The Vicksburg Warren School District is joining schools from around the nation in celebrating National School Counseling Week 2023 sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.
The special week honoring school counselors provides recognition for school counselors who “implement comprehensive school counseling programs, a vital part of the educational process for all students as they meet the challenges of the 21st century,” according to VWSD’s Dr. Bobby Banks.
Counselors are actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents, and for working in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today’s world. Counselors also work with students, teachers and families to focus on positive ways to enhance students’ academic, career and social/emotional development. School counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master’s degree in school counseling. The combination of their training and experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program.
“School counselors work with all students to remove barriers to learning by addressing students’ academic concerns, career options and social/emotional skills,” said Jill Cook, ASCA executive director. “School counseling programs help to increase student achievement and provide a much-needed resource for students, parents, teachers and administrators. School counselors are integral to student success.”
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) promotes student success by expanding the image and influence of school counseling through leadership, advocacy, collaboration and systemic change. ASCA helps school counselors guide their students toward academic achievement, career planning and social/emotional development to help today’s students become tomorrow’s productive, contributing members of society. Founded in 1952, ASCA has a network of 51 state and territory associations and a membership of approximately 43,000 school counseling professionals. For additional information on the American School Counselor Association, visit www.schoolcounselor.org.