Individual Counseling as Intervention in the Schools

Intervention in the schools takes the form of individual counseling when immediacy, brevity, and specialized solution focus are required to assist in solving problems, reducing stress, or enhancing a student’s academic and social success. To understand the role and applications of individual counseling in the schools, it is necessary for professional school counselors (PSCs) to consider the following:

Definitions/model for individual counseling in the schools

Mandates for scope of practice for individual counseling in the schools

Basic competencies required for individual counseling in the schools

Appropriate theoretical orientations for individual counseling in the schools