POSITION STATEMENTS

The WVSCA Executive Board has adopted the following position statements from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA):

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• Academic Development
• Annual Performance Appraisal

• Anti-Racist Practices

• Career and Technical Education
• Career Development
• Character Education
• Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
• Children Experiencing Homelessness
• College Access Professionals
• Confidentiality
• Corporal Punishment
• Credentialing and Licensure
• Cultural Diversity
• Discipline
• Equity for All Students
• Gender Equity
• Gifted and Talented Student Programs
• Group Counseling
• High-Stakes Testing
• Identification, Prevention, and Intervention
• of Behaviors That Are Harmful and Place
• Students At-Risk
• Individual Student Planning for Postsecondary Preparation
• Letters of Recommendation
• LGBTQ Youth
• Multitiered Systems of Support
• Peer Support Programs
• Prevention of School-Related Gun Violence
• Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Promotion of Safe Schools through Conflict Resolution and Bullying/Harassment Prevention
• Retention, Social Promotion and Age-Appropriate Placement
• Safe Schools and Crisis Response
• School Counseling Preparation Programs
• School Counseling Programs
• School Counselor Supervision
• School-Family-Community Partnerships
• Social/Emotional Development
• Student Mental Health
• Student Postsecondary Recruitment
• Student Safety and the Use of Technology
• Students with Disabilities
• Suicide Prevention/Awareness
• The School Counselor and Suicide Risk Assessment
• Supporting Students in Foster Care
• Test Preparation Programs
• Transgender/Gender-nonconforming Youth
• Trauma-Informed Practice
• Use of Non-School-Counseling Credentialed Personnel in Implementing School Counseling Programs
• Use of Support Staff in School Counseling Programs
• Virtual School Counseling
• Working with Students Experiencing Issues Surrounding Undocumented Status