Student Services Program Review-Spring 2010 - Shasta College

APPENDIX B – Program PlanCounseling CenterReporting Dean: Kevin O’Rorke, Ph.D.Summary:The Counseling Center is responsible for academic, follow up, career, and personal counseling.Academic counseling includes: academic assessment/placement, clarification of goals,educational planning, and referral to support services, and intervention when academicperformance warrants it. Career counseling includes: teaching the career developmentprocess, clarifying of career goals, including interpreting career inventories, and outreach toundecided students. Personal counseling services are available to students whose personal lifeissues interfere with their academic success. Counselors also provide consultation to thecollege governance process and liaison to the college community. Outreach services areprovided to students and the community.Mission Statement:The mission of the Counseling Center is to encourage, guide and support students in pursuit oftheir academic, personal, and career goals by providing accurate information and personalizedservice in an accessible and welcoming environment.Goals and Objectives:1. Continue to develop the developmental counseling approach as a way to provideoutstanding, comprehensive counseling services to Shasta College students.2. Provide academic counseling, assisting the student in assessing, planning andimplementing immediate and long-range academic goals.3. Provide career counseling, assisting the student in assessing individual aptitudes,abilities, interests, and advice regarding current and future employment trends.4. Provide personal counseling, assisting the student with personal, family, or other socialconcerns that places barriers toward the achievement of their academic goals.5. Provide outreach to students and the community to promote and encourage utilization ofservices focused on maximizing all students‟ potential to benefit from the academicexperience.6. Continue to work with instructional faculty to provide support services to basic skillsstudents.7. Continue the commitment to participate in the counseling program review.8. Maintain and update counseling web page with timely and accurate information.9. Continue to maintain effective communication and strengthen relationships with areahigh schools through high school visits, regular counseling newsletters, and distributionof an annual calendar of matriculation events and on site orientations.10. Continue efforts to align online counseling services to conform to the Academic Senateguidelines for online/distance counseling services.- 81 -