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The Essential New York State School Counselor: A Resource for
Professional School Counselors, 2008-09 Edition |
NYSSCA's latest publication
is now available!!
The Essential New York State
School Counselor: A Resource for Professional School Counselors,
2008-09 Edition.
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About
the Book |
Free Excerpt From The Book(requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader)
What are the latest New York State
requirements on immunizations for school attendance?
When are students entitled to component retesting on the
Math and English Language Arts Regents Examinations? How
do today’s professional school counselors address issues
ranging from records retention to suicide identification
and response to manifestation determinations to assure
appropriate discipline accommodations for students with
special needs? These are just some of the over three
dozen topics addressed in NYSSCA’s latest publication,
The
Essential New York State School Counselor: A Resource
for Professional School Counselors, 2008-09 Edition.
The book and a PDF excerpt is available
at Booklocker at
http://booklocker.com/books/3422.html
Written by long-serving counselor and
NYSSCA officer, Edward Mainzer, EdD, LMHC, this volume
is sensitive to differences between NYC and the rest of
the State (including what constitutes a credit!). The
Essential NYS School Counselor is designed as a ready
reference guide reflecting current best practices in the
Empire State. It is intended to offer the information
both new and experienced counselors require to keep up
to date with changing requirements. References are given
to numerous on line and print resources allowing those
requiring more information to easily access the latest
research. It also includes the complete ASCA Code of
Ethics and reflects best practices as laid out in the
ASCA and NYSSCA models.
Contribute
to this book with additions, corrections, deletions,
suggestions. Email the author, Edward Mainzer at
eamainzer@prodigy.net
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NYS Model for Comprehensive K-12 School Counseling Programs |
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Handbook for Developing Supportive Learning Environments,
The by Teddy Holtz Frank |
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To learn
more or to purchase The Handbook for Developing
Supportive Learning Environments by Teddy Holtz Frank,
click
www.eyeoneducation.com
and go to
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The
tools in this book include -
- Research-based framework of the 7 Key
Elements of Supportive Learning Environments
- Tools and techniques for conducting data based needs
assessment
- Surveys for parents and students
- Community mapping tools
- Prioritizing and sequencing interventions
- Results based action plan template
- Evaluation Tools
- Afterschool and other Out of School Time Programs
2005.
“This book is more than a ‘what to do’
document. It shows you how to do it. With its action plans,
flowcharts, and web resources, this book develops a clear
roadmap which is easy for all to follow.”
- From the Foreword by Franklin P. Schargel
Meet
the Author
Teddy
Holtz Frank, a Licensed Master Social Worker, is a national
training and development consultant in the field of health
promotion and organizational improvement for both the
corporate and public sectors. She is President of Health
Promotion Associates, Inc. and serves as the Program
Coordinator for the Hudson Valley Student Support Services
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Conference Workshop Power Point
Presentations and other NYSSCA documents are available in the
Members' Only
section of our website. Logon as a
Member and then click on the RESOURCES Tab at the top of the page,
and then click on Document Management for documents available to our
members.
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Book Reviews |
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Title: Thinking, Feeling,
Behaving: An Emotional Educational Curriculum (Grades 1-12)
(Research Press)
www.researchpress.com
Author: Ann Vernon
In thinking about how best
to address emotional and social issues, motivation and engage
students in a process of reflection, Ann Vernon has developed a
curriculum that provides school counselors with lessons on all
different facets of social and emotional barriers. Thinking,
Feeling, Behaving is developmentally appropriate for
students beginning in 1st grade through 12th
grade. The book is a compilation of lessons divided into
subcategories as defined by self acceptance, beliefs and
behavior, problem solving and interpersonal relationships.
Thinking, Feeling,
Behaving is based on the Rational
Emotive Theory by Albert Ellis. The goal of this curriculum is
to provide lessons related to emotional health of students as
well as engage students in problem solving techniques that can
provide different outcomes and changes in behaviors. Lessons
are personalized and sequential. Students are guided through a
process of understanding consequences to current behaviors and
how to find alternate outcomes with positive reinforcements. In
other words, what are the irrational beliefs, how does one
dispute them and how do they become rational?
The author provides actual
scenarios that students can understand and relate to. The
lessons include high order thinking questions that provoke
discussions. In addition, the author includes “me” type
questions where the student must think of similar circumstances
and personalize the situation in order to best understand
outcomes. Worksheets are included to assist school counselors
on delivering the curriculum, but also to have students reflect
privately.
The curriculum embraces the
goal of positive behavior and flexible thinking. Topics
presented in the lessons reflect peer perception, cliques,
transition issues, and social pressures. The author has also
included different techniques such as imagery and collaborative
discussions to get students to become critical thinkers in the
field of problem solving. School counselors would need to
create formats of evaluating the lesson’s effectiveness as an
additional tool for a program. Overall, this is a great
resource for school counselors and certainly an additional
resource to a comprehensive program.
Book Review by Deborah Hardy
Title:
Essential ProTeen (Research
Press)
www.researchpress.com
Author:
Mia Sharon Adler
The Essential ProTeen
program developed by Mia Adler combines a Facilitator’s Manual
as well as a Student Journal in its delivery of a curriculum
embracing the personal and social skill development of
adolescents. Based on the author’s experience of understanding
the self, The Essential ProTeen is a user friendly
curriculum that can be utilized in collaboration with content
teachers such as English, Health and Physical Education or in a
group context.
The curriculum is divided
into five unit lessons under the topics of goals, motivation,
opportunity and decision making, know yourself and change. Each
unit focuses on how the topic connects with the student’s
personal development and success in academics and life. The
idea of the lessons is to assist students in feeling empowered
to make the right choices, find a supportive environment to
assist with barriers and reflect on their journey.
Each unit provides clear
samples of lesson plans for the facilitator. Lessons are broken
down into objectives that are understandable as well as
guidelines for the facilitator to engage students in
discussions. Lessons begin with definition of key terms as
related to the topic for students to begin reflecting on
meaning, literally and personally. Lessons include exercises
for students to complete with sample scenarios. The topics are
connected to careers and applications to real life experiences.
The Essential ProTeen
curriculum is a comprehensive program in that it includes
surveys for facilitators as well as participants. Facilitators
are asked to respond to questions regarding the implementation
of the program and its delivery format so changes and
adjustments can be made as well as observations of the
effectiveness of the topics. Students and parents are provided
with pre and post surveys to give insight into the effectiveness
of the program. These tools provide a format to measure how
students succeed because of a support staff program. Finally,
the curriculum offers the suggestion of a Peer Mentoring program
to continue the connections for students as they implement the
newly developed social and personal skills.
It
is a great resource for school counselors to have in their
libraries!
Book review by Deborah Hardy
Title:
Enhancing Academic Motivation
Author:
Norman Brier
Enhancing Academic
Motivation, by Norman Brier, provides
school counselors with a blueprint of lesson plans to assist
students in obtaining a better concept of education, a purpose
for learning and a personal growth in responsibility.
The book is composed of
sixteen lesson plans in sequential order, easy to follow guide
and review that provides school counselors to revisit their
progress with students. The author defines motivation, provides
a clear understanding of how students engage in learning and the
importance of meaning in what is learned. Student reactions and
reasons for not wanting to learn are provided to assist the
school counselor.
Overall Enhancing
Academic Motivation is a wonderful resource for school
counselors planning to provide lessons in class or group
delivery system on issues related to academic motivation. The
plan focuses on students as individuals, but lessons are geared
towards personal and social skill domain as well as academics.
The author provides an appendix with forms and tips for parents
to become participants in their child’s motivation development
and success. A great book to include in your library!! |
Title:
Raising Student Aspirations
Author:
Russell J. Quaglia and Kristing M. Fox
Level:
Grades 9-12
Raising Student Aspirations focuses on the
importance of creating supportive learning environments for students
and enhancing connection to the academic environment. The book
provides lesson plans that are aimed to engage students and increase
their academic, personal/social and career motivation.
The authors have identified eight areas to address in
student connection and motivation. These include: belonging,
heroes, sense of accomplishment, fun and excitement, curiosity and
creativity, spirit of adventure, leadership and responsibility and
confidence. The activities in each section are focused on building
upon one another and creating a more independent learner who is able
to flourish under various circumstances.
The lesson plans in
the book are easy to follow and concise. Each lesson provides an
overview of the theme, materials needed, clear instructions,
discussion questions and an enrichment component. The enrichment
part is created as a resource for additional activities to follow up
on the lesson and to give other examples throughout the year.
Raising Student
Aspirations is written with the student in mind. Questions for
discussions reflect on student’s experiences and perceptions.
Materials are varied and allow for students to express themselves in
different formats. Certainly this book is a valuable resource
filled with great lesson plans to support student motivation.
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