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Culturally Proficient Collaboration
Use and Misuse of School Counselors
- Diana L. Stephens - Self-employed, California Lutheran University, California
- Randall B. Lindsey - California State University Los Angeles, USA
Foreword by Trish Hatch
August 2011 | 200 pages | Corwin
Optimize school counselors and raise your schoolÆs cultural competenceThe authors make a compelling case for recognizing professional school counselors as leaders of 21st-century change rather than 'gatekeepers' of the status quo. TodayÆs school leaders need to acknowledge counselorsÆ value in the necessary work of providing equitable resources and opportunities for children in todayÆs 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 improvementCreators of results-based programsAdvocates for equity among demographic groupsIncluded are case stories and reflective activities for building educatorsÆ 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.
Foreword by Trish Hatch
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Introduction
Part 1. The Changing Role of School Counselor- Schoolwide Leadership
1. A Historical and Contemporary Perspective on School Counseling
2. 21st Century Counselors Focus on Student Achievement
3. The Tools of Cultural Proficiency Provides a Framework for Collaboration
Part II. Maple View - Sitting in the Fire: A Context for Culturally Proficient Counseling
4. Counselor Collaboration Rubric
5. Assessing Cultural Knowledge Through Leadership
6. Valuing Diversity Through Advocacy
7. Managing the Dynamics of Difference Through Teaming and Collaboration
8. Adapting to Diversity Through Counseling and Coordination
9. Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge through Assessment and Use of Data
Part III. Next Steps
10. Sustaining Culturally Proficient Counseling: Developing a Personal Action Plan
Resource A. Maple View School District Vignette Story Board
Resource B. Pine View Middle School Schoolwide Needs Assessment (Teacher Version)
Resource C. Matrix: How to Use Cultural Proficiency Books
Resource D. Online Resources for Educator Use
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