Assignment #1: Leadership Paper

Assignment #1: Leadership Paper

Using your text, the leadership articles, information from the leadership questionnaire, and additional peer reviewed journals, and other electronic resources please create a paper with the following:

Part I: Identifying Leadership Qualities/Styles

Identify two leadership qualities or styles (authoritarian, authoritative, transformational, etc.) clearly linked to successful leaders in the schools and demonstrate how those are linked to counselors (you will find this in your research). When identifying leadership qualities consider:
Qualities emphasized in school counseling literature.
Qualities beneficial to design, implement, and evaluate counseling programs.
Qualities linked to student success.
Provide a connection to the role of school counselors (academic, career, social/emotional).

Discuss how the identified leadership styles can be applied to the school counselor in their roles:
As systems change agent.
In enhancing the learning environment for all students.
To advocate for school counseling roles.
Part II: Your Leadership Style

Discuss your leadership style as a school counselor.
Discuss what the LSQ is and why taking an inventory is important.
Take the leadership inventory and note the results (include results as an appendix to your paper).
Explain what you agree and disagree with in the results and why.
What would you like to change and keep in your leadership style.
How will your identified leadership style influence your presence in the school, including how you design, implement, manage, and evaluate school programs.
Explain what hopes and fears you have about being a leader within your future school district.
Northhouse, P. (2009). Leadership style questionnaire. In Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practices (Appendix). Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage

Organization of Paper: See Template

Requirements:

Written communication: writing must be scholarly, professional, free of errors, and consistent with expectations of the counseling profession.
APA formatting: The paper should be formatted according to APA (7th edition) style.
Length: 3-4 double-spaced pages, excluding the title page and reference list.
References: Include a minimum of at least 4 current (within the last 10 years) resources. Create your reference list for this paper based on the resources you actually use in the body of the paper.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point
Title page:
Title of Paper
Your Name
University
Course Name
Instructor’s Name
Date