Building Great School Counselor-Administrator Teams: A Systematic Approach to Supporting Students, Staff, and the Community (Balancing Guidance Counselor and School Administrator Responsibilities)

Building Great School Counselor-Administrator Teams: A Systematic Approach to Supporting Students, Staff, and the Community (Balancing Guidance Counselor and School Administrator Responsibilities)
by: Tonya C. Balch (Author),Bradley V. "Brad" Balch(Author)
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Publication Date: 2019/2/15
Language: English
Print Length: 208 pages
ISBN-10: 1947604236
ISBN-13: 9781947604230
Book Description
By working together, school administrators and guidance counselors can greatly accelerate their impact on school improvement, student behavior, and mental health. With this practical guide, readers will discover a systematic approach for establishing an effective school counselor-administrator team. The authors share strategies and activities to foster trust and transparency, develop an agreed-on decision-making process, build consensus, commit to a continuous-improvement process, and more.Use this book to develop effective processes for your school counselors and administrators to better support students:Navigate the evolving roles of school counselors and administrators to build high-performing teams.Examine the concepts of purposeful collaboration and consensus building among school administrators and guidance counselors: the implementation, uses, and benefits to including them in your group decision-making model.Learn the six characteristics of high-performing teams: (1) trust and transparency, (2) results orientation, (3) building professional relationships, (4) respect for diversity and divergent thought, (5) an agreed-on decision-making process, and (6) a commitment to continuous improvement.Consider ethical decisions for students, parents and guardians, and other stakeholders.Participate in professional development activities on leadership, ethical decision-making, confidentiality, crisis management, and more.Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Team Effectiveness and Performance Chapter 2: Legal Precedents Chapter 3: Ethical Considerations for Different Stakeholders Chapter 4: Personnel Issues Chapter 5: Confidentiality Chapter 6: Abuse and Neglect Reporting and Mitigation Chapter 7: Student Misbehavior Chapter 8: Master Scheduling, Supervision, and Testing Chapter 9: Parent and Guardian Engagement Chapter 10: Crises Chapter 11: The Future of the School Counselor-Administrator Team Appendix: Trauma-Sensitive School Checklist References and Resources Index
About the Author
By working together, school administrators and guidance counselors can greatly accelerate their impact on school improvement, student behavior, and mental health. With this practical guide, readers will discover a systematic approach for establishing an effective school counselor-administrator team. The authors share strategies and activities to foster trust and transparency, develop an agreed-on decision-making process, build consensus, commit to a continuous-improvement process, and more.Use this book to develop effective processes for your school counselors and administrators to better support students:Navigate the evolving roles of school counselors and administrators to build high-performing teams.Examine the concepts of purposeful collaboration and consensus building among school administrators and guidance counselors: the implementation, uses, and benefits to including them in your group decision-making model.Learn the six characteristics of high-performing teams: (1) trust and transparency, (2) results orientation, (3) building professional relationships, (4) respect for diversity and divergent thought, (5) an agreed-on decision-making process, and (6) a commitment to continuous improvement.Consider ethical decisions for students, parents and guardians, and other stakeholders.Participate in professional development activities on leadership, ethical decision-making, confidentiality, crisis management, and more.Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Team Effectiveness and Performance Chapter 2: Legal Precedents Chapter 3: Ethical Considerations for Different Stakeholders Chapter 4: Personnel Issues Chapter 5: Confidentiality Chapter 6: Abuse and Neglect Reporting and Mitigation Chapter 7: Student Misbehavior Chapter 8: Master Scheduling, Supervision, and Testing Chapter 9: Parent and Guardian Engagement Chapter 10: Crises Chapter 11: The Future of the School Counselor-Administrator Team Appendix: Trauma-Sensitive School Checklist References and Resources Index Read more