Session 10. Preparing School Counseling Students for Leadership in School Reform and Advocacy: Teaching Data Skills in a School Counselor Education Program

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While there is widespread consensus that school counselor education programs need to teach data skills in order to prepare students to be leaders in school reform and advocacy, these are few proven models for accomplishing this important goal. This presentation will focus on an evidence-based practice model graduate course that has been developed, implemented, and evaluated at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In this one-semester course, students master specified competencies in data based decision-making, use outcome research literature to identify empirically supported practices, and learn to evaluate interventions and programs. Session participants will receive a CD with all of the materials needed (e.g. syllabus, power points, exercises, assignments, projects and readings) to implement the whole course or modules of the course at their home institutions.

Presenters:
John C. Carey, Carey Dimmitt, Ian Martin, National Center for School Counseling Outcome Research, UMASS, Amherst, MA.