The Role of School Counselors in the Career and College Readiness of Foster Care Youth: An Ecological Systems Theory Approach
ABSTRACT School counselors are in a position to facilitate the educational needs of foster care youth who often face numerous barriers to higher education. In this article, the author proposes using Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model of Human Development and the four themes of the American School Counselor Association to conceptualize the role school counselors have in enhancing the career and college readiness of foster care youth. School counselors as leaders and advocates is emphasized.