Summary: Comprehensive School Counseling Program

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I chose to use my comprehensive school counseling program notebook as my artifact that I created in Dr. Dixon’s School Counseling Programs because I believe it identifies the information needed to construct a developmentally appropriate academic, career and social/emotional counseling curriculum. The notebook illustrates the workable and useable knowledge, understanding, abilities, attitudes and skills that I have gained through the construction of the resource. This notebook will support my efforts and professional growth in numerous components of standard one. This resource will help me organize an effective and comprehensive school counseling program that aligns with the ASCA model, along with the laws, policies, and regulations

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