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:

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

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

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

• 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.
  

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

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

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