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One of the most respected authors in the field lends his expertise to this revision of the text that is transforming the way thousands of professional school counselors approach their work with students. Transforming the School Counseling Profession shows clearly how school counselors can effectively intervene systemically and personally on behalf of students—and how systemic, data-driven school counseling programs are effectively implemented through important leadership, advocacy, accountability, and diversity initiatives. This clearly written guide gives school counselors in training invaluable advice for preparing to enter their careers as a professional school counselors, and offers experienced professional school counselors and counselor supervisors get new perspectives and detailed descriptions for program development. Included are:
- A systemic, data-driven approach to comprehensive school counseling programming: Students get systems-level perspectives to help focus on system-wide intervention rather than on one student at a time.
- The best thinking in the field: Readers get a look at what experienced practitioners/researchers have to say about the issues in chapters written by top authors in the field.
- A look at the concepts in actual practice through examples of how counseling is actually done in today’s schools
- Entire chapters devoted to areas of critical importance to school counselors: The outcomes of research in school counseling, accountability in counseling, and implementing the ASCA National Model.
New to this Edition:
- NEW! An all-new Chapter 11, Academic Development and Planning for College and Career Readiness K-12, focuses on school counselor competencies to promote academic and college access for every K-12 student.
- NEW! Major revisions to three key chapters:
- Chapter 2, The ASCA National Model: Developing a Comprehensive, Developmental School Counseling Program now provides an overview of the Third Edition of the ASCA National Model (ASCA, 2012) and how it can be applied to practice in the schools.
- Chapter 4, Systemic, Data-Driven School Counseling Practice and Programming for Equity, now reflects evolutionary changes in systemic school counseling program and practice philosophy.
- Chapter 9, Leadership and Advocacy for Every Student’s Achievement and Opportunity
NEW! Cultural Reflections sections in nearly every chapter provide reflective questions aimed at getting counselor trainees to consider how every topic in the book requires culturally sensitive modifications. NEW! Theory into Practice features in nearly every chapter provide brief passages by professional school counselors that demonstrate real-life examples of practitioners applying theory and concept s to actual practice. Students get concrete applications. NEW! Revisions have been made to the PowerPoint slides available to instructors and the test questions provided in the Instructor’s Manual. NEW! More than 70% of the references are as recent as 2005, and about one-third as recent as 2010. Synopsis
From one of the most respected authors in the field a revision of the book that is transforming the way thousands of professional school counselors approach their work with students
This book explains in a clear, concise manner how school counselors can effectively intervene systemically and personally on behalf of students, and how systemic, data-driven school counseling programs are effectively implemented through important leadership, advocacy, accountability, and diversity initiatives. School counselors in training get invaluable advice for preparing to enter their careers as a professional school counselors, and experienced professional school counselors and counselor supervisors get new perspectives and detailed descriptions for program development. Important foundational issues in developmental classroom guidance, individual and group counseling, consultation, collaboration and parental involvement, career and educational planning, and ethics and the law are introduced in easy to understand language, and illustrated with examples, case studies, and vignettes.
This updated information in this revision helps readers keep pace with the rapidly changing field by accurately reflecting the changes in practice and in the literature, and by providing direction and leadership for future practice and scholarship.
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Synopsis
KEY BENEFIT Gives professional school counselors and counselor supervisors new perspectives and detailed descriptions for enhancing program development
KEY TOPICS Important foundational issues in developmental classroom guidance, individual and group counseling, consultation, collaboration and parental involvement, career and educational planning, and ethics and the law
MARKET School counselors in training get invaluable advice for preparing to enter their careers as a professional school counselors, and experienced professional school counselors and counselor supervisors get new perspectives and detailed descriptions for program development.
Synopsis
From one of the most respected authors in the field—a revision of the book that is transforming the way thousands of professional school counselors approach their work with students
This book explains in a clear, concise manner how school counselors can effectively intervene systemically and personally on behalf of students, and how systemic, data-driven school counseling programs are effectively implemented through important leadership, advocacy, accountability, and diversity initiatives. School counselors in training get invaluable advice for preparing to enter their careers as a professional school counselors, and experienced professional school counselors and counselor supervisors get new perspectives and detailed descriptions for program development. Important foundational issues in developmental classroom guidance, individual and group counseling, consultation, collaboration and parental involvement, career and educational planning, and ethics and the law are introduced in easy to understand language, and illustrated with examples, case studies, and vignettes.
This updated information in this revision helps readers keep pace with the rapidly changing field by accurately reflecting the changes in practice and in the literature, and by providing direction and leadership for future practice and scholarship.
About the Author
Bradley T. Erford, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, LPC, LP, LSP, is the 2012-2013 President of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and a professor in the school counseling program of the Education Specialties Department in the School of Education at Loyola University Maryland. He has authored or edited more than 24 books. His research specialization falls primarily in development and technical analysis of psycho-educational tests and outcomes research and has resulted in the publication of more than 60 refereed journal articles, more than 100 book chapters, and 15 published tests. He has received numerous awards for his scholarship and service to the counseling profession from ACA and the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), organizations within which he has held numerous leadership positions.
Table of Contents
Preface
About the Editor
About the Authors
Chapter 1 Transforming the School Counseling Profession: Current Models, Historical Roots and Future Issues Bradley T. Erford
Chapter 2 The ASCA National Model: Developing a Comprehensive, Developmental School Counseling Program Bradley T. Erford
Chapter 3 Transformational Thinking in Today’s Schools Patricia J. Martin
Chapter 4 Systemic, Data-Driven School Counseling Practice and Programming for Equity Vivian V. Lee and Gary E. Goodnough
Chapter 5 Accountability: Assessing Needs, Determining Outcomes, and Evaluating Programs Bradley T. Erford
Chapter 6 Outcomes Research on School Counseling Interventions and Programs
Susan C. Whiston, Rachel Feldwisch and Barbara James
Chapter 7 Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in School Counseling
Lynn Linde
Chapter 8 Culturally Competent School Counselors: Affirming Diversity by Challenging Oppression Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy and Stuart F. Chen-Hayes
Chapter 9 Leadership and Advocacy for Every Student’s Achievement and Opportunity Stuart F. Chen-Hayes, and Yvette Q. Getch
Chapter 10 Developmental Classroom Guidance Gary E. Goodnough, Rachelle Pérusse, and Bradley T. Erford
Chapter 11 Academic Development and Planning for College and Career Readiness K-12
Stuart F. Chen-Hayes and Melissa S. Ockerman
Chapter 12 Promoting Career Planning in Schools Hyoyeon In, Patrick Akos, and Spencer G. Niles
Chapter 13 Counseling Individuals and Groups in School Bradley T. ErfordBradley T. Erford
Chapter 14 Consultation, Collaboration, and Encouraging Parent Involvement Bradley T. Erford
Chapter 15 Systemic Approaches to Counseling Students Experiencing Complex and Specialized Problems Bradley T. Erford, Vivian V. Lee, and Elana Rock
Chapter 16 The Professional School Counselor and Students with Disabilities Elana Rock and Erin H. Leff
Chapter 17 Helping Students with Mental and Emotional Disorders Bradley T. Erford
References
Name Index
Subject Index