creating timeline highlights in school counselling

Counseling Career Outline Preparation

a. Introduction into counseling

i. Definition (Gelso et al. 2014)

ii. History of the counseling profession (Capuzzi & Douglas, 2013)

b. Career options within Counseling

i. Counseling Psychologists

ii. Genetic Counselors

iii. Mental Health Counselors

iv. Credit Counselors

v. Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors

vi. Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

vii. Community Health Workers

viii. Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

ix. Education Teachers, Postsecondary

x. Rehabilitation Counselors

xi. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

xii. Social and Community Service Managers

xiii. Clinical Psychologists

xiv. Healthcare Social Workers

xv. Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

xvi. Residential Advisors

xvii. Marriage and Family Therapists

xviii. Education Administrators, Postsecondary

xix. Child, Family, and School Social Workers

xx. Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists

c. Career of interest (School Counseling)

i. Reasons behind my choice

ii. Data on the demand and career growth (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016)

d. Contributing factors in developing a professional identity as a counselor

i. Ideals and character (Moss et al. 2014)

ii. Learning experiences (Limburg et al. 2013)

e. Description of the career, and your role in that career (National Center for O*NET Development, 2016)

i. Tasks

ii. Technology skills required

iii. Knowledge required

iv. Essential skills

v. Abilities

vi. Expected work activities

f. The professional and ethical standards you are held to (ACA, 2014)

i. The counseling relationship

ii. Confidentiality and privacy

iii. Professional responsibility

iv. Professional relationships

v. Evaluation, assessment and interpretation

vi. Supervision training and teaching codes

vii. Distance counseling, technology and social media

viii. Research and publication

ix. Resolving ethical issues

g. Any professional associations you may join

i. American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

ii. American Counseling Association (ACA)

iii. Career Professional and Adult Development Network

iv. National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)

v. National Career Development Association (NCDA)

vi. National Rehabilitation Association

vii. United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA)

h. Recommendations

References

i. American Counseling Association. (2016). ACA Code of Ethics. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association; 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2018 from https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/ethics/2014-aca-code-of ethics.pdf?sfvrsn=fde89426_5

ii. Capuzzi, David, and Douglas R. Gross (2013). Introduction to the counseling profession. Routledge.

iii. Gelso, Charles J., Elizabeth Nutt Williams, and Bruce R. Fretz (2014). Counseling psychology. American Psychological Association. http://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/14378-000

iv. Limberg, D., Bell, H., Super, J. T., Jacobson, L., Fox, J., DePue, M. K., ... & Lambie, G. W. (2013). Professional Identity Development of Counselor Education Doctoral Students: A Qualitative Investigation. Professional Counselor, 3(1), 40-53. Retrieved March 11, 2018 http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/professional identity-development-of-counselor-education-doctoral-students-a-qualitative investigation/

v. Moss, J. M., Gibson, D. M., & Dollarhide, C. T. (2014). Professional identity development: A grounded theory of transformational tasks of counselors. Journal of Counseling & Development, 92(1), 3-12. Retrieved March 11, 2018 from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.1556 6676.2014.00124.x/full

vi. National Center for O*NET Development (2016). Summary Report for: 19-3031.01 - School Psychologists. Retrieved March 11, 2018, from https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-3031.01

vii. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016). Employment Projections. US Department of Labor. Retrieved March 11, 2018, from https://www.bls.gov/emp/