VISTAS Online is an innovative publication produced for ACA by Dr. Garry R. Walz and Dr. Jeanne C. Bleuer of Counseling Outfitters, LLC. Its purpose is to provide a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA Conference and selected ACA Division Conferences. Papers on a program or practice that has been validated through research or experience may also be submitted. This digital collection of peer-reviewed articles is authored by counselors, for counselors. VISTAS Online contains the full text of over 900 proprietary counseling articles published from 2004 to 2017.
2016
Bridging the Language Divide: Creating Multilingual Collaborations Between Families With Spanish Language Dominance and Non-Spanish Speaking School Counselors
Lynn Z. Tovar
2016
Increased linguistic diversity in school communities requires that counselors focus on building multilingual collaborations, regardless of counselors’ linguistic abilities. Addressing the language gap calls for advocacy for relevant resources, bridging behaviors, knowledge of how to work with language interpreters, and evaluation of service delivery and environment. With a focus on working with families with Spanish language dominance, recommendations for school counselors and two case studies are provided.
Keywords: Latino immigrants, school counselors, parent engagement, culturally
informed counseling, limited English proficiency