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Using real stories and research-based solutions, these respected authors answer today's toughest counseling issues and show how to make the most of your school counseling program.
School-Family-Community Partnership Solutions
School-Family-Community Partnership Solutions
School counselors and other school leaders cannot work in isolation to address the multitude of needs facing students. Thus, they must invest time and energy into building mutually beneficial relationships with parents/guardians, caregivers, families, and the surrounding community. While some school counselors cite lack of time as a barrier to forming these relationships, overall school counselors endorse the efficacy of forming partnerships, especially those congruent with their perceived roles and responsibilities (Bryan & Holcomb-McCoy, 2007).
Joyce Epstein, a leader in building school-family-community partnerships, cites many reasons to develop and maintain them, including improved school climate, linking families to needed services, and helping children and adolescents succeed in life and the world of work (Epstein, 1995; Epstein & Associates, 2009). To ...
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