School Counseling at the Crossroads of Change

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

For years, school counseling programs and school counselors were absent from many of the educational conversations that spoke to changes in curriculum, instruction, and pedagogy. Thankfully this is no longer the situation. Since the mid-1990s the school counseling profession has undergone a transformation that parallels the call for change in schools (Education Trust, 1997; ASCA, 2012). Current research suggests changing counselor preparation, delivering evidence based programs, utilizing technology in meaningful ways, and taking an active role in college and career readiness, to propel the profession forward. This symposium presents the research to support these four critical topics as essential to positioning school counselors and their programs as essential to a quality and effective education for every student.

Sub Unit

• Division E - Counseling and Human Development / Division E - Section 1: Counseling

Chair

• Carol A. Dahir, New York Institute of Technology

Papers

• How Far Down the Road Have We Come? Changing Directions of School Counselor Preparation - Carol A. Dahir, New York Institute of Technology; Brandie M Oliver, Butler University

• School Counselors' Use of Online Technologies in Professional Practice - Carolyn B. Stone, University of North Florida; Tracy Michele Steele, Stanford University

• Landscape Review of School Counseling Programs and Practices - Matt Fleck, Fleck Education; Brandie M Oliver, Butler University

• Stumbling Blocks on the College Path: School Counselor Leadership Practices That Pave the Way - Laura Owen, San Diego State University; Anita A Young, Johns Hopkins University