School counseling for the twenty-first century / Stanley Baker B.

This comprehensive text reviews the role of today's school counselor in preparing readers to function in a high-tech global society and to be well-adjusted to cope with its changes and challenges. School Counseling for the Twenty-First Century offers guidance in defining and in enunciating the school counselor's roles and functions more clearly as social changes and socio-economic pressures influence the directions of school programs. Addresses counseling for social change, racism through local action and multicultural counseling, diversity-sensitive counseling for sexual minority youth, and school counselors and their professional identities. Includes sections on avoiding ethical violations, ethical multicultural counseling, making ethical decisions, and sources of ethical consultation, as well as the accountability portfolio idea, the potential for external reviews, and suggestions for enhancing public relations through accountability. Appropriate for those interested in school counseling.