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A Social Constructivist Approach to Preparing School Counselors to Work Effectively in Urban Schools

Authors: Robert R. Martinez, Lacretia Dye, Laura M. Gonzalez

Published in: The Urban Review | Issue 4/2017

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In this article a social construction framework is used to improve the capacity of school counselors and trainees to work effectively with African American and Latina/o students in urban schools. Three key theoretical tenets of the social construction worldview are presented as a new lens for thinking about the meaning-making process of students in an urban school setting and how school counselors can support it. We offer activities to operationalize this theoretical point of view and implications for school counselor training and practice.

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Title: A Social Constructivist Approach to Preparing School Counselors to Work Effectively in Urban Schools
Authors: Robert R. Martinez
Lacretia Dye
Laura M. Gonzalez
Publication date: 24-04-2017
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: The Urban Review / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0042-0972
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1960
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-017-0406-0

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