ERIC Number: ED495609
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jun-19
Pages: 168
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: ISBN-978-1-4129-4183-9
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School Counseling to Close the Achievement Gap: A Social Justice Framework for Success
Holcomb-McCoy, Cheryl
Corwin Press
School counselors can play a powerful role in closing the achievement gap when they incorporate the principles of social justice into their practice. In this much-needed resource for preservice and inservice counselors, the author addresses factors (such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, and classism) that can contribute to academic failure, and challenges readers to play an active role in creating equitable educational environments. The author provides a variety of strategies to support school counselors in six key functions--counseling, consulting, coordinating services, connecting schools to families and communities, collecting and analyzing data, and challenging bias--and shows counselors how to advocate for the healthy development and academic success of all students. Readers will find: counseling snapshots of challenging situations; small-group activities for students; suggested readings for extending learning; and individual and group reflective questions to deepen understanding. This book is the ideal road map for promoting equity in schools, increasing students' academic performance, and enhancing their personal growth. The 10 chapters comprising this book are: (1) The Achievement Gap: Our Ultimate Challenge; (2) School Counseling Within the Context of Social Justice; (3) Counseling and Intervention Planning; (4) Consultation; (5) Connecting Schools, Families, and Communities; (6) Collecting and Using Data; (7) Challenging Bias; (8) Coordinating Student Services and Support; and (9) Doing the Right Thing: Developing a Social Justice-Focused School Counseling Program. The book also contains a preface; list of resources; list of suggested readings by topic; list of references; and an index.
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Academic Failure, School Counselors, Justice, Academic Achievement, School Counseling, Equal Education, Social Bias, Racial Bias, Family School Relationship, School Community Relationship, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Group Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Student Diversity, Cultural Relevance, Agency Cooperation, Check Lists, School Culture
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Publication Type: Books; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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