Course Standards

2026-2027 Academic Year

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FC14 Counseling and Mental Health II

Course Type: Adopted

Standard/Objective Number	Standard/Objective	Course Weight	RBT Designation
1.00	Understand the counseling and mental health career pathway.	10%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.01	Understand the stigma related to mental health.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.02	Understand the history of mental health theories and research.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.03	Understand career paths, credentials, and licenses in family and consumer services.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.04	Understand professional behaviors, ethics, and laws in providing counseling and mental health services.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.00	Understand how the human brain functions.	25%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.01	Understand how the brain and nervous system function.	6%	B1 Remember Conceptual
2.02	Understand how mental health affects well-being across the lifespan.	7%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.03	Understand the development of emotional literacy.	8%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.04	Understand effective practices for building positive mental health.	4%	B2 Understand Conceptual
3.00	Analyze mental health theories and treatments.	25%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
3.01	Apply theories of mental health development.	8%	B3 Apply Conceptual
3.02	Analyze treatment options for mental health related services.	7%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
3.03	Analyze the effect of technology on mental health research and treatment delivery.	5%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
3.04	Analyze positive and strengths-based psychology.	5%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
4.00	Analyze mental disorders.	25%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
4.01	Understand the major classifications of mental health disorders.	7%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.02	Analyze how mental health disorders are assessed and diagnosed.	6%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
4.03	Analyze specific mental disorders and their effect across the lifespan.	6%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
4.04	Analyze substance abuse related disorders.	6%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
5.00	Analyze social awareness issues related to teen violence.	15%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
5.01	Understand the cycle of abuse.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
5.02	Analyze the signs and effect of child abuse, domestic abuse, and dating violence.	4%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
5.03	Analyze the effect of bullying on adolescent development.	4%	B4 Analyze Conceptual
5.04	Analyze the impact of suicide on individual and family lives.	4%	B4 Analyze Conceptual

Essential standards (highlighted in gray below) are big, powerful ideas that are necessary and essential for students to know to be successful in a course. Essential standards identify the appropriate verb and cognitive process intended for the student to accomplish. Essential standards provide value throughout a student's career, in other courses, and translate to the next level of education or world of work.

Objectives/Indicators (rows not highlighted in gray below) provide another level of detail for each Essential Standard.

Adapted or Adopted Course includes essential standards and, in many cases, specific objectives/indicators aligned with business and industry standards and/or criteria for credentials or certifications. The course standards are designed using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT). If the POL is a CTE State Assessment, the course is written at the level of the ESSENTIAL STANDARD and assesses the intended outcome of the sum of its objectives/indicators.

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Standard/Objective Number: The essential standard is denoted by the digits before the dot; objectives/indicators are indicated by the final 2 digits.
Standard/Objective: Essential standard and specific objective/indicator statements per essential standard. Each essential standard statement or specific objective/indicator begins with an action verb and makes a complete sentence when combined with The learner will be able to... Outcome behavior in each essential standard or objective/indicator statement is denoted by the verb plus its object.
Course Weight: Shows the relative importance of each essential standard or objective/indicator. Course weight is used to help determine the percentage of total class time that is spent on each objective/indicator.
RBT Designation: Classification of outcome behavior in essential standards and indicator statements in Dimensions according to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy:
Cognitive Process Dimension: 1 Remember, 2 Understand, 3 Apply, 4 Analyze, 5 Evaluate, 6 Create.
Knowledge Dimension: A Factual Knowledge, B Conceptual Knowledge, C Procedural Knowledge.