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Important Links for School Counselors

The following are some PowerPoint presentations and PDF documents that serve as excellent informational resources...

  » Asperger's Counseling (PPT)

 » Stop Bullying Now! Web site offers

 » TheTrevorHelpline crisis and suicide prevention helpline for LGBTQ youth

  » Bully Presentation (PPT)
  » Cliques (PPT)
  » Creating Counselor Buzz (Word Document)
  » Middle School Counseling (Word Document)
  » Perceptual Control Theory (PDF)
  » S.C.A.T. (PPT)
  » Illinois State Standards for School Counselors (PPT)
  » Social/Emotional Learning Standards Review (PDF)

To download any of these resources, just "right-click" on the link above and select "Save Target As".

If you do not have Adobe Reader, you can get it here.

Resources in School Counseling
 » American School Counselor Association
 » National Association for College Admission Counseling
 » Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling
 » Illinois State Board of Education Standards for School Counselors (PDF)
 » Illinois State Standards for School Counselors (PowerPoint)
 » The National Center for School Counseling Outcome Research

List of ROE's by County

Career Related websites:

» www.jobprofiles.org

Useful website that gives general descriptions of various careers.

» National Career Development Association website with links to career articles and info www.ncda.org

» Information on various careers within the counseling profession, particularly school counseling.http://uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/Links/header.cfm?FIELD=7&OCCUP=true

» Career Info Net. Gives detailed information on career trends including growth, salaries, and job descriptions within each state. www.acinet.org

Scholarship info:

» Great tool for finding scholarships for graduate students. www.princetonreview.com

» Many different scholarship search options. www.acinet.org

Resources in Education
 » U.S. Department of Education
 » Office of Elem. and Sec. Education in the U.S. Dept of Ed (OESE)
 » National Middle School Association
 » National Association for the Education of Young People
 » National Association of Elementary School Principals
 » Illinois State Curriculum Center
 » Curriculum Publications Clearinghouse
 » Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
 » National PTA
 » Learning First Alliance
 » American School Directory
 » American Association of School Administrators
 » Federal Statistics on Children
 » Ask ERIC
 » ERIC Clearinghouse
 » Illinois Association of School Administrators

» Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. This website addresses the behavioral and discipline systems necessary for successful learning and social development of all students K-12. www.pbis.org

» Excellent articles and newsletters for school counselors www.guidancechannel.com

» Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning www.casel.org

» Newsletter from UCLA that addresses barriers to learning. http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/Newsletter/winter05.pdf

» Emotional Intelligence Network. Articles related to emotional intelligence necessary for education. www.sixseconds.org

Resources in Careers
 » National Career Development Association
 » ISBE Career Development Division
 » Education-to-Careers
 » Education-Online-Search: Career and School Information
 » One Source
 » Occupational Outlook Handbook
 » Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)

Resources in Mental Health
 » American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
 » Children and Adults with AD/HD
 » Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
 » Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
 » National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Youth
 » National Association of School Psychologists
 » National Institute of Mental Health
 » National Mental Health Association
 » National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse
 » SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
 » Suicide Prevention Action Network
 » Illinois Mental Health Counseling Association
 » Illinois Counseling Association
 » American Counseling Association

» National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Defines child traumatic stress and treatments that work. www.nctsnet.org

» National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Good articles on dealing with PTSD for mental health care providers. www.ncptsd.org

» Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Numerous articles on substance abuse and links specifically related to helping America’s youth. www.samhsa.gov

Websites for Middle School Counselors

http://mis.spps.org/counselors/ Lesson Plans

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED299532&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&accno=ED299532

Improving Guidance Lessons

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/guidance/ Power Point Lessons

http://www.middleschool.net/ For Teachers By Teachers

http://www.khake.com/page94.html Career Curriculum

http://www.amazon.com/Survival-Elementary-Middle-School-Counselor/dp/0876288018 Books for School Counselors

http://www.goodcharacter.com/ Character Ed

http://www.casel.org/ SEL

http://www.dontlaugh.org/ Anti-Bullying

http://www.studentsuccessskills.com/ Research Based Curriculum