Article archive / November 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 3. Source pages: 7.
LSU College of Human Science and Education faculty member Jennifer Curry received the Advocacy Award from the Louisiana Counseling Association (LCA).
“I can think of no other individual in Louisiana who has dedicated as much effort to advocacy on behalf of both the profession and of students/clients,” said Laura Choate, LSU associate professor.
“She has only lived in Louisiana for seven years, but the impact of her efforts in that short time will be experienced by counselors for many years to come.”
Curry is currently an associate professor of counselor education at LSU, where she is the coordinator of the school counseling program. She also serves as interim associate dean of the College of Human Sciences & Education.
LSU media also reported on Dr. Curry recently publishing a new book, Career Counseling in P-12 Schools.
Career Counseling in P-12 Schools presents a comprehensive, developmental and practical approach to preparing school counselors to conceptualize the career development needs of P-12 students and design and implement relevant career interventions.
According to the report, the text covers career counseling and development specifically geared to Pre K-12 schools and reflects the American School Counselor Association’s National Model for school counseling with career counseling as a core competency.
Career Counseling describes a developmental, ecosystemic approach informed by career theory and presents career counseling programs and interventions sequentially, based on grade and age level. It also features case studies, end-of-chapter discussion points, self-test questions and counselor activities.
“In this book, we take a multisystemic, developmental and comprehensive approach to Pre K-12 Career and College Readiness,” said Curry. “There is no other book like this on the market. It’s the first book of its kind to highlight contemporary federal initiatives for promoting students’ post-secondary options, the American School Counselor Association’s National model for school counseling programs, and application of career and college readiness by grade level elementary through secondary.”
The LCA Advocacy Award received by Curry was established to honor and recognize an LCA member who has taken the initiative to advocate for the counseling profession on a local and/or state level and by doing so, increased awareness about the counseling profession making it stronger and more visible in the state of Louisiana.
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