Domains/Competencies Flashcards
Competency 001—(Human Development)
- developmental progressions in the social, emotional, physical, motor, language and cognitive domains in children and adolescents.
- developmental issues of particular importance, including atypical differences, at different stages of human development (e.g., early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence).
- interrelatedness of developmental domains and ways in which this interrelatedness may affect students’ behaviors (e.g., how affective characteristics may affect academic performance).
- Understands the range of human developmental variation (e.g., typical and atypical behaviors) and knows how to provide appropriate, effective guidance and counseling services that are responsive to students’ developmental characteristics and differences.
- Understands students’ developmental characteristics and needs in relation to educational and career awareness, planning and decision making.
Competency 002—(Student Diversity):
- create and maintain a positive school environment in which diversity is acknowledged and respected.
- strategies for positive, effective communication with all students and their families
- student differences (e.g., in relation to culture, economics, gender, ethnicity, learning style)
- characteristics and needs of students who are members of special populations (e.g., gifted and talented, homeless, migrant, special education).
- facilitate the learning and achievement of all students, including special populations, by promoting a cooperative, inclusive and purposeful learning environment.
- promote awareness of and responsiveness to learning differences and other types of diversity in the learning community.
Advocates for a school environment in which diversity is acknowledged and respected.
Competency 003—(Factors Affecting Students)
- environmental, social and cultural factors that may affect students’ development and learning
- factors in the school (e.g., peer relationships, teacher-student interactions, school climate) may affect students’ ability to succeed in school and collaborates with school personnel to promote
factors in the home and community that may affect students’ school performance (e.g., feelings of safety and security, level of family support, impact of critical incidents)
-societal factors and trends (e.g., media influences on students, changing demographic and economic conditions, technological developments) may affect what students need
promote students’ ability to cope with negative factors and build on positive factors and influences in their lives.
Domain I
Understanding Students
Domain II
Planning and Implementing
Domain III
Collaboration, Consultation, Professionalism
Competency 004—(Program Management)
- Components
- Needs Assessment
- Procedures for implementing and evaluating
- Strategies for internal/external communication
- Roles and responsibilities
- Consulting/Coordinating
- Referral procedures
- organizing personnel, resources, activities
- research-based practices for program improvement
Competency 005- Developmental Guidance Program
- Help students in age appropriate areas of self-confidence, motivation, decision-making and problem solving, interpersonal effectiveness, communication, cross-cultural effectiveness, and responsible behavior
- Procedures for developing curriculum
- Design, implement, and evaluate guidance
- collaboration with school community
- Theories, models, principles, and practices of career development
- resources, technology
- goals
- engaging learners in guidance
Competency 006 - Counseling
-Theories
-Job understanding
-Referrals
-individual and small group counseling
-Group dynamics and interactions
-Research techniques
-coordinate resources
prevention approaches (e.g., respect for self and others, motivation, decision making, conflict resolution) and intervention strategies (e.g., substance abuse, critical incidents, anger management) to address student concerns.
Competency 007 Assessment
Understanding principles if assessment and how to use results, pro/con of types, validity, reliability, planning and evaluation of testing.
validity
Validity refers to the accuracy of an assessment – whether or not it measures what it is supposed to measure. Even if a test is reliable, it may not provide a valid measure. Let’s imagine a bathroom scale that consistently tells you that you weigh 130 pounds.
reliability
Reliability refers to the extent to which an assessment method or instrument measures consistently the performance of the student.
Competency 008- Collaboration with Families
-oral, written, electronic and nonverbal means of communication
-establish partnerships of trust and mutual respect
- knowledge of procedures for working with parents/guardians
-communication with families to support responsive interventions
- promoting the involvement of parents/guardians
in their children’s
education.
- team member with families and other professionals to promote positive change
-support for families, including use of effective referral procedures.
Competency 009- Collaboration with School and Community
- Roles and responsibilities
- collab for guidance in all domains
- consulting with teachers
- promote positive change
- maintain positive relationships
- coordinating resources
Competency 10- Professionalism
- Legal/ethical standards
- Advocacy
- Reflection for professional development
- Research/Tech to improve
- Membership in professional counseling organizations
