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week63.docx Required Readings & Resources Kolbert, J., Crothers, L., & Hughes, T. (2022). Introduction to school counseling: Theory, research, and practice (2nd ed.). · Chapter 13: “Crisis Management and Trauma Informed Practice” · Chapter 14: “Legal and Ethical Concerns in School Counseling” Part A- Discussion: School Counseling Ethical & Legal Challenges Review the Discussion Requirements for this course before responding to the prompt below. Many discussions in a school counselor's office involve a student’s home life, as it can and does impact academic performance. Examine the ethical and legal challenges for school counselors to discuss students’ home life situations with other collaborators, such as staff, administrators, and teachers. These collaborators may not understand how social and emotional difficulties impact students' academic work. Create a dialogue with a teacher who has referred a student for behavioral problems in the classroom. Advise them on responding without giving them the background information they may want to make these changes. Note in your discussion how teaching collaborators about your role as part of a prevention program may assist them in understanding this. 250 words Part B-Essay: Strategies for Behavioral Change This assignment will help prepare you for the written questions on the Subject Area Exam for School Counseling. Respond to each question. Analyze the information in Karla’s School Counseling Referral Form and cite specific evidence. Write a response of approximately 300–600 words (APA format is not required) in which you: · Identify one important need for Karla to address in individual counseling (review Chapter 6). What legal and ethical concerns may be presented here? · Would this be identified as a crisis (review Chapter 11)? · How would you apply confidentiality in your work with Karla while giving appropriate suggestions to Karla’s teachers? · Describe one developmentally appropriate counseling strategy Mr. Washington could implement to address your identified needs (review Chapter 9). · Explain why the strategy you described would effectively address the identified need. · Explain one method Mr. Washington could use to evaluate the effectiveness of your chosen strategy. How will we know if your strategy is working? Discuss feedback, collaboration, and cooperation in your response Part C-Vocabulary: School Counselor Profession Terms, Part 6 To assist you in preparation for the school counselor exam and to help you understand the terminology used in the profession, define each of the following terms. As you prepare each week for this assignment, keep these terms in a continuous file. Terms: · Crisis · Variables contributing to traumatization in a crisis · Crisis plan · Trauma-informed schools · Standardized suicide assessment · Confidentiality · Ethics · Negligence · Malpractice · Data-informed school counseling program · School justice advocacy · Privileged communication · Limits to confidentiality · Duty to protect · Student and parental rights · FERPA · Subpoenas · Confidentiality with school administrators · Ferpa exceptions · School counselors notes ED5513Week6Assignment.docx Exhibit 1: Background Information  Mr. Washington, a middle school counselor, receives a referral for Karla, an eighth-grade student who demonstrates an increasingly tired and withdrawn demeanor and has not been performing as well as usual academically. In preparation for individual counseling with Karla, Mr. Washington gathers additional information. Exhibit 2: School Counseling Referral Form  Student Name: Karla M. Grade: 8 Referred by: J. Smith-Teacher Reason for Referral: 1. Change in behavior 2. Change in social skills 3. Change in work habits 4. Personal/family concern Additional concerns or information related to this referral: Karla's grades are dropping. She has several missing assignments, and many assignments that she turns in are incomplete. Karla's interactions with her classmates have decreased dramatically. I suspect that something in the home environment is contributing to these changes. Steps taken to address the concern: 1. Student conference 2. Family conference 3. Academic support Have these concerns been discussed with the student's family? Yes, these concerns have been discussed with the mother. The father is not present in the home. Outcome of the discussion: The mother says Karla appears fine at home and that she doesn't know what she would do without Karla's help with her younger siblings and the housework. She agreed to discuss school with Karla. Please rate the severity of this referral on the scale below. Severity Scale Chart Less Serious Moderately Serious Very Serious 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Exhibit 3: Student Journal Excerpts from Karla's school journal: Monday, October 11 I had so much homework over the weekend, and I couldn't do any of it. I had to do laundry and cook. More cooking and babysitting. I was so exhausted, I didn't even try to do schoolwork. I'm getting nowhere fast. Thursday, October 21 As soon as I got home, Mom called and said she was going out with friends. So I had to help the kids with homework, feed them, and make sure they got their baths. I was only able to get part of my own homework done. I'm never going to catch up. Tuesday, October 27 Another late night last night. Mom came home at a reasonable time, but was sick all evening. So, I not only had to take care of the kids, but her, too. Sometimes I wish I could just stay at school overnight so I could catch up with my own stuff. I don't want to end up in some low-paying job, but it's not looking good. Friday, October 30 I'm getting really worried about my mom's drinking. I told her and she promised to cut back. She stayed home last night and had her friends come to our house instead. All they did was drink and watch TV. The kids and I all had trouble sleeping.