
ERIC Number: EJ707088
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Oct-1
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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Defining and Examining School Counselor Advocacy
Field, Julaine E.; Baker, Stanley
Professional School Counseling, v8 n1 p56 Oct 2004
Advocacy is an integral component to effective school counseling. Using focus group methodology with nine school counselors, this qualitative study examined how current school counselors define advocacy and how and when school counselors advocate on behalf of individual students. Further, this research also explored how school counselors have learned to be student advocates. Themes are presented and discussed as they relate to defining, practicing, and learning about advocacy beliefs and behaviors.
Descriptors: School Counseling, Focus Groups, School Counselors, Advocacy, Counseling Effectiveness, Beliefs
American School Counselors Association, 1101 King St., Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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