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ERIC Number: EJ1034760
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 31
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1554-2998
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Abandoning Colorblind Practice in School Counseling
Smith, Lance C.; Geroski, Anne M.; Tyler, Katie B.
Journal of School Counseling, v12 n16 2014
Drawing from three case vignettes and the extant literature, the authors seek to identify, problematize, and expand the discussion on colorblind approaches to diversity within the practice of school counseling. The authors discuss how such an approach to working with students from under-represented groups subtly blames the victim, limits the development of equity by positioning critical dialogues as counter-productive, and inhibits the understanding of within-group differences. The article concludes with suggestions for how school counselors can enhance the services they provide to students of various social locations by abandoning colorblind practices and choosing to remove their difference blindfolds.
Journal of School Counseling. Montana State University, College of Education, Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 172940, Bozeman, MT 59717. Tel: 406-994-4133; Fax: 406-994-1854; e-mail: ehhddean@montana.edu; Web site: http://jsc.montana.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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