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House Bill 1825
HB 1825, the School Counseling Services Act, has been officially introduced in the House!
Pennsylvania is the only state in the nation that does not require standardized school guidance counseling services in all schools. This legislation would create the School Counseling Services Act and require that schools develop a robust and comprehensive school counseling plan with the goals of improving the transition process following graduation, enhanced access to quality mental health supports, and strengthening relationships between school counselors and students.
To read House Bill 1825 CLICK HERE
To find out how to advocate for the passing of this bill CLICK HERE
More information on House Bill 1825 can be found HERE
PSCA Statement on Critical Race Theory
CRT manifests in educational policy - suspension rates, special education, testing and placement in honors classes - according to Gloria Ladson-Billings, president of the National Academy of Education, and one of the first scholars to apply CRT to education. In education, the focus is on examining and remedying disparate outcomes rather than changing individuals' beliefs. School counselors do not teach CRT to students but do use diversity, equity and inclusion to improve student outcomes and create better systems. School counselors are student-focused. Through the integration of academic learning and social-emotional skills development, school counselors increase students' college, career, and life readiness in the following areas:
Our vision as School Counselors for education is clear: creating opportunity for ALL of our students while embracing individuality and celebrating culture and identity. Our voice is to state openly that we believe our education system can become a vehicle for tremendous opportunity, but it is up to all of us to ensure its advancement, and does not continue in clearly evidenced historic and ongoing disparities. Together with a vision and a voice, we are One. Additional Resources for on-going conversation about racism and justice: ASCA ResourcesTalking to Kids about Racism and ViolenceLearning for Justice - Let’s Talk GuideTo View PSCA Equity and Anti-Racism ResourcesDeadline Extended: October 1, 2021Calling all: Graduate Students, Counselor Educators, New School Counselors, Seasoned School Counselors, School Counselor Leaders, Interested Professionals... PSCA is calling for workshop proposals for its 66th Annual Conference: Enduring, Emerging, and Evolving Together. Conference will be held at the Hershey Lodge on December 9-10, 2021. We're looking for sessions on current topics in school counseling such as school mental health, school counselor identity, student engagement, equity, and school counselor preparation. If you are interested in submitting a proposal for a session at PSCA's Conference, please complete this GOOGLE FORM.Link to blank Google word document of conference proposal form for pre-planning, formal submission required on google form.Deadline extended to October 1, 2021. Any questions, please contact Dr. Christina Green, PSCA Professional Development Chair at [email protected]. RAMP Designation in PA139 schools in 27 states received the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation in Pennsylvania, we would like to congratulate Propel McKeesport Charter School and Saucon Valley Elementary School for achieving this status.
To see other schools in Pennsylvania that have achieved RAMP Status CLICK HERE. |
Recently, PSCA was targeted in a heavily biased news article that mischaracterized school counseling work as divisive. The article suggested that PSCA's Equity and Anti-Racism resources support the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) to K-12 students. The author further equated the complex topic of CRT with all diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism efforts within K-12 Schools. 
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PSCA Conference
The 66th Annual PSCA Conference, "Enduring, Emerging, and Evolving Together" is going to be at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA on December 9th and 10th, 2021 with a return of the Pre-Conference on December 8th at Milton Hershey School.
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ASCA National Model APP
Did you know that there is an ASCA National Model APP? With the ASCA National App (MApp) you can:
Organize your program on your phone, tablet or desktop computer
Pull up your school counseling program data whenever you need it
Track how you spend your time – in real time – and compare it with the ASCA use-of-time recommendations
Immediately access your results reports whenever an administrator has a question
MApp seamlessly connects to the ASCA National Model District Portal, the Counselor Education Portal and the RAMP application portal.
To find out more about the ASCA National Model APP CLICK HERE
PSCA Staffing Report
Government Relations Committee Chair, Adam Oldham, has assembled the first Pennsylvania School Counselor Staffing Report which can be used for School Counselor Advocacy. This report is designed to educate and empower school counselors acroos Pennsylvania as they advocate for the intestment in school counselign positions and programs in our K-12 education system. It will serve as an annual reference point for the numbers and ratios of school counselors employed in Pennsylvania.