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"Accessing, collecting and analyzing supplemental information is an excellent way to promote collaboration with students, teachers, administrators, school staff, families, and other stakeholders". (ASCA, 2019).

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-Parents
-Teachers
-School Counseling Advisory Council
-Principal
-Administrators
-Community Members

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Parents, teachers, school counseling advisory council, the principal, and administrators all play their different parts of being a supporter of student success. During this on-going pandemic, students are either virtual learning or going part-time in-person and the other days virtual. The families are the main support for students who are not attending in-person so it will be vital for the school counselors to collaborate with them. The school counseling advisory council's role would be to help guide the school counselors as they provide services during this uncertain time, to prepare the students for success. The teachers, the principal, and the administrators all share the role of adapting their responsibilities so that they can best support the students. Within their specific roles, teachers will have to integrate the program into their curriculum, the principal and the administrators both will see to it that pre/post surveys are completed and analyzed so they can see whether or not the program is having an impact. They will make sure to set the students up for achievement and will also make sure to stay up to date on policy changes regarding academic requirements for students. Community members role will be to speak to students about what they see happening in the community and different resources that are available to them.

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Mindsets For Students [as written by the ASCA (2019)]

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Mindsets For Students [as written by the ASCA (2019)]

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M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being
M 5. Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and outcomes

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Mindsets School Counselors Believe [as written by the ASCA (2019)]

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Mindsets School Counselors Believe [as written by the ASCA (2019)]

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M 1. Every student can learn, and every student can succeed.
M 2. Every student should have access to and opportunity for a high-quality education
M 4. Every student should have access to a comprehensive school counseling program.
M 5. Effective school counseling is a collaborative process involving school counselors, students, families, teachers, administrators, other school staff and education stakeholders.
M 7. Comprehensive school counseling programs promote and enhance student academic, career and social/emotional outcomes.

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Behaviors for Students to Demonstrate [as written by the ASCA (2019)]

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Behaviors for Students to Demonstrate [as written by the ASCA (2019)]

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B-LS 1. Demonstrate critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions
B-LS 4. Apply self-motivation and self-direction to learning
B-LS 9. Gather evidence and consider multiple perspectives to make informed decisions
B-SMS 1. Demonstrate ability to assume responsibility
B-SMS 2. Demonstrate self-discipline and self-control
B-SMS 9. Demonstrate personal safety skills
B-SS 2. Create positive and supportive relationships with other students
B-SS 4. Demonstrate empathy
B-SS 5. Demonstrate ethical decision-making and social responsibility
B-SS 9. Demonstrate social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and environment

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Behaviors for Counselors to Demonstrate [as written by the ASCA (2019)]

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Behaviors for Counselors to Demonstrate [as written by the ASCA (2019)]

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B-PF 3. Apply legal and ethical principles of the school counseling profession
B-PF 6. Demonstrate understanding of the impact of cultural, social and environmental influences on student success and opportunities
B-PF 8. Demonstrate advocacy in a comprehensive school counseling program
B-PF 9. Create systemic change through the implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program
B-SS 6. Collaborate with families, teachers, administrators, other school staff and education stakeholders for student achievement and success
B-PE 2. Identify gaps in achievement, attendance, discipline, opportunity and resources
B-PE 7. Establish agreement with the principal and other administrators about the comprehensive school counseling program

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American School Counselor Association. (2019a). ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs (4th ed). Alexandria, VA: Author

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American School Counselor Association. (n.d.b). Template for Developing a School Counseling Program Goal in SMART-Goal Format. Retrieved from https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/ASCA%20National%20Model%20Templates/SMART-Goal.pdf

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The ongoing pandemic has caused a lot of things to change when it comes to educating our youth, but one thing has not and that is the use of drugs by high schoolers. Despite school looking a little different these days, access to drugs has not slowed down, even if the students are remote learning. During this time, it is important for teachers and counselors to continue to educate the students to the best of their ability, as well as, incorporating drug education into the curriculum. The Drug Policy Alliance has recently released their  new program called Safety First: Real Drug Education for Teens, the first harm reduction-based drug education curriculum for high school students. This curriculum is free, consists of 15 lessons that can be completed in a 45-50 minute period, and align with the Common Core State Standards and the National Health Education Standards. In order to incorporate this curriculum in the best possible environment, a health class teacher would be the ideal person to lead this program as it can easily be integrated into their curriculum. Due to the ongoing pandemic, The Drug Policy Alliance has been able to provide a distance learning version of the Safety First: Real Drug Education for Teens curriculum.

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-The technique that this programs utilizes is a set of 15 lesson plans that consist of accompanying PowerPoints, student assignments/answer keys, extension activities and teaching modifications.
-Another strategy of the drug education program is that they offer resources to parents about talking to their youth about drugs, a guide to help parents understand why youth use drugs, and a Safety First: A Reality-Based Approach to Teens and Drugs Book that provide tools for parents to discuss and evaluate strategies for protecting their youth from problematic drug use.

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Here is a sample lesson plan on Introduction to Harm Reduction that counselors and teachers could both collaborate on together.

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This is an example of a resource for how to stay safe at a party.

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This an example of a resource for recognizing the different types of drug overdoses that can occur.

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Drug Education Resources. (n.d.). Drug Policy Alliance. https://www.drugpolicy.org/resources/drug-education-resources

Safety First: Real Drug Education for Teens. (n.d.). Drug Policy Alliance. https://www.drugpolicy.org/resource/safety-first-real-drug-education-teens

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All throughout history, the use of drugs has been present in our society and in youths lives as well. When looking at drug use among adults compared to that of youth, we see that drug use is more prevalent in that of youth and there is less of a gender disparity as well.  Now days, your typical everyday high school experience is a tad different due to the ongoing pandemic, however, that does not mean that drug use has stopped. During this pandemic, there has been a surge in illegal drugs being shipped into the United states, as well as, driving up the cost of some of these illegal drugs. Drug usage in high school students does affect their attendance and their behavior and as I stated previously, drug use increases a students likelihood to become involved in other dangerous activities.

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The target grade levels for this advocacy issue with be high school (grades 9-12).

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How Drug Use Effects Student Development

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How Drug Use Effects Student Development

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To further support why this advocacy issue needs to be addressed, here is a video on how the use of opioids increases your odds of participating in other risky behaviors, such as, riding in a vehicle with someone who is under the influence or be involved in a physical altercation.

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Hickey, M. (2020, September 24). Surge In Illegal Drugs And COVID-19 Counterfeits During Pandemic Shipments. CBS2 Chicago. https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/24/surge-in-illegal-drugs-and-covid-19-counterfeits-during-pandemic-shipments/
Opioid Misuse Among High Schoolers [Video]. (2020, January 4). NYTimes.com Video Collection. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CT611415676/OVIC?u=minn4020&sid=OVIC&xid=607031bd
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2016). WORLD DRUG REPORT 2016. https://www.unodc.org/doc/wdr2016/WORLD_DRUG_REPORT_2016_web.pdf

Vincent, I. (2020, March 28). Coronavirus pandemic drives up price of heroin, meth and fentanyl. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2020/03/28/coronavirus-pandemic-drives-up-price-of-heroin-meth-and-fentanyl/

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American School Counselor Association. (2019a). ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs (4th ed). Alexandria, VA: Author