Save the Date! The NJSCA Fall Conference is October 3 - 4 2019 at the Pines Manor in Edison, NJ.

Click here for the Call for Programs, to Learn how to become a conference sponsor, and to exhibit with us!

Click here to read the February 2019 Issue of Counselor News: Postsecondary Possibilities

President’s Letter: K–12 College- and Career-Readiness Resources by Mindy Hall

• College and Career Readiness Counseling By Ashley Pritchard

• Elementary Essentials for Postsecondary Success By Carolyn Berger, Ph.D.

• Middle School College & Career Readiness in the Digital Age By Sarah Brant-Rajahn

• Boot Camp Gives a Head Start on College By Tonni Grant and Anita Perry

• Postsecondary Options for Students with Disabilities By Daya Patton

• Making My Way: Is Postsecondary Possible? By Daniela Gaona

ASCA is accepting proposals for research projects examining the effectiveness of comprehensive school counseling programs, particularly the ASCA National Model, in improving student outcomes. Results of the research should enhance school counseling practices and advance the school counseling profession.
 
Download the request for proposals for 2019.

Deadline for submission: May 1, 2019
Grant award notification: July 2019
 
Direct questions to Angela Hickman, ASCA director of research media.

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Click here to view DE, DC, MD, NY, and VA Open Houses

Be Kind Online is a powerful engagement program for middle school youth, their teachers and families. Focused on creating inclusive communities online, particularly learning to respond to digital gossip to reduce social isolation, Be Kind Online Day is April 26, 2019.

This program is provided free of cost. All of the resources needed come digitally online including curriculum, presentations and worksheets.

Click here to read the 2019 ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies

The Ultimate ADHD Toolkit for Parents and Teachers: Fourteen invaluable tools — checklists, charts, worksheets, letters, parent-teacher conversation starters, and more — to help you and your child team up with teachers for a successful school year.

Tips for student support professionals working to promote social and emotional learning at a middle or high school.

“As counselors, if we aren’t there for ourselves, we won’t be there for our students. Moreover, in a cultural and political climate that’s proving exhausting to many educators, the impact of SEL on students is only as good as the quality of our engagement. With that in mind, below are five simple best practices through which counselors can strengthen their own social and emotional skills to serve as the underpinnings of the work done with students:…”

Click here to read about the 50+ Listings!

Hear 2019 School Counselor of the Year Brian Coleman’s acceptance speech at the awards gala.

Moderated by Felipe Zañartu, Dr. Trish Hatch shares school counselor experiences using data to improve programs, practices and the profession of school counseling!

School counselors are just one part — but an important part — of a system that ensures students have excellent educational experiences.
Read why "School Counselors Matter" - the joint fact sheet developed by ASCA, Reach Higher & The Education Trust. 
Click here to read full document here.