Indirect Student Services 101

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What are indirect student services? We all know there is so much that goes into school counseling besides just the class lessons, small groups, and individual sessions. There is so much that goes on behind the scenes. These indirect student services are so important to making the biggest impact possible on all of our students. 

If you’re looking through the ASCA website, it may seem wordy, formal, and confusing making it challenging to determine what you should consider direct or indirect student services. So I went through and broke down the standards and competencies into easier to understand language, giving you the info you need without all the confusion! In this episode, I am sharing the ASCA standards and competencies that are considered indirect student services and explaining what each one means so you can better understand how to log the time you are spending doing these tasks.

Remember to sign up for February’s Coffee with the Counselor! This month’s topic is, “How to Advocate without Headache! : 11 Secret Strategies” and it’s one you definitely don’t want to miss. I can’t wait to see you there!

Some topics covered in this episode are:

• Sign up for February’s Coffee with the Counselor!

• Why you need to be designing instruction based on ASCA standards and data

• The importance of being mindful of the students represented at our school when choosing resources and curricula

• Why it’s important to recognize that school counseling is to be short-term

• How collaborating and communicating with administrators, teachers, and parents helps with student success

Resources Mentioned:

• Save your spot for the Coffee with the Counselor Training

• ASCA Student Standards

• ASCA Professional Competencies

• Episode 161: How to Plan Data Driven Small Groups

• Episode 142: Data Deep Dive: Measuring Services Provided

• Episode 47: How You Can Use Your Small Group Data to Form Your Groups and Determine Their Effectiveness

• Join the IMPACT membership

• Enroll in the Stress-Free School Counseling Course

• If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

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School Counseling Simplified is a podcast offering easy to implement strategies for busy school counselors. The host, Rachel Davis from Bright Futures Counseling, shares tips and tricks she has learned from her years of experience as a school counselor both in the US and at an international school in Costa Rica.

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