Globalization and shifting demographics have led to a call for an immediate change in education-based counseling. Future school counselors must be equipped with 21st century skills that are applicable across cultural boundaries and applied in a global context. Addressing Multicultural Needs in School Guidance and Counseling is a pivotal reference source that provides a framework for school counselors and life skills teachers to implement globally-focused comprehensive school guidance and counseling programs in schools, as well as intervention strategies that effectively deal with psychosocial issues facing students and their families. Highlighting topics such as child abuse, diversity awareness, and antisocial behavior, this publication explores skills applicable to the global cultural shift and the methods of guiding students to reach a higher level of self-fulfillment in their lives. It is ideally designed for school administrators, school counselors, psychologists, educational professionals, academicians, researchers, and students.

This is the first text to focus on the practice of multicultural counseling in K-12 school settings. The text addresses the needs of both practicing school helpers and helpers-in-training. Noted authorities in multicultural counseling contribute chapters which over important topics such as dropout prevention, teacher consultation, individual and group counseling, family consultation, career development, and assessment. MARKETS: Graduate level courses in multicultural counseling, as well as professionals such as school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers.

Provides practicing school counselors and their colleagues with direction for developing, implementing, and evaluating important components of counseling programs for culturally diverse student groups. TOPICS: Intervention strategies and techniques for counseling students from the major groups of color in the United States are offered. The strategies are emphasized in case studies that take the reader inside the counseling process with students from these groups. A blueprint for ongoing professional development in multicultural school counseling is included, along with direction for acquiring the awareness, knowledge, and skills that contribute to multicultural literacy. School Psychologists. A Longwood Professional Book.

This text describes the practice of multicultural counseling in K-12 school settings, focusing on a family-centered model of multicultural school counseling. The text not only provides information that is racial-ethnic specific, but also provides general principles of multicultural practice that are illustrated by reference to one or more racial-ethnic groups. Learning features include chapter objectives and discussion questions. This second edition contains new chapters on educational reform, working with immigrant groups, and working with disabled students across cultures. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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This handbook is a resource for counselor educators, school counselors, and other helping professionals who have not discovered an appropriate multicultural approach to career development. It is designed to enhance the school counselor's knowledge about cultural diversity and to provide appropriate career development interventions with special population students. This book combines the themes of the relation of changing demographics to sociocultural and psychocultural imperatives in schools; the balance between universalism and cultural pluralism; the resilience and adaptation of ethnic and cultural student groups; and the ethnic and cultural status as stressors on the normal development of school-age youths. It presents explicit interventions, assessment techniques, and information services for successful career counseling with diverse, school-aged populations. It addresses the unique career concerns of immigrant students; gay, lesbian, and bisexual students; and students with physical, mental, or medial challenges. Each chapter contains experiential activities that can be adapted to various ages, grade level, and learning styles. (Contains an extensive reference list and an index.) (MKA)

Optimize school counselors and raise your school′s cultural competence The authors make a compelling case for recognizing professional school counselors as leaders of 21st-century change rather than "gatekeepers" of the status quo. Today′s school leaders need to acknowledge counselors′ value in the necessary work of providing equitable resources and opportunities for children in today′s multicultural environment. Aligned with the American School Counseling Association National Model for school counseling programs, Culturally Proficient Collaboration provides a conceptual framework and practical protocols for utilizing school counselors as: Change agents for school improvement Creators of results-based programs Advocates for equity among demographic groups Included are case stories and reflective activities for building educators′ skills in serving as leaders, advocates, collaborators, and systemic-change agents. Readers will find a clearly outlined path for empowering counselors to transform your leadership team and your school for the benefit of all students.