Leadership Roles for School Counselors in Identifying and Supporting Twice-Exceptional (2E) Students

Abstract

School counselors have a variety of opportunities to serve as advocates and leaders for students identified as twice exceptional (2E). We explore these opportunities and discuss the academic and social/emotional challenges 2E students face and current operational definitions for this population. We also discuss strategies school counselors can use to help students increase their academic and social success. We introduce strengths-based educational approaches as a best practice for working with this unique population, including the use of support strategies, enrichment clusters, and extracurricular activities.