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Advocacy in Action: The Use of Photovoice in School Counseling
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Haugen, Jaimie Stickl; Neverve, Candice; Waalkes, Phillip L. – Professional School Counseling, 2019
Photovoice is an innovative approach that uses photography to promote empowerment and social action. Although photovoice has been recognized as a valuable intervention for youth, projects involving this approach primarily have been facilitated by university-school partnerships or community organizations. Aligned with the American School Counselor…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Advocacy, Photography
Advocacy for Gender Minority Students: Recommendations for School Counsellors
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Simons, Jack D.; Beck, Matthew J.; Asplund, Nancy R.; Chan, Christian D.; Byrd, Rebekah – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2018
Research shows that teachers' and educators' responses to gender diversity issues in schools either improves or limits the experiences of students. The school counsellor has an important role to play in this process by working closely with other stakeholders to advocate for transgender, intersex and genderqueer (TIG) students. Following a review…
Descriptors: Advocacy, School Counselors, Counselor Role, Minority Group Students
Social Justice Counseling: Toward the Development of a Fifth Force among Counseling Paradigms
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Ratts, Manivong J. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2009
A case is made to consider social justice as a fifth force complementary to the psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, existential-humanistic, and multicultural forces in counseling. This article explores how social justice is shifting the counseling paradigm and how the ACA (American Counseling Association) Advocacy Competencies (J. A. Lewis, M. S.…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Counseling Techniques, Cognitive Restructuring, Cultural Pluralism
Cybercounseling and Empowerment: Bridging the Digital Divide.
Lee, Courtland C. – 2000
As helping professions enter the 21st century and nascent network technologies realize their full potential as therapeutic and educational modalities, it is an ethical and moral imperative that the digital divide be bridged. It is important that those in counseling and related fields take active steps to ensure that cybercounseling is available to…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Advocacy, Community Involvement
Leading and Managing Your School Guidance Program Staff. A Manual for School Administrators and Directors of Guidance.
Henderson, Patricia; Gysbers, Norman C. – 1998
What is the job of guidance program staff leaders? Specific, practical support is provided for bringing guidance and program staff together for successful implementation of programs and advocating for them outside the department. Part I, "School Guidance Program Staff Leadership: Evolving Concepts and Practices," addresses overall program…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Advocacy, Educational Counseling
Advocacy in Counseling: Counselors, Clients, & Community.
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Lewis, Judy, Ed.; Bradley, Loretta, Ed. – 1999
The sixteen chapters in this volume were selected from advocacy theme papers written by members of the American Counseling Association. They examine the role of the counselor as advocate for different groups of people, as follows: (1) "Developing a Common Language and Framework for Understanding Advocacy in Counseling," (R. L. Toporek);…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Advocacy, Alaska Natives, American Indians