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Leadership Practices of School Counselors

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Leadership Practices of School Counselors

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What is authentic leadership? It continues to surprise me how many leaders attempt to be one way at work, while their “true” personality emerges outside of work. Once a CEO reminded me, “Leadership is acting.” And it surprises me when these same leaders seem shocked or confused when their employees…

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Leadership in education can play an integral role in creating a positive school culture. It can also influence student learning and achievement. Effective school leadership is increasingly viewed as the key to far-reaching education transformation. With the right leadership approach, education heads can turn an average school into a successful one. Here are effective leadership styles in education that will prepare you to lead for impact.

Instructional leadership

The OECD report, Improving School Leadership suggests that effective school management generally comes from engagement in instructional leadership. There's a growing body of evidence which shows that schools with instructional leadership outperform others. This coaching style of leadership concentrates on student learning outcomes by improving teaching quality. To realise this goal, school leaders adopt the responsibility for the professional development of teachers.

Instructional leadership involves the practice of planning, evaluation, coordination and improvement of teaching and learning. According to the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, instructional leaders define the school's mission, manage the instructional program, promote high expectations and provide incentives for teachers and students.

Working directly with teachers, instructional leaders evaluate teacher performance and help advance their skills through mentoring and coaching. Becoming an instructional leader entails time spent solving pedagogical problems, taking action to improve teachers' instruction, as well as holding teachers accountable for improving their instructional skills. This pursuit to improve learning within the school community requires leaders to have an in-depth understanding of pedagogy and practice themselves.

Transformational leadership

Taking a collaborative approach, transformational leaders empower their school teams to have a say in decision-making processes and enable collective goal-setting. Through role modelling, these leaders create a culture of innovation and improvement and a shared sense of purpose. This sets the foundations for growth and success.

Transformational leaders are able to influence school outcomes by outlining high-performance expectations, developing people through individual support, building productive relationships and providing instructional support. According to researcher Bernard Bass, the four attributes of transformational leadership are defined as idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualised consideration.

Transformational leaders instil trust, admiration, loyalty and respect - which inspires teacher motivation, morale and performance. The influence exerted by transformational leaders has been described as " the generating of feelings." Using charisma, compassion and emotional intelligence (EI), transformational leaders are able to monitor and manage not only their own emotions but those of others as well. This gives them the ability to energise their teams and drive successes.

Studies have shown that transformational leadership has a direct impact on teacher performance, with teachers willingly taking steps to improve their classroom practice. The findings also show that transformational leadership increases teacher job satisfaction and strengthens their commitment to professional growth. The result is improved student outcomes and lasting progress across the school system.

Constructivist leadership

This type of leadership is about facilitating the learning process, rather than directing it. At the core of the constructivist approach is that learners control their own learning, not teachers. Acknowledging that every learner understands, processes and gives meaning to lessons through their own reality, constructivism places a priority on customised teaching approaches that take into consideration individual learning needs.

School leaders who embrace the constructivist model shift the focus within their school, from knowledge as a product to knowing as a process. Instruction and curriculum design under their leadership encourages the sharing of big ideas and challenging other's perspectives. The classroom is seen as a place where ' inquiry and co-construction dominate.' Constructivist leaders expect teachers to engage in reflective practices and processes with their students and peers. The purpose of reflection is to challenge previous assumptions about teaching and learning and to rethink and reframe student participation.

Constructivist leadership is about immersing teachers in a culture of learning and enabling them to take risks. It's not about dictating to teachers on how to deliver instructions - it's about educating teachers that we are all learners.

Servant leadership

This participatory style of leadership pushes the ego aside and considers the needs of others, rather than focus on self-interest. The philosophy behind servant leadership is that a "great leader must first serve others and that this simple fact is central to his or her greatness: true leadership emerges from those whose primary motivation is a desire to help others." School leaders who practice servant leadership maintain high expectations; however, they also help teachers and students to develop their skills to improve their performance. These leaders instil the desire for improvement while maintaining a focus on both results and relationships.

The former president of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership identified the ten characteristics of servant leaders as: listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualisation, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people, and building community. Servant leaders are able to cultivate high-performance teachers by removing barriers, providing resources and opening communication channels with the whole school community.

Sharing the power in decision-making, servant leaders motivate and persuade their school community to fulfil their long-standing vision. By engaging with teachers and students on what the school's future should look like, servant leaders can implement structural changes that keep an eye on the bigger picture. Research shows that in the long-term servant leadership creates a positive and productive school environment.

Strategic leadership

Strategic leadership is based on long-range planning. Through analysis, evaluation and monitoring, strategic leaders assess current school performance and take the necessary steps to improve future results. These leaders not only set the direction of the school by having an organisational vision, they create frameworks, set up interventions, allocate resources and maintain systems for reforms to take place.

There are seven guiding principles of strategic leaders. Rather than focussing on day-to-day issues, strategic leaders are future-orientated and prepare for an uncertain destiny. These leaders base their decisions on evidence and research. Drawing on data that demonstrates school learning outcomes, strategic leaders will respond with the most suitable approach - whether that's staff training, reviewing policies and procedures, or fostering a culture based on achievements. Innovation is at the heart of a strategic leader's mission - they're always looking for ways to improve the school environment - whether that's relationship building, embracing diversity or creating partnerships with parents. Strategic leaders invest in partnerships across the school community and use the power of collective thinking to build a values-based school were transparency, ethics and accountability are the cornerstones of their leadership.

Studies show that using strategy as a tool to manage an educational organisation is at the heart of developing successful schools in the long term. Aligning organisational structures, processes, culture and people behind a strategic focus is critical to this success.

Why does leadership matter?

Great school leadership is the bedrock for great schools. Evidence suggests that effective leadership is essential to creating a learning environment where every student has access to high-quality education. Teachers who pursue postgraduate education in leadership will be able to support effective teaching and learning strategies, keep pace with transformation across the education industry and inject new thinking into schools.

Find out more about learning these skills and more by studying a Master of Education with ECU Online.

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5 Effective Leadership Styles in Education | ECU Online

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Leadership in education can play an integral role in creating a positive school culture. It can also influence student learning and achievement. Effective school leadership is increasingly viewed as the key to far-reaching education transformation. With the right leadership approach, education heads can turn an average school into a successful one.

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NJSCA | New Jersey School Counselor Association

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Helpful resources for counselors trying to implement new programming as it supports counseling initiatives with research.

🔥From ASCA: School Counselor professional development goals framework. Here are some options to consider for you and your team: http://ow.ly/oo0e50xqxQU

🔥NJDOE SEL Modules for Educators - The NJDOE announced the release of the first SEL Module for Educators to assist schools in delivering this information. This module, which is the first of six to be released, is designed for any school professional to deliver the content.🔥 Develop Your Personal School Counselor Self-Care Plan

School Counselor Office Setup - Crowd-sourced photos from School Counselors. You can also add your photos!

Public Speaking: Tips for School Counselors - 3 out of 4 Americans fear public speaking. Learn how to get into that 25% that doesn't with these tips.

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Counselor Association - A professional organization for college admissions counselors who recruit and live in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, D.C. and Virginia. The counselors assist college bound students, families, and high school guidance counselors in navigating the path to college.... HS Counselors: From Mini-fairs, case studies, college application workshops, essay and interview workshops, instant apps (offered by some of our members), counselor fairs or luncheons, MARCA is available to serve and collaborate with you in a variety of ways. Share information on your upcoming college fairs and events to a diverse group of colleges from across the country that are more accessible to you than you may think.

Computer science professional development guide: How education leaders can build teacher, school counselor and administrator capacity to support equitable computer science education
By 2026, there will be an estimated 3.5 million computing-related jobs open in the United States. Today, 58 percent of all new jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) are in computing. To fill these jobs, we need today's students to grow up not only using technology but also learning how it works and how to build, create and make an impact with it.
This guide offers four simple but thorough steps that education leaders like you can take to build CS capacity among your K-12 teachers, counselors and administrators.

High School Counselor Week - Free weekly update of articles of interest to high school counselors

Leading Success - Free online toolkit for principals and school leaders to help raise student achievement and promote college and career readiness

- self-paced, online professional development; earn 5 CEUs/50 Contact Hours per course. Fee is $99 for ASCA members, $249 for non-members

🔥 Counselor Accents- "Join us as we share practical tips for school counselors, social emotional learning strategies, and technology that will enhance your counseling program. We are two school counselors who love our jobs, and we happen to have southern accents, bless our hearts."

Solution Focused Schools Unlimited

🔥 SCOPE: School Counselor Opportunities and Professional Engagement - The Virginia School Counselor Association Professional Development team is excited to offer a series of podcasts to provide support and encouragement to counselors.

The College Admissions Industry Podcast - Tests and the Rest

🔥 NACAC has started a new Podcast - "College Admissions Decoded"

A Few Minutes with the Counselor - Quick tips from an experienced school counselor! Sample Episode: " 8 Tips for Getting More Done "

Hatching Results Podcast - Moderated by Felipe Zañartu, Dr. Trish Hatch shares school counselor experiences using data to improve programs, practices and the profession of school counseling!

Character Strong Podcast " The Importance of the School Counselor in Today's Schools - Katherine Pastor "

Cutting Edge School Counseling - Covers trending topics in school counseling

The Community College Lady Podcast ™️ provides information, inspiration, and strategies that help empower high school and current community college students so that they can transfer to a four-year university in two years.

Redefining School Counseling from The Harvard EdCast

Mindshift Podcast - explores the innovations in education that are shaping how kids learn.

WorkLife with Adam Grant - Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the minds of some of the world's most unusual professionals to explore the science of making work not suck. From learning how to love criticism to harnessing the power of frustration, one thing's for sure: You'll never see your job the same way again.

Truth For Teachers Podcast - speak life, encouragement, and truth into the minds and hearts of educators

College Essay Guy Podcast - A practical guide to college admissions

Admissions Uncovered - College Applications and Admissions Explained - Two high school seniors and one Columbia freshman explore the black box that is the college application process.

Getting In: A podcast about the college admissions process - Getting In is a real-time podcast following a diverse group of New York-area high school seniors through the exhilarating and harrowing process of applying to college.

Unteachable Moment - reactions of Starbucks employees to diversity training; would translate well to lessons on diversity and inclusion.

Middle School Matters is designed for Middle School Educators. We focus on the Middle School educators. Providing news, conversation on relevant topics, and links to other great sites, we want to reach out to other middle school educators.

Through The Eyes of a Therapist - committed to shining light on EVERYTHING mental health by de-mystifying therapy, humanizing therapists, and de-stigmatizing mental illness! Check out Episode on Becoming a School Counselor featuring NJ School Counselor Vanessa De Jesus, LAC.

Intervention Central - This site offers free tools and resources to help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth through Response to Intervention.
Study Skills Checkli - A resource for students to better understand their study skills.
Tips for Academic Success - Reference documents from Case Western University to help students improve their study habits and academic performance.
International Grade Conversion Guide for Higher Education - Great resource for evaluating international transcripts. This guide, provided by World Education Services, contains suggested grade conversions for higher education in more than 120 countries.
Evaluating Foreign Transcripts: The A-Z Manual - Resource for evaluating international transcripts from the NYC Department of Education.

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School Counselor Professional Resources - NJSCA | New Jersey School Counselor Association

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The ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies state that counselors "Develop a yearly professional development plan to ensure engagement in professional growth opportunities related to relevant professional standards and competencies and personal limitations" (B-PF 4.d). Get started by reviewing the Professional Development and Collaborative Resources for School Counselors

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An article posted in an August 2013 in the ASCA School Counselor journal states that school counselors should be trustworthy, confident, intelligent and organized. Anita Young, the author of the article, references a survey that was done and says there are five things a good school counselor being a leader should be doing: resourceful problem-solving, systemic collaboration, interpersonal influence, social justice advocacy and professional efficacy (Young, 2013).
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Lewis, J. A., Lewis, M. D., Daniels, J. A., & D'Andrea, M. J. (2003). Community counseling: Empowerment strategies for a diverse society (3rd ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

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JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.

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Be it a work place or be it a school, or in family/ friends circle - Emotional Quotient (EQ) is very important.

Emotional Intelligence is an ability to understand, interpret one's own emotions and as well as others' and responding appropriately to them.

In the busy schedule of attending classes, tutorials, coaching classes, assignments and exams most of the students not only fail to understand others' emotions but forget to take care of their own mental health and emotions!!

Our education has always emphasised on academic results, but is that all we need to get success in our life? Why are students performing very well in schools and called as best students not able to handle the college / peer pressure, is this something which can't be handled or these students have never been taught about this. Emotions do affect how and what we learn. Being more aware of our emotions and reaction to it will help us manage the stress. Once we learn to understand our emotions we will be able to communicate better.
Here are a few tips to enhance EQ

Self-awareness - Identify your emotions; ask "How am I feeling today". Put a name to that emotion. Take a couple of hours time out and think through as to what made you feel that way. Also identifying what thought led to this emotion will help us to understand the reason for the way we feel.

Empathy - Start observing others emotions, respond to others in a way that you would want someone to respond to you. Try to put yourself in other shoes and understand their perspective being empathetic will help you handle the situations well.

Communicating - It plays an important role in developing and maintaining good relationships. Developing quality relationships has a very positive effect on all. The ability to express personal concerns without anger or passivity is a key asset.

Dealing with Exam Stress - Stress is not always bad. Stress is just emotional strain and body's response to demanding circumstances. There are 2 kinds of stress Eustress (positive stress) and Distress (negative stress),

Eustress is positive, is short‐term, and motivates us to do better, focuses on our coping abilities and energies and help us improve our performances. Positive stress comes from the anticipation of pleasurable events such as falling in love, participating the game, joining a new class etc this might cause some physical symptoms but it's generally the excitement.

Distress is a negative stress which causes anxiety or concern, Decreases performance. It is perceived as outside of our coping abilities. This can lead to mental and physical problems. This comes as a feeling of being attacked emotionally or physically. Problems at school, a death of a family member, losing the loved ones are some of the examples of negative stress.

The stress felt during exams is a natural reaction for your mind to get in the "preparation and performance mode".

It turns into anxiety and distress when you add the pressure of expectations to it, leading to fear of failure.

So stop interpreting all stress as bad - if the upcoming exam is stressing you up accept it and work towards them. Believe in yourself. If you have already finished studying, great!! Just calm down and revise. If you haven't finished yet no problem pick up the books and focus on the important chapters and solve the sample question papers.

Get enough sleep, eat healthy drink enough water and take a break. Exams are not end of everything; don't let that get to you too much!! All the Best!!

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Why Emotional Intelligence is Important For Students

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Be it a work place or be it a school, or in family/ friends circle - Emotional Quotient (EQ) is very important. Emotional Intelligence is an ability to understand, interpret one's own emotions and as well as others' and responding appropriately to them.

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Research by the respected Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in the U.S. found that the primary causes of executive derailment involve deficiencies in emotional competence. Each year, CCL serves more than 20,000 individuals and 2,000 organizations, including more than 80 of the Fortune 100 companies. It says the three main reasons for failure are difficulty in handling change, inability to work well in a team, and poor interpersonal relations.

International search firm Egon Zehnder International analyzed 515 senior executives and discovered that those who were strongest in emotional intelligence were more likely to succeed than those strongest in either IQ or relevant previous experience. Research that has been done on the relationship between emotional intelligence (EQ) and IQ has shown only a weak correlation between the two.

The Carnegie Institute of Technology carried out research that showed that 85% of our financial success was due to skills in "human engineering", personality, and ability to communicate, negotiate, and lead. They found that only 15% was due to technical ability. In other words people skills or skills highly related to emotional intelligence were crucial skills. Nobel Prize winning Israeli-American psychologist Daniel Kahneman found that people would rather do business with a person they like and trust rather than someone they don't, even if that that person is offering a better product at a lower price.

People would rather do business with a person they like and trust rather than someone they don't, even if that that person is offering a better product at a lower price.

To test out his findings, think of the last time you purchased a major item, a home, automobile, or large appliance where you had to dealings with a salesperson. Was the person someone who you liked and trusted? In my talks, I have found that whenever I asked that question, inevitably the entire audience answered that, yes, the person they bought a large item from was someone they liked and trusted. This theory about why salespeople with the right people skills do better than those who lack them is borne out by a study carried out by the Hay/McBer Research and Innovation Group in 1997. In a study carried out in a large national insurance company in 1997, they found that sales agents weak in emotional areas such as self-confidence, initiative, and empathy sold policies with an average premium of $54,000, while those strong in 5 of 8 emotional competencies sold policies on the average worth $114,000.

Much of the research that has been done on emotional intelligence has been at the executive leadership level. The higher up the organization, the more crucial emotional intelligence abilities are as the impacts are greater and felt throughout the entire organization. There have been some studies, however, that show impacts at all levels.

The higher up the organization the more crucial emotional intelligence abilities are as the impacts are greater and felt throughout the entire organization.

For example, a study by McClelland in 1999 showed that after supervisors in a manufacturing plant received training in emotional competencies such as how to listen better, lost-time accidents decreased by 50% and grievances went down from 15 per year to three. The plant itself exceeded productivity goals by $250,000.

The same principles apply in all areas of life, whether at work or in relationships. Everyone wants to work with people who are easy to get along with, supportive, likeable, and can be trusted. We want to be beside people that do not get upset easily and can keep their composure when things do not work out according to plan.

Self-awareness. The first thing that is essential for any degree of emotional intelligence is self-awareness. People with a high degree of self-awareness have a solid understanding of their own emotions, their strengths, weaknesses, and what drives them. Neither overly critical nor unrealistically hopeful, these people are honest with themselves and others. These people recognize how their feelings impact them, other people around them, and their performance at work. They have a good understanding of their values and goals and where they are going in life. They are confident as well as aware of their limitations and less likely to set themselves up for failure.

We can recognize self-aware people by their willingness to talk about themselves in a frank, non-defensive manner. A good interview question is to ask about a time that the interviewee got carried away by their emotions and did something they later regretted. The self-aware person will be open and frank with their answers. Self-deprecating humor is a good indicator of someone who has good self-awareness. Red flags are people who stall or try to avoid the question, seem irritated, or frustrated by the question.

Ability To Self-Regulate Emotions. We all have emotions which drive us and there is nothing we can do to avoid them. People who are good at self-regulation, however, are able to manage their emotions so that they do not control their words and actions. While they feel bad moods and impulses as much as anyone else, they do not act upon them. People who act upon their negative feelings create havoc, disruptions, and lasting bad feelings all around them. We feel before we think and people who constantly react from an emotional state never wait long enough to allow their thoughts to override their emotions.

People who self-regulate have the ability to wait until their emotions pass, allowing them to respond from a place of reason, rather than simply reacting to feelings. The signs of someone who is good at self-regulation are reflection, thoughtfulness, comfort with ambiguity, change, and not having all the answers. In an interview, look for people who take a little time to reflect and think before they answer.

Empathy. Empathy is another important aspect to look for when hiring. Someone who has empathy will have an awareness of the feelings of others and consider those feelings in their words and actions. This does not mean that they will tiptoe around or be unwilling to make tough decisions for fear of hurting someone's feelings. It simply means that they are aware of, and take into consideration the impact on others. They are willing to share their own worries and concerns and openly acknowledge other's emotions. A good way to look for empathy in an interview is to ask a candidate about a situation where a co-worker was angry with them and how they dealt with it. Look for a willingness to understand the source of the co-workers anger, even though they may not agree with the reasons for it.

Social skills. Social skill is another area of emotional intelligence that is highly important in the workplace. To have good social skills requires a high level of the other skills aforementioned as well as the ability to relate and find common ground with a wide range of people. It goes beyond just friendliness and the ability to get along with others.

People with social skills are excellent team players as they have the ability to move an agenda along and keep focus while at the same time remaining aware of the emotional climate of the group and possess the ability to respond to it. These people are excellent at making connections, networking, and bringing people together to work on projects. They are able to bring their emotional intelligence skills into play in a larger arena. To look for social skills in an interview, ask questions related to projects and difficulties encountered around varying agendas, temperaments, and getting people to buy in.

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Why Emotionally Intelligent People Are More Successful

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Research by the respected Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in the U.S. found that the primary causes of executive derailment involve deficiencies in emotional competence. Each year, CCL serves more than 20,000 individuals and 2,000 organizations, including more than 80 of the Fortune 100 companies.

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The Global Emotional Intelligence Test uses 40 questions which are derived from, the Global instrument, which contains 158 items. These are based on Goleman's four quadrant Emotional Intelligence Competency Model (2002). Click EI Capability Assessment here for more details. Short EI quizzes such as this are meant to be fun, and to give you a guide to which EI areas you are doing well in and those which perhaps you need to focus on for development.

This Test, is a forced-choice psychological test which requires you to choose Instructions for the FREE EI Test one statement in each pair of statements that describes you best. For each pair of statements, select the statement that best applies to you. Do not over-analyse the questions, or try to think of "exceptions to the rule." Be spontaneous and choose the statement that comes closest to the way you are.

Occasionally there will be questions that ask you to make a close call between two choices. This is because the Test is trying to distinguish between specific areas. If a question is very close and you can't decide which statement applies to you best, you can come back to it after you have completed the other questions.

The Test usually takes about 10 minutes to complete. At the end of the test, click on the Score Test button, and wait for the computer to generate an EI profile of your scores. If you have answered honestly and accurately, your scores will reflect your capability level within each of the EI quadrants.

We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the results of this Test - only that it can help you begin your journey of self-development!

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Emotional Intelligence Test - Global Leadership Foundation

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Free emotional intelligence test developed by Global Leadership Foundation

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Leadership is not about personality; it's about behavior-an observable set of skills and abilities. When the co-authors of The Leadership Challenge, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, first set out to discover what effective leaders do when they're at their personal best, they collected thousands of stories from ordinary people-the moments they recalled when asked to think of a peak leadership experience. Despite differences in culture, gender, age, and other variables, these "personal best" stories revealed similar patterns of behavior. The authors discovered that when leaders experience their personal best, they display five core practices: they Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart. Jim and Barry called these behaviors The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership ®. Together, these practices provide the basis for The Leadership Challenge ®.

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Discover The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®

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Leadership is not about personality; it's about behavior-an observable set of skills and abilities. When the co-authors of The Leadership Challenge, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, first set out to discover what effective leaders do when they're at their personal best, they collected thousands of stories from ordinary people-the moments they recalled when asked to think of a peak leadership experience.