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Counseling Program Goals
The school counselor will
work with the school faculty and staff, students, parents, and the community to plan, implement, and evaluate a developmental
guidance and counseling program. The program shall include:
* a guidance curriculum to help students
develop their full educational potential;
* a responsive services component to intervene on behalf of any student
whose immediate personal concerns or problems put the student's continued educational, career, personal, or social development
at risk;
* an individual planning system to guide a student as the student plans, monitors, and manages the student's
own educational, career, personal, and social development; and
* system support to support the efforts of teachers,
staff, parents, and other members of the community in promoting the educational, career, personal, and social development
of students.
The primary responsibility of the school counselor is to counsel students to fully develop each
student's academic, career, personal, and social abilities.
School Counselor Credentials Professional school counselors were teachers first. Thus, they have demonstrated competence as instructors and
understand the dynamics of the classroom and the school setting. This initial experience provides the background for
their understanding of school-related situations and problems and an understanding of the opportunities available in the school
system.
Through coursework leading them to school counselor certification and, typically, the masters degree, professional
educators learn and apply, through practicum and research experiences, knowledge and skills regarding the guidance program,
pupils served, and counseling and development services. Specifically, they study:
* history, legal and ethical
issues,
* processes for implementing a developmental guidance program,
* normal growth and development of children
and youth,
* cross-cultural foundations,
* motivation and learning in the exceptional child,
* counseling theory
and methods,
* group procedures,
* consultation,
* student appraisal,
* career development,
* couseling
special populations,
* societal and environmental factors affecting learners, and
* coordination of resources.
Professional school counselors are committed to continuous professional growth and development; therefore, they develop
annual professional growth plans.
Celina High School Lead Counselor-
2008-2009 Sophomore and Senior Counselor
Kimberly McFadden
Let me introduce myself. I received
my School Counseling Certification through Dallas Baptist University. I received my Masters in Counseling and Guidance from
Texas A&M Commerce in 1994. I also received my bachelors degree in Psychology and Sociology from Texas A&M
Commerce. I am a Professional member of the American School Counseling Association. To further my education I
am currently working on my Masters in Educational Leadership through Dallas Baptist University.
I believe
that ALL students can be successful if provided with the proper tools and resources in which to incorporate into their lives.
My goal is to provide them with these necessary tools and resources that will allow them to achieve their dreams. I
look forward to working with each and every student and helping them to become even more successful.
CELINA HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR
2008-2009 FRESHMEN and JUNIOR COUNSELOR
Carrie Crane
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