TPC _Journal-Vol6_Issue_3-MTSS-Full_Issue

The Professional Counselor /Volume 6, Issue 3 209 Collaborates and consults with relevant stakeholders I-B-4. Collaborates with parents, teachers, administrators, commu- nity leaders and other stakeholders to promote and support student success 3.l. techniques to foster collaboration and team- work within schools Collaborates as needed to provide integration of services I-B-4b. Identifies and applies mod- els of collaboration for effective use in a school counseling program and understands the similarities and differences between consultation, collaboration and counseling and coordination strategies 1.d. models of school-based collaboration and con- sultation I-B-4d. Understands and knows how to apply a consensus-building process to foster agreement in a group Provides staff development related to positive discipline, behavior and mental health I-B-4e. Understands how to facili- tate group meetings to effectively and efficiently meet group goals Leads with systems change to provide safe school I-B-5. Acts as a systems change agent to create an environment promoting and supporting student success 2.a. school counselor roles as leaders, advocates and systems change agents in PK–12 schools Intervention planning for SEL and academic skill improvement Provides risk and threat assessments I-B-5b. Develops a plan to deal with personal (emotional and cognitive) and institutional resistance imped- ing the change process 2.g. characteristics, risk factors, and warning signs of students at risk for mental health and behavioral disorders; 2.h. common medications that affect learning, be- havior and mood in children and adolescents; 2.i. signs and symptoms of substance abuse in children and adolescents as well as the signs and symptoms of living in a home where substance use occurs; 3.h. skills to critically examine the connections between social, familial, emotional and behavior problems and academic achievement II. Foundations B: Abilities and Skills II-B-4. Applies the ethical standards and principles of the school coun- seling profession and adheres to the legal aspects of the role of the school counselor 2.n. legal and ethical considerations specific to school counseling II-B-4c. Understands and practices in accordance with school district policy and local, state and federal statutory requirements 2.m. legislation and government policy relevant to school counseling