Orchard Lake Middle School Counseling Philosophy
The Orchard Lake Middle School Counselors believe:
The Orchard Lake Middle School Counseling Program should:
The Orchard Lake Middle School counselors will:
Adapted from The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs (2003)
- All students have the ability to learn and achieve, becoming socially responsible citizens able to collaborate and communicate effectively in the 21st century
- All students have dignity and worth
- All students have the right to participate in the school counseling program
- Diversity is appreciated and considered when planning and implementing the school counseling program
- All middle school students should have access to at least two, full time, state certified, master’s degree level school counselors to deliver the counseling program
- The nature of the counselor’s role is to be the champion for every student
The Orchard Lake Middle School Counseling Program should:
- Be planned and coordinated by school counselors in coordination with other school representatives, parents, and community members
- Use data to drive program development and evaluation
- Actively monitor student’s results
- Each counselor will be individually evaluated by a building administrator on specified goals and agreed upon student competencies
- Address the developmentally appropriate social/emotional and academic growth, and career/college exploration of all students
- Exercise transparency by sharing data with the stakeholders, including the Middle School Counseling Advisory Board and the school staff
The Orchard Lake Middle School counselors will:
- Abide by the professional school counseling ethics as advocated by the American School Counselor Association
- Participate in professional development activities essential to maintaining a quality school counseling program
- Provide a comprehensive counseling program that follows the curriculum of the ASCA National Model.
Adapted from The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs (2003)