School Counselor's Preparation and Professional Practice Desk Reference and Examination Study Guide

<p>This third edition of The School Counselor’s Preparation and Professional Practice Desk Reference and Examination Study Guide is a comprehensive resource for both pre-service and practicing school counselors. It is intended to be used as a school counselor preparation course text credentialing exam study resource and comprehensive desk reference.</p><p>The text material holistically addresses culturally sensitive practices and the professional legal and ethical principles of school counseling in today’s public K-12 schools capturing the past present and future of the profession using a personable writing style that engages readers. The material meets preparation criteria for the NBPTS School Counseling National Certification assessment School Counselor Preparation Comprehensive exams state-specific school counselor licensure exams and the Praxis School Counselor exam which was recently adopted as the exam for earning the ASCA Certified School Counselor (ACSC) credential. The text includes a glossary of important terms common acronyms and real-world case studies for enriched discussions and enhanced understanding. Each chapter includes guided reflections and knowledge checks with end-of-chapter exam simulations and case studies to include correct responses and explanations for those responses. A cumulative end-of-text comprehensive simulation exam with responses is also included.</p><p>The text covers the requisite information pre-service and practicing school counselors need to be the very best twenty-first century school counselors in accordance with contemporary research the ASCA National Model CAEP CACREP and NBPTS standards.</p>