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Russell, thank you for
being a valued ASCA member!
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2019 School
Counselor of the Year Event Recap
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The 2019 School
Counselor of the Year, finalists and state school counselors of
the year were joined by family, friends and colleagues in our
nation's capital as we celebrated their hard work and dedication
to the profession. The official events included visits with
senators and representatives on Capitol Hill, a roundtable
session at the Department of Education, an education briefing discussing the
role of school counselors in safe and supportive school
environments, the "Impact and Influence of School
Counselors" panel discussion with special guests Dr.
Jill Biden, Ted Allen (Food Network) and Dr. John B. King (The
Education Trust) at the National Press Club and the official School Counselor of the Year awards
black-tie gala at the historic Union Station.
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Upcoming
Webinars
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Join us for the upcoming
February/March webinar sessions. Click the links below to learn
more and register. Remember, all ASCA webinars are free to ASCA members. If
you missed a previously aired webinar, watch it on demand
via ASCA
On Air. Use the search feature or browse through the
categories to find webinars that interest you.
To view the entire 2018–2019 webinar schedule, visit the ASCA webinar page.
Date/Time
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Webinar
Title
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Feb. 27, 2019, 4 p.m. Eastern
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Mar. 6, 2019, 3 p.m. Eastern
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Mar. 11, 2019, 2 p.m. Eastern
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Mar. 14, 2019, 2 p.m. Eastern
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ASCA Member
Highlight: Michelle Stevens
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We're excited to introduce ASCA
Member Highlights. This new monthly feature, included in each
edition of ASCA Aspects, will showcase the great works of ASCA
members.
This month's member highlight is Michelle Stevens. Stevens is an
elementary school counselor at Kemp Elementary in Powder Springs,
Ga., and Georgia's 2018 school counselor of the
year. In her role, Stevens has created ways to connect with
families by offering quarterly parenting workshops to build
community relationships and boost parents’ skills, based on
assessed needs. Topics have included digital citizenship and
bulling prevention, with speakers from Cobb Prevention and
Intervention, school psychologists, tutoring facilities,
nutritionists and community counselors.
Stevens also supports college and career education for elementary
students with a Careers on Wheels program and College Day.
“Students at the college, university and secondary schools speak about
life in the day of a college student. The elementary students are
captivated…These presentations explain what students need to do
from elementary to high school in order to be college ready,”
Stevens said.
To nominate someone
for a future ASCA member highlight, email us.
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Application
Deadline Extended: Board of Directors
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If you're interested in getting
more involved with ASCA, you're in luck. We've extended the
application deadline for the ASCA Board of Directors nominations.
Applications are open until Feb. 28, 2019. Download the application packet.
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Are You
Ready for Boston?
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Are you ready to learn, share and
connect at this year's ASCA Annual Conference in Boston,
Mass.? Have you registered yet? Registration is now available! The
early-bird registration deadline is March 1, 2019, so don't delay
if you want the best possible prices for the conference.
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Find
Research Studies, RAMP Data and Resources on SCALE
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ASCA’s SCALE Research site (www.scale-research.org)
is your source for RAMP data, quick reads of research studies and
links to a range of research resources. Practicing school
counselors, school counseling faculty and students can also use
the site’s tools to identify a partner for research
collaboration. “Practitioner Summaries” introduce you to new
research studies published in ASCA’s Professional School Counseling
journal. And, if you’re planning to apply for RAMP, SCALE links
to current RAMP schools’ reports. ASCA is continuously adding new
tools and resources so check back often.
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New Research
Reports and Infographics
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Need
Professional Development for Your School Counseling Team?
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Is your district looking to bring
specialized training to your school counselors? ASCA offers
on-site trainings for school counseling teams across the country.
Training topics include:
- ASCA
National Model and RAMP
- Legal
and Ethical
- Mindsets
& Behaviors
- Academic
Achievement
- Career
Development
- Multiculturalism
- Cyberbullying
and Internet Safety
- Data
- Solution-Focused
Brief Counseling
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New and
Noteworthy
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Youth Risk Behavior Database: Youth Online lets you analyze
national, state and local Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
(YRBSS) data from high school and middle school surveys and
Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) data. YRBSS data
can be filtered and sorted on the basis of race/ethnicity, sex,
academic grade and sexual orientation, while GSHS data can be
filtered and sorted on sex and age. Learn more.
"In the
Mix" BOGO offer for members: "In
the Mix", Emmy-winning PBS documentary series for middle and
high school, is offering ASCA members buy-one-get-one-free
discounts on any of their 50+ DVDs (code ASCA). Discussion guides
included. Learn more.
Youth Tobacco
and E-Cigarette Usage: The 2018
National Youth Tobacco Survey recently published, “Vital Signs:
Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students –
United States, 2011–2018." This article includes findings on
current use of seven tobacco products, including cigarettes,
cigars, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, hookah, pipe tobacco and
bidi, as well as findings on use of multiple products and
frequency of use. Read more.
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