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Aug 25
20m 5s

The School Counselor Advocacy Trap

School for School Counselors
About this episode
School counselor advocacy is supposed to create change. But what if some of what we’ve been taught to call advocacy is actually doing something else? You can explain your role, bring the data, cite the standards, and make a compelling case... And still walk out with the same testing assignment, MTSS responsibility, impossible caseload, or non-counseling duti ... Show More
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