Program effectiveness should be measurable, and it is the job of the counselor to demonstrate these outcomes based on data generated by school activities. The key benchmarks are student achievement, behavior improvement and attendance, which are all quantifiable in some way.
Counselling
School Counselling Services
TeenMAP’s school Coaching, Mentorship and counselling services focus on :
- Advancing students’ academic achievement
- Career readiness
- Development of peer mentors
- Social-emotional well-being
- Character Development
Our school counsellors collaborate with:
- Students
- Career readiness
- Families
- Educators
- Community organizations
Our Approach
We deliver and review school counseling programs that cover the foundations of counseling. Our aim is that these programs be integrated into the school's mission and become part of the learning environment regardless of students' ages or grade levels.
Few people would argue that there is no need for school counseling. Children and young people are not immune from stress, and the issues that cause that stress are increasingly complex.
Focus of TeenMAP Programs
The primary aim of a comprehensive counselling program is to ensure the best outcome for every student with due attention given to their unique characteristics, including social factors such as home environment and family circumstances.
The scope of the program is broad with a special focus on preventive and developmental strategies. Program development is typically based on data collected over the years.
The TeenMAP Model
The most effective school counselling programs result from the collaboration of the counsellor, families and other school staff. The program covers the four developmental domains:
- Academic Development
- Career Goals
- Character Development
- Social/Emotional Support
Our programs achieve the maximum results with the least use of resources.
Counselling
Counselling Across School Levels
Elementary Counselling
Issues elementary students face usually involve the home environment. Issues such as behavioural disorders are compounded by physical and/or emotional abuse. A lack of resources may result in hunger or in not having seasonally appropriate clothing. Sometimes the counsellors take on substitute parental roles while working with this age group.
Middle School Counselling
Middle schoolers face many of the same problems, but also begin to deal with body-image, drug abuse, relationships and bullying. Additionally, students in this age group are especially vulnerable to peer pressure. It is at this age, too, that academic pressure rises up because grades are beginning to appear on permanent records.
High School Counseling
Counselors at the high school level are primarily concerned with helping students eliminate obstacles to academic success and in assisting them in charting an educational course that includes application to colleges and universities and obtaining resources. Additionally, counselors will continue to work with students who struggle with other underlying needs.
Measuring the Impact of School Counselling Programs
Positive Effects
It has been shown that lower ratios lower the number of behaviour incidents reported and raise the level of student academic performance.
Collaboration
When counsellors collaborate with teachers, parents and community, there will be systemic changes in the life of the student(s).
Proactive Counseling
When counseling is done proactively in schools, before students experience problems, there is less behavioral cases reported.
Behavior Issues
Counseling has been shown to lessen classroom disturbances that are due to behavioral issues. That, in turn, allows teachers to work unencumbered and to deliver a higher quality of instruction.
Risk Intervention
Counselors, because of their training, can identify and assist at-risk children and youth; having developed and implemented programs that addressed needs at all levels.
School Counselor Success
Writing reports, meetings, such as those with family members or teachers and other people involved with student success. So is assessing student needs through tests and interviews. Additionally, there is certainly time spent in face-to-face contact with individual students and student groups.
