FTCE School Counseling 018 case studies
FTCE School Counseling 018 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
School Counseling PK–12 (018) is one of the subject-area tests listed in the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) program, the testing program Florida uses for educator certification. The test code and title appear on the official FTCE/FELE test list alongside other PK–12 and 6–12 fields, which is the strongest signal that this is the certification area you register for if you are pursuing a school counseling position in Florida's public schools. The FTCE School Counseling 018 case studies are 5 cases and about 4,060 words.
1Fresh Cuts, a Request for Secrecy, and a Three-Day Weekend
You are the counselor at a 1,400-student high school, and the last bell rings in 25 minutes on the Thursday before a three-day weekend. A teacher sends Maya, a 15-year-old 10th grader, because she noticed fresh cuts on her forearms.
846 words, about 4 min2The Counselor as Testing Coordinator
You are the new counselor at a K-8 school with 950 students and, for the first time in three years, a full-time counselor. In your first week the principal hands you a binder and says, 'Testing is yours.' The assignment includes coordinating three state assessment windows, scheduling 950 students, managing make-ups, and serving as test administrator, plus bus duty and lunch duty three mornings a week.
820 words, about 4 min3Reading the Discipline and Achievement Data Before the Rollout
Your principal hands you three spreadsheets a week before the MTSS leadership team meets. Enrollment is 720, and 62% of students are economically disadvantaged.
761 words, about 4 min4The Retention Recommendation in Third Grade
At a February problem-solving meeting, a third-grade teacher recommends retaining Jayden, who turned 9 in November and repeated pre-K. He reads at Level M while most of the class is at P-Q, and his fall and winter STAR reading scores place him near the 20th percentile, roughly where he scored in second grade.
839 words, about 4 min5Records, a Subpoena, and a Small Town
You are the only counselor at a PreK-8 school in a small town and also hold a Florida LMHC license. Over six sessions you ran a grief group that included Ella, 12, whose parents are divorcing.
794 words, about 4 min