Washington School Counselor Association (WSCA) Awards Program
A winner from each awards category will be selected based on the following definitions
and criteria which have been adopted from the American School Counseling Association
(ASCA) website at www.schoolcounselor.org:
Criteria for Recognition in Every Category:
A. Nominees should maintain the highest standards of personal conduct. They
strive to be model citizens of their community as well as the school counseling
education community and their broader professional community.
B. The nominee must demonstrate evidence of the implementation of the ASCA
National Model®. The nominee must demonstrate leadership, advocacy and
collaboration in his or her work.
C. The nominee has demonstrated consistent and reliable contributions in all the
areas of service, scholarship and teaching over an exemplary career span.
WSCA School Counselor of the Year:
WSCA's School Counselor of the Year program honors the best of the best in
Washington State -- school counselors who are running a top-notch, comprehensive
school counseling program at either the elementary, middle or high school level.
 The winner of this newly structured program will be nominated by our state
association for consideration in the ASCA School Counselor of the Year program.
WSCA Career Counselor of the Year
The career counselor of the year award is given to an individual who provides strong
support of the comprehensive guidance model and holds a clear vision of how career
counseling should be integrated with the academic and personal/social development of
students.
WSCA Advocate of the Year
The WSCA Advocate of the Year award recognizes an individual’s dedication to the
profession of education and the student’s of Washington state. This individual goes
above and beyond the normal demands of their profession to advocate for school
counselors.
Counselor Educator of the Year
The purpose of the counselor educator award is to recognize a counselor educator for
outstanding service and achievement that has impacted the school counseling profession.
Eligibility for Consideration:
A. The nominee must be currently employed as full-time counselor educator.
B. Nominee must be a current member of WSCA as of February 1, 2011.
C. Nominee must hold a master’s degree or higher.
WSCA Director/Supervisor of the Year
The purpose of the counseling Director/Supervisor award is to recognize a supervisor or
director whose leadership and outstanding services have had a positive impact on the
guidance and counseling field for counselors on a local or state level.
Eligibility for Consideration:
A. The nominee must be a supervisor or director of district or state guidance and
counseling services who has consistently made a significant contribution to the
improvement of guidance and counseling services in the school setting.
B. The nominee must be currently employed as a full-time supervisor, coordinator
or director of district or state guidance and counseling services and have
completed at least three years of service. The nominee's primary responsibility
must be in working with programs at the elementary, middle/junior high,
secondary or multi-level.
C. Nominee must be a member of WSCA as of February 1, 2011.