School counselors, because of their
unique training and responsibility, have
an influential role of helping students
become more engaged in the academic
and social arenas within the school.
--The Multidimensionality of School
Engagement and Math Achievement
Among Racial Groups,
D. T. Sciarra, and H. J. Seirup,
Professional School Counseling, April
2008.
The school counselor is an integral
system support for the school-familycommunity
relationship that meet the
personal/social, academic, and career
needs of a large number of students
through collaboration, coordination,
and consultation with school and
community stakeholders.
--An Examination of School Counselor
Involvement in School-Family-
Community Partnerships, J. Bryan,
C. Holcomb-McCoy, Professional School
Counseling, June 2007.
American Counseling