Child Maltreatment and the Advocacy Role of Professional School Counselors
Author(s) -
Kathleen Marie Barrett,
Susan V. Lester,
Judith C. Durham
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal for social action in counseling and psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.119
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2159-8142
DOI - 10.33043/jsacp.3.2.86-103
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , child advocacy , social work , psychology , child abuse , focus (optics) , pedagogy , developmental psychology , poison control , suicide prevention , political science , medicine , environmental health , law , physics , optics
Recent focus in counseling has been on the expansion of advocacy to disadvantaged and marginalized populations. Utilizing advocacy dispositions and competencies, this article details the school counselor's role in working with maltreated children. Examples are cited for advocacy work at the individual child, school, and broader social levels.
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