The Essential School Counselor in a Changing Society

The Essential School Counselor in a Changing Society
Author: Jeannine R. Studer
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2014-02-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483312453

Jeannine R. Studer’s The Essential School Counselor in a Changing Society offers a practical approach to helping students understand the methods and standards in contemporary school counseling. Integrating the new ASCA model as well as the CACREP Standards across all areas of school counseling practice, this core text provides a unique and relevant perspective on the 21st century school counselor. Studer focuses on ethics and ethical decision making, as well as contemporary issues faced by today’s counselor—such as crisis response, career counseling and advisement, group counseling, advocacy, and collaboration. The text begins with coverage of school counseling foundations, addresses intervention and prevention, and devotes the final section to enhancing academics through a positive school culture. “Not only does this text address the CACREP standards for school counseling but it also provides excellent examples and applications of school counseling within the ASCA National Model framework!” —Karen D. Rowland, Mercer University “This text is a valuable contribution to the profession, addressing the multi-dimensional and complex roles and responsibilities of the 21th century school counselor. It is a foundational text that counselor-educators can utilize throughout a master’s degree program in mentoring interns into the profession.” —Diana L. Stephens, California Lutheran University

The Mindful School

The Mindful School
Author: Patricia A. Jennings
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2019-06-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1462540015

Demonstrating the benefits of mindfulness for both educators and students in PreK–12, this book presents flexible models for implementing and sustaining schoolwide initiatives. Compelling case studies show how mindfulness practices can enhance students' academic and social–emotional functioning as well as teacher effectiveness. Chapters review the evidence base for available programs, reflect on lessons learned in real schools, and provide guidance for planning and decision making. The roles of school leaders, teachers, counselors, and parents in creating a more supportive and compassionate school climate are discussed. Also described are innovative approaches to professional development and preservice teacher training.

Introduction to Motivational Interviewing for School Counselors

Introduction to Motivational Interviewing for School Counselors
Author: Philip Jericho Townsend
Publisher: Gaius Quill Publishing
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2024-03-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1917186037

In the dynamic world of educational counseling, where each student's journey is uniquely nuanced, "Introduction to Motivational Interviewing for School Counselors" emerges as an essential guide. This book demystifies the art and science of Motivational Interviewing (MI) for school counselors seeking to foster an environment of growth, understanding, and positive change. Through its pages, complex MI principles are distilled into accessible, actionable strategies tailored specifically for the educational setting. The guide embarks on a comprehensive exploration, beginning with foundational theories of MI, and extends into practical applications designed to engage students effectively, navigate the challenges of resistance and ambivalence, and inspire meaningful progress. Beyond mere theory, this book offers a treasure trove of real-world insights, including: Step-by-step guides to implementing MI techniques in diverse counseling scenarios. Interactive exercises for skill development, ensuring readers not only understand MI principles but can also apply them with confidence. Customizable worksheets and activities templates, ready for immediate use in counseling sessions, facilitating deeper connections and breakthrough moments. Inspirational case studies and success stories that showcase the transformative power of MI when applied with care and expertise. This guide also serves as a beacon for ongoing professional development, offering an extensive list of resources for further learning and growth. Whether you're a seasoned school counselor or new to the field, it promises to enhance your toolkit, making MI a natural extension of your counseling practice.

Compassionate School Practices

Compassionate School Practices
Author: Christine Mason
Publisher: Corwin
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1071820524

Already Ready For What Will Come - SEL For A Culture Of Care Is your school prepared to care for all of the students, staff, and families in your community? Sadly, your school might be the only point of care for many. Be already ready--Establish a compassionate cultural foundation for strong relationships and holistic skills to weather stress, trauma, and promote well-being for your entire school population. Help your school or district use available resources to create a compassionate culture of justice and care for all by leaning into this book’s approach to leadership and social emotional learning. Discover a collaborative visioning process to elevate compassion through dialogue, policies, and protocol. Readers will find: Practical strategies for working with parents and communities Activities for the whole school An implementation framework for elementary, middle, and high school Deeper understanding of trauma, ACEs, and mental health concerns Support for teachers’ mental health What not to do – practices that don’t work, and why In-depth case studies and vignettes Read this and usher in transformational and compassionate change that may be the difference in whatever today, tomorrow, or the next day may bring.

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace
Author: Mary Hoffman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2016-01-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399186832

Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when she gets a chance to play a part in Peter Pan, she knows exactly who she wants to be. Remarkable watercolor illustrations give full expression to Grace's high-flying imagination.

TIP 35: Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment (Updated 2019)

TIP 35: Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment (Updated 2019)
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2019-11-19
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1794755136

Motivation is key to substance use behavior change. Counselors can support clients' movement toward positive changes in their substance use by identifying and enhancing motivation that already exists. Motivational approaches are based on the principles of person-centered counseling. Counselors' use of empathy, not authority and power, is key to enhancing clients' motivation to change. Clients are experts in their own recovery from SUDs. Counselors should engage them in collaborative partnerships. Ambivalence about change is normal. Resistance to change is an expression of ambivalence about change, not a client trait or characteristic. Confrontational approaches increase client resistance and discord in the counseling relationship. Motivational approaches explore ambivalence in a nonjudgmental and compassionate way.

Deep Kindness

Deep Kindness
Author: Houston Kraft
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2022-04-26
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1982183314

Kindness is essential in helping heal a world that is more divisive, lonely, and anxious than ever. Kraft believes it is time to reinvent how we talk about it, exercise, and bring kindness into our daily lives. Here he shares anecdotes and actions that can help bring change to our lives, our relationships, and the world.

Counseling the Hard Cases

Counseling the Hard Cases
Author: Stuart Scott
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433672227

Real life stories from the counseling and medical field about the sufficiency of God's resources in Scripture to bring help, hope, and healing to difficult psychiatric diagnoses from bipolar and obsessive compulsive disorders to postpartum depression, panic attacks, etc.

Who You Know

Who You Know
Author: Julia Freeland Fisher
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2018-07-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1119452937

Improve student outcomes with a new approach to relationships and networks Relationships matter. Who You Know explores this simple idea to give teachers and school administrators a fresh perspective on how to break the pattern of inequality in American classrooms. It reveals how schools can invest in the power of relationships to increase social mobility for their students. Discussions about inequality often focus on achievement gaps. But opportunity is about more than just test scores. Opportunity gaps are a function of not just what students know, but who they know. This book explores the central role that relationships play in young people’s lives, and provides guidance for a path forward. Schools can: Integrate student support models that increase access to caring adults in students’ lives Invest in learning models that strengthen teacher-student relationships Deploy emerging technologies that expand students’ networks to experts and mentors from around world Exploring the latest tools, data, and real-world examples, this book provides evidence-based guidance for educators looking to level the playing field and expert analysis on how policymakers and entrepreneurs can help. Networks need no longer be limited by geography or circumstance. By making room for relationships, K-12 schools can transform themselves into hubs of next-generation learning and connecting. Who You Know explains how.

Administrative Leaders and School Counselors

Administrative Leaders and School Counselors
Author: Lisa A. Wines
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2023-09-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000937003

This practice-based text offers a roadmap to optimal collaboration for all school leaders – including counselors, superintendents, principals, and university faculty – to provide the best mental health outcomes for students. Administrative Leaders and School Counselors is a timely publication that creatively and cohesively authenticates the relationship between administrative leaders and school counselors. In order to systemically promote mental health consciousness and considerations for school counselors as practitioners and in training, collaboration among school leaders is essential for comprehensive school counseling programs, practices, funding, partnerships, and services designed for students. The first to feature perspectives from a diverse set of leadership positions in schools, the book provides individuals with exposure to educational leadership models and decisions that impact the roles of school counselors. The book will appeal to faculty who are teaching and training those who are or will ultimately be working as professional school counselors, counseling psychologists, or educational leaders such as principals, directors, department chairs, and superintendents.