This special issue is on school counselors addressing education, health, wellness, and trauma disparities. The focus is on current and former school counselors’ collective experiences to contextualize the impact of the pandemic(s) on the lives and work of school counselors and the disruption to the lives of the students and families served. The collection of nine articles provides a window into the experiences of school counselors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AbmaT.LipsS.SchrijverJ. (2020). Sowing seeds to harvest healthier adults: The working principles and impact of participatory health research with children in a primary school context. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(2), 451. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020451. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/2/451
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AlexanderE.Savitz-RomerM.NicolaT. P.Rowan-KenyonH. T.CarrollS. (2022). “We are the heartbeat of the school”: How school counselors supported student mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professional School Counseling, 26(1b).
CronholmP. F.ForkeC. M.WadeR.Bair-MerrittM. H.DavisM.Harkins-SchwarzM.PachterL. M.FeinJ. A. (2015). Adverse childhood experiences: Expanding the concept of adversity. American Journal of Prevention Medicine, 49(3), 354–361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.02.001
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EdwinM.DanielsA. (2022). The impact of racial trauma on the college and career outcomes of Black students: An anti-racist approach. Professional School Counseling, 26(1b).
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Ermis-DemirtasH.LuoY.HuangY. (2022). The trauma of COVID-19-fueled discrimination: Posttraumatic stress in Asian American adolescents. Professional School Counseling, 26(1b).
FelittiV. J.AndaR. F.NordenbergD.WilliamsonD. F.SpitzA. M.EdwardsV.KossM. P.MarksJ. S. (1998). Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The adverse childhood experiences (ACE) study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14(4), 245–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00017-8
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FinkelhorD.ShattuckA.TurnerH.HambyS. (2015). A revised inventory of adverse childhood experiences. Child Abuse & Neglect, 48, 13–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.07.011
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GalánC. A.StokesL. R.SzokoN.AbebeK. Z.CulybaA. J. (2021). Exploration of experiences and perpetration of identity-based bullying among adolescents by race/ethnicity and other marginalized identities. JAMA Network Open, 4(7), e2116364. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.16364
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GanttA. C.JohnsonK. F.PrestonJ. W.SuggsB. G.CannedyM. (2021). School counseling interns’ lived experiences addressing social determinants of health. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 3(3), 7. https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc030307
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HarrichandJ. J. S.SuY.HyunJ. H.AnandavalliS. (2022). Addressing the social determinants of health in refugee students: Application of the Refugee Well-Being Project intervention to school counselors and interns. Professional School Counseling, 26(1b).
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HemmingsC.EvansA. M. (2018). Identifying and treating race‐based trauma in counseling. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 46(1), 20–39. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmcd.12090
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HenfieldM.WashingtonA. R.BesirevicZ.De La RueL. (2019). Introduction to trauma- informed practices for mental health and wellness in urban schools and communities. The Urban Review, 51(4), 537–539. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-019-00541-2
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HigdonK. L.RumseyA. D.SwisherS. C. (2022). Parentification and COVID-19: Implications for school counselors. Professional School Counseling, 26(1b).
JohnsonK. F.BrookoverD. L. (2021). School counselors’ knowledge, actions, and recommendations for addressing social determinants of health with students, families, and in communities. Professional School Counseling, 25(1), 2156759X2098584. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X20985847
LimbergD.VillaresE.GonzalesS.StarrettA.RosenN. (2022). Exploring the induced disparities of implementing school counseling services during COVID-19. Professional School Counseling, 26(1b).
RandolphA. L.WirthK. J. (2022). The impact of COVID-19-related educational disruption on early elementary students and their families. Professional School Counseling, 25(1b).
SharmaS. V.ChuangR. J.RushingM.NaylorB.RanjitN.PomeroyM.MarkhamC. (2020). Social determinants of health–related needs during COVID-19 among low-income households with children. Preventing Chronic Disease, 119, 200322. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.200322
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TilleryC. A.CraneE.Goodman-ScottE. (2022). Saving the class of 2021: Utilizing multitiered systems of support to support seniors’ graduation plans. Professional School Counseling, 26(1b).
Whiteside-MansellL.McKelveyL.SaccenteJ.SeligJ. P. (2019). Adverse childhood experiences of urban and rural preschool children in poverty. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(14), 2623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142623
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WrightG. G.ChanC. D. (2022). Applications of intersectionality theory to career interventions for school counselors in response to COVID-19. Professional School Counseling, 25(1b).