Counseling Prevention and Intervention
(a) Knowledge:
(A) Knows the theories and processes of effective counseling and wellness programs for individual students and groups of students; (B) Knows how to design, implement, manage, and evaluate programs to enhance the academic, career, and personal/social development of students; (C) Knows strategies for helping students identify strengths and cope with environmental and developmental problems; (D) Knows how to design, implement, manage, and evaluate transition programs, including school-to-work, post-secondary planning, and college admissions counseling; (E) Understands group dynamics—including counseling, psycho- educational, task, and peer helping groups—and the facilitation of teams to enable students to overcome barriers and impediments to learning; and (F) Understands the potential impact of crises, emergencies, and disasters on students, educators, and schools, and knows the skills needed for crisis intervention. |
(b) Skills and Practice:
(A) Demonstrates self-awareness, sensitivity to others, and the skills needed to relate to each diverse individual, group, and classroom; (B) Provides individual and group counseling and classroom guidance to promote the academic, career, and personal and social development of students; (C) Designs and implements prevention and intervention plans related to the effects of: Atypical growth and development, health and wellness, language, ability level, multicultural issues, and factors of resiliency on student learning and development; (D) Demonstrates the ability to use procedures for assessing and managing suicide risk; and (E) Demonstrates the ability to recognize his or her limitations as a school counselor and to seek supervision or refer clients when appropriate. |
Stat. Auth.: ORS 342
Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120–342.430, 342.455-342.495, 342.553
Hist.: TSPC 4-2012, f. & cert. ef. 5-18-12