Community involvement and the connection between school and families is essential to the work that school counselors do. Understanding those policies intended to protect families are an important part of advocacy. We are servant leaders to the profession of school counseling in giving voice to the voiceless, our work surrounds and is driven through advocacy. The following assignments highlight the professional disposition of advocacy.
SCN-610: Contemporary Issues in School Counseling
This assignment looks at the connection between policy and school counseling in the aspect of family rights. Within the school counseling field we seek to support families in building a connection with the school in order to best support and advocate for policy.
ASCA Standard:
B-PF 8. Demonstrate advocacy in a comprehensive school counseling program
CACREP Standard
G. 2. 1. School counselor roles as leaders, advocates, and systems change agents in P-12 schools