Rasheem Jennings The choices you made to represent Jason, and get a full picture of his life is a good way to start. Advocating for Jason is demonstrated by removing barriers that inhibit access, growth, and development (Erford, 2014). Taking on Jason’s challenges head on and gaining an understanding of life from his perspective is a difficult task. Full consideration of the parental attitude, and background support from the school counselor will assist your assessment of Jason’s situation. Counselors need to be aware of a wide range of issues affecting students and be able to respond to them (Erford, 2014). The issues include cyberbullying, relational aggression, disabilities, grief and loss, suicide, sexual behaviors,
