The Promise of School Counselors: Why They Are Essential for Students' and Educators' Well-Being

Autor/inn/en	Savitz-Romer, Mandy; Nicola, Tara P.; Colletta, Laura Hecht
Titel	The Promise of School Counselors: Why They Are Essential for Students' and Educators' Well-Being
Quelle	In: American Educator, 46 (2022) 2, S.10-15 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0148-432X
Schlagwörter	School Counselors; Counselor Role; Counselor Teacher Cooperation; Work Environment; Pandemics; COVID-19; Counseling Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	School counselors are often under-utilized, but they can be a huge asset as schools embark on the long road to recovery from COVID-19. Research repeatedly finds that when school counselors deliver comprehensive programming, student outcomes improve. In schools that allocate counselors' time wisely, counselors may spend their days providing individual and group counseling sessions, leading developmental lessons in a classroom, consulting with parents or caregivers on an intervention, analyzing attendance data to develop outreach plans, or offering early college and career awareness programming. However, poor working conditions--including enormous caseloads and extensive noncounseling tasks--often compromise counselors' abilities to deliver on what students need most. The authors outline three possible strategies for teachers and administrators to draw on school counselors' professional skillsets: clarifying counselors' roles, building teacher-counselor relationships, and advocating for improved counselor working environments. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-879-4420; e-mail: ae@aft.org; Web site: http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01