NWCCA School Counseling Vision Statement:
All students from North Wake College and Career Academy will graduate college and career ready and meet the challenges and expectations of the 21st Century. By engaging in collaborative and rigorous learning experiences, students will be successful, lifelong learners, and productive citizens who appreciate diversity. Students will achieve their fullest potential and make a positive difference in their home, workplace, and global community.
NWCCA School Counseling Mission Statement:
The Counseling and Student Services department at North Wake College and Career Academy will provide a comprehensive, developmental, counseling program addressing the academic, career, and social/emotional development of all students. School counselors, as part of the North Wake learning community, will advocate for all students so that they have equity and access to the resources needed to become successful lifelong learners. Counselors will advocate for the success of every student so that they can effectively collaborate, create, communicate, and think critically in an ever changing world.
The school counseling program should:
The Role of the Secondary School Counselor:
High school years are full of growth, promise, excitement, frustration, disappointment and hope. It is the time when students begin to discover what the future holds for them. Secondary school counselors enhance the learning process and promote academic achievement. School counseling programs are essential for students to achieve optimal personal growth, acquire positive social skills and values, set appropriate career goals and realize full academic potential to become productive, contributing members of the world community. The professional high school counselor holds a master’s degree and required state certification in school counseling. Maintaining certification includes on-going professional development to stay current with educational reform and challenges facing today’s students. Professional association membership is encouraged as it enhances the school counselor’s knowledge and effectiveness.
Secondary school counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by today’s diverse student population. Secondary school counselors do not work in isolation; rather they are integral to the total educational program. They provide proactive leadership that engages all stakeholders in the delivery of programs and services to help the student achieve success in school. Professional school counselors align and work with the school’s mission to support the academic achievement of all students as they prepare for the ever-changing world of the 21st century. This mission is accomplished through the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive, developmental and systematic school-counseling program. The ASCA National Standards in the academic, career, and personal/social domains are the foundation for this work. The ASCA National Model: A Framework For School Counseling Programs, with it’s data-driven and results-based focus serves as a guide for today’s school counselor who is uniquely trained to implement this program.
Secondary School Counselors Implement the Counseling Program by:
Classroom Guidance
Academic skills support
Organizational, study and test-taking skills
Post-secondary planning and application process
Career planning
Education in understanding self and others
Coping strategies
Peer relationships and effective social skills
Communication, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution and study skills
Career awareness and the world of work
Substance abuse education
Multicultural/diversity awareness
Individual Student Planning
Goal setting
Academic plans
Career plans
Problem solving
Education in understanding of self, including strengths and weaknesses
Transition plans
Responsive Services
Individual and small-group counseling
Individual/family/school crisis intervention
Peer facilitation
Consultation/collaboration
Referrals
System Support
Professional development
Consultation, collaboration and teaming
Program management and operation
All students from North Wake College and Career Academy will graduate college and career ready and meet the challenges and expectations of the 21st Century. By engaging in collaborative and rigorous learning experiences, students will be successful, lifelong learners, and productive citizens who appreciate diversity. Students will achieve their fullest potential and make a positive difference in their home, workplace, and global community.
NWCCA School Counseling Mission Statement:
The Counseling and Student Services department at North Wake College and Career Academy will provide a comprehensive, developmental, counseling program addressing the academic, career, and social/emotional development of all students. School counselors, as part of the North Wake learning community, will advocate for all students so that they have equity and access to the resources needed to become successful lifelong learners. Counselors will advocate for the success of every student so that they can effectively collaborate, create, communicate, and think critically in an ever changing world.
The school counseling program should:
- Be student-centered. The program will address student developmental needs and focus on primary prevention.
- Include education that extends beyond the classroom environment and allows students to develop lifelong skills which can assist them in the pursuit of their life goals.
- Advocate for all students. We consider all students’ ethnic, cultural, racial, sexual orientation, and special needs when planning and implementing the school counseling program.
- Be data-driven. Data will be used in assessing the needs and effectiveness of the school counseling program and will drive future program development and evaluation.
The Role of the Secondary School Counselor:
High school years are full of growth, promise, excitement, frustration, disappointment and hope. It is the time when students begin to discover what the future holds for them. Secondary school counselors enhance the learning process and promote academic achievement. School counseling programs are essential for students to achieve optimal personal growth, acquire positive social skills and values, set appropriate career goals and realize full academic potential to become productive, contributing members of the world community. The professional high school counselor holds a master’s degree and required state certification in school counseling. Maintaining certification includes on-going professional development to stay current with educational reform and challenges facing today’s students. Professional association membership is encouraged as it enhances the school counselor’s knowledge and effectiveness.
Secondary school counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by today’s diverse student population. Secondary school counselors do not work in isolation; rather they are integral to the total educational program. They provide proactive leadership that engages all stakeholders in the delivery of programs and services to help the student achieve success in school. Professional school counselors align and work with the school’s mission to support the academic achievement of all students as they prepare for the ever-changing world of the 21st century. This mission is accomplished through the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive, developmental and systematic school-counseling program. The ASCA National Standards in the academic, career, and personal/social domains are the foundation for this work. The ASCA National Model: A Framework For School Counseling Programs, with it’s data-driven and results-based focus serves as a guide for today’s school counselor who is uniquely trained to implement this program.
Secondary School Counselors Implement the Counseling Program by:
Classroom Guidance
Academic skills support
Organizational, study and test-taking skills
Post-secondary planning and application process
Career planning
Education in understanding self and others
Coping strategies
Peer relationships and effective social skills
Communication, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution and study skills
Career awareness and the world of work
Substance abuse education
Multicultural/diversity awareness
Individual Student Planning
Goal setting
Academic plans
Career plans
Problem solving
Education in understanding of self, including strengths and weaknesses
Transition plans
Responsive Services
Individual and small-group counseling
Individual/family/school crisis intervention
Peer facilitation
Consultation/collaboration
Referrals
System Support
Professional development
Consultation, collaboration and teaming
Program management and operation