Assignment Problem: A teacher reports that a student is displaying defiant behaviors in his classroom. The student is always the first one to be done with his work and answers all of the problems correctly. As the school counselor, what strategies can you suggest to the teacher to use with this student to decrease or extinguish these behaviors? How can you demonstrate compassion and care to the student? Please apply the knowledge learned in your current internship as you consider the dispositional value of Advocacy in your response.
Advocacy is demonstrated by the following behaviors: • Actively building positive relationships with the students • Engaging students in conversations beyond the scope of the classroom • Taking time to understand student issues and concerns • Assisting students in finding resolutions to their problems • Guiding students through the problem-solving process • Seeking to understand the issues and challenges facing students • Sincerely getting to know the students' interests and needs in their context.