Free Handouts available for download – The Role of the Counselor

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) has put together some great resources that you can use to for back-to-school nights, faculty meetings, school board meetings, one-on-one parents meetings or any other time you might want to have resources to share that show the valuable role you play in working with students. Here are the direct links:

• The Role of the School Counselor
• Who Are School Counselors Infographic (also available in Spanish, or sized to share on Facebook/Twitter or Instagram)
• Appropriate and Inappropriate Duties 
• The Essential Role of Elementary School Counselors
• The Essential Role of Middle School Counselors
• The Essential Role of High School Counselors
• The Essential Role of School Counselor Educators
• The Essential Role of School Counseling Directors/Coordinators
• Empirical Studies on the Effectiveness of School Counselors
• ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies
• Guidance Counselor vs. School Counselor

They offer the profession a lot of great tools to help you do your job better. If you would like to have more information on what benefits they offer and information about joining ASCA, here is the link: https://www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/member-benefits-info