School Counseling Programs as Religious Safe Zones

School Counselling Programs as Religious Safe Zones Student’s Name Institution Course # and Name Instructor’s Name Submission Date School counseling plays a crucial role in addressing students' social-emotional needs. Professional school counselors should be competent to handle religious diversity and plurality in beliefs. Religion is essential in counseling; thus, it should be incorporated from a neutral rather than a biased perspective. Counselors should encourage conversations about religion without imposing any preconceived notions or beliefs. The article indicates that conversations on spirituality are crucial in understanding different worldviews (Stloukal & Wickman, 2011). School counselors should incorporate discussions on comparative world religions to understand conflicting views without students feeling judged. The counseling should be done transparently to enhance the counselors’ credibility. Creating spiritual and religious safe z...