Counseling Components & Content Areas
The Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program is a developmental program that addresses the guidance needs of all students by facilitating and enhancing their development in the areas of academic achievement, career development, personal/social skills and community involvement. The program also has a significant impact on a positive and safe learning environment. Concurrently assisting students as they face issues and resolve problems that may hinder their healthy development.
Guidance Program activities and services are delivered through the four Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program components:
GUIDANCE SERVICES: large structured group and classroom presentations designed to be preventative, proactive and articulated developmentally K-12.
Areas Addressed:
- Self-Confidence development
- Motivation to achieve
- Decision Making, Goal-setting, Planning, & Problem Solving
- Interpersonal effectiveness (including social skills)
- Communication Skills
- Cross-cultural effectiveness
- Responsible Behavior
RESPONSIVE SERVICES: individual counseling, small-group counseling, consultation, and referral to meet immediate needs that may be impacting student success.
Areas Addressed:
- Academic concerns
- School-related concerns (Tardiness, Absences & truancy, Misbehavior, School avoidance, Drop-out prevention)
- Relationship Concerns
- Physical/sexual/emotional abuse described in Texas Family Code
- Grief/Loss
- Substance abuse
- Family issues
- Harassment issues
- Coping with Stress
- Suicide prevention
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SERVICES: activities that assist each student in setting and achieving individual academic, career, and personal/social goals and in pursuing community involvement.
Areas Addressed:
- EDUCATIONAL
- Acquisition of student skills
- Awareness of educational opportunities
- Appropriate course selection
- Lifelong learning
- Utilization of test scores
- CAREER
- Potential career opportunities
- Career & tech training
- Positive work habits
- PERSONAL SOCIAL
- Healthy self concepts
- Adaptive & adjustive social behavior
SYSTEM SUPPORT SYSTEMS: activities that promote the infusion of the counseling components throughout the entire school program, including program management, professional development, staff and community collaboration and consultation, committee participation, and research and development.
Areas Addressed:
- Guidance program development
- Parent education
- Teacher/administrator consultation
- Staff development
- Professional development
- Research & Publishing
- Community outreach
The CGC Program of Southwest ISD provides all students with regular opportunities to acquire solid foundation knowledge and skills in academic development, career development, personal and social development and community involvement.
