Building Great School Counselor-Administrator Teams: A Systematic Approach to Supporting Students, Staff, and the Community (Balancing Guidance Counselor and Administrator Responsibilities) (Paperback

By working together, school administrators and guidance counselors can greatly accelerate their impact on school improvement, student behavior, and mental health. With this practical guide, readers will discover a systematic approach for establishing an effective school counselor-administrator team. The authors share strategies and activities to foster trust and transparency, develop an agreed-on decision-making process, build consensus, commit to a continuous-improvement process, and more.

Use this book to develop effective processes for your school counselors and administrators to better support students:

• Navigate the evolving roles of school counselors and administrators to build high-performing teams.
• Examine the concepts of purposeful collaboration and consensus building among school administrators and guidance counselors: the implementation, uses, and benefits to including them in your group decision-making model.
• Learn the six characteristics of high-performing teams: (1) trust and transparency, (2) results orientation, (3) building professional relationships, (4) respect for diversity and divergent thought, (5) an agreed-on decision-making process, and (6) a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Consider ethical decisions for students, parents and guardians, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in professional development activities on leadership, ethical decision-making, confidentiality, crisis management, and more.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Team Effectiveness and Performance
Chapter 2: Legal Precedents
Chapter 3: Ethical Considerations for Different Stakeholders
Chapter 4: Personnel Issues
Chapter 5: Confidentiality
Chapter 6: Abuse and Neglect Reporting and Mitigation
Chapter 7: Student Misbehavior
Chapter 8: Master Scheduling, Supervision, and Testing
Chapter 9: Parent and Guardian Engagement
Chapter 10: Crises
Chapter 11: The Future of the School Counselor-Administrator Team
Appendix: Trauma-Sensitive School Checklist
References and Resources
Index