Mission
Our mission is to advocate for school counselors in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by providing leadership, collaboration and professional development.
About MASCA
The Massachusetts School Counselors Association, Inc. was founded in 1961 to work for the promotion, improvement and expansion of guidance and counseling in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Membership is MASCA, now about 1500 members, is open to counselors active in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth. In addition, graduate students enrolled in counselor education programs, post-secondary level counselors, counselor educators, and retired counselors are eligible for membership.
MASCA is affiliated nationally as a chartered state division of the American School Counselors Association, a division of the ACA. It is also affiliated with the NEASC, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, The College Board, The Massachusetts Rhode Island Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors, and the Collaborative for Integrated School Services.
MASCA Purposes and Objectives
- To advance the profession of counseling in order to maximize the educational/academic, career, and personal-social growth of each individual.
- To improve the standard of school counseling and the relationships with other pupil personnel services for students in elementary, middle/junior high, high school, and post secondary settings.
- To develop, implement, and foster interest in school guidance and counselor programs.
- To foster a close personal and professional relationship among school counselors and with counselors in other settings.
- To foster communication among all counselors and between counselors and other educators.
- To provide professional development opportunities for school counselors, counselor educators, counselors-in-training, and others who would benefit from a knowledge of counseling theory and practice.
- To provide a forum for counselors to address issues pertinent to the needs of their students and today's society.
- To publish scientific, educational, and professional materials.
- To establish and maintain ongoing communications with local, state and national governmental agencies and professional counseling associations.
- To maintain an ongoing public relations program.
- To assume an active role in helping people to understand and improve such services.
- To provide financial assistance to students at all levels through scholarships, camperships, and other appropriate forms of aid.
Website: www.masca.org
MASCA EVENTS
Massachusetts School Counselors Association
Annual Spring Conference
Counselors Advocating to Change History
Four Points Sheraton, Hyannis, MA
April 29, 30, and May 1, 2007
Watch for information about the MASCA Fall Conference
