Consultation and Collaboration with School, Family, and Community

Catalog description

This course provides school counselors with the knowledge and skills to create a supportive school climate that includes collaborative work with school personnel, family, and community to cultivate an inclusive, nurturing, and physically safe learning environment for school stakeholders, including students, staff, families, and community. Specifically, counselors will gain the knowledge and skills to be school leaders and engage in consultation, collaborative problem solving, and systems-level interventions in school settings. Theories, models and processes of consultation and change with administrators, teachers, parents, community and mental health agencies, and students will be addressed. Consultation within a cross-cultural and ethical framework will be emphasized with particular focus on students with behavioral and learning issues. The majority of this course will be devoted to learning about and developing skills and strategies required to conduct collaborative consultation services. The course format and assignments include lecture, applied case work, group work, student presentations and class discussion.