Describe in detail three reasons why a professional school counselor should be knowledgeable about development when providing counseling for children and adolescents in schools.

Write a paper addressing the prompt below. Be sure to
address all parts of the prompt. The body of your paper should be 5-6 pages
using APA format. Remember that all graduate students in our program will use
the Professional Version, not the Student Version. You will use a minimum of
level 1 headings in your paper. References will include required course
readings as well as 2 (two) additional
peer-reviewed journal articles (minimum of four peer-reviewed references). You
must include a reference page, and your assignment will be submitted through
Turnitin for plagiarism. To avoid plagiarism, use your own words or provide
in-text citations when using the author(s)’ words. Assignment is worth 150
points.

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Describe in detail three reasons why a
professional school counselor should be knowledgeable about development when providing
counseling for children and adolescents in schools. Remember to include how
differences in culture, languages, values, backgrounds, and abilities might impact
development and intervention will all students.
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What federal laws apply to students with
disabilities? Why is it important for professional school counselors to be
familiar with these laws?
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Describe the role of the professional school
counselor in working with students with exceptionalities (Learning
Disabilities, Other Health Impaired and Emotionally Disturbed). Describe two
specific theory-based interventions to use with a student with one specific
diagnostic impression (i.e., ADHD, Learning Disability, etc.).
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Describe characteristics and developmental
features of gifted children and identify two school-based strategies to address
their specific needs.

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