Have you heard the latest? The ASCA Model is being revised!

Look for the Third Edition at the ASCA conference June, 2012!

The ASCA National Model:
A Framework for School Counseling Programs (2003, 2005).

One of the highlights of my career has been working with other leaders in the field to create the ASCA National Model. ASCA asked Judy Bowers and I to co-author the model to provide "One Vision, One Voice" for the profession.

ASCA's National Model for School Counseling Programs reflects a comprehensive approach designing a program foundation, delivery, management and accountability system. The model provides the mechanism with which school counselors and school counseling teams design, develop, coordinate, implement, manage and evaluate their programs for students' success. It provides a framework for the program components and identifies the school counselor's role in implementation. The model infuses themes of the counselors role in leadership, advocacy and systemic change. When implementing a National Model-based program, school counselors switch their emphasis from service-centered for some of the students to program-centered for every student. It not only answers the question, "What do school counselors do?" but requires school counselors to respond to the question, "How are students different as a result of what we do?"

Order your copy of the book or CD today. (The co-authors receive no royalties from this publication. The ASCA National Model was written as a gift to the profession of school counseling). To learn more about the ASCA Model, read the documents below.

Executive Summary - A perfect summary to share with others on the Model.

Brain Storm, an article co-authored from the September/October 2001 ASCA School Counselor magazine focusing on how the National Model development got its start.

A Block to Build On, another article co-authored from the May/June 2002 ASCA School Counselor magazine focusing on National Model development.