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Leaders and counselors must move away from outdated roles and embrace school counseling programs that ensure readiness for ALL students.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
Table of Content
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
About the author
Erin Mason, Ph.D., is a career-long advocate for the School Counseling profession. Erin’s accomplishments and contributions to the field derive from her 13 years of experience as a Middle School Counselor in her home state of Georgia. A proponent for modeling and supporting professional involvement and productivity, Erin fuels her passion for School Counseling through state and national leadership opportunities. Erin served in multiple positions for the Georgia School Counselor Association (GSCA), including being the Government Relations co-chair for several consecutive years, and she was the 2012-2013 President of the Illinois School Counselor Association (ISCA). At the National level, Erin serves as a Lead RAMP Reviewer for the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), as one of four mentors for the Transforming School Counseling (TSC) Counselor Educator Coalition and as an Advisory Council member for the Evidence-Based School Counseling conference. As a presenter, scholar, trainer and consultant, Erin’s particular interests in School Counseling lie in the areas of technology use, comprehensive program implementation and the professional identity development of School Counselors. Erin is an Assistant Professor at De Paul University in Chicago and received her M.Ed., Ed.S. and Ph.D. from Georgia State University.
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