Introduction to the Special Issue

Abstract

In this introduction article to the special issue of Professional School Counseling on “School Counseling Leadership in Practice,” the guest editors advance the next evolution of school counseling leadership by presenting a compilation of research, conceptual, and practitioner articles. The special issue emphasizes how school counselors can lead efforts endorsed by the American School Counselor Association Mindsets & Behaviors, examines ways social justice leadership is manifested in school counseling programs, and explores new leadership paradigms.

Keywords

school leadership leadership social justice counseling

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