School counselors must consistently strive to maintain cultural competence, respect for all, and remain unbiased when facing the cultural, physical, and cognitive differences of students, families, faculty, staff, and administrators. when writing a professional development action plan how you will strengthen your cultural competence, advocacy, and leadership skills to meet the diverse needs of your school and community?

• Discuss the roles of advocacy and compassion in addressing the needs of all students.
• What would be two additional professional resources you can use to identify issues and trends in meeting the needs of multicultural and diverse student populations.
• Identify a list of strategies, interventions, or activities to address identified students' needs in a diverse population.
• Identify a minimum of two professional development opportunities to assist you in building cultural competence and leadership/advocacy skills as a school counselor.