Speak Well and Convincingly
Chapter 50 49.Maintain High Expectations
Chapter 51 50.Know How to Say Goodbye
Part 52 The PRINCIPAL's Role
Chapter 53 51.Participate Early in the Hiring Process
Chapter 54 52.Use the Interview as a Launching Pad
Chapter 55 53.Use Staff Meetings as Inclusionary Tool
Chapter 56 54.Have a Formal First Meeting
Chapter 57 55.Do your Homework (Office, Mission Statement)
Chapter 58 56.Schedule Counseling Staff Development Meetings for Entire Staff
Chapter 59 57.Have Counselor as Part of Your Advisory Team
Chapter 60 58.Share Information
Chapter 61 59.Express Approval of Counselor's Area of Expertise
Chapter 62 60.Spend Some Time in Their Office
Chapter 63 61.Invite Counselor to Sit in on Selected Conferences with Parents
Chapter 64 62.Be As Involved As You Can Be
Chapter 65 63.Share Budget Information
Chapter 66 64.Take to Administration Meeting(s)
Chapter 67 65.Provide Time and Funds for Their Attendance at Professional Development Meetings
Chapter 68 66.Support Your Head Counselors
Chapter 69 67.Be Aware of Duty Assignments
Chapter 70 68.Share Counselor Efforts as Part of Total School Plan
Chapter 71 69.Make Counselor Aware of Your Goal Regarding Counseling
Chapter 72 70.Suggest or Join a District or Superintendent's Committee Regarding Counseling
Chapter 73 71.Request Minutes of Counselor Meetings to Ascertain Needs
Chapter 74 72.Provide Cadre of Retired Counselors for Emergency Times
Chapter 75 73.Listen
Chapter 76 74.Publish
Chapter 77 75.Support Emotional Intelligence
Chapter 78 76.Support Bibliotherapy
Chapter 79 77.Be Sure They're Part of a Team
Chapter 80 78.Remember to Motivate
Chapter 81 79.Focus Each Day (The Power of 5)
Chapter 82 80.Are They Modeling You? (Who Are They Modeling?)
Chapter 83 81.Highlight Importance of 'Mothering' (Promoting Studentsí Mothers!)
Chapter 84 82.Have Interim Evaluation/Progress Assessment Meeting(s)
Chapter 85 83.Be Aware of Occurrences in Counselorís Personal Life
Chapter 86 84."It's Always Been Done That Way" (Support Necessary Changes)
Chapter 87 85.Clarify Your Motive(s) for Involvement
Chapter 88 86.Patience
Chapter 89 87.Integrate Ideas—Take from Academic and Use in Counseling
Chapter 90 88.Bring in the Stars
Chapter 91 89.What About Discipline
Chapter 92 90.Total School Team Interim Evaluation
Chapter 93 91.Report Successes, Share Success Strategies, Visualize Successes
Chapter 94 92.Associate With Positive Colleagues
Chapter 95 93.Have a Success Discussion
Chapter 96 94.Get Them Off to a Great Start! (The First Day of School)
Chapter 97 95.Not Always Mr. Nice Guy
Chapter 98 96.Be Alert to How "Customers" Feel About Them
Chapter 99 97.What About Crisis Plans, Teams, Situations
Chapter 100 98.Get Out There
Chapter 101 99.Maintain Focus/Ask the Right Questions.
Chapter 102 100.Be a Great Manager and Coach
Chapter 103 101.Know You Can Do It and Do It Now
Chapter 104 Attachment I ~ Sample Grid
Chapter 105 Attachment II ~ Log of Guidance Services
Chapter 106 Attachment III ~ Numerical Report on Counseling Activities
Chapter 107 Attachment IV ~ Fog Index
Chapter 108 Attachment V ~ Adam & Aliceís Magic Tips for Talking to Adults