School counselors are advocates for the equitable treatment of all students in school and in the community. As race and equity issues continue to be at the forefront of the news, it's important for school counselors to be prepared to talk to students about race issues and anti-racism. Following are some resources to help.

AACPS Resources

• • Let's Talk Justice

ASCA Resources

• • Position Statement: The School Counselor and Equity for All Students

  • Position Statement: The School Counselor and Cultural Diversity

  • Magazine article: Myth Busters

  • Magazine article: Will We Overcome

  • Webinar: Interrupting Racism: Race and Equity in Your Program

  • Webinar: Ignite Change for Equity and Inclusion

  • Webinar: Supporting Students After Crisis and Loss

  • Webinar: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

  • Webinar: Cross-cultural Counseling: Understand Bias and Practice Humility

  • Webinar: Build Multiculturally Aware Students

Teaching Tolerance

• • Social Justice Standards

  • Facilitating Critical Conversations with Students

  • Discussing Race, Racism and Other Difficult Topics with Students

  • Strategies for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Prejudice: Essential Principles

Race Forward

• • 10 Ways to Start a Conversation About Race

ADL: Fighting Hate for Good

• • Race Talk: Engaging Young People in Conversations About Race and Racism

Future of Learning

• • Race Conversations in the Classroom

National Network of State Teachers of the Year

• • Discussion Guide: Courageous Conversations About Race in the Classroom

Center for Racial Justice in Education

• • Resources for Talking About Race, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kids

ASCD

• • ASCD anti-racism resources

  • How to Be an Antiracist Educator

MESA Blog

• • “Please, I Can’t Breathe”: Watch How the Minneapolis Counseling Director is Supporting Students After George Floyd’s Murder

National Geographic

• • Talking to Kids About Race

Congressional Black Caucus Emergency Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health

• • Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America

The Lancet

• • Police killings and their spillover effects on the mental health of black Americans: a population-based, quasi-experimental study

American Psychological Association

• • APA Stress in America Report: High Stress Related to Coronavirus is the New Normal for Many Parents

CNN

• • How to Talk to Your Children about Protests and Racism

Chalkbeat

• • How Community Trauma Can Hurt Student Learning

The Leading Equity Podcasts

• • Podcasts