Preamble and Introduction

Abstract

Preamble and Introduction Overview Standards are essential for all areas of education and educators, including those educators working in Student Services as school counselors, because they provide critical benchmarks for identifying and assessing the foundational concepts, principles, and practices upon which knowledge and skills are selected, implemented, and evaluated. Standards for school counselors provide a framework for understanding and performing the duties and expectations of the diverse roles of school counselors. School counselors perform duties that include, but that are not limited to, individual and group counseling, guidance, career development, consultation, coordination, program planning, and professional development.