{"product_id":"successful-strategies-for-improving-counseling-programs-9781610483728","title":"Successful Strategies for Improving Counseling","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Alice Healy Sesno's experience as a counselor and administrator provides powerful insights to both counselors and administrators. Start right, stay right, and build a distinguished counseling program in your school. Avoid the mistakes that can put an essential service in jeopardy. Discover how to win respect—and hearts—of students, parents, and other school personnel for a valuable service. With individual strategies for counselors and principals, Dr. Sesno seeks to blend these two professional groups together to forge a counseling program that can withstand budgeting attacks and downsizing demands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Counselor's Role 1. Know Who You Are!  2. Manage Your Boss  3. Meet Your Colleagues  4. Set up a Professional Office  5. Become a Master Planner  6. Get Your Plan Approved  7. Meet Your Constituencies  8. Maintain a Working Schedule  9. Create a Network of Advocates  10. Understand the Budgeting Process 11. Maintain a Log of Activities\/Results  12. Master the Memo  13. Speak Effectively with Others  14. Plan Ahead for the Help You Need (Finding a Mentor)  15. Build Your Program, Step One  16. Build Your Program, Step Two  17.Maintain a \"Suicide Watch\" 18. Beat the Bullies! Maintain Gang Awareness  19. Self-Esteem is a Success Secret  20. Provide Career-Building Experiences  21. Become Your Teachers' Ally  22. Keep Teachers Involved!  23.Dress for Success—and Rapport! 24. Consider Outreach Services  25. Cover Your Assets!  26. Maintain Your Morale  27. Master the Interviewing Process  28. Learn Psychological First Aid 29. Confront Cheating  30. Interrupt Academic Self-Destruction  31. Prepare Kids for Relocation  32. Develop Peer Mentoring Skills  33. Build Social Skills Among Students  34. Encourage Stress Reduction  35. Develop Threat-Assessment Awareness  36. Overcome Personal Depression and Despair  37. Work With Parents!  38. Promote Financial Fitness  39. Nourish Thinking Skills  40. Understand the Power of Culture  41. Master Listening!  42. Understand Discipline!  43. Recognize Generational Values  44.Promote Joy and Happiness 45. Confront Child Abuse!  46. Incorporate Ethics into Your Professional Activities  47. Support Beginning Teachers 48. Speak Well and Convincingly  49. Maintain High Expectations  50. Know How to Say Goodbye  The PRINCIPAL's Role 51. Participate Early in the Hiring Process  52. Use the Interview as a Launching Pad  53. Use Staff Meetings as Inclusionary Tool  54. Have a Formal First Meeting  55. Do your Homework (Office, Mission Statement)  56. Schedule Counseling Staff Development Meetings for Entire Staff  57. Have Counselor as Part of Your Advisory Team  58.Share Information 59.Express Approval of Counselor's Area of Expertise 60. Spend Some Time in Their Office  61. Invite Counselor to Sit in on Selected Conferences with Parents  62. Be As Involved As You Can Be  63. Share Budget Information  64. Take to Administration Meeting(s)  65. Provide Time and Funds for Their Attendance at Professional Development Meetings  66. Support Your Head Counselors  67. Be Aware of Duty Assignments  68. Share Counselor Efforts as Part of Total School Plan  69. Make Counselor Aware of Your Goal Regarding Counseling  70.Suggest or Join a District or Superintendent's Committee Regarding Counseling 71. Request Minutes of Counselor Meetings to Ascertain Needs  72. Provide Cadre of Retired Counselors for Emergency Times  73. Listen  74. Publish  75. Support Emotional Intelligence  76. Support Bibliotherapy  77.Be Sure They're Part of a Team 78. Remember to Motivate  79. Focus Each Day (The Power of 5)  80. Are They Modeling You? (Who Are They Modeling?)  81.Highlight Importance of 'Mothering' (Promoting Students' Mothers!) 82. Have Interim Evaluation\/Progress Assessment Meeting(s)  83. Be Aware of Occurrences in Counselor's Personal Life  84.\"It's Always Been Done That Way\" (Support Necessary Changes) 85. Clarify Your Motive(s) for Involvement  86. Patience  87.Integrate Ideas—Take from Academic and Use in Counseling 88. Bring in the Stars  89. What About Discipline  90. Total School Team Interim Evaluation  91. Report Successes, Share Success Strategies, Visualize Successes  92. Associate With Positive Colleagues  93. Have a Success Discussion  94. Get Them Off to a Great Start! (The First Day of School)  95. Not Always Mr. Nice Guy  96.Be Alert to How \"Customers\" Feel About Them 97. What About Crisis Plans, Teams, Situations  98. Get Out There  99. Maintain Focus\/Ask the Right Questions . 100. Be a Great Manager and Coach  101. Know You Can Do It and Do It Now  Attachment I ~ Sample Grid  Attachment II ~ Log of Guidance Services  Attachment III ~ Numerical Report on Counseling Activities  Attachment IV ~ Fog Index  Attachment V ~ Adam \u0026amp; Alice's Magic Tips for Talking to Adults","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041664991575,"sku":"9781610483728","price":54.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781610483728.jpg?v=1750951211","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/successful-strategies-for-improving-counseling-programs-9781610483728","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}