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    My site supervisor is responsible for coordinating 504 plans, leading PBIS and SST meetings, and collaborating with teachers and parents on student support. As an intern, I provide indirect services such as preparing lessons, developing group counseling curriculum, documenting sessions, and making referrals to community agencies. Indirect services are important for student support, but direct services like counseling and lessons should take priority for school counselors according to research from ASCA. School counselors need to advocate that their role focuses on direct student services.

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    My site supervisor is responsible for coordinating 504 plans, leading PBIS and SST meetings, and collaborating with teachers and parents on student support. As an intern, I provide indirect services such as preparing lessons, developing group counseling curriculum, documenting sessions, and making referrals to community agencies. Indirect services are important for student support, but direct services like counseling and lessons should take priority for school counselors according to research from ASCA. School counselors need to advocate that their role focuses on direct student services.

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    My site supervisor is responsible for coordinating 504 plans, leading PBIS and SST meetings, and collaborating with teachers and parents on student support. As an intern, I provide indirect services such as preparing lessons, developing group counseling curriculum, documenting sessions, and making referrals to community agencies. Indirect services are important for student support, but direct services like counseling and lessons should take priority for school counselors according to research from ASCA. School counselors need to advocate that their role focuses on direct student services.

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    Indirect Services

    Sarah Lecker-Tolentino

    College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Grand Canyon University

    SCN 605: School Counseling Internship I

    Dr. Sondra Junek

    April 27, 2022


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    The Roles and Responsibilities Related to Indirect Services

    Although direct services are the priority for school counselors, there are also many

    indirect services that aid and benefit students. I have been able to observe my site supervisor’s

    indirect services during my internship. My site supervisor is responsible for 504 planning. She

    contacts all parties that must be involved including teachers, parents, the school nurse, case

    managers, and administration. She hosts the meetings where they collaboratively develop a

    feasible 504 plan to be implemented or updated. She also leads the PBIS (Positive Behavioral

    Intervention and Supports) and SST (Student Support Team) meetings weekly. During PBIS

    meetings, we discuss students who have received behavior trackers, whether they have increased

    or decreased, the interventions that have been utilized, and new interventions to implement. For

    the Student Support Team, we discuss how the involved team can collaboratively support

    students who have been referred to the SST.

    Indirect Services Displayed While Collaborating

    Similar to my site supervisor, I have been able to provide indirect services in the school

    setting. During the time I am not directly interacting with students, I am preparing SEL

    classroom lessons and researching effective activities related to the lesson; developing group

    counseling curriculum, such as Friendship Club social skills building group; and documenting

    sessions, groups, and interactions with students, families, and administration. I respond to school

    counseling referrals from teachers, parents, administration, and staff by reaching out to teachers

    to schedule individual counseling sessions with referred students. I contact parents to notify them

    of my services and provide them with my informed consent forms to sign in to work with their

    child. I collaborate with teachers to determine which students would be fitting for the group
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    counseling setting, conduct pre and post-assessments for group members, and analyze if progress

    was made from the beginning to the end of eight sessions.

    Additional Community Resources and Referral Sources

    Community resources and referral sources are important to have as a school counselor.

    Many issues that arise are outside of the school counselor’s scope of practice; therefore, referrals

    must be made to professionals who would be able to better address the student’s needs. The two

    main referral resources we utilized at our elementary school are Options Counseling Services of

    Oregon and Western Lane Behavioral Health Network. We refer students whose behavioral or

    mental health needs are outside of the school counselor’s scope of practice to these two agencies

    where they can be assessed and treated by a specialist. Additionally, when there is proof or

    suspicion of child abuse or neglect, we utilize the Oregon Department of Human Services to

    make a report based on mandatory reporting laws.

    Indirect Versus Direct Services

    In my experience, my direct student services took precedence over indirect services. I

    prioritized individual counseling sessions, group sessions, and classroom SEL lessons on my

    schedule. If the issue of indirect services taking precedence over direct student services occurs,

    school counselors should advocate for more direct services by presenting ASCA research on the

    roles and responsibilities of a school counselor and the aspects of the National Model. If there

    are indirect services that are taking up too much time, school counselors should collaborate with

    the team on how indirect responsibilities can be taken on by other individuals. It is important for

    school counselors to thoroughly document and collect data that can be shown to prove the

    efficacy of direct services and the need for direct services to be at the forefront of school

    counseling.

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