This book helps school counselors and other school personnel navigate the complexities of the most common critical cases that are urgent and difficult in schools in the 21st century. Counselor educators who use this text will help trainees learn to take a methodical approach to critical cases and to be prepared for the difficult situations they will encounter. This includes cases involving violence, cases of an existential nature, cases involving inappropriate adult behaviour, and cases impacting the school community.
Key Features
- Methodical Approach: Teaches a structured way to handle critical cases.
- Comprehensive Coverage: Addresses various urgent situations, including those involving violence and inappropriate behaviour.
- Practical Tools: Provides wisdom and professional judgments from contributing counselors.
- Relevant Theories: Discusses theories, standards, and experiences pertinent to formulating responses.
Additional Information
After a description of the case, the reader is provided with the theories, standards, and experiences that are relevant to the case to formulate a response based on foundational principles of the school counseling profession. This text provides their tools, wisdom, and professional judgments and offers training that embraces the reality of the school counselor profession to all counselors, educators, and trainees.