The Development of Data Courageous School Counseling

GraduatesLauren Wynne, PhD, Longwood University

Stephanie Eberts, PhD, Texas State UniversityJung (June) H. Hyun, PhD, Seattle Pacific University

What is courage?

Courage (noun): the ability to do something that you know is difficult or

dangerous

How does it relate to our work as school counselor educators?

How to build data courageous school counselors?

•C ollaboration is required within programs, within the college, and within the overall educational community.•O ptimize student exposure to data courageous models.•U - R able to do this! (This is a necessary guiding message from professor to student)•A nalyze how our training choices are received by and affect school districts.•G row a data courageous identity intentionally from the start and throughout their preparation program.•E levate the assignments to require a “using data” focus from a “knowing how to use data level.”

Collaboration is required within programs, within the college, and within the overall educational community.

• Within Programs & University• Across the curriculum in

counseling programs• With training programs that train

other educational professionals• With Community• Working school counselors• Site supervisors• Local & district office school

administrators• District school counseling leaders

Optimize student exposure to data courageous models.

• Use data courageous working school counselors as models of how this looks, feels, goes in the real world• Invite panel participants to classes.• Connect students with working

school counselors at conferences. • Encourage them to shadow

counselors to see data courageous in action• Use video clips of ally grads or

other school counselor colleagues as introductions or encouragers along the way

U – R Able To Do This!

• They don’t want to mess up.• They need to hear that they can...a lot.• Process their fear, but keep them moving.• Build in opportunities for success.• Start with small assignments that build

gradually.• Have the same assignment multiple

times at multiple points with feedback in between.• Use a balanced feedback approach.

Analyze how our training choices are received by and affect districts.

• TEACH students through modeling• Program Advisory Councils• Collaborate with district

supervisors to develop minimum standards for practicum/internship students to begin and finish their placements regardless of program of origin• Examples of surveys to students,

alumni, working school counselors & district leaders

Grow a data courageous identity intentionally from the start and throughout their preparation program.

• Look for openness in interviews• Start on orientation day• Can be facilitated in classroom-

based or non-classroom based environments• Think about how it can be

integrated into core courses possibly not taught by school counselor educators• This is an ideal place to use

your ally graduates

SCSA Adventure Day

Courage is transferable...

Elevate the assignments to require a “using data” focus from a “knowing how to use data level.”

• Moving from classroom to the world of work• Thoughtful planning of the

practicum/internship experience• Site Supervision which focuses on

the importance of data collection• Final project which can be presented

to administration at internship site• Focus on data focused interviewing

skills

Developmental TimelineCohort Training Model

• Application/Interviewing• School Counseling Program Orientation• Coursework Progression• Assignments that Build Across Course

Sequence• Moving from Increasing

Awareness/Knowledge to Applying Skills• Integration of ASCA Diamonds into each

School Counseling Course• Emphasis on social justice/systemic

change mission through collaboration, leadership, and advocacy in every class

• Culminating outcome measures/experiences to be used in interviewing/hiring process

Non-Cohort Training Model

• Special considerations for a less linear program• Advisement & Orientation• Collaboration with colleagues• Building community through

other means like social media• Creating School Counseling

specific assignments across the curriculum

• Designing course work to “bookend” the program so that outcome measures and experiences can build

Getting to Data Courageous• Examples of Assignments

• Mining Data• School Data Profile• Needs Assessments• School Counselor-Supervisor Internship Plan

• Developing and Implementing Interventions Based on Gaps or Needs• Classroom Guidance Actions Plans & Results Reports• Small Group Counseling Action Plans & Results Reports• Targeted Intervention Plans/Closing the Gap Goals & Results Reports• Creation of Pre/Post Perception Data Assessments• Use of School Technology to Access Outcome Data

• Presenting Data• Mock Advisory Councils Meetings• School Counseling Portfolio• Mock Interviewing in Courageous Ways

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