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First-Year School Counsellor Starter Guide
References and links
In shortThe guide draws on Indian guidance (Manodarpan and the UMMEED school suicide-prevention guidelines), the ASCA ethical standards and National Model, and research reviews on SEL, solution-focused, person-centred, play-based and art-based approaches. Links last checked October 2026.
Safety, ethics and India resources
- Ministry of Education, Government of India. Manodarpan (psychosocial support, advisories, tips). manodarpan.education.gov.in
- Ministry of Education / NCERT Manodarpan Cell. UMMEED: Prevention of Suicide, Guidelines for Schools (2023). hciwellington.gov.in/content/English_UMMEED.pdf
- Columbia Lighthouse Project. C-SSRS in schools (free tool and training). cssrs.columbia.edu/the-scale-in-action/schools
- American School Counselor Association. Ethical Standards for School Counselors. schoolcounselor.org › ASCA Ethical Standards
- ASCA. The ASCA National Model (use-of-time, results reports and annual planning with administrators). schoolcounselor.org › ASCA National Model overview
- ASCA. Working Through the Ethical Code (on documenting limits of confidentiality). schoolcounselor.org › Working Through the Ethical Code
Evidence and tools
- Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor & Schellinger (2011). The impact of enhancing students’ social and emotional learning. Child Development, 82(1), 405–432. casel.org (PDF)
- CASEL. Sample teaching activities to support core competencies. casel.org (PDF)
- Lin & Bratton (2015). A meta-analytic review of child-centered play therapy approaches. Journal of Counseling & Development, 93(1), 45–58. iro.uiowa.edu
- Franklin et al. Solution-focused brief therapy for students in schools: a comparative meta-analysis. deepblue.lib.umich.edu
- Cooper et al. (2021). School-based humanistic counselling for psychological distress in young people (ETHOS trial). Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 5(3), 178–189. eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/170638
- Cohen-Yatziv & Regev (2019). The effectiveness and contribution of art therapy work with children in 2018: what progress has been made so far? A systematic review. International Journal of Art Therapy. cris.haifa.ac.il
- Simply.Coach. How to write counseling notes (brief, observational, not diagnostic). simply.coach
- WHO & UNICEF. Helping Adolescents Thrive Toolkit. who.int
- Anxiety Canada (free coping tools for children, teens and educators). anxietycanada.com
A note on evidence. Several sources above are from the United States, Canada and the UK. They are useful starting points, but they were not designed for Indian schools. Adapt language, examples and cultural context, and treat research findings as guidance, not guarantees.
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