Strategies/resources for counseling first-generation students about college
ASCA Position Statement – The School Counselor and Academic and College/Career Planning
ASCA’s position about the school counselor’s role to ensure all students have the opportunity to design a rigorous and relevant academic and career program preparing them to be college and career-ready.
ASCA National Model Executive Summary
Executive summary of ASCA’s National Model that outlines the framework for comprehensive school counseling programs.
American Institutes for Research (AIR) – Promoting College and Career Readiness: A Pocket Guide for State and District Leaders
Pocket Guide to implement college and career ready reforms including examples of state and and district-level innovations.
Competencies for Counseling the Multiracial Population
Provides counseling competencies for use by counselors working with and advocating for members of the multiracial population including interracial couples, multiracial families, and multiracial individuals, and transracial adoptess and families.
Effective Advocacy with Members of Congress
Advocacy documents and resources including strategies/guides for outreach to congress, counselor statistics, and funding sources
School Counselor Magazine
School counseling articles available to members in print or online, including:
Webinar: STEP UP to Better Grades
Organizational Skills Bootcamp
It’s vital for students to learn the skills needed to be organized at school and in all other respects of life. Not only do we need to teach the skills, but we need to impart the societal value of organization and efficiency. This Resource Series publication contains a ready-to-implement intervention program complete with lesson plans, suggestions and reproducible materials so you can begin the task of improving student success through better organization.
“Trusted Sources: Seeking Advice on Applying to Universities in Another Country” A Guide for Students and Parents
Many individuals and organizations offer students guidance on researching and applying to universities in another country.
Understanding who these individuals and organizations are and what support they provide will help you make educated choices
about who can help you.