ASCA National Model – American School Counselor Association

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Integrate Alcohol Education in Your Program Jan 02, 2018

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Get an overview of Responsibility.org’s banner program, Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix. The free program for kids ages 9-12 and their parents and educators intends to encourage saying yes to a healthy lifestyle and no to underage drinking. Lesson plans, videos, an interactive website, various activities and more are included in the program. Learn implementation techniques, as well as tips and tricks for engaging your students, supporting other staff and reaching parents with this important message. Download accompanying handouts.

Food for Thought: How to Implement a Weekend Food Program Jan 02, 2018

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Proper nutrition can be a major contributor to students’ success. Learn about how one elementary school counselor developed a fruitful weekend food program to meet the needs of low-income students and families in her school. Hear Ideas for program set-up and sustainability, as well as ways to increase attendance and student achievement via a weekend food program. Finally, learn how the program was expanded to include a nutrition component that includes a school garden and weekly small group counseling. Download accompanying handouts.

Learning outcomes:
Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:

Develop a weekend food program plan for your school.
Identify possible funding options for a weekend food program.
List strategies on how to increase attendance and promote student achievement via the food program.
Include nutrition, gardening and counseling into your weekend food program plan.

Speaker:
Samantha Vidal has worked at Creekside Elementary School for seven years. Creekside is a Title 1 school in rural Franklin, Ind. Previously, Vidal worked at the high school level at an urban, parochial school and also briefly as a part time elementary school counselor in an urban setting in Indianapolis, Indiana. Vidal is one of six finalists for ASCA’s 2016 School Counselor of the Year. She was previously recognized as the 2014 Indiana Elementary School Counselor of the Year by the Indiana School Counselor Association (ISCA) and served as ISCA’s president 2013–2014.

Original air date: Sept. 8, 2016

Using Technology to Engage Parents, Students, & Stakeholders Jan 02, 2018

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Learn how to use Google Drive to collaborate with other professionals, gather student data to drive services and maintain school counseling resources organized on the cloud. Hear how you can use Google Drive as an organizational tool and a practical resource. Download accompanying handouts.

Using Google Docs to Collect and Analyze Data Jan 02, 2018

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Although student information systems house immense amounts of data, school counselors sometimes need data not traditionally collected by these systems (e.g., social/emotional or career data). Discover how to collect this data most effectively and efficiently using technology. Specifically, learn how to use Google Docs (free with a registered account) to do just this. Google Docs allows for free and unlimited data collection and can even provide a quick summary of your results. From homework completion rates, to event RSVP’s, to cyberbullying surveys, hear how to do it. Download accompanying handouts.

Technology in School Counseling: Access, Privacy and Literacy Jan 02, 2018

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Technology has had an impact on the way school counselors manage, deliver and are accountable for school counseling programs. In many ways, technology has enhanced our effectiveness and efficiency in accomplishing our goals. However, like other tools, technology has also introduced risks, which may violate important legal and ethical aspects of our work. Learn how to maximize technology’s potential for meeting our mission while minimizing threats, especially in the areas of access, privacy and technological literacy. Focus on several primary challenges, opportunities and solutions for mitigating high-tech trouble

Taming the Social Media Monster Jan 02, 2018

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Social media is everywhere, and the school counseling world is no different. Focus on social media as it relates to our role as school counselors. Learn about trends, social media statistics and popular apps. Discover how to manage your own social media activities. Learn valuable information to share in faculty trainings and parent information sessions. Download accompanying handouts.

Protecting Students Online and Off Jan 02, 2018

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One in four youth will experience trauma or victimization through bullying, cyberbullying, or online dangers, but most never report their experience. Learn safety challenges of today’s youth, and hear real-world strategies to protect children from these dangers. Download accompanying handouts.

Develop a Narrated, Self-Advancing, Multimedia Closing the Gap Report Jan 02, 2018

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Picture your superintendent, school board members, parents, teachers and other stakeholders receiving an e-mail from you with an attachment. They click on the attachment and within seconds begin to listening and watching a digital story describing how you systematically and collaboratively had an impact growth and achievement among your students. They enjoy the show better than reading about it on paper, and you love it because it takes less time and is more fun to create. Download accompanying handouts.

Learning outcomes:
Upon completion of this webinar, attendees should be able to:

Create a narrated, self-advancing, multimedia results report
Narrate your results report
Create, copy and drop charts into PowerPoint to tell your digital story.
Convert your report to video and upload to social media or video viewing platform (e.g., Vimeo or YouTube).

Speaker:
Russell A. Sabella, Ph.D. is a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University and president of Sabella & Associates. He is author of numerous articles published in journals, magazines and newsletters and the co-author of two books, “Confronting Sexual Harassment: Learning Activities for Teens” and “Counseling in the 21st Century: Using Technology to Improve Practice.” He is also author of the popular “SchoolCounselor.com: A Friendly and Practical Guide to the World Wide Web,: (2nd edition; Educational Media; 2003), “GuardingKids.com: A Practical Guide to Keeping Kids Out of High-Tech Trouble” and well-known for his Technology Boot Camp for Counselors workshops conducted throughout the country. Sabella is a former ASCA and Florida School Counselor Association president.

Original air date: Dec. 7, 2017

Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth Jan 02, 2018

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Unfortunately LGBTQ youth are statistically more likely to commit suicide than their peers. Hear from The Trevor Project, the leading organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth, about the different environmental stressors contributing to LGBTQ youth’s heightened risk for suicide. Trevor CARE research combines best-practice recommendations and practical steps for reducing the risk of suicide and promoting resiliency in all young people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Download accompanying handouts.

Self-Esteem for Kids with Learning and Attention Issues Jan 02, 2018

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Positive self-esteem can make a big difference for children with learning and attention issues. When children value themselves, they’re more likely to stand up for themselves and ask for the help they believe they deserve. When they’re confident and secure about who they are, they’re better able to face and manage their learning challenges. Learn practical strategies that can be used with your students to help them develop and maintain positive self-esteem. Download accompanying handouts.