Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ704648
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jun-1
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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Counselors, Communities, and Spirituality: Ethical and Multicultural Considerations
Lonborg, Susan D.; Bowen, Neal
Professional School Counseling, v7 n5 p318 Jun 2004
Counselors as individuals may be on their own spiritual journeys; however, as school professionals, their challenge is to find ways to live out their own spiritual traditions and beliefs while carrying out their important responsibilities to a school community that likely enjoys tremendous spiritual and religious diversity. The ethical implications of spiritual diversity for school counseling in rural and small world communities are explored in this article. Multicultural competencies are proposed as a framework for conceptualizing and responding to these professional challenges. Specific recommendations for school counselors and counselor educators are provided. The purpose of this article is to assist counselors and counselor educators in thinking about the variety of issues encountered by school counseling professionals as they express their spiritual identities in the communities in which they live. In addition, the authors hope to illuminate the discussion of spirituality through the framework of multicultural counseling competencies. Finally, some practical suggestions for school counselors working in rural and small world communities as well as for counselor educators preparing the next generation of school counselors are provided. In doing so, we rely on a very broad and inclusive definition of spirituality.
Descriptors: Religious Factors, School Counseling, Ethics, Counselor Educators, School Counselors, Cultural Pluralism, Rural Areas, Counselor Training
American School Counselors Association, 1101 King St., Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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