School Counselor Training in Professional Advocacy: The Role of the Counselor Educator

Havlik, Stacey; Malott, Krista M.; Yee, Terence; DeRosato, Marie; Crawford, Emily R.

doi:10.1080/2326716x.2018.1564710

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“…Evidence in the current study suggests that allowing counselor trainees to engage in YPAR group facilitation during practicum can lead to a variety of positive outcomes relative to counseling skill development. Scholars posit that it is the role of the counselor educator to promote the professional advocacy of counselorsin-training, which requires that graduate students learn to be comfortable stepping outside of their comfort zones (Havlik et al, 2019). Findings in this study support the use of YPAR to meet this professional development need.…”

Section: Growth In Advocacy Skills With Focus On Youth Initiative and Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 51%

Exploring Youth Participatory Action Research in Urban Schools: Advancing Social Justice and Equity-Based Counseling Practices

Cook

Levy

Whitehouse

2020

JSACP

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Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is emerging as a group counseling practice that focuses on topics that are of personal interest to youth and aims to promote social change. Although YPAR has been found to facilitate critical consciousness, assist with youth self-identity development, and promote social change, few researchers have examined its application in counseling. The present study explored six school counselor trainees’ perceptions of YPAR as a therapeutic intervention and its impact on counseling skill development and how it relates to multicultural and social justice counseling competencies. The themes that resulted from the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis for YPAR as a counseling practice were: (1) fun, interactive, youth-centered approach, not like counseling or therapy, (2) implementation of challenges requiring planning, time, and commitment, (3) collaborative supports to step out of comfort zone, overcome initial hesitancy, and welcome new learning experience, (4) development of counseling skills and confidence as a counselor, and (5) understanding differences and increasing self-awareness and advocacy skills. Discussion and implications for school counseling practice are provided.

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Section: Growth In Advocacy Skills With Focus On Youth Initiative and Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 51%

Exploring Youth Participatory Action Research in Urban Schools: Advancing Social Justice and Equity-Based Counseling Practices

Cook

Levy

Whitehouse

2020

JSACP

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“…Although the actions involved in professional advocacy may differ from approaches used to advocate directly on behalf of a student or a group of students, the aim of the advocacy efforts to support and promote student well-being are the same and may impact students beyond the school counselor’s caseload (Havlik, DeRosato, et al, 2019). Professional advocacy efforts have largely been directed at promoting wider knowledge of the role of the school counselor and can take place at many levels and involve a variety of constituents (Cigrand et al, 2015; Havlik, Malott et al, 2019).…”

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Ecosystemic Advocacy for Elementary Mental Health

Brown

Gruman

Purgason

2022

Professional School Counseling

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Systemic inequity in education compels school counselors to widen their scope of advocacy beyond their local school environment. Fortunately, the tools of evidence-based, data-driven school counseling can be scaled up to influence change in larger systems. We present an advocacy project undertaken by an elementary school counselor who was alarmed by a significant increase in children’s mental health concerns. She initiated a state-wide survey of school counselors that revealed a dire need for mental health support at the elementary level. Using an ecological framework, we report on the data-driven advocacy actions she pursued to raise awareness of the serious concerns of young students across her state.

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“…(p. 409) Due to the COVID-19 crisis, administrators and school counselors should meet to discuss plans supporting students in overcoming the barriers and obstacles of mental and physical health issues and the low academic retention rate following the 6 to 9 months without normal schooling (Brat et al, 2016). School counselors were trained to handle such crises in their master's programs (Havlik et al, 2019), so their designated tasks should be fully related to school counseling activities, including focusing on the mental health and social emotional needs of their student clients.…”

Section: The Role Of the School Counselormentioning

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COVID-19’s Effect on Students: How School Counselors Rise to the Rescue

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The COVID-19 global pandemic has brought about many changes to our society, which will have long-term effects for our youth and adolescents. Due to social isolation and adverse childhood experiences, there are concerns of suicidality, technology addiction, and school safety as schools attempt to transition to a state of normalcy in the months to come. This crisis will require coordinated efforts to assist students in not only getting back on track academically but also in helping students cope with the trauma they have and are continuing to experience. As a result, insights from school counselors can be used to obtain a better understanding of the social and emotional effects of COVID-19 by collaborating with administrators to emphasize using school counselors as a mental health provider in schools. The authors highlight school counselors’ mental health training and their role in combating this issue and provide practical applications that can employed to create a systemic approach for social and emotional prevention and intervention during and after the pandemic.

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School Counselor Training in Professional Advocacy: The Role of the Counselor Educator

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

Exploring Youth Participatory Action Research in Urban Schools: Advancing Social Justice and Equity-Based Counseling Practices

Exploring Youth Participatory Action Research in Urban Schools: Advancing Social Justice and Equity-Based Counseling Practices

Ecosystemic Advocacy for Elementary Mental Health

COVID-19’s Effect on Students: How School Counselors Rise to the Rescue

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