School Counselors as Practitioners Building on Theory, Standards, and Experience for Optimal Performance

Section I: INTRODUCTION TO SCHOOL COUNSELING

1.Becoming a School Counselor                                                                                                 

Frannie Neal and Judy A. Nelson

2.Satisfying and Challenging Experiences of School Counselors                    

Judy A. Nelson                                                                                                                                                                                  

3.Social Trends Affecting School Counselors                                       

Judy A. Nelson

Section II: DEFINING THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM

4.Defining the Professional and Student Standards of Your Program                          

Judy A. Nelson

5.Counseling as a Responsive Service                                                                        

 Kim McGough and Robika Mylroie

6.Crisis Management and Trauma-Informed School Counseling                                    

Kathy McDonald and Erica Fenderson

Section III: MANAGING THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM

7.Program Planning and Program Focus                                                                                 

Jennifer Akins

8.Managing the Comprehensive School Counseling Program and Non-Counseling Duties                                                                                

Carleton Brown

9.Managing the Goals of the Program: Post-Secondary Opportunities             

Lia Falco and Sam Steen

10. Managing the Technology Needs of the School Counseling Program                   

Shannon McFarlin and Rachael Whitaker

Section IV: DELIVERING DIRECT AND INDIRECT SERVICES USING COUNSELING SKILLS

DIRECT STUDENT  SERVICES

11. Instruction through Counseling Curriculum                                                                   

Helena Stevens

 12. Appraisal and Advisement                                                                                                  

Tim Brown and Glenda Johnson

13.Counseling Individuals                                                                                                                            

Kathy McDonald and Laura I. Hodges

14.Counseling Small Groups                                                                                                        

Benny Malone and Judy A. Nelson

INDIRECT STUDENT SERVICES

 15. Collaboration, Consultation, and Appropriate Referrals                                          

Le’Ann Solmonson

Section V: ASSESSING THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM

16. Assessing School-Wide Cultural Competence                                                                      

Rebecca Bustamante and Judy A. Nelson

17. Assessment, Data Collection, and Results Reporting in School Counseling        

Tiffany Simon, Ernest Cox, and Ashley Baines

18.The Evaluation Process: Annually Assessing School Counselor Performance and Competency, along with a Conducting Comprehensive School Counseling Program Evaluation (Audit)- A SPECIAL BRIEFING  

Lisa A. Wines

Section VI: LEADERSHIP, SUPERVISION, AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

 19. School Counselor Leaders                    

Lisa A. Wines and Natalie Fikac

20. Supervision, Mentoring, and Professional Development                                          

Lisa A. Wines  and Judy A. Nelson                                                                                                                             

21. Professional Ethics and the Law                                                                                          

Teri Sartor, Judy A. Nelson, and Lisa A. Wines

22. Counseling with Common-Sense                                                                                         

Lisa A. Wines and Franklin Sampson

Biography

Judy A. Nelson is a licensed professional counselor and supervisor in Tucson, Arizona, and the sole proprietor of Nelson Consulting located in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Lisa A. Wines is a tenured, Full Professor at Prairie View A & M University in Prairie, Texas, and CEO of L & A Professional Services, LLC, in Houston, Texas, USA.

“The title of this second edition of School Counselors as Practitioners: Building on Theory, Standards, and Experience for Optimal Performance tells the reader exactly what they will learn. Drs. Nelson and Wines have once again presented a comprehensive textbook based on research and evidence-based application that speaks directly to counselors in the field as well as counselors in training. The second edition builds on the foundation of the first edition while updating and expanding on topics critical to school counselors. The new chapters reflect our ever-changing world of social trends, increased trauma, and crisis. It expands on the demands of the school counselor to meet the challenges of responding to students’ social, emotional, and academic pressures. A new chapter I especially appreciate offers personal insights, reflections, and feelings of school counselors in the field. I sincerely hope all school counselors will have this valuable textbook as a resource and guide.”

Dr. Mary Nichter, Counselor Educator

 

“School Counselors as Practitioners: Building on Theory, Standards, and Experience for Optimal Performance lays out the blueprint on how to address the plethora of concerns that school counselors face on a daily basis. Using the school counseling core curriculum helps to delineate the roles and responsibilities of the professional school counselor, thus providing clear direction. As a school counselor administrator and counselor educator, I found this text to be very valuable in assisting counselors in navigating the work they do, by providing them with best practices. “

Dr. Crystal Collins, Director of Guidance and Counseling and Mental Health