| Description |
xii, 159 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. The Achievement Gap: Our Ultimate Challenge -- School Counseling and the Gap -- Where We Have Been and Where We Are Headed -- The POWER of School Counselors -- Achievement Gap Defined -- A Closer Look at the Gap -- What Do We Know About Closing the Gap? -- Questions to Consider -- Chapter 2. School Counseling Within the Context of Social Justice -- Redefining Counseling to Serve Diverse Groups -- Focusing on Social Justice -- Key Functions of School Counseling Based on a Social Justice Approach -- Questions to Consider -- Chapter 3. Counseling and Intervention Planning -- Critical Factors That Impact School Counseling and the Counseling Relationship -- Culturally Appropriate Counseling Interventions -- Assessing School Counselors? Multicultural Counseling Competence -- The Influence of Culture on Intervention Planning -- Questions to Consider -- Chapter 4. Consultation -- Defining Consultation -- Social Justice Considerations and the Consultation Process -- Consultation Strategies -- Questioning Domains -- Assessing School Culture -- Questions to Consider -- Chapter 5. Connecting Schools, Families and Communities -- Avoid the Blame Game -- Five Principles of Effective SFC Partnership -- Barriers to School-Family Collaborations -- Questions to Consider -- Chapter 6. Collecting and Utilizing Data -- What is Accountability? -- Using Data to Uncover Inequities -- School Counseling Program Evaluation -- Developing Program Assessment Tools Questions to Consider -- Chapter 7. Challenging Bias -- Guidelines for Challenging Bias -- Social Justice Education in Schools -- Questions to Consider -- Chapter 8. Coordinating Student Services and Support -- Collaborating With Community Organizations and Social Service Agencies -- Implementing Scheduling Practices That Encourage Rigorous Course -- Taking Coordinating College Preparation Interventions -- Coordinating Tutoring Services -- Participating on IEP Committees -- Participating on Gifted and Talented Committees -- Questions to Consider Chapter 9. Doing The Right Thing: Developing A Social Justice-Focused School Counseling Program -- Assessing Your Beliefs -- Assessing Your Skills -- Assessing Your Students? Needs My Vision For My School Counseling Program -- Concluding Remarks -- Resources -- Resource A: Assessing School Equity -- Resource B: School Counselor Multicultural Competence Checklist Resource C: School Culture Assessment -- Resource D: Assessing Beliefs About School-Family-Community Partnership Involvement -- Resource D: SOARING Samples and Worksheets |
| Subject |
Educational counseling -- United States.
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Student counselors -- In-service training -- United States.
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Academic achievement -- United States.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Holcomb-McCoy, Cheryl. School counseling to close the achievement gap. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, c2007 (OCoLC)622284584 |
| ISBN |
9781412941839 cloth |
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1412941830 cloth |
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9781412941846 paperback |
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1412941849 paperback |
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