Helping in the Hallways: Advanced Strategies for Enhancing School Relationships (Professional Skills for Counsellors Series) - Softcover

Hazler, Richard J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803966008 ISBN 13: 9780803966000

Publisher: Corwin, 1997

Synopsis

Your skill and success with students in the counseling office are first-rate. But are you having a positive impact on the overall campus population? Helping in the Hallways offers a fresh model and specific ideas that can help you do a better job with your outside-the-office encounters. The author advocates using a simple, direct approach with people and situations to maximize the unique benefits of non-clinical settings. Here, Hazler focuses on how you can increase your sphere of influence to include all your constituents. He teaches you the strategies that can help make significant contributions in the lives of the students, parents, and community members you serve. You′ll find out how to * Build supportive relationships with students outside your office * Get parents involved with their children′s school and education * Work closely with the principal to implement ideas to improve the school climate and culture * Guide teachers who are having difficulty keeping classroom activities on track * Become a positive school advocate in your school′s community Your everyday interactions with students and staff can produce beneficial results. Learn to emphasize a casual, guidance-oriented approach to hallway, playground, and lunchroom relationships to smooth the way for office sessions. Use your unique skills to ease touchy situations among staff, students, parents, and community. Make a greater impact on the lives of all the people you serve, not just the few who enter your counseling office. Hazler′s techniques will help you make a real difference for your entire school community.

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About the Author

Richard J. Hazler is professor of counselor education and coordinator of the Elementary School Counseling program at Penn State University. He has conducted research on a variety of topics and authored professional materials on bullying and victimization in schools. Hazler has worked as a school counselor and also as a counselor in the military, universities, prisons, and private practice and is noted for his work on humanistic approaches to counseling and counselor training. He has served as an elementary school teacher, writer, and director of programs for young people. His research and writing of numerous articles and books includes The Emerging Professional Counselor: Student Dreams to Professional Realities and Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Interventions for Bullying and Victimization. Hazler did graduate work at The College of New Jersey and earned a doctorate at the University of Idaho.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803966008
• ISBN 13: 9780803966000
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96