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CSP Draft Survey

This is a copy of a survey currently used in COEP with Employers of Graduates in the Masters in Counseling program. It may provide ideas for the CSP survey:

Masters in Counseling: School Counseling Emphasis**
 * Supervisor/Employer Survey of Graduates of the Marquette University

We ask for your assistance with completing this survey that inquires about your experiences and satisfaction with one of our graduates and his/her readiness for a position as a school counselor in your school(s). The information gleaned from the results of this survey will be quite helpful to us for improving the quality of the school counseling program. Pleased be assured that all of your responses will remain strictly confidential.

How long have you known our graduate?

How long has our graduate served as a school counselor under your supervision?

Part 1: Program Objectives Directions: Using the scale below, select a number from 1 to 5 that best describes how well prepared our graduate is for practicing as a school counselor in your school.


 * ||= 1 ||= 2 ||= 3 ||= 4 ||= 5 ||
 * = Not at all ||= Less than Adequately ||= Adequately ||= More than Adequately ||= Extremely Well ||

_ 1. Graduate is knowledgeable of the psychological and sociological foundations of human development, learning, and behavior.

_ 2. Graduate has the skills required to develop, organize, and promote a comprehensive developmental school counseling program based on the ASCA National Model or the Wisconsin Developmental Guidance Model in collaboration with educators, families, and community resources.

_ 3. Graduate has the skills required to administer a comprehensive developmental school counseling program based on the ASCA National Model or the Wisconsin Developmental Guidance Model in collaboration with educators, families, and community resources.

_ 4. Graduate has the skills required to evaluate a comprehensive developmental school counseling program based on the ASCA National Model or the Wisconsin Developmental Guidance Model in collaboration with educators, families, and community resources.

_ 5. Graduate has the skills required to work effectively with school teams to promote a safe and healthy school climate.

_ 6. Graduate has the skills required to work effectively with prevention and intervention strategies such as conflict resolution, peer mediation, and crisis management.

_ 7. Graduate has an understanding of the role that diversity, inclusion, gender, and equity have on students’ academic achievement, personal/social and career development.

_ 8. Graduate has individual counseling skills, which facilitate students’ personal/social, academic, and career development throughout their PK-12 school experience.

_ 9. Graduate has the group counseling skills, which facilitate students’ personal/social, academic, and career development throughout their PK-12 school experience.

_ 10. Graduate has knowledge of “PK-16” career development theories.

_ 11. Graduate has knowledge of “PK-16” career development practices and programs including the ability to facilitate student skill development.

_ 12. Graduate has knowledge of developmental approaches to assist all students and parents at points of educational transition such as home to elementary school, elementary to middle to high school, and high school to postsecondary options.

_ 13. Graduate has knowledge of relevant state and federal laws, institutional rules and regulations, and national and ethical standards of the American School Counselor Association.

_ 14. Graduate has the ability to utilize research to improve school counseling programs and recommend systematic changes that will improve the learning environment for all students.

_ 15. Graduate has the ability to utilize student data, and institutional assessments to improve school counseling programs and recommend systematic changes that will improve the learning environment for all students.

_ 16. Graduate has the skills to use current and emerging technology in education and school counseling to assist students, families, and educators in making informed academic, career, and personal/social choices.

_ 17. Graduate has an understanding of the need for ongoing professional development and reflection to continually evaluate school counseling services.

_ 18. Graduate has an understanding of and skills appropriate to the role, function, and responsibilities of a school counselor in a school setting.

_ 19. Graduate has a respect and care for himself/herself and others as embodied in the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis (i.e., care for the person).

___20. The graduate was prepared to be a school counselor.

Part 2: Open Response Questions (Please use the back for additional room to respond).

1. Please comment on the strengths for the graduate in regards to their practice as a school counselor.

2. Please comment on the areas of growth for the graduate in regards to their practice as a school counselor.

3. In your opinion, what knowledge, skills or dispositions could our graduate have been able to demonstrate to be better prepared to work as a school counselor in your school?

4. What other suggestions do you have for improving our school counseling program?

Thank you very much for completing this survey—it will be quite helpful to us in making improvements to our program. We appreciate your time and effort.

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CSP Draft Survey