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Using Technology to StrenghtenSchool Counseling Programme.

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Technology Utilization in theField of Counseling

Moores study (as cited in Owen, 1999) reports the following: 95.6% of the responding counselors state they use

computers for word processing. 65.6% of counselors responding use computers for

grade/record keeping.

64.4% use comp uters for class scheduling. 33.3% use computers for statistical analysis. 30% use computers for educational programs. 28.9% use computers for sending/receiving email. 18.9% use computers for interactive vocational guidance. 16.7% use computers for testing. 13.3% use computers for Internet research. 5.6% use computers for teaching.


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Effective use of current and

emerging comm unication andinformation technolo gies allowcounselors to take advantage of newconveniences and opportunities notbefore available.


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Using computer conferencing, electronicmail, and voice mail applications,counselors can communicate with eachother and other stake holders at any timeand any place.

This allows a new freedom of discussion,

collaboration, and professionaldevelopment no matter the size orlocation of ones work place.


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Interactive multimedia instructionalsoftware allow counselors to bettercontrol learning segments andexplore new segments at a depthand pace appropriate to theirstudents own learning needs during

psychoeducational groups.


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Electronic links can help extend thecounselor and sch ool to communitypartners such as healthcenters,community counselingcenters, business and industry,government and non-profit agencies,

cultural facilities and vast libraryresources.


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Information databases that areavailable for counselors and others toaccess and update, as

authorized,allow for more convenientand efficient services such as off-sitecollege registration; financial aid andadmissions processing; studentcareer counseling profiles; full-textdatabases of scholar ly publications;student progress data, and more.


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Networking technologies and software tools affect the waydecisions are made by expediting the availability anddistribution of data throughout a counselors school. Cross -institutional work groups and an appropriate balancebetween distrib uted and centralized technical support willmake possible.collaborative planning and resource management.Additionally, others have already discovered uses ofcomputers and the Internet in particular to augmentvarious school counseling goals. Consider the followingexamples of how these technologies are enhancing thework of school counselors:


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In late 1996, The Georgia Board of Regents Officeof Information and Instructional Technology(OIIT) in collaboration with the GeorgiaDepartment of Education (DOE) Office ofTechnology Services announced that anelectronic account will be provided to middleschool and high school buildings as part of an on-going project called "Connecting Students andServices." The account is intended for use bymiddle school and high school counselors only

and provides schools with a single point of accessto various Internet resources including e-mailaddresses. The goal is to enhance the guidancecounselor's utilization of resources available onthe Internet's World Wide Web (WWW).


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Similar to tra ditional penp als that maintain arelationshi p via correspon dence using letterssent through the mail, KeyPals send electronicmail to establish and maintain a friendly peer

relationship. The service provides an incrediblyeasy-to-use interface and database to quicklylocate and contact a student or a class fromaround the w orld. Start a project with anotherclass, or just create a new friendship with

someone on the other side of the globe. KeyPalsClub is another free educationa l service fromMighty Media, creators of the Youth in ActionNetwork and Teacher Talk.


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A software program called Therascribe assist a counselor indeveloping Individual Educational Programs (IEPs) andconducting functional assessments. The treatment planningprogram helps you choose from thousands of pre-writtentreatment statements to help you create comprehensivetreatment plans and detailed progress notes.

The program recommends appropriate combinations ofbehavioraldefinitions, long-term goals, short-term ob jectives, and

therapeutic inter ventions for all major DSM-IV diagnoses.It track s client demogr aphic data, m ental status and prognosis, treatm ent modality, discharge criteria, andprovider credentials; it also provides treatment outcometracking with 3-D graphing (seehttp://www.parinc.com/profess/THERASCRIBE150a.html ).
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Social NetworkingStudent can socialize among them,with teachers using the followingnetworking engines:FacebookMyspace

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