DSHA School Counselor position survey

Please answer the following questions. The survey is anonymous so your responses will be too.

As we search for a school counselor to fill our needs for 2020-2021, we want to find out what you value most in a school counselor. We will ensure that each candidate has the appropriate training and background, for instance, but we also want to know from our community what specific traits or characteristics would be the best for our DSHA student population. Students, parents, and TSC, click here to take the survey:

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* 1. Indicate: Student (CLASS OF), parent, faculty, staff

2021

2022

2023

2024

Faculty

Staff

Parent

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* 2. Which of the following characteristics are important for being a school counselor at DSHA? Please rate on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being less important and 5 being most important.

	1	2	3	4	5
Ability to help with emotional issues	Ability to help with emotional issues 1	Ability to help with emotional issues 2	Ability to help with emotional issues 3	Ability to help with emotional issues 4	Ability to help with emotional issues 5
Ability to help with mental health issues	Ability to help with mental health issues 1	Ability to help with mental health issues 2	Ability to help with mental health issues 3	Ability to help with mental health issues 4	Ability to help with mental health issues 5
Ability to help with career development	Ability to help with career development 1	Ability to help with career development 2	Ability to help with career development 3	Ability to help with career development 4	Ability to help with career development 5
Ability to help with leadership development	Ability to help with leadership development 1	Ability to help with leadership development 2	Ability to help with leadership development 3	Ability to help with leadership development 4	Ability to help with leadership development 5

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* 3. Which of the following characteristics are important for being a school counselor at DSHA? Please rate on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being less important and 5 being most important.

	1	2	3	4	5
Good listener	Good listener 1	Good listener 2	Good listener 3	Good listener 4	Good listener 5
Good problem-solver	Good problem-solver 1	Good problem-solver 2	Good problem-solver 3	Good problem-solver 4	Good problem-solver 5
Approachability	Approachability 1	Approachability 2	Approachability 3	Approachability 4	Approachability 5
Accessibility	Accessibility 1	Accessibility 2	Accessibility 3	Accessibility 4	Accessibility 5
Responsiveness to student needs	Responsiveness to student needs 1	Responsiveness to student needs 2	Responsiveness to student needs 3	Responsiveness to student needs 4	Responsiveness to student needs 5
Ability to work with students	Ability to work with students 1	Ability to work with students 2	Ability to work with students 3	Ability to work with students 4	Ability to work with students 5
Ability to work with teachers	Ability to work with teachers 1	Ability to work with teachers 2	Ability to work with teachers 3	Ability to work with teachers 4	Ability to work with teachers 5
Ability to work with parents	Ability to work with parents 1	Ability to work with parents 2	Ability to work with parents 3	Ability to work with parents 4	Ability to work with parents 5
Ability to help with academic issues	Ability to help with academic issues 1	Ability to help with academic issues 2	Ability to help with academic issues 3	Ability to help with academic issues 4	Ability to help with academic issues 5
Ability to help with social issues	Ability to help with social issues 1	Ability to help with social issues 2	Ability to help with social issues 3	Ability to help with social issues 4	Ability to help with social issues 5
Ability to help with emotional issues	Ability to help with emotional issues 1	Ability to help with emotional issues 2	Ability to help with emotional issues 3	Ability to help with emotional issues 4	Ability to help with emotional issues 5
Ability to help with mental health issues	Ability to help with mental health issues 1	Ability to help with mental health issues 2	Ability to help with mental health issues 3	Ability to help with mental health issues 4	Ability to help with mental health issues 5
Ability to help with leadership development	Ability to help with leadership development 1	Ability to help with leadership development 2	Ability to help with leadership development 3	Ability to help with leadership development 4	Ability to help with leadership development 5
Ability to help with career development	Ability to help with career development 1	Ability to help with career development 2	Ability to help with career development 3	Ability to help with career development 4	Ability to help with career development 5

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* 4. What background or experience do you think is important in a DSHA school counselor? Please rate on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being less important and 5 being most important.

	1	2	3	4	5
Coaching students on time management, organization, etc.	Coaching students on time management, organization, etc. 1	Coaching students on time management, organization, etc. 2	Coaching students on time management, organization, etc. 3	Coaching students on time management, organization, etc. 4	Coaching students on time management, organization, etc. 5
Helping students with conflict resolution (friend problems, parent issues, etc.)	Helping students with conflict resolution (friend problems, parent issues, etc.) 1	Helping students with conflict resolution (friend problems, parent issues, etc.) 2	Helping students with conflict resolution (friend problems, parent issues, etc.) 3	Helping students with conflict resolution (friend problems, parent issues, etc.) 4	Helping students with conflict resolution (friend problems, parent issues, etc.) 5
Coaching students with academic concerns or academic accommodations	Coaching students with academic concerns or academic accommodations 1	Coaching students with academic concerns or academic accommodations 2	Coaching students with academic concerns or academic accommodations 3	Coaching students with academic concerns or academic accommodations 4	Coaching students with academic concerns or academic accommodations 5
Student mental health	Student mental health 1	Student mental health 2	Student mental health 3	Student mental health 4	Student mental health 5
Helping students get into college	Helping students get into college 1	Helping students get into college 2	Helping students get into college 3	Helping students get into college 4	Helping students get into college 5
Coaching students with problem-solving and goal-setting	Coaching students with problem-solving and goal-setting 1	Coaching students with problem-solving and goal-setting 2	Coaching students with problem-solving and goal-setting 3	Coaching students with problem-solving and goal-setting 4	Coaching students with problem-solving and goal-setting 5
Helping students get a job	Helping students get a job 1	Helping students get a job 2	Helping students get a job 3	Helping students get a job 4	Helping students get a job 5
Coaching students to handle stress	Coaching students to handle stress 1	Coaching students to handle stress 2	Coaching students to handle stress 3	Coaching students to handle stress 4	Coaching students to handle stress 5
Leading various student groups or experiences	Leading various student groups or experiences 1	Leading various student groups or experiences 2	Leading various student groups or experiences 3	Leading various student groups or experiences 4	Leading various student groups or experiences 5

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* 5. What approach to counseling is important to you? Please rate on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being less important and 5 being most important.

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Small Group	Small Group 1	Small Group 2	Small Group 3	Small Group 4	Small Group 5
Large Group	Large Group 1	Large Group 2	Large Group 3	Large Group 4	Large Group 5
1:1 or face-to-face	1:1 or face-to-face 1	1:1 or face-to-face 2	1:1 or face-to-face 3	1:1 or face-to-face 4	1:1 or face-to-face 5

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* 6. How important is it that a DSHA counselor has experience working with diverse populations, such as students of color, LBGTQ+, urban/suburban, etc.?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

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* 7. How important is it for a DSHA counselor to offer parental workshops for parents?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

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* 8. How important is it for a DSHA counselor to offer professional development for faculty/staff?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

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* 9. How important is it for a DSHA counselor to provide community referral information for students and families?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

DSHA School Counselor position survey

Please answer the following questions. The survey is anonymous so your responses will be too.

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* 1. Indicate: Student (CLASS OF), parent, faculty, staff

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* 2. Which of the following characteristics are important for being a school counselor at DSHA? Please rate on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being less important and 5 being most important.

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* 3. Which of the following characteristics are important for being a school counselor at DSHA? Please rate on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being less important and 5 being most important.

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* 4. What background or experience do you think is important in a DSHA school counselor? Please rate on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being less important and 5 being most important.

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* 5. What approach to counseling is important to you? Please rate on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being less important and 5 being most important.

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* 6. How important is it that a DSHA counselor has experience working with diverse populations, such as students of color, LBGTQ+, urban/suburban, etc.?

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* 7. How important is it for a DSHA counselor to offer parental workshops for parents?

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* 8. How important is it for a DSHA counselor to offer professional development for faculty/staff?

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* 9. How important is it for a DSHA counselor to provide community referral information for students and families?

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* 10. What student groups or other experience offerings would be beneficial at DSHA? Please provide examples below.

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* 11. Is there another background or experience you think should be considered?:

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* 12. What else should be considered?