Fulfilling the Promise: Reimagining School Counseling to Advance Student Success

Savitz-Romer offers a strategic approach to school counseling that enables educational leaders to draw on existing staff to create supportive contexts and programs for students. In this model of the "academic home," counselors serve as the first point of contact for student support, connecting and coordinating services much like primary care physicians coordinate patient care in medical settings. They serve as the hub of a network of supports to prevent students from falling between the cracks.

By highlighting promising practices in schools, districts, and states, and the efforts of individual school counselors and leaders, Fulfilling the Promise presents a conceptualization of school counseling that is relevant for all educators, as well as policy makers and funders. In order to create the conditions for school counselors to be most effective, however, systemic barriers must be addressed. This book brings together research, practical experience, and policy recommendations to envision a focused and practical role for school counselors in the twenty-first century.

Author: Mandy Savitz-Romer
Publisher: Harvard Education PR
Published: 05/14/2019
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781682533536


Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2020

About the Author
Mandy Savitz-Romer is the Nancy Pforzheimer Aronson Senior Lecturer in Human Development and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. As a former urban high school counselor, Savitz-Romer is particularly interested in how schools and districts structure counseling support systems and college planning efforts to reach all students. Her writing and research link research to practice in the field of school counseling, specifically as it relates to postsecondary transitions and success for first-generation college students. Savitz-Romer has also held teaching and administrative positions at Boston College, Boston University, Simmons College, and the Boston Higher Education Partnership. She is the coauthor of Ready, Willing, and Able: A Developmental Approach to College Success and Technology and Engagement: Making Technology Work for First Generation College Students. Savitz-Romer holds a PhD in higher education from Boston College and a master's degree in school counseling from Boston University.


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