West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-127 - Teacher Education Programs: Job Related Content Specialization Objectives For School Counselor (5119.01) › Section 126-127-2 - Additional

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. Copy of
				rules and regulations attached. Copies may be obtained in the office of the
				Secretary of State and in the West Virginia Department of Education, Bureau of
				General, Special and Professional Education.
2.2. Summary of rules and regulations below.
SUMMARY OF RULES" AND REGULATIONS
The job-related content specialization objectives for school
				  counselor are grouped in the following categories; planning, delivery and
				  review of counseling; counseling techniques and strategies; career development;
				  and testing and evaluation.
School personnel
Certification and Licensure Standards
Job-related content Spcialization objectives
SCHOOL COUNSELOR 
				  1
1.0 PUNNING, DELIVERY, AND REVIEW OF
				COUNSELING
1.1 Identify the major
				functions of the school counselor.
1.2 Identify the roles and responsibilities
				of school counseling programs and staff.
1.3 Identify steps and procedures for
				conceptualizing and planning a program of counseling services.
1.4 Apply needs assessment techniques to the
				development of school counseling programs.
1.5 Apply methods of determining goals and
				objectives for a school counseling program.
1.6 Identify components of a developmental
				counseling program relevant to the personal, social, and emotional needs of
				students at various grade levels.
1.7 Analyze procedures and principles of
				group guidance related to educational and career development.
1.8 Analyze the criteria and methods for
				evaluating school counseling programs.
1.9 Analyze the role of counseling personnel
				in the process of school curriculum development.
1.10 Identify ways to Incorporate counseling
				objectives into the school curriculum.
1.11 Identify ways to make the school
				environment conducive to personal, social, and emotional development.
1.12 Identify ways to facilitate the
				development of a wide range of educational and career opportunities for the
				student.
1.13 Identify ways to
				utilize the nonacademic activities of the school to enhance the total
				development of the individual.
NOTE
:
1 A11 of the following objectives
				  for counselors were viewed as job-related by all three programmatic levels,
				  i.e., early childhood (grades K-4), middle childhood (grades 5-8), and
				  adolescent education (grades 9-l).
1.14 Identify ways to aid students in
				adjusting to new settings through orientation activities.
1.15 Identify procedures for placing students
				in special programs.
1.16 Identify
				ways to assist school staff in understanding and guiding student
				behavior.
1.17 Differentiate
				between consultation and counseling strategies with professional
				staff.
1.18 Identify ways to
				provide information to parents and assist them in understanding and guiding
				behavior of their children.
1.19
				Identify ways to use resources within the community to assist in the solution
				of problems affecting the student and to enhance the total school
				program.
1.20 Identify leadership
				styles and strategies appropriate to the role of a school counselor.
1.21 Analyze the school counselor's role in
				discipline.
1.22 Analyze issues
				involved in the ethical and responsible use of student records.
1.23 Analyze the role of the school counselor
				in developing and promoting a public awareness of counseling services and
				achievements.
1.24 Analyze ethical
				standards which pertain to the role of the school counselor.
1.25 Identify significant court decisions and
				legislation affecting education (e.g., student rights, equal educational
				opportunity, education for the handicapped).
1.26 Identify organizations (e.g., licensure,
				certification) that establish and monitor professional standards related to
				school counseling.
1.27 Identify
				the potential effects of new technology on counseling practices.
1.23 Identify the counselor's role in
				recognizing and assessing current trends in education and school
				counseling.
1.29 Identify the role
				of the counselor in recognizing the value of various life styles and how they
				may affect school counseling.
2.0
				COUNSELING TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES
2.1 Identify the major goals and purposes of
				counseling individuals.
2.2 Apply
				the process of working with an Individual to formulate strategies for problem
				solving.
2.3 Analyze the procedures
				and issues involved in conducting Initial counseling interviews.
2.4 Identify appropriate interviewing
				skills.
2.5 Apply the principles
				and techniques of behavioral theory to individual counseling
				situations.
2.6 Apply the
				principles and techniques of cognitive theory to Individual counseling
				situations. .
2.7 Apply the
				principles and techniques of humanistic theory to Individual counseling
				situations.
2.8 Apply eclectic
				theories and techniques to individual counseling situations.
2.9 Identify techniques of crisis
				intervention appropriate to a given situation.
2.10 Identify the goals and purposes of group
				counseling.
2.11 Analyze the
				process of setting goals in group counseling.
2.12 Identify the stages of group development
				in group counseling.
2.13 Identify
				the major elements of group counseling theory.
2.14 Select the technique(s) appropriate to a
				given situation in group counseling.
2.15 Analyze the role of the group leader in
				group counseling.
2.16 Analyze the
				effects of group structure (e.g., size, composition) and group dynamics on the
				group counseling process.
2.17
				Identify procedures and issues involved in consulting and making referrals in
				counseling situations.
2.18
				Identify principles and procedures of classroom guidance in school
				settings.
2.19 Identify techniques
				for developing problem-solving skills in students through individual and group
				counseling.
2.20 Identify
				techniques for developing decision-making skills in students through individual
				and group counseling.
2.21 -Select
				the appropriate community or referral resource for a given counseling
				problem.
2.22 Identify ways in
				which peers can be used to assist in the counseling of students.
2.23 Analyze the physical and psychological
				effects of drugs and diet on an individual with regard to counseling.
2.24 Identify personal characteristics which
				facilitate the helping process and develop sensitivity to self.
2.25 Identify characteristics of effective
				communication with others.
2.26
				Analyze the influences of the family on the development of children and
				adolescents.
2.27 Recognize
				characteristics of behavior problems and disorders which may develop 1n
				childhood and adolescence.
2.28
				Analyze social factors which influence learning and personality development in
				children and adolescents (e.g., socioeconomic status, school and community,
				various life styles).
2.29 Analyze
				factors which affect the development of self-identity (e.g., autonomy, sex
				roles).
2.30 Analyze peer
				influences on human growth and development.
3.0 CAREER DEVELOPMENT
3.1 Identify the goals, content, and
				structure of career planning and preparation programs in the schools.
3.2 Analyze employment trends and their
				effects on career planning programs (e.g., demographics, economic factors,
				occupational outlook, automation, and technology).
3.3 Analyze career development theory as it
				relates to career planning in the schools.
3.4 Apply the principles of major
				developmental theories to career planning.
3.5 Identify federal, state, local, and
				commercial sources of occupational information.
3.6 Identify appropriate informational
				materials and methods for collecting and disseminating materials to students
				(e.g., educational, occupational, military).
3.7. Analyze the role of the school counselor
				in providing assistance to students seeking employment (e.g., resume
				preparation, job Interviewing skills, placement, aiding students in
				interpreting experience).
3.8
				Identify the goals and objectives of career planning and preparation in
				vocational-technical schools.
3.9
				Identify curriculum appropriate to student career goals.
3.10 Analyze the role of the counselor in
				helping students make post-secondary educational decisions.
3.11 Identify the developmental levels of
				career development and the career management tasks appropriate to each
				level.
3.12 Identify the role of
				the school counselor in comprehensive career education programs.
4.0 TESTING AND EVALUATION
4.1 Identify the characteristics and uses of
				aptitude/placement and intelligence tests.
4.2 Identify the characteristics and uses of
				achievement/diagnostic tests.
4.3
				Identify the characteristics and uses of personality/interest
				inventories.
4.4 Identify the
				characteristics and uses of anecdotal and cumulative records for
				assessment.
4.5 Identify the
				characteristics and uses of self-report instruments for assessment.
4.6 Identify the characteristics and uses of
				observation techniques and instruments for assessment (e.g., rating scale,
				checklists).
4.7 Identify the
				characteristics and uses of case studies/histories for assessment.
4.8 Analyze the concept of validity as it
				applies to test instruments.
4.9
				Analyze the concept of reliability as it applies to test instruments.
4.10 Differentiate between norm-referenced
				and criterion-referenced test instruments and their uses.
4.11 Select appropriate test instruments for
				specific evaluation purposes.
4.12
				Interpret and communicate test data applied to a given student.
4.13 Analyze the relationship between various
				descriptive statistics in interpreting test scores (e.g., standard deviation,
				percentiles, central tendency).
4.14 Analyze the advantages and disadvantages
				of different types of test scores (e.g., standard scores, grade equivalents,
				raw score, etc.).
4.15 Analyze
				methods and issues involved in synthesizing testing and nontesting
				data.
4.16 Analyze various uses of
				test data.
4.17 Identify ways to
				accommodate special needs of students using data and group decision-making
				strategies.
4.18 Identify
				procedures for administering tests in individual and group settings.
4.19 Identify procedures for assisting school
				personnel in the use and interpretation of test data.
4.20 Analyze legal and ethical issues related
				to testing, reporting test scores, and using test results.
4.21 Identify criteria and procedures for
				evaluating school counseling programs.
4.22 Apply the results of school counseling
				program evaluations in improving the counseling program.