Download or read book Addressing Multicultural Needs in School Guidance and Counseling written by Taukeni, Simon George and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-10-04 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization and shifting demographics have led to a call for an immediate change in education-based counseling. Future school counselors must be equipped with 21st century skills that are applicable across cultural boundaries and applied in a global context. Addressing Multicultural Needs in School Guidance and Counseling is a pivotal reference source that provides a framework for school counselors and life skills teachers to implement globally-focused comprehensive school guidance and counseling programs in schools, as well as intervention strategies that effectively deal with psychosocial issues facing students and their families. Highlighting topics such as child abuse, diversity awareness, and antisocial behavior, this publication explores skills applicable to the global cultural shift and the methods of guiding students to reach a higher level of self-fulfillment in their lives. It is ideally designed for school administrators, school counselors, psychologists, educational professionals, academicians, researchers, and students.

Download or read book Multicultural Counseling in Schools written by Paul Pedersen and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1994 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first text to focus on the practice of multicultural counseling in K-12 school settings. The text addresses the needs of both practicing school helpers and helpers-in-training. Noted authorities in multicultural counseling contribute chapters which over important topics such as dropout prevention, teacher consultation, individual and group counseling, family consultation, career development, and assessment. MARKETS: Graduate level courses in multicultural counseling, as well as professionals such as school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers.

Download or read book Counseling for Diversity written by Courtland C. Lee and published by Pearson. This book was released on 1995 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides practicing school counselors and their colleagues with direction for developing, implementing, and evaluating important components of counseling programs for culturally diverse student groups. TOPICS: Intervention strategies and techniques for counseling students from the major groups of color in the United States are offered. The strategies are emphasized in case studies that take the reader inside the counseling process with students from these groups. A blueprint for ongoing professional development in multicultural school counseling is included, along with direction for acquiring the awareness, knowledge, and skills that contribute to multicultural literacy. School Psychologists. A Longwood Professional Book.

Download or read book Multicultural Counseling in Schools written by Paul Pedersen and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text describes the practice of multicultural counseling in K-12 school settings, focusing on a family-centered model of multicultural school counseling. The text not only provides information that is racial-ethnic specific, but also provides general principles of multicultural practice that are illustrated by reference to one or more racial-ethnic groups. Learning features include chapter objectives and discussion questions. This second edition contains new chapters on educational reform, working with immigrant groups, and working with disabled students across cultures. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Download or read book Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice written by Pamela A. Hays and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2008 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of PsycBOOKS collection.

Download or read book Career Counseling in Schools written by Roger D. Herring and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is a resource for counselor educators, school counselors, and other helping professionals who have not discovered an appropriate multicultural approach to career development. It is designed to enhance the school counselor's knowledge about cultural diversity and to provide appropriate career development interventions with special population students. This book combines the themes of the relation of changing demographics to sociocultural and psychocultural imperatives in schools; the balance between universalism and cultural pluralism; the resilience and adaptation of ethnic and cultural student groups; and the ethnic and cultural status as stressors on the normal development of school-age youths. It presents explicit interventions, assessment techniques, and information services for successful career counseling with diverse, school-aged populations. It addresses the unique career concerns of immigrant students; gay, lesbian, and bisexual students; and students with physical, mental, or medial challenges. Each chapter contains experiential activities that can be adapted to various ages, grade level, and learning styles. (Contains an extensive reference list and an index.) (MKA)

Download or read book Culturally Proficient Collaboration written by Diana L. Stephens and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2011-06-13 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optimize school counselors and raise your school′s cultural competence The authors make a compelling case for recognizing professional school counselors as leaders of 21st-century change rather than "gatekeepers" of the status quo. Today′s school leaders need to acknowledge counselors′ value in the necessary work of providing equitable resources and opportunities for children in today′s multicultural environment. Aligned with the American School Counseling Association National Model for school counseling programs, Culturally Proficient Collaboration provides a conceptual framework and practical protocols for utilizing school counselors as: Change agents for school improvement Creators of results-based programs Advocates for equity among demographic groups Included are case stories and reflective activities for building educators′ skills in serving as leaders, advocates, collaborators, and systemic-change agents. Readers will find a clearly outlined path for empowering counselors to transform your leadership team and your school for the benefit of all students.

Download or read book School Counseling in the 21st Century written by Sejal Parikh Foxx and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School Counseling in the 21st Century brings the theoretical aspects of school counseling to life. As they move through the book, school counselors in training will begin to identify and develop the significant pieces of a comprehensive school counseling program. They will also experience, through real and relevant case studies, how school counselors are using technology, assessment data, and leadership skills to implement effective programs aimed at serving their students. Each chapter reflects on how the national model for school counseling, standards of practice, multicultural skills, and ethical guidelines are the foundation of building comprehensive programs. School Counseling in the 21st Century comprehensively addresses the 2016 CACREP Standards: the beginning of each chapter outlines which core and school counseling standards are addressed, and chapters support CACREP’s requirement for material on multicultural counseling, ultimately enhancing readers’ knowledge and effectiveness in working with diverse populations.

Download or read book Multicultural Counseling in Schools written by Roger D. Herring and published by American Counseling Association. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the percentage of ethnic minority students in schools continues to increase, school counselors and counselors-in-training must broaden their cultural knowledge base and develop new strategies that are responsive to the complex challenges these students face. This text provides direction for working within the ethnic minority student's worldview and identifies synergetic and developmental interventions that meet their needs. The book combines the themes of: (1) the relation of changing demographics to socioeconomic and psycheducational imperatives in schools; (2) the balance between universalism and cultural pluralism within schools; (3) the resilience and adaptation of ethnic and cultural student groups; and (4) the ethnic and cultural status as stressors on the normal development of youth. Chapters are: (1) Multicultural Counseling Options for School Counselors; (2) The Synergetic Model; (3) The Synergetic Approach to School Counseling; (4) The Role of Culture; (5) The Inalienability of the School's Role in Culture; (6) School Counseling: Content and Process Concerns; (7) Socioeconomic and Political Issues and Concepts in School Counseling; (8) Psychoeducational Issues and Concerns in School Counseling; (9) School Counselors and Teachers: Synergetic Partnerships in Multicultural Education; (10) Implications for School Counselor Education for the Twenty-First Century; (11) School Counseling: Future Trends and Issues; (12) Selected Case Vignettes for Study. Each chapter concludes with experiential activities that inspire ideas on how to ensure a multicultural environment in schools. Appendices are: (1) Selected Journals Recommended for Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Counselors; (2) Selected Resources; (3) Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development: Multicultural Counseling Competencies; and (4) American School Counselor Association: Ethical Standards for School Counselors. Contains an index. (JBJ)

Download or read book Multicultural Counseling Competencies written by Derald Wing Sue and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1998-02-12 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will provide practitioners, researchers and counsellor trainers with the knowledge they need to influence more competent therapeutic practice with a diverse clientele. It is a companion volume to Volume 7 in the Multicultural Aspects of Counseling series.

Download or read book Multicultural Counseling Competencies written by Donald B. Pope-Davis and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1996-11-05 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, leading researchers and trainers in multicultural counselling and psychology address the issues of what makes a counsellor multiculturally competent and how to create more culturally competent counsellors. The contributors consider ways to evaluate counsellors for their awareness, knowledge and skills in working with a broad spectrum of populations. Chapters also examine in detail the pedagogical implications of establishing competencies, including training philosophies and models as well as course and curriculum development.

Download or read book A School Counselor s Guide to Small Groups written by Sarah I. Springer and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A School Counselor's Guide to Small Groups: Coordination, Leadership, and Assessment provides practicing school counselors, school counseling supervisors, school counselor educators, and counselors-in-training with the knowledge and tools they need to effectively implement and lead small groups within school contexts. The book features two distinct sections. The first section includes 10 mini-chapters designed to help readers consider how to use their group leadership skills to support group implementation. The second section provides readers with more than 50 small-group session plans divided into four key categories: anxiety, social skills, decision-making, and grief. The session plans include instructions for implementation, a list of materials needed, discussion ideas, recommended grade levels, American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Mindsets and Behaviors, and learning objectives. The second edition features new chapters and activities, coverage of new group leader skills, and sidebar activities to stimulate reflective practice, including case studies, supervision questions, advice from the authors, and more. The text has been updated to reflect the fourth edition of the ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs. A School Counselor's Guide to Small Groups is co-sponsored by The Association for Specialists in Group Work. It is a vital and highly applicable resource for practicing counselors and counselors-in-training.

Download or read book Research Anthology on Navigating School Counseling in the 21st Century written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School counseling in the 21st century requires a new set of skills and practices than seen in past decades. With a sharper focus on social justice, the experiences and challenges for marginalized groups, and more open discussions as to issues students face, school counselors must be best equipped to handle all types of diverse students and situations. School counselors and guidance programs must address multicultural needs, underserved populations, and students with issues ranging from mental illness to family issues to chronic-illnesses and LGBTQ+ identities. Moreover, they must be prepared to guide students to learning success and adequately prepare them for future careers. The challenges students face in the 21st century lead to new ways to prepare, support, and educate school counselors in modern educational atmospheres with student bodies that are handling vastly different challenges, identities, and lifestyles. School counselors must navigate the profession with information on best practices, techniques, and 21st century skillsets that can adequately support and help all students. The Research Anthology on Navigating School Counseling in the 21st Century provides emerging research on the best practices in school counseling, along with methods, techniques, and professional development initiatives to better understand diverse student populations, needs, and challenges. This book will not only focus on how school counselors must adapt and learn in their own professional careers, but also how school counseling is functioning in the 21st century with the new concerns and obstacles students must face and overcome. The chapters provide a holistic view of how counselors are navigating their positions to best serve their students through effective practices, programs, and new tools and technologies. This book is ideal for school counselors, therapists, school psychologists, counseling educators, administrators, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in school counseling in the 21st century.

Download or read book Handbook of Multicultural School Psychology written by Emilia C. Lopez and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of the Handbook of Multicultural School Psychology continues the mission of its predecessor, offering a comprehensive, interdisciplinary view of the field of multicultural school psychology and addressing the needs of children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. The revised organizational structure includes the following: History and Professional Issues; Consultation and Collaboration; Interventions Focused on Academic and Mental Health Issues; Data-based Decision Making; Systems-based Issues; Training and Research; and Future Perspectives. Nineteen of the volume's twenty-three chapters are completely new to this edition, while the rest have been effectively revised and updated. Comprehensive—In seven sections, this book covers theoretical, research, and practical concerns in a wide range of areas that include multicultural and bilingual issues, second language acquisition, acculturation, parent collaboration, research, and systemic issues. Chapter Structure—Chapter authors follow a uniform structure that includes theoretical and research issues and implications for practice. Recent practice and training guidelines including Blueprint for Training and Practice III (2006), NASP Model for Comprehensive and Integrated School Psychological Services (2010), and APA Multicultural Guidelines (2003) are covered. Interdisciplinary Perspective—Contributing authors are from a wide range of related fields that include school psychology, special education, general education, early childhood education, educational psychology, clinical psychology, counseling, and mental health, thus exposing readers to theory and research from various approaches. Changes—New to this edition is a section focusing on systemic issues such as overrepresentation of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students in special education, prejudice, response to intervention (RTI) for CLD students and English Language Learners (ELL), and end-of-chapter discussion questions. This book is ideal for graduate courses and seminars on multicultural school psychology. It is also a useful reference for researchers and practicing school psychologists and the libraries that serve them.

Download or read book Developing and Managing Your School Guidance and Counseling Program written by Norman C. Gysbers and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth edition of this bestseller expands and extends Gysbers and Henderson’s acclaimed five-phase model of planning, designing, implementing, evaluating, and enhancing Pre-K–12 guidance and counseling programs. This enduring, influential textbook has been fully updated to reflect current theory and practice, including knowledge gained through various state and local adaptations of the model since publication of the last edition. Exciting additions to this new edition are increased attention to diversity and the range of issues that students present, counselor accountability, and the roles and responsibilities of district- and building-level guidance and counseling leaders in an increasingly complex educational environment. An abundant array of examples, sample forms, job descriptions, evaluation surveys, flyers, letters, and procedures used by various states and school districts clearly illustrate each step of program development. At the end of each chapter, a new feature called “Your Progress Check” functions as a tracking tool for growth at each stage of the change process. *Requests for digital versions from the ACA can be found on wiley.com. *To request print copies, please visit the ACA website here. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected].

Download or read book Culturally Considerate School Counseling written by Kim L. Anderson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cultural competence" has become a standard for all health and mental health professions and is essential to work with diverse populations. Expanding the definitions and experiences of culture, this book takes a specifically compassionate and introspective approach to addressing the continued biases dividing our classrooms and schools, explores how they manifest in this age of change, and provides strategies for school counsellors and other professional helpers within school communities. Twelve chapters grouped into four sections will 1) suggest new ways of considering student populations who may be seen, even heard, but seldom identified as needing unbiased help, 2) provide culturally considerate ways of interfacing with families, faculty, administration and community, 3) illustrate interventions via case vignettes and strategies from conventional and adjunct theories, and 4) support the need for self-reflection, self-care, and professional growth of school counsellors, social workers, and psychologists. Resources and useable references are also included. The book culminates with a model for "Culturally Considerate Counseling" adapted from the author's work with veteran Corwin author, Bonnie M. Davis, who also writes a compelling forward to the text.

Download or read book Developing Multicultural Counseling Competence written by Danica G. Hays and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2010 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is an innovative, evidence-based approach to facilitating students’ journey to becoming multiculturally competent counselors. Comprehensive, thoughtful, and in-depth,Developing Multicultural Competencegoes beyond general discussions of race and ethnicity to include discourse on a broader, more complex view of multiculturalism in clients’ and trainees’ lives. Both scholarly and highly interactive, this new text strives to present trainees with empirically-based information about multicultural counseling and social advocacy paired with engaging self-reflective activities, discussion questions, case inserts, and study aids, creating opportunities for experiential learning related to cultural diversity considerations and social advocacy issues within clients’ social systems. Addressing CACREP (2001/2009) Standards related to the Social and Cultural Diversity core area, the book is broken into four parts: Part One covers key concepts and terms regarding multicultural constructs and cross-cultural communication; Part Two defines social advocacy and identifies the major forms of oppression; Part Three discusses the major cultural and diversity groups; and Part Four develops trainee skills for working with diverse clients, including infusing multiculturalism in how they conceptualize, evaluate, and treat these clients.