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Happy National School Counseling Week 2021 (#NSCW21) "School Counselors: All In for All Students," Feb. 1-5, 2021 #CASCconnected
CASC
Join CASC as we celebrate the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. Check out some of the exciting events and promotions CASC has in store as we join in celebrating this special week!
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Our unique programs and flexible approach empower you to develop new skills, enhance your resumé and earn your credential or degree on a schedule that works for you.
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Call for Nominations
CASC
It is time to submit your nominations for the annual the CASC DONALD G. HAYS SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. Winners will be recognized at the annual CASC Conference, which will be held this year at the Riverside Convention Center on October 28-29, 2021.
The CASC School Counselor of the Year (SCOY) will be put forth as the ASCA SCOY nominee and must be willing to submit the national application for the ASCA SCOY. A requirement for ASCA SCOY is recognition at the state level. Additionally, the CASC SCOY will be an ex officio board member of CASC from October 2021 through December 31, 2022.
- Nominations must be received by March 15, 2021.
- Candidates must submit final applications by April 15th, 2021 (excluding video)
Please view the following link for nomination criteria: Nomination criteria for School Counselor of the Year
Nominate by going to casc.schoolcounselorawards.org/scoy. Questions should be directed to the Awards Committee Chair, Joanna Aragon: joanna.aragon@schoolcounselor-ca.org
It is also time to submit nominations for the 2021 CASC Awards. Winners will be recognized at the annual CASC Conference, which will be held this year at the Riverside Convention Center on October 28-29, 2021.
Awards will be given in the following areas:
- Counselor Educator of the Year
- Counselor Advocate of the Year
- Legislator of the Year
- Administrator of the Year
Please view the following link for nomination criteria: Nomination criteria for Other Awards
Submit applications and supporting documentation by March 15, 2021 here. Questions should be directed to the Awards Committee Chair, Joanna Aragon: joanna.aragon@schoolcounselor-ca.org
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If a student you work with is in need of mental health treatment, please consider referring the family to Paradigm Treatment. With residential centers in Malibu and San Rafael, Paradigm provides JCAHO-accredited treatment for a wide range of mental illnesses and substance use. Call 855-958-5565 for more info.
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Survey of School Mental Health Providers
By Sheina Godovich
Greetings! My name is Sheina Godovich, and I am a doctoral candidate at The Catholic University of America conducting a study with Dr. Brendan Rich. I am asking for your participation in a survey exploring your opinion towards a mental health intervention.
We hope to understand how school mental health providers use information from different sources to think about and use interventions. We are specifically looking for participation from individuals who provide mental health services to elementary or middle school students. The results of this study will help improve the process of establishing useful mental health interventions in schools.
The survey takes about 20-30 minutes to complete and is entirely anonymous. Your participation is also completely voluntary, and you are free to stop participating at any time. Your help is greatly appreciated! To begin the survey, please click here.
This study is being conducted as part of a dissertation research and has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at The Catholic University of America. If you have any questions or comments about the study, please contact me at schoolattitudes@gmail.com or Dr. Rich at richb@cua.edu.
Thank you!
Sheina Godovich
Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology
The Catholic University of America
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Upcoming school counseling events
CASC
Upcoming Events
Happy National School Counseling Week – February 1-5, 2021
CASC Chats
Join CASC Executive Director & CASC President for an open conversation about current events and issues pertaining to school counseling in California.
February 3, 2021 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 951 4248 5431
Trivia Night
February 5, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 989 2707 3764
CASC Virtual Awards Night — February 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM. Please click here to join the webinar, registration is not required.
Save the date
In Person — SoCal Conference — October 27-29 at the Riverside Convention Center
As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, CASC has made the decision to move our annual in person Southern California conference from October 2020 to October 2021.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
5 ways schools are addressing pandemic-induced mental health issues
K-12 DIVE
With dire statistics about how COVID-19 is already impacting the mental well-being of students and school staff, as well as the lingering duration of the public health crisis, administrators and school psychologists are assessing their approaches and planning for more supports where needed. They're also finding confidence in their growing capacity to respond to the trauma their communities are experiencing.
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College Board's own research at odds with its decision to axe the essay portion of the SAT
The Hechinger Report
The College Board's decision on Jan. 19, 2021, to eliminate the essay portion of the SAT may have delighted millions of current and future high school students but its discontinuation could also be a loss for students of color and those whose primary language isn't English. "The essay may actually have been particularly helpful for predicting the college success of disadvantaged students," said Jack Buckley, a former head of research at the College Board, via email.
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Measuring the impact of the coronavirus on teachers, students and schools
U.S. News & World Report
The Biden administration is set to give educators and school leaders the very thing that the previous administration refused them: a centralized data collection to help them understand the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on students and teachers alongside the status of in-person learning for schools and districts across the country.
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5 reasons to adopt an SEL curriculum in your district
eSchool News
With our district demographics, it's no secret that — to be considered a high-performing school — our students are going to have to hurdle some barriers. As a small rural district in Texas where 92% of students have families that are economically disadvantaged and where 68% of students are at risk, we place a big emphasis on social and emotional learning and its value in the educational environment.
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More than a nudge: To get more students to and through college, intensive advising may be key
Chalkbeat
Michelle Snyder's job is to help more than 600 high school juniors and seniors through the college application process each year. It's a daunting task in normal times, now made even tougher by the pandemic. "The biggest tool in my toolbox was being able to walk to my classroom, grab the kid out of class and be like 'Hey, this is due tomorrow,'" says Snyder, the college counselor for Crockett High School in Austin, Texas. "Right now, I'm just the scary college lady who sends emails."
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Parents with disabilities face extra hurdles with kids' remote schooling
MindShift
The Americans with Disabilities Act says schools have to help not just students but parents with disabilities, too, like making sure deaf or blind parents can communicate during parent-teacher conferences. But what happens when kids are learning at home? That's uncharted territory. Rosabella Manzanares, a first grader at Betsy Ross Elementary in Forest Park, Ill., has a spelling test. Like so many kids around the country, she's taking the test at home, sharing a Zoom screen with a class full of other boisterous 6-year-olds.
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Student 'compliance does not equal engagement'
Education Week
Some research suggests that as students get older, their engagement with school tends to decrease. This four-part series will examine if this is accurate and, if so, how schools can combat this trend.
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5 tips to balance screen time during virtual learning
eSchool News
As students across the country carry on with virtual learning, many parents continue to deal with a difficult task: managing and regulating screen time. While screen time concerns are certainly not new, the pandemic and lockdowns pushed many to rethink their approach. More than ever before, children have become reliant on their devices and digital spaces for entertainment, communication, and now, learning. In fact, children's screen time jumped by 50%, with a majority spending around three times more hours of a day in front of a screen than they typically did pre-pandemic, according to Axios.
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A simple way to self-monitor for bias
Edutopia
Let's say that you, like me, have a renewed commitment this year to ensuring equity in your classes. Let's say that you’ve been to the seminar— "Antiracist Education" or "Racism in the Classroom" — and afterward you read books such as How to Be an Antiracist. Now you're ready; you want to do what some people call "the work." But then you get to your classroom and don't have any idea where to begin.
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What Biden's early executive orders mean for K-12
K-12 DIVE
President Joe Biden signed more than a dozen executive orders shortly after his inauguration and additional orders the next day, including a handful with implications for K-12. Education organizations including the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers have welcomed Biden's directives. While executive orders can sometimes have the effect of federal law, they can also be overturned by laws passed in Congress, which are then subject to presidential veto.
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Students excel when they find purpose — So how do we help them?
Edutopia
Last June, 5,000 people gathered in front of Jersey City's city hall for one of the area's largest protests about the death of George Floyd and police reform. The gathering wasn't the work of an advocacy group or seasoned political organizers, but high school senior A'Dreana Williams. Until last spring, A'Dreana, now a student at Howard University, had felt disconnected from school and believed that many black students, like herself, were not being set up to succeed.
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