Ready your school counseling program for the kids who need it the most!

For many students, elementary school is a time of tough transitions. When a student struggles in class, has difficulty making friends, experiences a life-changing event or crisis, or faces other challenges, your support is essential. Finding the right intervention for each identified student can be the key to that child’s future success.

In this companion book to The Use of Data in School Counseling and Hatching Results for Elementary School Counseling, Trish Hatch, Ashley Kruger, Nicole Pablo and Whitney Triplett offer a systematic, evidence-based approach to creating and implementing high-quality interventions within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS). This hands-on guide features:

• Thorough exploration and explanation of Tier 2 and Tier 3 activities
• Guidelines for progress monitoring and collaboration with teachers and family
• Templates for developing lesson plans and action plans
• Web-based resources, including downloadable templates and a discussion guide
• Personal stories and vignettes from practicing school counselors and teachers of the year

Every student deserves a quality education in a positive, healthy, safe environment. When you provide targeted, data-driven interventions for students in need, you make that possible for them—and improve school life for their classmates and teachers as well.


Table of Contents:
Foreword by Carey Dimmitt Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Chapter 1. Multi-Tiered, Multi-Domain System of Supports: A Framework for Tier 2 An Introduction to MTSS in Education Connecting MTSS to School Counseling Domains: MTMDSS Multi-Tiered, Multi-Domain System of Supports (MTMDSS) MTMDSS Alignment to Text MTMDSS Assessment Chapter 2. Using Data to Drive Tier 2 Interventions School Counselors and Data Proficiency Tier 2 Intentional Interventions Chapter 3. Determining the Appropriate Tier 2 Interventions Direct Tier 2 Services Indirect Tier 2 Services Tier 2 Services Based on a Demographic Indicator Disaggregating School Data and Closing the Gap Chapter 4. Franchising Tier 2 Interventions No More Random Acts of Intervention Referral Forms Menu of Services Chapter 5. Planning for Small Groups Types of Counseling Groups Using Data to Determine Small Group Counseling Topics Scheduling Groups Preparing for Small Group Facilitation Chapter 6. Selecting and Developing Small Group Curriculum The Art and Science of Small Group Counseling Curriculum Data-Driven Curriculum Decisions Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Small Group Counseling Lesson Plans Lesson PowerPoint Chapter 7. Facilitating Small Groups: What Works and What Doesn’t School Counselor Toolbox Final Considerations Chapter 8. Assessments and Progress Monitoring Types of Data Conceptual Diagram Revisited Creating Pre-/Post-Assessments How to Collect Pre-/Post-Assessment Data Ongoing Assessments: Progress Monitoring for Small Groups Chapter 9. Tier 3 Intensive Interventions Tier 3 Types of Tier 3 Interventions Types of Direct Tier 3 Interventions Types of Indirect Tier 3 Interventions Chapter 10. Other Tier 2 and 3 Evaluations and Sharing Results Collecting Outcome Data Why Report Results? Analyzing Data for Effectiveness Evaluating the Intervention Sharing Results Appendix A Appendix B References Index