101 Solutions for School Counselors and Leaders in Challenging Times

Stuart F. Chen-Hayes, Ph.D., is Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Counselor Education/School Counseling at Lehman College of the City University of New York. He is also a part-time dissertation chair for Oregon State University’s Counselor Education/School Counseling Ph.D. program. Stuart has middle school, college student affairs, sexuality, family and couple, community mental health, and addictions counseling experience, and he is an equity-focused school counseling program consultant in K-12 school districts. Stuart also taught at National-Louis University in Chicago and at National Changhua University of Education in Taiwan.  He is a co-founder and past-president of Counselors for Social Justice, a past-president of the North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors (NARACES), a past-president of the Illinois Counseling Association, and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling, the Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, and the Journal of International Counselor Education. Stuart has written and/or co-authored 50 refereed publications and 3 streaming videos including  "Equity-focused school counseling: Career and college readiness for every K-12 student" (2009), and "Counseling LBGT youth in schools and families, Vols. 1, 2" (2000). He is a mentor for the Counselor Educator Transforming School Counseling Coalition and co-chairs a monthly Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES) Transformed School Counseling/College Access Interest Network (TSCCAIN). Stuart has delivered 225+ school counseling and social justice education presentations. He received his Counseling and Human Development Services Ph.D. from Kent State University and Counseling and Counselor Education M.S.Ed. from Indiana University. Dr. Melissa Ockerman is a Professor of Counseling at DePaul University. She has written about and presented extensively both nationally and internationally on topics such as trauma-informed counseling, integrating Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) into school counseling programs, and cultivating systemic change in schools.  Dr. Ockerman participated in an expert panel at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference Anti-Bullying Braintrust where she advocated for bi-partisan school safety strategies. She was also selected to participate in White House convenings regarding the advancement of underserved populations in post-secondary settings. Dr. Ockerman is on the Board of Directors for the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago and serves on the Advisory Council for the Evidence-Based School Counseling conference. She is the co-author of the text, 101 Solutions for School Counselors and Leaders in Challenging Times, and has received awards for her scholarship, service and leadership in the field of school counseling. Erin Mason, Ph.D., is a career-long advocate for the School Counseling profession. Erin’s accomplishments and contributions to the field derive from her 13 years of experience as a Middle School Counselor in her home state of Georgia. A proponent for modeling and supporting professional involvement and productivity, Erin fuels her passion for School Counseling through state and national leadership opportunities. Erin served in multiple positions for the Georgia School Counselor Association (GSCA), including being the Government Relations co-chair for several consecutive years, and she was the 2012-2013 President of the Illinois School Counselor Association (ISCA). At the National level, Erin serves as a Lead RAMP Reviewer for the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), as one of four mentors for the Transforming School Counseling (TSC) Counselor Educator Coalition and as an Advisory Council member for the Evidence-Based School Counseling conference. As a presenter, scholar, trainer and consultant, Erin’s particular interests in School Counseling lie in the areas of technology use, comprehensive program implementation and the professional identity development of School Counselors. Erin is an Assistant Professor at DePaul University in Chicago and received her M.Ed., Ed.S. and Ph.D. from Georgia State University.

"101 Solutions for School Counselors and Leaders in Challenging Times is an invaluable resource for all professional school counselors developing a comprehensive school counseling program to ensure college and career readiness for all K – 12 students."

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroduction1. Leadership Solutions: Change Agents for Equity2. Educator and School Counselor Collaboration Solutions3. Program Assessment and Accountability Solutions4. Achievement Gap Solutions5. Opportunity and Attainment Gap Solutions6. College and Career Readiness Solutions7. Annual College and Career Readiness Planning Solutions8. School-Family-Community Partnership Solutions9. Ethics Solutions10. Cultural Identity and Language Solutions11. Technology Solutions12. School-Wide and Multi-Systemic Intervention Solutions13. Administrative, Operational, and Supervision Solutions14. Advocacy and Public Relations Solutions15. Anti-Violence, Bullying, and Safety Solutions16. Ability, Disability, and Gifted/Talented SolutionsGlossaryIndex