学校咨询服务认证主任授权持有人担任学校咨询服务的主任，行政长官或主管，包括对与学前班至12年级的咨询计划相关的活动以及在其范围内的教育活动进行监督。认证计划结合了咨询和教育领导力领域，因此包括了咨询和教育领导力系两个领域的课程。该计划的目标反映了这样一个事实，即要成功地成为全面指导计划的领导者，必须同时具备这两种技能和才能。这是一个12学分的程序。
The Director of School Counseling Services Certification authorizes the holder to serve as a director, administrator or supervisor of school counseling services, including the supervision of educational activities in areas related to and within the counseling program in grades preschool through 12. The Director of School Counseling certification program combines the fields of counseling and educational leadership, and therefore includes courses from both fields in the Department of Counseling and Educational Leadership. The program objectives reflect the fact that skills and dispositions from both are needed to be a successful leader of a comprehensive guidance program.