Session 4: Developing the Capacity for "Taking on the Challenge": Teaching and Assessing Advocacy Competencies in School Counselors

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To “Take on the Challenge of College and Career Readiness for All Students,” school counselors must become competent advocates at the individual and system levels. This session will use a case study to demonstrate specific advocacy competencies. Participants will receive tools to help assess school counselors’ progress in acquiring advocacy competencies and sample assignments that offer ways to help K-12 students become ready for college and careers.

Presenters:
Chris Wood, professor, Counseling and School Psychology, Seattle University; and
Manivong Ratts, assistant professor, Counseling and School Psychology, Seattle University