[Doe_school_counselors] ASCA Membership Scholarship

[Rautiola, Kenneth A]

Good morning. I wanted to send out the American School Counselor Association membership and ASCA national certification scholarship links that were mentioned in the recent DOE newsroom release.  For those who have not seen the newsroom release, it has been included:


The Maine Department of Education (DOE) recognizes the importance of supporting student mental health. Data from the U.S Center for Disease Control and the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey reflect increased student mental health needs.
In 2023, Maine DOE received a five-year Expanding Access in School Environments (EASE) grant to increase school-based mental health staff and services in Maine schools. The Maine DOE will spend the next year providing opportunities to the current workforce of school counselors and school social workers to build upon their expertise and to promote evidence-based practices in Maine schools. This emphasis on school-based mental health workforce development strengthens the quality of mental health services in schools.
The following scholarship opportunities are being presented to school counselors and school social workers working in Maine schools:
*        With the goal of increasing the number of school counselors benefiting from access to their professional communities, Maine school counselors (up to 31) will be given scholarship opportunities to obtain full membership in the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). This membership opportunity will connect more Maine school counselors with their professional community, providing access to additional networking, training, evidence-based practice resources, and research. Eligible ASCA members will also be able to pursue national school counselor certification through ASCA. Once the application is created, it will be distributed through a Maine DOE school-based mental health listserv.
*        With the goal of increasing the number of nationally certified school counselors (ASCA) supporting Maine schools, the Maine DOE will provide scholarships to qualified school counselors (up to 10) to participate in the ASCA national certification process. At this time, ASCA has reported that Maine does not have any ASCA national certified school counselors working in Maine schools. Once the application is created, it will be distributed through a Maine DOE school-based mental health listserv.
To be eligible for these opportunities, school counselors must meet the eligibility requirements for each individual activity, be employed as a school counselor in a Maine school and hold 075 certification from the Maine Department of Education.  Interested school counselors must use the forthcoming application to request access to these scholarship opportunities. Each of these opportunities will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.
ASCA accepts applications for their national certification process twice a year, the next date acceptance window being in June of 2024. The link for ASCA certification will be sent out at a later date. Please review the requirements below and information on the ASCA website to determine if you meet the requirements for this certification.

The link for ASCA Membership is here:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTtb2bwdvwgJNg_AMNBrts39UMFNPSzczOEtKQUxMQUw5SDVXRUVHVTQyTy4u

The link for ASCA national certification will be distributed at a later date. The next window of application with ASCA is June 2024.  The link will be distributed through the Maine DOE school counselor listserv
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Ken Rautiola, LCSW, NCSSW (he/him)
Mental Health Distinguished Educator
Office of School and Student Supports
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
Email: kenneth.a.rautiola at maine.gov<mailto:kenneth.a.rautiola at maine.gov>
Phone: (207)441-4754
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