This session focuses on foundational individual counseling skills that secondary school counselors can use to support students experiencing anxiety, stress, academic barriers, and challenges with self-management or social skills. Participants will connect individual counseling strategies to ASCA Student Standards and examine how evidence-based theoretical frameworks can inform brief, school-based counseling practices. The session will emphasize practical strategies that support student well-being, learning behaviors, and postsecondary readiness.

Participant Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify foundational counseling skills used in short-term, school-based individual counseling.

2. Align individual counseling practices with ASCA Student Standards and student outcome goals.

3. Apply counseling strategies to support students experiencing anxiety, stress, learning challenges, or self-management needs.

4. Describe how evidence-based theoretical frameworks can guide individual counseling interventions.

5. Select one individual counseling strategy to strengthen student well-being, academic persistence, or postsecondary planning.