2010

In advocating for a more visible role for the school counselor on behalf of college bound special education students we start by pointing out the benefits of a college degree even in our current economic climate; we identify the paucity of students with disabilities that enroll in, let alone graduate from, college; we explore some of the effects of inequitable professional practices on students with disabilities; we elucidate the supportive benefits of the Individuals with Disabilities Act along with its specific provisions for enhancing the successful transition of students with disabilities from school to adult life; we describe a potentially key role for the school counselor as a facilitator on the Individual Education Planning (IEP) team; and we conclude by describing a variety of ways in which school counselors could work with, and on behalf of, students with disabilities (a) using evidenced based practices, and (b) promoting students’ self-advocacy.