STANDARD STATEMENT VI: The effective school counselor consistently plans and implements meaningful counseling and guidance experiences for students.

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

• Plans, coordinates, and implements a counseling and guidance program and continually adjusts plans based on student needs.
  

• Provides experiences and materials that are developmentally appropriate and based on desired student outcomes and effective counseling and guidance.
  

• Incorporates appropriate assessment strategies as an integral part of the counseling and guidance program planning.
  

• Links concepts and key ideas to students’ prior experiences and understandings, using multiple representations, examples and explanations.
  

• Applies concepts that help students relate learning to everyday life.
  

• Provides integrated learning experiences that enhance students’ social, emotional and behavioral resources.
  

• Provides knowledge and experiences that help students make life and career decisions