Developing, Delivering, and Sustaining School Counseling Practices Through a Culturally Affirming Lens

Systemic oppression continues to disenfranchise students at the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigrant status, religion, ableism, and economic status. School counselors are called to function as advocates and change agents, but often find themselves underprepared to address these oppressive systems. Developing, Delivering, and Sustaining School Counseling Practices Through a Culturally Affirming Lens is a learning tool that better prepares school counselors to address the needs of marginalized students and work as effective change agents to disrupt systemic oppression in school settings.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 335 pages
Publication date: 06 May 2022
Publisher: IGI Global

Systemic oppression persists in marginalizing students across various intersecting identities, including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigrant status, religion, ableism, and economic status. As a result, school counselors are mandated to assume the roles of advocates and change agents, yet they often lack the necessary preparedness to address these oppressive systems within educational institutions. It is of utmost importance that school counselors receive the necessary resources to enhance their preparedness and enable them to effectively address oppressive practices within schools, as well as collaborate with diverse populations through culturally affirming and antiracist approaches.

Developing, Delivering, and Sustaining School Counseling Practices Through a Culturally Affirming Lens serves as a comprehensive resource for school counselor educators, school counselors-in-training, school counselors, directors, supervisors, district leaders, and administration, as well as researchers and academicians, in their efforts to implement antiracist, social justice, and culturally affirming practices within school settings and academia. This book encompasses a wide range of topics, including professional identity, racial trauma, and social justice, and serves as a dynamic tool for enhancing the preparedness and effectiveness of school counselors in addressing the needs of marginalized students and working as powerful agents of change to disrupt systemic oppression.

Dimension: 279 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781799895152