To implement the school counseling program in Denver Public Schools, counselors are committed to the following.
We believe:
All students have dignity and worth.
All students have the right to be served by the school counseling program.
The school counseling program shall be evaluated on stated goals and related student competencies.
The school counseling program should be consistent with expected developmental stages of learning.
School counseling program activities shall be planned and coordinated by the counseling staff.
All students’ ethnic, cultural, and racial differences and special needs are considered in the planning and implementation of the school counseling program.
The school counseling program will utilize community resources.
The school counseling program shall be managed by state-certified, master’s degree-level counselors.
All students should have access to a school counselor to discuss academic, career, and personal/social concerns.
The student and parent(s) are responsible for monitoring the student’s educational progress with the assistance of a professional school counselor.
An ongoing program of counselor competency training/retraining is necessary to maintain a quality school counseling program.
Professional mandates and guidelines proposed by the national and state counselors associations will continue to set standards for the school counseling program.
All counselors abide by the professional ethics of guidance and counseling as advocated by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).