Building Great School Counselor-Administrator Teams: A Systematic Approach to Supporting Students, Staff, and the Community (Balancing Guidance Counselor and School Administrator Responsibilities)

By working together, school administrators and guidance counselors can greatly accelerate their impact on school improvement, student behavior, and mental health. With this practical guide, readers will discover a systematic approach for establishing an effective school counselor-administrator team. The authors share strategies and activities to foster trust and transparency, develop an agreed-on decision-making process, ensure a commitment to continuous improvement, and more. Use this book to develop effective processes for your counselors and administrators to better support students: Navigate the evolving roles of school counselors and administrators to build high-performance teams. Examine the concepts of purposeful collaboration and consensus building: the implementation, uses, and benefits to including them in your group decision-making model. Learn the six characteristics of high-performing teams: (1) trust and transparency, (2) results orientation, (3) building professional relationships, (4) respect for diversity and divergent thought, (5) an agreed-on decision-making process, and (6) a commitment to continuous improvement. Consider ethical decisions for students, parents and guardians, and other stakeholders. Participate in professional development activities on leadership, ethical decision-making, confidentiality, crisis management, and more. By working together, school administrators and guidance counselors can greatly accelerate their impact on school improvement, student behavior, and mental health. With this practical guide, readers will discover a systematic approach for establishing an effective school counselor-administrator team. The authors share strategies and activities to foster trust and transparency, develop an agreed-on decision-making process, build consensus, commit to a continuous-improvement process, and more. Use this book to develop effective processes for your school counselors and administrators to better support Introduction Chapter 1: Team Effectiveness and Performance Chapter 2: Legal Precedents Chapter 3: Ethical Considerations for Different Stakeholders Chapter 4: Personnel Issues Chapter 5: Confidentiality Chapter 6: Abuse and Neglect Reporting and Mitigation Chapter 7: Student Misbehavior Chapter 8: Master Scheduling, Supervision, and Testing Chapter 9: Parent and Guardian Engagement Chapter 10: Crises Chapter 11: The Future of the School Counselor-Administrator Team Trauma-Sensitive School Checklist References and Resources Index "In Building Great Counselor Administrator Teams: A Systematic Approach to Balancing Roles and Responsibilities, authors Tonya Christman Balch and Bradley V. Balch note the numerous, new challenges of the 21st century that administrators and counselors face in their day-to-day work. In recognition of these challenges, the authors advance purposeful collaboration as the necessary solution and advocate for a system of teamwork between administrators and counselors that places a powerful emphasis on open communication and commitment to the shared goals of school and team. As such, this book provides schools counselors and administrators with an understandable, systematic approach to building a strong system of collaboration. Using this book, readers will learn about the challenges currently facing administrators and counselors, as well as detailed strategies to build effective teams in order to confront and resolve those challenges"-- Provided by publisher This book helps readers discover a systematic approach for establishing an effective school counselor-administrator team. It offers strategies and activities to foster trust and transparency, develop an agreed-on decision-making process, build consensus, and commit to a continuous-improvement process