Module 1
Welcome to Module 1! This course will guide participants through the steps to develop and implement your district’s and schools’ comprehensive school counseling program. The goal of Module 1 is to empower your team through understanding the background and intent of the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) that require comprehensive school counseling programs.
This module will provide your team with opportunities to:
Develop a deeper level of motivation for developing and implementing your comprehensive counseling program, i.e., your BIG WHY!
Build understanding with school and district administrators about ORS 329.603 and OAR 581-022-2060 to provide all students with a comprehensive school counseling program.
Highlight the recommendation of staffing ratios for school counselors and school social workers be 250:1.
Share ethical guidelines that pertain to your profession and assert that all students have a right to have access to a comprehensive school counseling program.
Lay the foundation for developing and implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that will serve all of your students.
Wynn Arellano, former Taft Elementary School Counselor, shares in the first video about the value of developing and implementing a comprehensive school counseling program based on his experience earning RAMP - Recognized ASCA Model Program - status. In the second video, he shares his suggestion for CSCP teams as each completes this course.