The Professional Identity of School Counselors

Challenges and Culturally Responsive Practices of School Counselors Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness: A Qualitative Study

“…Further, students experiencing homelessness often face more academic and social/emotional challenges than their stably housed peers (Shepard et al, 2013; Ziomek-Daigle et al, 2016). For many of these students and their families, access to community resources may be limited (Hilton & Trella, 2014), particularly for those individuals living in rural communities (Bright, 2020). This limited access impedes families’ abilities to secure basic needs (e.g., shelter, transportation, medical services; Ziomek-Daigle, et al, 2016).…”

“…School counselors must be willing to understand these students’ many challenges and demonstrate empathy, an understanding of cultural differences, and cultural humility to help promote an effective school counseling program. According to Bright (2020), “Effective school counseling requires an understanding of the unique social-cultural dynamics and challenges faced by a counselor’s school and student populations” (p. 3). The social-cultural dynamics of students impacted by homelessness are vast.…”

Validating the Educational Leaders’ Knowledge of School Counseling Inventory

“…Although school counselors and principals have common goals, there seems to be a disconnect between how those goals should be achieved (Pérusse et al, 2009;Tygret et al, 2020;Unger et al, 2021;Windham, 2022). Why else would a principal assign non-counseling-related duties to a school counselor, especially when school counselors are highly trained to serve in unique ways?…”