About MSCA (Our Vision, Mission and Goals)
Vision Statement:
The Maryland School Counselor Association (MSCA) creates a network of support for current and future school counselors by providing professional development, leadership, outreach, and advocacy through ethical practices. MSCA, in association with the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), empowers all Maryland school counselors to promote every aspect of student success through implementation of the National Model.
Mission Statement:
The Maryland School Counselor Association (MSCA) advocates for and promotes excellence in the profession of school counseling to support current and future school counselors in fostering the full potential of all students’ academic, career, and social/emotional development across all regions of the state.
Goals:
The goals of the Maryland School Counselor Association shall be…
a. To foster a professional relationship among school counselors in all settings.
b. To advance the profession of school counseling in order to maximize the educational/academic, career development, and the social-emotional growth of each student.
c. To improve the standards of school counseling and the relationship with other pupil personnel services for students in elementary, middle/junior high, high, and post secondary settings.
d. To assume an active role in helping people understand and improve such services.
e. To develop, implement, and/or foster student interest in school-to-career programs.
f. To publish and promote scientific, educational, and professional materials relative to school counseling.
g. To foster collaborative relationships with stakeholders.
h. To endorse human rights and the just treatment due to persons on the basis of their human dignity with equal access under the law to persons regardless of gender, age, handicap, ethnicity, religion or sexual preference.
i. To establish and promote ethical standards for school counselors.
j. To educate the school counselors, students, related professionals, and the general public regarding issues of mental health, career education, academic development, and social-personal growth, as well as the school counselor’s role in these areas of student development.
k. To develop particular emphasis in the area of charitable and educational activities designed to assist and further the interests of state school students, school counselors, the public and local, state and federal government and promote legislation and policy work of the school counselors and educational programs.