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Wraparound Counseling: An Ecosystemic Approach to Working With Economically Disadvantaged Students in Urban School Settings
Author(s) -
WESTOLATUNJI CIRECIE,
FRAZIER KIMBERLY N.,
KELLEY ERIN
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1939.2011.tb00121.x
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , burnout , psychology , medical education , medicine , clinical psychology , political science , law
Urban schools are faced with challenges such as low academic performance, increased incidents of violence, lack of parental engagement with educators, and school personnel burnout. Wraparound counseling is a holistic prevention tool that combines the best practices of counseling and special education for use in the school setting.