Katie Martin - Component Manager
The School Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services component promotes:
o Acceptance of self
o The ability to express thoughts and feelings in a responsible manner
o Understanding and respect for differences in others
o Positive interpersonal relationships
o The ability to give and receive support
o Awareness of stresses which interfere with healthy development
o Willingness to request assistance when needed
o A supportive school environment that links to community resources.
GOAL: Maintain a culture in my school that is conducive to making students, families, and staff members feel safe, secure, accepted, and valued.
GOAL: Maintain a culture in my school that ensures student access to primary prevention, intervention, and treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems.
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Action Steps for Implementing School Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services
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Actions for Schools |
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Revise the school’s mission statement to include a comprehensive focus on addressing barriers to earning and enhancing healthy development |
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Ensure the assignment of a site leader and the creation of a steering group to plan and oversee the policy commitments and systemic changes needed to address those barriers |
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Map and analyze resources in the school and community |
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Increase the amount of staff development devoted to strategies for addressing barriers to learning and enhancing healthy development |
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Actions for School Complexes and Districts |
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Ensure that: |
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Mission statements at all levels reflect commitment to addressing barriers to learning and enhancing healthy development |
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The organizational structure includes the necessary leadership to plan and implement systemic changes |
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Coordinating bodies exist that bring together people and resources from several schools |
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Appropriate staff development and other capacity-building efforts are provided |
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Actions for State and National Organizations and Colleges and Universities |
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Establish a broad unifying concept that can help increase policy support and guide research and practice related to addressing barriers to student learning and enhancing healthy development, including an increased emphasis on prevention |
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Develop interagency collaborative agreements |
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Establish incentives for systemic changes to develop comprehensive, integrated approaches |
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Provide opportunities to learn more about concepts and strategies for addressing barriers to learning and enhancing healthy development |
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Adopt cross-disciplinary perspectives and integrated practices |