Location: Online, self-paced

The “ASCA National Model^®: A Framework for School Counseling Programs” outlines the components of a school counseling program that is integral to the school’s academic mission. School counselors design, implement and assess a school counseling program that improves life-readiness and academic success for each and every student.

The ASCA National Model^® guides school counselors in the development of a school counseling program that:

• Engages each and every student in Tier 1 school counseling activities
• Addresses barriers to student success, which promotes systemic change
• Enhances each and every student’s mindsets and behaviors for life-readiness leading to academic success, college and career readiness and social/emotional development
• Helps each and every student achieve their highest academic potential
• Identifies students with specific needs and provides support aligned to those needs, including addressing factors contributing to achievement gaps, such as attendance, discipline, school climate and systemic barriers

Learn how you can implement the ASCA National Model^® in your journey to help every student succeed.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to: 

• Summarize the four sections of the ASCA National Model^®
• Explain how implementing the ASCA National Model^® leads to life-readiness and academic success for each and every student
• Explain how the three sets of school counseling standards define the school counseling program
• Differentiate between direct and indirect student services
• Explain how components of the ASCA National Model^® align with each tier of the MTSS structure
• Describe the difference between participation data, ASCA Student Standards data and achievement data
• Plan how each and every student will learn strategies and skills for student success
• Identify and address achievement gaps
• Plan and monitor your time
• Educate about and advocate for the school counseling program
• Assess your own skills and your program to determine its effectiveness in enhancing access, life-readiness and academic success for each and every student
• Access resources to help you in your ASCA National Model^® implementation work

Registration Fee
For $109 ($259 for nonmembers), you can earn 6 CEUs/60 Contact Hours focused on developing a school counseling program aligned with the ASCA National Model^® fifth edition, all from the comfort of your own home or office. (Note: Because of a higher number of CEUs/Contact Hours available, this ASCA U Specialist is priced slightly higher than other ones.) Specialists can earn graduate credit from Lindenwood University for an additional fee.