Developing and Managing Your School Guidance and Counseling Program

The fifth edition of this bestseller expands and extends Gysbers and Henderson s acclaimed five-phase model of planning, designing, implementing, evaluating, and enhancing Pre-K 12 guidance and counseling programs. This enduring, influential textbook has been fully updated to reflect current theory and practice, including knowledge gained through various state and local adaptations of the model since publication of the last edition. Exciting additions to this new edition are increased attention to diversity and the range of issues that students present, counselor accountability, and the roles and responsibilities of district- and building-level guidance and counseling leaders in an increasingly complex educational environment. An abundant array of examples, sample forms, job descriptions, evaluation surveys, flyers, letters, and procedures used by various states and school districts clearly illustrate each step of program development. At the end of each chapter, a new feature called Your Progress Check functions as a tracking tool for growth at each stage of the change process. *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to permissions@counseling.org.

The fifth edition of this bestseller expands and extends Gysbers and Henderson's acclaimed five-phase model of planning, designing, implementing, evaluating, and enhancing Pre-K-12 guidance and counseling programs. This enduring, influential textbook has been fully updated to reflect current theory and practice, including knowledge gained through various state and local adaptations of the model since publication of the last edition.Exciting additions to this new edition are increased attention to diversity and the range of issues that students present, counselor accountability, and the roles and responsibilities of district- and building-level guidance and counseling leaders in an increasingly complex educational environment. An abundant array of examples, sample forms, job descriptions, evaluation surveys, flyers, letters, and procedures used by various states and school districts clearly illustrate each step of program development. At the end of each chapter, a new feature called "Your Progress Check" functions as a tracking tool for growth at each stage of the change process.*Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on wiley.com.*To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website*Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to permissions@counseling.org.

Preface viiAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Authors xvPart I PlanningChapter 1 Evolution of Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Programs: From Position to Services to Program 3Chapter 2 A Comprehensive School Guidance and Counseling Program: Getting Organized to Get There From Where You Are 39Chapter 3 A Comprehensive Guidance and CounselingProgram: Theoretical Foundations and Organizational Structure 57Chapter 4 Assessing Your Current Guidance and Counseling Program 91Part II DesigningChapter 5 Designing Your Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program 139Chapter 6 Planning Your Transition to a Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program 187Part III ImplementingChapter 7 Making Your Transition to a Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program 223Chapter 8 Managing Your New Program 267Chapter 9 Ensuring School Counselor Competency 305Part IV EvaluatingChapter 10 Evaluating Your Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program, Its Personnel, and Its Results 353Part V EnhancingChapter 11 Enhancing Your Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program on the Basis of Needs and Evaluation Data 381AppendixesA. American School Counselor Association Ethical Standards for School Counselors 405B. Guidelines and Template for Conducting an Annual Time-Task Analysis 419C. Guidance Program Evaluation Surveys 431D. Sample Board of Education Policies for Referrals and for Student Guidance and Counseling Programs 439E. Sample Job Descriptions 445F. Procedures for Helping Students Manage Personal Crises 453G. Impact of Program Balance and Ratio on Program Implementation 457H. Multicultural Counseling Competencies 463I. A Procedure for Addressing Parental Concerns 467J. Presenting . . . Your Professional School Counselor 469K. Reassignment of Nonguidance Duties 473L. Sample Activity Plan Formats 477M. Descriptors Related to Evaluation Categories 483N. Observation Forms for Counseling, Consultation, and Referral Skills 497O. Standards for a Guidance Program Audit 501P. Sample Memo Regarding Major Changes and New Program Recommendations 511Index 513