N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 508.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Ed 508.01 - School Counselor

(a) An individual shall have the following entry level requirements to be a licensed school counselor:

(1) Have completed a state board of education approved school counseling collegiate program at the master's degree level or higher; or

(2) Have acquired the competencies, skills, and knowledge of a school counselor through:

a. Completion of courses related to school counseling at the master's degree level or higher and completion of a counseling internship in a public school setting; or

b. Experience in comparable positions in school counseling or other master's level or higher professions closely related to school counseling.

(b) A candidate for licensure as a school counselor shall have the following skills, competencies, and knowledge in the following areas:

(1) In the area of comprehensive school counseling programs, the ability to:

a. Align the school counseling program with school district mission and goals;

b. Design, develop, implement, and evaluate a school counseling program based on state and national models;

c. Include and implement career, academic, and personal-social competencies for student learning;

d. Integrate the program into a total school curriculum;

e. Develop and implement a school counseling calendar;

f. Use data for program design to be responsive to school needs; and

g. Apply knowledge of state standards to program goals;

(2) In the area of foundations of school counseling, knowledge and skills that include:

a. Legal and professional standards, including:

(i) The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Ethical Standards for School Counselors, revised 2016, as referenced in Appendix II;

(ii) ASCA 2019 School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies, as referenced in Appendix II; and

(iii) ASCA 2014 Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success: K-12 College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Every Student, as referenced in Appendix II;

b. Confidentiality in a school setting;

c. Collaboration, teamwork and supervision and the ability to apply self-awareness;

d. Basic counseling skills and techniques;

e. The ability to translate counseling theory into the practice of school counseling;

f. The ability to apply a knowledge of human growth & development to the school counseling program;

g. The ability to build a school counseling program that includes the student domains of academic, career, and personal-social; and

h. Multicultural counseling competencies;

(3) In the area of management of school counseling, the ability to:

a. Use data to analyze current program needs;

b. Use technology in school counseling, record-keeping, and student information systems;

c. Formulate, follow, and evaluate student, school, and community needs;

d. Manage and address the cyclical needs of students, including the cyclical nature of the school year;

e. Gather data and translate data into understandable reports for others including state, colleges, town, teachers, students, and teams;

f. Communicate about the counseling program to students, teachers, school boards, administrators, and parents;

g. Participate in, or build and implement a counselor evaluation system;

h. Build leadership skills in self and others; and

i. Develop and participate in an advisory committee to the school counseling program;

(4) In the area of delivery of the school counseling program, the skills and abilities to:

a. Develop and implement curriculum that is for all students;

b. Apply effective short-term individual and group counseling;

c. Develop and apply crisis prevention and response;

d. Understand and utilize current research and practices in counseling theories, family systems, human development, and community needs;

e. Address student needs for college and career readiness knowledge and skills; and

f. Apply presentation skills and group management; and

(5) In the area of accountability, knowledge, skills, and application in:

a. Research and assessment;

b. Scheduling and graduation requirements;

c. Counselor-to-student ratios;

d. Data-gathering for accountability;

e. Advocacy of the role of school counselor;

f. Advocacy of the school counseling program including the ability to report yearly, to relevant partners, on the effect of the school counseling program on attendance, behavior, and student learning outcomes;

g. Self-reflection and peer supervision; and

h. Management of one's own continuing professional development.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 508.01

#5669, eff 7-19-93; ss by #6349, eff 10-5-96, EXPIRED: 10-5-04

New. #8229, eff 12-17-04; ss by #10362, eff 6-15-13

Amended by Volume XL Number 41, Filed October 8, 2020, Proposed by # 13102, Effective 10/5/2020, Expires 10/5/2030.