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Transforming the School Counseling Profession

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ISBN-10: 0130273422

ISBN-13: 9780130273420

Edition: 2003

Authors: Bradley T. Erford

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Written by more than 20 experts in the counseling field, this new book examines the full spectrum of issues involved in the school counseling profession, with an emphasis on a comprehensive developmental school counseling approach supplemented by responsive interventions. Each of the contributing authors is a key practitioner/researcher in the area about which he/she writes; and, together, they advocate transforming the role of the professional school counselor from its traditional focus on guidance to a larger role that more accurately reflects the needs of today's students, educators, parents, and communities. The book outlines ten roles the professional school counselor plays in today's…    
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Book details

List price: $88.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 4/22/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 546
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

Transforming the School Counseling Profession
The Changing Needs of Students and Families
Twenty-First-Century Vision for School Counselors
Traditional and Emerging Roles and Practices
On Becoming a Professional School Counselor
Historical Roots and Future Issues
The Rise of Professional School Counseling in the United States
The Role of the Professional School Counselor in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s
School Counseling Comes into Its Own: The 1950s and 1960s
The Years of Consolidation and Refinement: The 1970s and Beyond
Future Issues for the School Counseling Profession
Conclusions
Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in School Counseling
Professional Associations and Credentialing Organizations
Ethical Standards and Laws
Sources of Information and Guidance
Making Decisions
Additional Legal Considerations
Confidentiality
Minor Consent Laws
Records and Personal Notes
Child Abuse
Suicide
The Challenge Continues
Planning and Implementing a 21st-Century Comprehensive Developmental School Counseling Program
Transforming Perception and Focus
Planning and Implementing a Comprehensive Developmental School Counseling Program
Program Overview
Professional Foundations
Roles of Other School Personnel in the Comprehensive School Counseling Program
Theoretical Foundations and Student Competencies
Program Components
Assessing Outcomes and Evaluating Programs
Developing a Program Manual
Developmental Classroom Guidance
The Scope and Responsibility of the Professional School Counselor as Developmental Classroom Guidance Specialist
The Effect of Classroom Guidance on Student Development
Developmental Theory
Role of the Professional School Counselor in Delivering the Curriculum
Setting Up and Managing a Classroom Environment
Crafting a Curriculum
Creating Units and Lessons
Constructing Developmental Lessons and Activities
Conclusions
Fostering Educational and Career Planning in Students
Background for Educational and Career Planning Interventions in Schools
Education and Career Planning Today
Implementing Systematic and Well-Coordinated Educational and Cazreer Planning Programs
Elementary School
Middle or Junior High School
High School
Developing Life-Role Readiness
Conclusions
Consultation and Collaboration
The Counselor as Consultant: Case Examples
Background
Consultation Models
Consultation Process
Collaborative Consultation: Reaching out to the Broader Community
Conclusions
Parental Involvement, Outreach, and the Emerging Role of the Professional School Counselor
Collaboration: The Key to the Success of School-Community Programs
Traditional School Outreach and Changing Family Needs
The Importance of Home Visits
A Structure for Involving All Families in Their Children's Education: Epstein's Six Types of Parental Involvement
The Family Resource Center: A Collaborative Response to the Changing Needs of Families
Conclusions
Counseling Individuals and Groups in School
Individual Counseling in Schools
Counseling in Schools Defined
Developmental Considerations
A Counseling Model for Children and Adolescents
Group Counseling in Schools
Types of Groups
Groups at the Elementary and Middle School Level
Groups at the High School Level
Conclusions
Counseling Interventions Using Expressive Arts
Interventions Using Visual Arts
Music Interventions
Therapeutic Writing and Storytelling
Conclusions
Helping Students with Mental and Emotional Disorders
Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Mental Health Issues in Children and Adolescents
Factors Contributing to High Incidence of Emotional Disturbance
The Professional School Counselor's Role
What Professional School Counselors Need to Know About Mental and Emotional Disorders
Mental Disorders in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Other Disorders Diagnosed in Children and Adolescents
Conclusions
Further Reading
A New Perspective on Counseling At-Risk Youth
Who Are Youth at Risk?
Problems Categorizing At-Risk Youth
Approaches to Working with At-Risk Youth
Demographics
Working with All Youth
Systems Failures: Who Is to Blame?
Why Haven's Needs of At-Risk Students Been Addressed?
Policy Implications
Beyond Schools: Interdisciplinary Responses to Complex Problems
Recommendations for Professional School Counselors: Generating Effective Programs
Conclusions
Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation in Schools
Concepts and Constructs
Peer Mediation Program Format
Program Development
Diversity Considerations in Recruitment, Selection, and Training
Program Implementation
Program Evaluation and Research
Ethical Issues
Peer Mediation and Comprehensive School Counseling Programs
Conclusions
Multicultural Competence
Multicultural Terminology
Multicultural Competence: What Is It?
Becoming a Multiculturally Competent Professional School Counselor
Professional School Counselor Multicultural Competence Questionnaire
Case Studies of Multicultural Issues in Professional School Counseling
Conclusions
Assessment
Past as Prologue
Purposes of Appraisal
An Assessment and Testing Primer
The Future Is Here: Computer-Based Appraisal
The Professional School Counselor's Role
Trends in the Professional School Counselor Appraisal Function
Conclusions
Students with Disabilities
Understanding the Professional School Counselor's Connection to the Special Education and Section 504 Processes
Role and Function of the Professional School Counselor in the Education of Students with Disabilities
Professional School Counselor Concerns with Role in Serving Students with Disabilities
Providing School Counseling Case Management for Students with Disabilities
Serving on Multidisciplinary Teams: Determining Eligibility and Planning Services for Students with Disabilities
Providing School Counseling Services for Students with Disabilities
Conclusions
Professional School Counselors as Social and Academic Advocates
What Is Advocacy?
History of Social Advocacy
Why Is Social Advocacy So Important?
Who Needs a Social Advocate, and Why?
How Can Professional School Counselors Teach Others to Become Advocates?
The Professional School Counselor as Academic and Public Awareness Advocate
Conclusions
Reflection Questions
Case Study
Outcomes Research on School Counseling Services
Is Professional School Counseling Effective?
Which Students Benefit from School Counseling Interventions?
What Are the Effective Methods for Delivering Services?
What Are the Characteristics of Effective School Counseling Programs?
Conclusions
Living the Transformed Role
Living the Transformed Role
Pulling It All Together: Examples from the Field
Transforming the School Counseling Profession: Your Destiny
American Counseling Association Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
American School Counselor Association Ethical Standards for School Counselors
National Standards for School Counseling Programs
Comprehensive School Counseling Program Manual Outline
References
Name Index
Subject Index