School counselors are often faced with difficult situations that require ethical and legal analysis in order to determine the best course of action. Additionally, school counselors need to be familiar

Assessment Description

School counselors are often faced with difficult situations that require ethical and legal analysis in order to determine the best course of action. Additionally, school counselors need to be familiar with available resources that enhance efforts to create a supportive, proactive educational environment.

Watch “Hear Me Now: The Bullied Have a Voice,” and complete a 500-750-word reflection addressing the following:

In what specific ways does bullying present a risk of aggression or danger to others?
Select three scenarios and summarize the ethical dilemmas a school counselor might encounter.
For each selected scenario, consider the following:

What ethical and legal factors should the school counselor consider in each situation?
What resources would provide guidance to the school counselor in analyzing the ethical issues to best address each situation?
What might the most ethical course of action for the school counselor be in the situation and why? Consider and apply the ASCA Ethical Standards and “Solutions to Ethical Problems in Schools” in your response. These items are located in the topic resources.
Support your analysis with two to three scholarly references.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

This assignment is informed by the following CACREP Standards:

2.F.1.i. Ethical standards of professional counseling organizations and credentialing bodies, and applications of ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling.

2.F.1.k. Strategies for personal and professional self-evaluation and implications for practice.

2.F.6.g. Ethical and culturally relevant strategies for designing and facilitating groups.

2.F.7.c. Procedures for assessing risk of aggression or danger to others, self-inflicted harm, or suicide.

2.F.8.b. Identification of evidence-based counseling practices.

2.F.8.c. Needs assessments.

2.F.8.d. Development of outcome measures for counseling programs.

2.F.8.e. Evaluation of counseling interventions and programs.

5.G.2.g. Characteristics, risk factors, and warning signs of students at risk for mental health and behavioral disorders.

5.G.3.f. Techniques of personal/social counseling in school settings.

5.G.3.h. Skills to critically examine the connections between social, familial, emotional, and behavior problems and academic achievement.

Reference no: EM132069492

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