Dr. Jake Olsen is an Associate Professor and School Counseling Program Coordinator at California State University Long Beach. Prior to becoming a counselor educator, he spent several years as a school counselor with Highline Public Schools outside Seattle, Washington. As a school counselor, he implemented a school counseling program aligned with the ASCA National Model. In addition, he was part of a district leadership team that supported the development and implementation of a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) framework across the district. His research agenda is focused on school counseling program and MTSS alignment and the implementation of school counseling programs aligned with the ASCA National Model. He has published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and is co-author of the ASCA book, Making MTSS Work. Dr. Olsen also conducts research and provides school counseling and MTSS related training as a member of the School Counselors for MTSS Collaborative.

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