Introduction
The ASCA nationwide standards were developed to permit the students obtain familiarity and skills and know what they have to be conversant with, as a result of participating in the school psychoanalysis programme. ASCA has various goals especially in the school counseling programme. It enables students to access the counseling programme equally. ASCA puts in place the same goals and outlook for each student.
Establishment of ASCA nationwide standards brought about the recognition of key aspects of the school counseling programme. The school counseling has been positioned by ASCA as the vital constituent in the academic mission.
Through Grade 12 counseling programmes in schools, the student’s skills and knowledge were identified. This was as a result of pre-k. ASCA nationwide standards also do ensure that the counseling programmes in school are comprehensive and in their designs and are offered to students in a rational format (Galassi & Akos, 2007).
Domains in the ASCA National Standards
Academic development
This domain provides a frame work for the school counseling programme to put into effect relevant activities and strategy. This enforced activities and strategies leads to the maximization and hold up of the learning aptitude of each student. Academic progress domain helps students to succeed in school by achieving the obligatory skills information and approach.
Career development
This domain helps students to acquire the necessary acquaintance, skills and attitudes that will help make easy the transition from the school setting to the job market setting. It also helps in transition from one job to another and from one post to another within the same job.
Personal and social development
The domain of personal and social growth builds a frame work for the counseling programme in school to provide a foundation concerning personal and social growth. This foundation enables personal and social growth in students as they progress through school education and in to adulthood (Gregoire & Jungers, 2007).
Meeting the needs of students
Domain 1
The school counselors meet the needs of the students in academic development domain by ensuring that the students have acquired the essential skills, knowledge and attitudes. These skills, knowledge and attitudes that the school counselors help the students to acquire that will contribute to proper learning in class. This is essential as proper learning contributes to good grades. This will enable the students secure a career of their choice. Students will also be able to relate the aspect of education to work and life in the community and at home.
Domain 2
The needs of students are met by the school counselors through career development domain by enabling students to acquire investigative skills. These investigative skills enable the student investigate the work available in relation to their own knowledge and there after make sound decisions about their careers of choice.
They also equip students with strategies that will enable them succeed and get satisfaction in their future careers. They make sure students have understood the relations between training and education, personal qualities and the work environment.
Domain 3
The counselors meet the student’s needs through personal and social development domain by instilling them with the interpersonal skills, knowledge and attitudes that enable them understand and respect themselves and other people. They should also make students able to set goals and make the necessary commitments to achieve these goals. They as well make students understand survival skills and safety (Dimmitt, 2007 et al.).
Conclusion
These three domains form the foundation of a student’s life. This includes the student’s education, career and relations with other people. It is essential that all the school counseling programmes constitute these three domains as stipulated by the ASCA national standards.
References
Dimmitt, C. Carey, J. & Hatch, T. (2007). Evidence-based school counseling: making a difference with data-driven practices. Sage publications.
Galassi, J. & Akos, P. (2007). Strengths-based school counseling: promoting student development and achievement. New York. Lawrence Erlbaum associates Inc.
Gregoire, J. & Jungers, C. (2007). The counselor’s companion: what every beginning counselor needs to know.New Jersey. Lawrence Erlbaum associates Inc.