Introduction to school counseling

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Title:

Introduction to school counseling

Author:

Wright, Robert J., 1945-

ISBN:

9781412978712

Personal Author:

Wright, Robert J., 1945-

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, c2012.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 631 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

School counseling, an evolving profession -- Professional counseling in the schools -- Counseling with young children, prekindergarten to grade 5 -- School counseling in middle school -- Counseling in high schools -- Models and approaches of school counseling -- Counseling children with educational and special needs -- School counseling with a diverse population of students -- Social problems and emergency counseling in the schools -- School testing programs and the school counselor -- Professional school counselors as consultants -- Professional school counselors with parents and the greater community -- Counselor's role in career development and planning -- Data management, action research, and the evaluation of school counseling programs.

Subject Term:

Educational counseling.

Counseling in elementary education.

Counseling in secondary education.

Action research in education.

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A practical guide that helps readers meet the challenges they′ll face as professional school counselors

This comprehensive graduate-level text prepares readers to handle the problems and responsibilities they′ll face as professional school counselors, preschool through high school. It covers a wide range of topics in-depth, including: effective interventions for racism and bullying, the continuing score gap between ethnic groups, a school counselor′s leadership role in implementing school-based action research, a model for advocating on behalf of, and providing services to children with disabilities. The book is packed with real life examples and case descriptions: it provides strategies for preventing and responding to social and emotional problems, improving educational outcomes, and helping children score at optimum levels on high-stakes tests.