Best Practices in School Counseling: Personal and Social Education (Part I) is the first part of a comprehensive guide for school counseling. The book offers practical strategies and evidence-based approaches to help school counselors navigate the complex challenges of their profession. Readers will find practical guidance on topics such as assessing students' needs, developing and implementing interventions, collaborating with parents and subject teachers, and advocating for student needs at the school and district levels. Innovative approaches to counseling, such as using technology to deliver counseling services and incorporating mindfulness practices into their work are explained in the book. Whether you're a parent, student, school counselor, subject teacher, policymaker, or educational administrator, this book can help you better understand the critical role of school counseling in supporting student success, and provide you with practical strategies for achieving positive outcomes.
Uwem Essia, Professor of Economics, taught at the tertiary educational level for over 3 decades before retiring to personal research and publishing. Among other interests, he is concerned with how to promote deeper and life-wide learning by students at all levels of education and believes that school counselors have pivotal roles to play. But they need the right skill sets, motivation, commitment, operational framework, and support of the other education sector stakeholders.