Counseling and Guidance Supports

assist counselors in obtaining information to support their roles in helping all students achieve success,
provide opportunities for counselors to learn and share creative counseling strategies and techniques targeting school-age students,
provide a resource network of support for both campus counselors and district coordinators of guidance to share best practices, and
assist traditional districts/charters in developing and/or evaluating systemic practices that support compliance of all requirements.

Professional development workshops are designed to provide school counselors with opportunities for professional development and are aligned with the Texas Education Agency's Comprehensive Guidance Program for Texas Schools: A Guide for Program Development Pre-K–12 Grade.

Workshops are provided at Region 4 and also can be customized and delivered as on-site trainings for districts and campuses. Professional development offerings and on-site services are available in the following areas:

Academic achievement records (AAR)
Academic counseling
Leadership network for district directors of counseling and guidance
Character Counts: Building Academic Success through a Character Education Program
College and career readiness supports
College and postsecondary counseling supports
Counselors' strategies and techniques: elementary, middle school, and secondary
Crisis/trauma counseling supports
Ethical Practices for school counselors
Grief counseling supports
Guidance lessons for classrooms
High School Counselors Planning for Student Success: Helping Students Become All They Can Be
House Bill 5 supports
Master scheduling supports
Personal graduation plans/programs of study support
Prevention: Bullying, Crisis, Suicide, Teen Dating Violence Training
Surviving the First Year: A New Counselor's Perspective
Transcript and schedule audits

Directors of Guidance Leadership Network Meetings
The Directors of Guidance Leadership Network is a committee of superintendent-appointed individuals. Members receive current national, state, and local information on all areas supporting counseling and guidance topics. The goal of the committee is to identify trends and issues affecting districts, to give feedback on services provided by Region 4 ESC, and to network with other professionals.

For registration information, please contact LaShonda Evans.

Region 4 e-Catalog