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Arriero, Elisabeth; Griffin, Dana – Professional School Counseling, 2018
Community asset mapping is an approach that school counselors can use to locate resources to meet the needs of families, schools, and communities. This article provides step-by-step instructions on how school counselors might use community asset mapping to address the needs of their population(s), illustrated with an example of implementation in a…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Hispanic American Students, High School Students, College Readiness
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Griffin, Dana; Farris, Amy – Professional School Counseling, 2010
Budget cuts in education demand that school counselors learn how to do more with what is presently available, and to collaborate with families and communities to find resources that meet student needs. In an effort to address how school counselors can be proactive in finding needed resources, this article draws on information from various…
Descriptors: Student Needs, School Counselors, Counselor Client Relationship, Family School Relationship
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Griffin, Dana; Galassi, John P. – Professional School Counseling, 2010
In focus groups, parents of both academically successful seventh-grade students and at-risk students (i.e., failing one or more classes, numerous behavioral referrals, and/or suspensions) in a rural middle school identified perceived barriers to student success as well as school and community resources for overcoming those barriers. Qualitative…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Academic Achievement, Parent School Relationship, School Counselors