Culturally Proficient Collaboration

Diana L. Stephens - Self-employed, California Lutheran University, California
Randall B. Lindsey - California State University Los Angeles, USA

Foreword by Trish Hatch

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Diversity | Leadership | School Counseling

June 2011 | 200 pages | Corwin

Optimize school counselors and raise your school's cultural competence

The authors make a compelling case for recognizing professional school counselors as leaders of 21st-century change rather than "gatekeepers" of the status quo. Today's school leaders need to acknowledge counselors' value in the necessary work of providing equitable resources and opportunities for children in today's multicultural environment. Aligned with the American School Counseling Association National Model for school counseling programs, Culturally Proficient Collaboration provides a conceptual framework and practical protocols for utilizing school counselors as:

Change agents for school improvement
Creators of results-based programs
Advocates for equity among demographic groups

Included are case stories and reflective activities for building educators' skills in serving as leaders, advocates, collaborators, and systemic-change agents. Readers will find a clearly outlined path for empowering counselors to transform your leadership team and your school for the benefit of all students.

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Foreword by Trish Hatch

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

Introduction

Part 1. The Changing Role of School Counselor- Schoolwide Leadership

1. A Historical and Contemporary Perspective on School Counseling

Getting Centered

The Intent of This Chapter

Why on Earth do I Need to Know the History of School Counseling?

The Role of Counselor Began in Vocational Guidance

Who Defines the Role of School Counselor?

Counselor as Mental Health Provider

Paradigm Shift: From Reactive Services to Comprehensive Programs

NCLB and Standards-Based School Counseling

Going Deeper

2. 21st Century Counselors Focus on Student Achievement

Getting Centered

The Intent of This Chapter

Times are Changing: The New Role of School Counselor

Counselors Using Data as Catalyst for Transformational Change

Reframing Our Thinking About Data

An Illustration of the Benefits of Counselors Collecting and Analyzing Data

School Counselors as Powerful Leadership Agents of Change

From Gatekeeper to Transformer

Cultural Proficiency Provides a Context

Going Deeper

3. The Tools of Cultural Proficiency Provides a Framework for Collaboration

Getting Centered

Suggested Guidelines as You Consider Cultural Proficiency

Concept of Intentionality

Cultural Proficiency?s Inside-Out Process

Cultural Proficiency: A Paradigm Shift

Cultural Proficiency as a Lens

The Cultural Proficiency Tools

Cultural Proficiency and Counselors

Going Deeper

Part II. Maple View - Sitting in the Fire: A Context for Culturally Proficient Counseling

4. Counselor Collaboration Rubric

Getting Centered

Unpacking the Rubric

Going Deeper

5. Assessing Cultural Knowledge Through Leadership

Getting Centered

Assessing Cultural Knowledge Through Leadership

Using the Rubric: Assessing & Developing Cultural Knowledge through Leadership

Safe School Climate at Maple View Elementary School

Going Deeper

6. Valuing Diversity Through Advocacy

Getting Centered

Valuing Diversity Through Advocacy

Using the Rubric: Valuing Diversity Through Advocacy

Tragedy at Pine View Middle School

Going Deeper

7. Managing the Dynamics of Difference Through Teaming and Collaboration

Getting Centered

Managing the Dynamics of Difference through Teaming and Collaboration

Using the Rubric: Managing the Dynamics of Difference through Teaming and Collaboration

Access Issues at Pine Hills High School

Going Deeper

8. Adapting to Diversity Through Counseling and Coordination

Getting Centered

Adapting to Diversity through Counseling and Coordination

Using the Rubric: Adapting to Diversity through Counseling and Coordination

Pregnancy as an Access Issue at Pine Hills High School

Going Deeper

9. Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge through Assessment and Use of Data

Getting Centered

Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge through Assessment and Use of Data

Using the Rubric: Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge Through Assessment and Use of Data

Pine View Middle School on Faith and Heterosexism

Part III. Next Steps

10. Sustaining Culturally Proficient Counseling: Developing a Personal Action Plan

Sense of Urgency

The ‘Inside-Out’ Process is for – You, Your School and Your Community

Seven Steps for Providing Equity

Resource A. Maple View School District Vignette Story Board

Resource B. Pine View Middle School Schoolwide Needs Assessment (Teacher Version)

Resource C. Matrix: How to Use Cultural Proficiency Books

Resource D. Online Resources for Educator Use

References

Key features

Based on the premise that 21^st century school counselors have a primary role in ensuring equitable resources and opportunities for all demographic groups in schools.
Applies the Inside-Out approach to learning that is characteristic of the Cultural Proficiency framework to school leaders, teachers, and counselors and to the counseling function in schools. This will be actualized through the inclusion of the hallmark features of the Cultural Proficiency series: self-assessments, reflective exercises, and running case study.
Builds knowledge and skill in the core competencies and essential experiences of exemplary counseling practices, aligned with the American School Counseling Association National Model for school counseling programs.