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How Comprehensive School Counseling Programs Benefit First Generation College Students

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There is a positive relationship between student academic achievement and Comprehensive School Counseling Programs (CSCP). After reading my selected article, it was encouraging to see how beneficial CSCPs can be for students. Not only do CSCPs positively impact student acheivement, but they can be vital for first-generation students.
Brookover and colleagues found that school counselors who demonstrated social-emotional support to students positively affected these students during the students' ongoing college process (Bookover, et. al, 2022).
To conclude, I am excited to implement these techniques when creating CSCPs. Creating CSCPs will not only benefit my students academically, but it can help them transition successfully into their post-secondary options.

Reference
Brookover, D. L., Boulden, R., Hanley, E. M., & Johnson, K. F. (2022). “She Went Above and Beyond”: How Comprehensive School Counseling Programs Benefit First-Generation College Students through Personalized Support. Clearing House, 95(4), 166–177. https://doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2022.2080632

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All students have the ability to succeed, it is up to us as School Counselors to help students achieve their goals and cater to their individual needs.
I believe that every student has the ability to achieve. The goals of achievement will be different for every student, and the plans to help students succeed should be catered to them. I think it's important that we as future school counselors remember that it is our job to help students succeed academically, plan for postsecondary options, and provide students with counsel as needed (ASCA, 2023). In order to do this, we must provide our students with the necessary resources to succeed.

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As a school counselor, I will continue my own learning journey to ensure that I can be the best version of myself for my students. Furthermore, I will advocate on behalf of my students and provide them with the best possible resources to help them succeed, because I believe all students have the ability to thrive and achieve.

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The School Counselor Competency Assessment is a self-assessment that assesses one's mindset and behaviors. This assessment is used by school administrators to recruit and select competent school counselors as well as to assess performance. Furthermore , this assessment is used by school counselor education programs to ensure that school counseling students graduate with the skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to be a competent school counselor (ASCA, 2019).

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After taking the School Counselor Competency Assessment, I feel fairly confident in my ability to perform the necessary mindsets and behaviors needed to be a competent school counselor. One of the main behaviors I feel that I need to work on is section B-PF 2. Demonstrate understanding of educational systems, legal issues, policies, research and trends in education. The reason I feel that I need to work on this section is because I am not currently up to date on the current trends in education. If I get into the habit now of staying up to date on trends in education now it will be easier for me to perform this behavior in the future. Additionally, staying up to date  on current education trends as well as federal and state legislation will help me to identify the impact these trends have on students and how these trends may influence their success.

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Lesson Plan Goal:
The goal for this lesson plan is to help students develop a self-care plan and give them the necessary tools to manage their stress.

Challenges:
When implementing this lesson it will be challenginfg to gauge how often students will implement their self-care plans.