Standard VII: Uses Active Student Learning Strategies

STANDARD STATEMENT VII: The effective school counselor consistently uses a variety of techniques to develop students’ thinking, problem-solving and learning skills.

Performance Criteria for Standard VII: The extent to which the school counselor:

1. Involves students in setting goals and standards, selecting tasks, planning, implementing and evaluating their choices promote life skills.


2. Helps students to question, problem-solve, access resources, use information to reach meaningful decisions and develop responsibility for their own choices.


3. Provides challenging learning experiences which develop higher order thinking skills.


4. Varies counseling roles (e.g., instructor, facilitator, coach, co-learner, audience, and consultant) in relation to the content and purpose of instruction and students’ needs.


5. Engages students in active, hands-on, creative, open-ended, problem-solving-based learning experiences.


6. Provides opportunities for students to apply and practice what is learned.


7. Uses the school's current technologies as tools for counseling and guidance.