Multicultural Counseling In Schools

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.

As the percentage of ethnic minority students in schools continues to increase, school counselors and counselors-in-training must broaden their cultural knowledge base and develop new strategies that are responsive to the complex challenges these students face. This text provides direction for working within the ethnic minority student's worldview and identifies synergetic and developmental interventions that meet their needs. The book combines the themes of: (1) the relation of changing demographics to socioeconomic and psycheducational imperatives in schools; (2) the balance between universalism and cultural pluralism within schools; (3) the resilience and adaptation of ethnic and cultural student groups; and (4) the ethnic and cultural status as stressors on the normal development of youth. Chapters are: (1) Multicultural Counseling Options for School Counselors; (2) The Synergetic Model; (3) The Synergetic Approach to School Counseling; (4) The Role of Culture; (5) The Inalienability of the School's Role in Culture; (6) School Counseling: Content and Process Concerns; (7) Socioeconomic and Political Issues and Concepts in School Counseling; (8) Psychoeducational Issues and Concerns in School Counseling; (9) School Counselors and Teachers: Synergetic Partnerships in Multicultural Education; (10) Implications for School Counselor Education for the Twenty-First Century; (11) School Counseling: Future Trends and Issues; (12) Selected Case Vignettes for Study. Each chapter concludes with experiential activities that inspire ideas on how to ensure a multicultural environment in schools. Appendices are: (1) Selected Journals Recommended for Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Counselors; (2) Selected Resources; (3) Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development: Multicultural Counseling Competencies; and (4) American School Counselor Association: Ethical Standards for School Counselors. Contains an index. (JBJ)

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.

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 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)

This book builds on social justice and multicultural counseling research and operationalizes what counselors need to know and do to combat systemic racism. Readers will learn how to define an antiracist approach to their work and behavior; proactively address racial incidents in schools; create college and career readiness systems for students of color; and apply antiracist perspectives to K-12 counseling practice, counselor professional development, school-family-community partnerships, counselor training programs, and counseling supervision. Practical appendixes include a professional development tool for critical self-reflection and an antiracist syllabus review protocol. *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website https://imis.counseling.org/ *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected]

In this volume, leading researchers and trainers in multicultural counselling and psychology address the issues of what makes a counsellor multiculturally competent and how to create more culturally competent counsellors. The contributors consider ways to evaluate counsellors for their awareness, knowledge and skills in working with a broad spectrum of populations. Chapters also examine in detail the pedagogical implications of establishing competencies, including training philosophies and models as well as course and curriculum development.