NBPTS School Counseling case studies
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National Board Certification is described by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) as "the most respected professional certification available in education," designed to develop, retain, and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. School Counseling is one of the certificate areas within this system, intended for practicing school counselors who want to demonstrate accomplished practice against the profession's standards rather than simply satisfy a state licensure requirement. The NBPTS School Counseling case studies are 5 cases and about 4,649 words.
1The Eighth-Grade Failure Spike
Riverside Middle School serves 640 students in grades 6–8. First-quarter data show that 38 of 172 eighth graders earned an F in at least one core class.
935 words, about 5 min2The Promise of Secrecy
on a Thursday, a 15-year-old sophomore, Lena, tells you she has been thinking about suicide for three weeks and has saved 14 of her mother's sleeping pills. She says she has a plan to take them Sunday night after her parents go to bed.
1,010 words, about 5 min3The 504 Plan Nobody Implemented
Devon is a 12-year-old seventh grader with a 504 plan for generalized anxiety disorder. The plan, written 14 months ago, includes "present oral presentations to the teacher privately before or after class" and "may leave class for a five-minute reset without a pass." Devon's new social studies teacher, Mr.
921 words, about 5 min4What Happens in Group
You facilitate a six-week lunch group for five seventh graders whose parents are separating or divorcing. During week three, one student, Ari, shows the group faded scars on her forearm and says she "used to cut" but "stopped last month." Another student, Bea, says her father was arrested for driving drunk with her in the car and asks the group not to tell.
914 words, about 5 min5Monday Morning After
On a Sunday night, a 16-year-old junior at your high school dies by suicide. By Monday 7:00 a.m., students are posting on Instagram that he "couldn't take it anymore" and naming the method; a senior has created a GoFundMe for a memorial bench and is selling T-shirts with a slogan.
869 words, about 4 min