Full Description
School counseling strategies that promote student success!
So much is expected to prepare today's students for success—academic achievement, career and college readiness, emotional and social competency, to name a few. School counselors can make an enormous positive difference in children's lives. Yet, school counseling programs are in crisis because of undefined roles, skyrocketing student-counselor ratios, and decreasing budgets.
Leaders and counselors must move away from outdated roles and embrace school counseling programs that ensure readiness for ALL students. In a succinct Q&A format, the authors provide school counselors and educational leaders with
101 solutions to common counseling issues across the K-12 spectrum on topics ranging from data-driven counseling to bullying, , collaboration, and equity
Stories of school counselors and educational leaders who have successfully implemented these solutions
Numerous print and digital resources for further exploration, including online supplements
Discover a wealth of affordable counseling practices that make your job easier and more effective, demonstrate the power of a school counselor, and help all students succeed.
"101 Solutions for School Counselors and Leaders in Challenging Times is an invaluable resource for all professional school counselors developing a comprehensive school counseling program to ensure college and career readiness for all K-12 students."
—Diane Smith, School Counselor
Smithport Area School District, PA
"With a focus on core standards, social justice, and evidence-based programs and services, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in a comprehensive, practical approach to school counseling strategies that promote student success."
— Tamara Davis, Professor
Marymount University, Arlington, VA
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Leadership Solutions: Change Agents for Equity
2. Educator and School Counselor Collaboration Solutions
3. Program Assessment and Accountability Solutions
4. Achievement Gap Solutions
5. Opportunity and Attainment Gap Solutions
6. College and Career Readiness Solutions
7. Annual College and Career Readiness Planning Solutions
8. School-Family-Community Partnership Solutions
9. Ethics Solutions
10. Cultural Identity and Language Solutions
11. Technology Solutions
12. School-Wide and Multi-Systemic Intervention Solutions
13. Administrative, Operational, and Supervision Solutions
14. Advocacy and Public Relations Solutions
15. Anti-Violence, Bullying, and Safety Solutions
16. Ability, Disability, and Gifted/Talented Solutions
Glossary
Index
