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Advocacy Toolkit

School counselors engage decision-makers at the school, district and state levels to inform and educate others about what school counselors do and why this support leads to better student outcomes. Following are helpful tools to use when navigating discussions with or making formal presentations to families, teachers, administrators, district leaders, school boards, lawmakers and more. Providing specific examples to this information helps to personalize the impact of the work.

School Counseling Program Advocacy

• 51Æ·²èPosition Statement: The School Counselor and School Counseling Programs
• Who Are School Counselors Infographic
• The Role of the School Counselor
• The Essential Role of Elementary School Counselors
• The Essential Role of Middle School Counselors
• The Essential Role of High School Counselors
• Student-to-School-Counselor Ratios (2023–2024)
• 51Æ·²èNational Model Executive Summary

Research on School Counselor Effectiveness

• School Counselors Matter
• Effectiveness Research (Empirical research demonstrating school counselors' impact)

Get the Facts Campaign

Get the Facts is ASCA’s advocacy social media campaign highlighting the work school counselors do. 

• Download printable Get the Facts posters
• Download all Get the Facts images for social media (or right click on individual images below)