Building Great School Counselor-Administrator Teams: A Systematic Approach to Supporting Students, Staff, and the Community (Balancing Guidance Counse

By working together, school administrators and guidance counselors can greatly accelerate their impact on school improvement, student behavior, and mental health. With this practical guide, readers will discover a systematic approach for establishing an effective school counselor-administrator team. The authors share strategies and activities to foster trust and transparency, develop an agreed-on decision-making process, build consensus, commit to a continuous-improvement process, and more.

Use this book to develop effective processes for your school counselors and administrators to better support students: Navigate the evolving roles of school counselors and administrators to build high-performing teams. Examine the concepts of purposeful collaboration and consensus building among school administrators and guidance counselors: the implementation, uses, and benefits to including them in your group decision-making model. Learn the six characteristics of high-performing teams: (1) trust and transparency, (2) results orientation, (3) building professional relationships, (4) respect for diversity and divergent thought, (5) an agreed-on decision-making process, and (6) a commitment to continuous improvement. Consider ethical decisions for students, parents and guardians, and other stakeholders. Participate in professional development activities on leadership, ethical decision-making, confidentiality, crisis management, and more.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Team Effectiveness and Performance

Chapter 2: Legal Precedents

Chapter 3: Ethical Considerations for Different Stakeholders

Chapter 4: Personnel Issues

Chapter 5: Confidentiality

Chapter 6: Abuse and Neglect Reporting and Mitigation

Chapter 7: Student Misbehavior

Chapter 8: Master Scheduling, Supervision, and Testing

Chapter 9: Parent and Guardian Engagement

Chapter 10: Crises

Chapter 11: The Future of the School Counselor-Administrator Team

Appendix: Trauma-Sensitive School Checklist

References and Resources

Index