Month: October 2024

Data Driven School Counseling and Closing-the-Gap Action Plans

Join Dr. Moon as she explains how data is used in school counseling programs.

Join Dr. Moon in this YouTube lecture as she explains how data is used in school counseling programs. Dr. Moon discusses how to read and interpret school data. She walks you through the math to create ASCA SMART goals and percentages. She also demonstrates how to to create a Closing-the-Gap Action Plan that focuses how to meet the needs of struggling seventh grade students with behavior issues.

Download the Closing-the-Gap Action Plan shown in the video here.

Dr. Moon’s Skills and Goals Cards

Teachers often ask counselors, “What do you and the student actually do together?”. I have a 2 part goal. 1) Discuss the issue that they present to me and 2) give them 2 skills that they can start working on right away. This shows the teacher and the parents what we are working on.

Watch Dr. Moon demonstrates how she uses a skills & goals card.

Here are some ideas and a template for you to use.

Something Fun!

Here is something neat! One of my internship students has this laminated as a two-sided card for elementary students.  She keeps it on her staff badge lanyard.  If she wants to check in with a student, she shows them the card.  They can pick their emotion and where the problem is occurring. This is great for small students who need help expressing themselves!