Advocacy: Current Topics
VSCA advocates to clarify the role of school counselors in Volusia County Schools while ensuring students have access to a comprehensive developmental school counseling program. You can find your legislators by clicking this link. We encourage you to reach out to them and ask them to support these bills. Click here to see tips on communicating with legislators.
Current Advocacy Topics:
Current Advocacy Topics:
- VSCA 2023 School Counseling Job Role Survey
- Florida School Counseling Association Advocacy Page
- House Bill #941 (sponsored by Rep. David Silvers)
- Senate Bill #1404 - "School Counselors Supporting Students Act" (sponsored by Senator Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones)
- Both of these bills provide clarification on acceptable duties for school counselors.
- Both of these bills provide clarification on acceptable duties for school counselors.
- Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
- ASCA: Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act - Take Action
- ASCA: The Essential Role of Elementary School Counselors
- ASCA: The Essential Role of Middle School Counselors
- ASCA: The Essential Role of High School Counselors
- ASCA: Infographic - What Do School Counselors Do?
- ASCA: Empirical Research Studies Supporting the Effectiveness of School Counseling
- ASCA: Position Statement on the Use of Non-School-Counseling-Credentialed Personnel in Implementing School Counseling Programs
- Role of the School Counselor
- School Counselor Ratios
- ASCA recommended ratio is 250 students to 1 counselor.
- ASCA: Student-to-Counselor Ratios in 2018-2019
- School Counselor (NOT Guidance Counselor)