You may not realize this, but you have a unique superpower in your role as a high school counselor! You have the ability to nurture your students and walk them through four of the most important years of their life. One practice that will help you strengthen this superpower is cultural competency.

Today’s guest, Jocelynn Hubbard, is here to help us develop cultural competency at work and in our personal lives. It starts with becoming more aware of your beliefs, your biases, and all of your lived experiences. Then you start to see how this compares with your students and how you can use that information to better support them as individuals. 

Jocelynn breaks down exactly what cultural competency is and how it can inform your counseling practice. She gives great examples of what this practice looks like day to day. You’ll quickly see how every moment of your day can become an opportunity to develop cultural competency and strengthen relationships with your students! After listening, you can download Jocelynn’s Roadmap to inform you of your next steps.

Resources Mentioned:

• Free Resource: Scholarship Spreadsheet - https://counselorclique.com/scholarship
• Free Resource: The Welcoming & Culturally Inclusive Classroom Roadmap - https://customteachingsolutions.com/theroadmap/
• Jocelynn's Podcast: The Culture-Centered Classroom
• Resource: What Should Culturally Relevant Teaching Look Like Today? Gloria Ladson-Billings Explains
• Resource: Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy, by Gholdy Muhammad 
• Resource: Dr. Geneva Gay
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