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This text reviews the principal roles and functions of a contemporary school counselor, including counseling, coordination, collaboration, and guidance, as defined by the American School Counselor Association. Every chapter is written by a specialist in the field and includes an introduction, rationale, and definition of the topic, as well as a presentation of theory, research, and practical applications. Ethics, law, and diversity are integrated as they relate to the subject matter.

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1. The Contemporary School Counselor (Christopher Sink, Seattle Pacific University) I. The Counseling Function 2. Individual Counseling: From Good to Great (John Littrell and Kirk Zinck, Iowa State University) 3. Small Group Counseling (Ed Jacobs, West Virginia University, and Chris Schimmel, Marshall University, Graduate College) 4. Peer Programs and Family Counseling (Susan Whiston and Jennifer Bouwkamp, Indiana University, Bloomington) II. The Coordination Function 5. Designing, Implementing, and Managing a Comprehensive School Guidance and Counseling Program (Norman Gysbers, University of Missouri, Columbia; and Patricia Henderson, Consultant and Formerly with Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas) 6. Large Group Guidance: Curriculum Development and Instruction (Susan Sears, The Ohio State University) 7. Preparing Students for the Future: Career and Educational Planning (Kenneth F. Hughey, Kansas State University) 8. Evaluating School Counseling Programs (Richard Lapan, University of Missouri, Columbia) III. The Consultation Function 9. School-Based Consultation (Keith Davis, Appalachian State University) 10. Community-Focused Consultation: New Directions and Practice (Fred Bemak, Sally Murphy, and Carol Kaffenberger, George Mason University) IV. Collaboration and the Future of the Profession 11. Enhancing Developmental School Counseling Programs Through Collaboration (Susan Keys and Alan Green, Johns Hopkins University) 12. Looking Ahead: The Future School Counselor (Christopher Sink, Seattle Pacific University) Appendix: American School Counselor Association Ethical Standards for School Counselors

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Christopher Sink, Ph.D., NCC, LMHC (WA) is a Professor and Batten Endowed Chair of Counseling at Old Dominion University, Department of Counseling and Human Services (Darden College of Education). Earlier, he spent 21 years as a professor of counselor education at Seattle Pacific University and five years at Northwest Missouri State University. Prior to serving in the professoriate, Dr. Sink worked as a secondary and post-secondary counselor. He has many years of chief editorial experience in counseling-related journals (American School Counselor Association's Professional School Counseling and American Counseling Association's Counseling and Values). Dr. Sink currently serves on the editorial board of multiple peer-refereed journals, including The Professional Counselor (the National Board of Certified Counselors), Professional School Counseling (American School Counselor Association), Counselling and Spirituality (Canadian), Counseling and Values (American Counseling Association and Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling), and Journal of Research on Christian Education. Currently, he is associate editor, Counseling and Values, and chief editor, Journal of School-based Counseling Policy and Evaluation (JSCPE). Dr. Sink publishes in various areas related to school-based counseling, social-emotional learning (SEL), educational psychology, positive psychology, and evaluation and research methods. He is a strong advocate for social justice, systemic, and strengths and evidence-based school counseling practice. Currently, Dr. Sink's research agenda includes topics examining social-emotional learning, program evaluation outcomes of comprehensive school counseling, research methods in counselor education, positive psychology, and spirituality as an important feature of adolescent resiliency and well-being.

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