ERIC Number: ED613589
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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When Schools Go Dark, School Counselors Shine: School Counseling during a Global Pandemic. Brief
Strear, Molly; Duffy, Helen; Sunde, Ashley
American Institutes for Research
As educational digest and newspaper headlines can attest, COVID-19 is affecting the mental health and academic achievement of students across the country. School counselors are uniquely positioned in schools and districts to provide access to many of the supports that help bolster the well-being of students and allow them to be present and succeed academically. This brief profiles efforts by two state school counseling associations, four districts, and 13 school counselors to meet the needs of students and families during these unprecedented times. With this review, we sought to understand how school counselors responded in the short term when schools were closed due to COVID-19, as well as the planning that ensued as schools prepared to open for virtual, hybrid, and in-person instruction in the fall of 2020. We also asked counselors about the practices and policies they have adopted during this crisis that they would continue to use even after schools return to consistent, in-person instruction.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, School Counselors, School Counseling, Mental Health, Counselor Role, Well Being, Student Needs, Family Needs, School Schedules, Counseling Techniques, Computer Mediated Communication, Leadership Responsibility, Social Justice, Student Diversity
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Institutes for Research (AIR)
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