Position Statements
ASCA has officially adopted position statements on the following topics. Download a PDF containing the text of all ASCA position statements. (Please note, the listings in the table of contents link to the individual position statements.)
Academic Development
Annual Performance Appraisal
Career and Technical Education
Career Development
Character Education
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Children Experiencing Homelessness
College Access Professionals
Confidentiality
Corporal Punishment (revised, 2019)
Credentialing and Licensure
Cultural Diversity
Discipline (revised, 2019)
Equity for All Students
Gender Equity (revised, 2020)
Gifted and Talented Student Programs (revised, 2019)
Group Counseling (revised, 2020)
High-Stakes Testing
Identification, Prevention and Intervention of Behaviors That Are Harmful and Place Students At Risk
Individual Student Planning for Postsecondary Preparation
Letters of Recommendation (adopted, 2020)
LGBTQ Youth
Multitiered System of Supports
Peer Support Programs
Prevention of School-Related Gun Violence (revised, 2019)
Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Promotion of Safe Schools Through Conflict Resolution and Bullying/Harassment Prevention
Retention, Social Promotion and Age-Appropriate Placement
Safe Schools and Crisis Response (revised, 2019)
School Counseling Preparation Programs (revised, 2020)
School Counseling Programs
School-Family-Community Partnerships
Social/Emotional Development
Student Mental Health (revised, 2020)
Student Postsecondary Recruitment
Student Safety and the Use of Technology
Students With Disabilities
Suicide Prevention/Awareness
Suicide Risk Assessment (adopted, 2020)
Supporting Students in Foster Care
Test Preparation Programs
Transgender/Gender-Nonconforming Youth
Trauma-Informed Practice
Use of Non-School-Counseling-Credentialed Personnel
Use of Support Staff in School Counseling Programs (revised, 2019)
Virtual School Counseling
Working With Students Experiencing Issues Surrounding Undocumented Status (revised, 2019)