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The author is way ahead of the game on this one. This book is sorely needed in schools today. I work with several schools and would recommend using this material in counselor inservice programs and graduate counselor education classes. --Sharon K. Johnson, Coeditor Building Stronger School Counseling Programs A groundbreaking book for school counselors and school counselor educators, with great examples, practical suggestions, and powerful theory. The author encourages using a social justice advocacy lens to help counselors and counseling programs close the achievement gap. --Stuart F. Chen-Hayes, Associate Professor of Counselor Education Lehman College of the City University of New York I would recommend this book to every education student, school counselor, and urban educator. --Jennifer White-Peters, School Counselor Burlington City Junior School, NJ Be a major player in improving student development and performance! 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, Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy 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 Individual and group reflective questions to deepen understanding School Counseling to Close the Achievement Gap is the ideal road map for promoting equity in schools, increasing students′ academic performance, and enhancing their personal growth.

About the Author :
Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy received her Ph.D. in counseling and educational development from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling and Personnel Services at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her areas of research specialization include multicultural school counseling, school counselor multicultural self-efficacy, and urban school counselor preparation. She has written numerous book chapters and refereed articles on issues pertaining to diversity in school counselor education. Dr. Holcomb-McCoy is a former elementary school counselor and kindergarten teacher. In 2000, Dr. Holcomb-McCoy was elected National Secretary of Chi Sigma Iota International and was the recipient of the Chi Sigma Iota Outstanding Research Award in 1998. She was named Maryland Counselor Educator of the Year in 2001 and was awarded the Alumni Excellence Award from UNCG's Department of Counseling and Educational Development in 2002. Dr. Holcomb-McCoy has served on the editorial boards of the Professional School Counseling journal, Journal of Counseling and Development, and the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development. She is currently serving as the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Diversity Professional Network Chairperson and is a consultant for the College Board's National Office of School Counselor Advocacy. She resides with her husband and two children in Potomac, Maryland.

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Tackles a major educational problem head on and takes a thematic perspective that is relevant to most school counselors′ daily lives.--Christopher Sink, Editor A groundbreaking book for school counselors and school counselor educators. The author encourages the use of a social justice lens to help school counselors and school counseling programs close the achievement gap. Great examples, practical suggestions, and powerful theory.--Stuart F. Chen-Hayes, Associate Professor of Counselor Education I would recommend this publication to every education student, school counselor, and urban educator.--Jennifer White-Peters, School Counselor The author is way ahead of the game on this one. This book is sorely needed in schools today. I would recommend purchasing it for counselor inservice programs, and I would use it in my graduate counselor education classes.--Sharon K. Johnson, Coeditor This book will fulfill a major void in the school counseling literature.--James L. Moore III, Associate Professor of Counselor Education The book is grounded in the author′s real-world experiences and frustration with schools that fail to help students achieve. Holcomb-McCoy′s passion and her goal to help school counselors understand equity and social justice are to be applauded.--PsycCRITIQUES, June 2008, Vol. 53(26) An item of choice for both college-level education collections and practicing school counselors. From small-group activities for students to individual issues, this book provides a winning set of examples and strategies.--The Bookwatch, September 2007


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781452294100
  • Publisher: Corwin Publishers
  • Publisher Imprint: Corwin Publishers
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Social Justice Framework for Success
  • ISBN-10: 1452294100
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jun 2007
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 176


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