Description
School counselors often struggle to feel confident in delivering effective assistance to students due to a variety of reasons that currently do not have enough research or information developed. This leads to a struggle for counselors to adequately address tough and relevant issues. With these issues remaining unaddressed, or addressed less effectively, there is a concern that school counselors cannot mitigate these issues due to not being adequately informed. This can lead to a lifetime of consequences for students.
Strengthening School Counselor Advocacy and Practice for Important Populations and Difficult Topics presents emerging research that seek to answer the tough and often unaddressed questions, target present-day issues of student populations, and prepare school counselors to feel confident and competent in their counseling and advocacy practice. These chapters, using the newest information available, will address these concerns and provide the best counseling work possible for underserved populations. While covering research on counseling for students with chronic illnesses, mixed-statuses, family issues, minority students, LGBTQ+ youth, and more, this book is ideal for school counselors, counseling educators, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in school counseling and meeting the needs of diverse and important populations of students.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Meredith Rausch (Ed.)
Meredith A. Rausch, PhD, NCC, received her doctoral degree from the University of Iowa and is currently an associate professor at Augusta University. Her research focuses on important populations and mentorship, which serve as a foundation for this text. Meredith values incorporating diversity, advocacy, and improvisational theater into the counseling classroom.
Laura Gallo (Ed.)
Laura L. Gallo, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the School Counseling Cognate at Boise State University, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Idaho, Licensed School Counselor in Iowa, and a Nationally Certified Counselor through the NBCC. She received her M.A. in School Counseling and Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision through the University of Iowa. She is a member of the American Counseling Association, the Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors, the American School Counseling Association, the American Association of Suicidology, and the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling. Dr. Gallo taught for eight years as a bilingual elementary educator in rural, predominately Latino communities in Iowa. More recently, she practiced as a high school counselor for ten years before coming to Boise State University. Her research interests include suicide prevention and assessment, school counseling supervision, and yoga for trauma.