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Informationen zum Autor John J. (Jack) Schmidt, Ed.D., is professor emeritus of Counselor Education at East Carolina University. He is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books, including Making and Keeping Friends: Ready-to-Use Lessons, Stories, and Activities for Building Relationships. Klappentext The third edition of this bestselling book offers a wealth of proven strategies to help school counselors select reliable approaches to counseling elementary and middle school students. Thoroughly revised and updated, this Survival Guide is filled with practical materials to help counselors put in place and maintain exemplary school counseling programs. Step by step, Jack Schmidt--a noted expert on school counseling--shows counselors how to design a comprehensive counseling program, communicate effectively with students and fellow staff members, facilitate groups, promote positive school discipline, integrate a successful guidance curriculum, intervene in times of crisis, and take personal and professional care of oneself given the demands of the school counseling profession. A comprehensive resource, The Elementary/Middle School Counselor's Survival Guide includes a wealth of reproducible worksheets, letters, checklists, and forms designed to save time and effort for busy school counselors. Every chapter contains ideas to help counselors move beyond mere survival mode toward a flourishing career as an elementary or middle school counselor. Praise for The Elementary/Middle School Counselor's Survival Guide, Third Edition "I've been a school counselor for thirty years and have seen hundreds of books for counselors. Jack Schmidt's Survival Guide is the only real 'nuts and bolts' publication on the market that provides the reader with all the valuable information to maintain an effective counseling program. This book needs to be on every counselor's desk!" --Tom Carr, elementary school counselor, Hillsborough, North Carolina and president of the motivational corporation, gotgrit.org "Jack Schmidt has again demonstrated his keen eye in knowing what faces contemporary school counselors. He offers practicing and in-training counselors a superb balance of tried-and-true practices alongside the most modern requirements of our profession today." --Dr. Kurt L. Kraus, professor of counseling, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 100+ time-saving letters, checklists, and forms Practical tips and troubleshooting advice Student diversity, cyber-bullying, crisis intervention, and more Zusammenfassung An expanded edition filled with ideas! strategies! and tools for school counselors This Survival Guide helps counselors plan and implement an effective counseling program tailored to the needs of all students. Inhaltsverzeichnis About This Book ix About the Author xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1 What, Who, and How of Your School Counseling Program 5 Describing the Program 7 Choosing a Language 7 Leading the Charge 10 Focusing on a Comprehensive Program 11 Adapting the ASCA National Model and Other Approaches 14 Advocating for All Students 15 Seeking Input 16 Winning Support 16 Sharing Ownership 20 Defining What You Do: A Glossary of Responsive Services 22 Identifying Responsive Services 22 Communicating Your Role 24 Chapter 1 Scenarios 1.1 Why Are Counselors in Schools? 5 1.2 Role Identity 6 Chapter 1 Worksheets 1.1 Program Assessment Scale 13 1.2 Facility Checklist for a School Counseling Center 19 Chapter 1 Exhibits 1.1 The School Counseling Program and the School Counselor 9 1.2 Comparison of Traditional and Comprehensive Programs 12 1.3 Advisory Committee Volunteers/Advisory Committee Form 21 2 Develo...
