Download or read book A Survey Study of School Counselors Perceptions of the Importance of Professional Development Areas written by Laura J. Bridegan Curran and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The requirements for school counselor certification have changed since 2000 in Missouri. Most notably, the requirement of previous teaching experience has been removed. Since the position of counselor developed out of teaching, many studies have examined teaching experience or lack of it as variables. Yet none has examined school counselors' perceptions of the importance of professional development areas related to the MoStep School Counseling Competencies. This research study surveyed school counselors to determine if there was a relationship between teaching experience or lack of it and counselors' perceived importance of 18 professional development areas derived from the MoStep School Counseling Competencies. The study also examined demographic variables, self-efficacy and stress, and their possible relationships to counselors' perceptions of the importance of professional development for those with teaching experience and those who lack teaching experience. Findings suggest that teaching experience has no relationship to counselors' perceptions of the importance of professional development areas. An unanticipated finding was that counselors' perceptions of the importance of professional development areas was related to counselors' years of experience as a counselor. Since the early years of counselor experience are important to success in the profession, issues such as early-career mentoring and administrative understanding of the role of the school counselor may prove useful.

Download or read book School Counselors Perceptions Practices and Preparedness Related to Issues in Mental Health written by Tricia K. Berger and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This dissertation attempted to ascertain how school counselors, working in a county located in the northeastern United States, perceived their own preparation and training regarding the management of mental health issues. It also attempted to gain an understanding of how school counselors managed mental health issues involving students grades K-12. This research was relevant and necessary, as recent research has shown there has been a significant increase in the numbers of children and adolescents suffering from mental health issues. This study was completed via an internet survey of 60 school counselors, eliciting information in order to understand the evolution of school counseling programs and focused on the current status of the school counselor in regard to student mental health. I discovered significance in three realms. First, I anticipated that my findings could be helpful to inform curriculum in school counselor education. Second, findings captured various conceptualizations of school counselor professional development. Third, outcomes could aid school counselors, and the profession more generally, to reconceptualize their role in the management of mental health and other psychosocial issues"--Leaf ii.

Download or read book Perceptions of the Leadership Capacity of School Counselors Related to School Climate Measures written by Kandace K. DaCosta and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of the leadership capacity of school counselors related to school climate measures. Leadership capacity is defined as broad-based, skillful participation in the work of leadership involving other people within the school system (Lambert, 2000). In addition, the research examined the roles and responsibilities of school counselors and identified ways in which school counselors are currently contributing to school climate. Participants included K-12 school counselors and building level administrators employed by five districts in south central Pennsylvania. Thirty-two school counselors and 18 building level administrators participated in a researcher-designed online survey. Five school counselors and six building level administrators answered researcher designed interview questions. Both school counselors and building level administrators acknowledged the school counselor's role in contributing to a positive school climate by providing a safe and welcoming environment for students, fostering student/school counselor relationships, and collaborating with school staff and community. School counselors and building level administrators concurred that leadership opportunities exist for school counselors; however, the research indicated that there is a lack of articulation of the leadership opportunities, as well as a lack of relevant professional development opportunities to prepare school counselors for leadership roles. Building level administrators' perceptions largely aligned with the school counselors'; however, some discrepancies were identified regarding leadership roles and opportunities, as well as the lack of contributions outside of the contracted school day.

Download or read book ASCA National Model written by American School Counselor Association and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ASCA National Model reflects a comprehensive approach to the design, implementation and assessment of a school counseling program that improves student success. The publication defines the school counselor's role in implementation of a school counseling program and provides step-by-step tools to build each componenet of your school counseling program, including defining, managing, delivering and assessing. This fourth edition reflects current education practices, aligns with the ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success: K-12 College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Every Student and the ASCA professional standards & competencies and assists school counselors in developing an examplary school counseling program"-[P. 4], Cover.

Download or read book Career Development Activities of School Counselors at Predominantly Latino High Schools written by Paolo Varquez and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This embedded case study explored and described the delivery of career development activities by high school counselors (n=9) at predominantly Latino high schools within a Southern California school district. Using the ASCA National Standards as a guide, participants were queried about their adherence to said standards. The following themes emerged: (a) The Need for Parental Involvement in Students Education, (b) Counselors Barriers to Delivering Career Development Activities, (3) Perceptions of a Potential Career Development Course, (4) Career Exploration, (5) and Lack of Accountability for ASCA Standards. The results from the questionnaire highlighted inconsistency among the participants delivery of career development competencies. Limitations include a small sample size and questionnaire flaws. Implications include the need to track fidelity for ASCA National Standards, improve parental involvement, reduce non-counseling tasks, and reduce the student-to-school counselor ratio. Recommendations for future research for educators in predominantly Latino high schools are provided.

Download or read book Exploring Student Mental Health Support Through the Lens of High School Counselors Perceptions of Preparation and Professional Development Needs written by Lindsey Taylor Page and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School counselors are the first personnel called on in a school to provide daily student mental health support. However, complications such as additional non-counseling duties and high student to counselor ratios exist which limit the time school counselors have available to support student mental health needs. While the number of youths needing mental health support was already on the rise, the global pandemic of COVID-19 has caused this number to increase rapidly. School counselor graduate programs can be clinical or school counseling focused, and the role of the school counselor according to the American School Counseling Association is to provide short-term counseling interventions, and then refer out for long-term, severe mental health issues. Since so many youths need mental health services currently, referrals to community agencies are taking months to be processed. By asking school counselors to assess their own level of preparedness and professional development needs around student mental health support, school counselors can share if their preparation and professional development needs are being met and what additional support, if any, counselors need to be successful in helping students. In this exploratory study, ten high school counselors in one medium-sized, partially suburban, partially rural school district in Florida responded to an electronic survey containing questions about their graduate school preparation in mental health and current district professional development needs around mental health. When it came to feelings of preparation, most counselors felt "prepared" or "mostly prepared" to provide support on a list of typical youth mental health topics. When it came to time spent providing mental health support, 56% of counselors reported spending on average 2-3 hours daily providing support for student mental health needs. For professional development needs, school counselors wanted more mental health coursework in graduate school. For their district professional development, counselors wanted to be trained, observed and given feedback from licensed mental health clinicians rather than being trained by district school counseling staff or other school counselors. The findings of this study show that while school counselors are indeed spending large quantities of time providing direct student mental health support and referring students out for clinical mental health support, they are still faced with providing counseling interventions for longer periods of time to more students than normal due to the long wait students have to see a mental health provider and the mental health consequences students are having as a result of living through the COVID-19 pandemic. One main issue the counselors' responses revealed is that the mental health support school counselors are providing at this moment in time is still largely responsive and at the Tier 3 level supporting individual students rather than preventative and at the Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels for the entire school population, as demonstrated by a higher number of counselors selecting individual counseling and crisis intervention as services they provide and fewer selecting schoolwide mental health awareness activities, classroom guidance lessons, or small group counseling as services they provide. When assessing professional development needs, school counselors do feel that they could use more mental health training to support students. School counselors wanted to be trained more often by licensed mental health professionals as opposed to other school counselors. School counselors also expressed that they would have liked to have more mental health coursework in their graduate program. The implications of these findings show that the school counselor role is evolving to include more direct student mental health support than it previously required. Since counselors are spending so much time in mental health support that is responsive and typically supporting one student at a time, it is imperative for school counselors to assess if the interventions they are applying are truly effective, or if a more preventative approach, while hard to transition to initially, would result in a need for less responsive services in the long run. The recommendations from this study are that the role of the counselor should incorporate more mental health training by districts, graduate programs, and mental health counselors. Reducing student to counselor ratios would also help school counselors provide a preventative, comprehensive school counseling program, reducing the volume of responsive mental health services currently provide.

Download or read book Counselor Educators Perceptions of the Preparation of School Counselors for Advocacy written by Robert L. Kircher and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was concluded that the advocacy disposition, knowledge, and skill competencies delineated by Trusty and Brown (2005) are appropriate for inclusion in master's degree programs in school counseling, and that additional focus on advocacy competencies might be needed within programs to ensure that all school counseling graduates learn and are able to apply the competencies. It was also concluded that the perceptions of counselor educators in CACREP-accredited and non-CACREP-accredited programs are more similar than different relative to the importance of including the competencies in graduate programs, the extent to which they are taught, and the readiness of graduates to apply the competencies.

Download or read book International Handbook for Policy Research on School Based Counseling written by John C. Carey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook examines policy research on school counseling across a wide range of countries and offers guidelines for developing counseling research and practice standards worldwide. It identifies the vital role of counseling in enhancing students’ educational performance and general wellbeing, and explores effective methods for conducting policy research, with practical examples. Chapters present the current state of school-based counseling and policy from various countries, focusing on national and regional needs, as well as opportunities for collaboration between advocates and policymakers. By addressing gaps in policy knowledge and counselor training, the Handbook discusses both the diversity of prominent issues and the universality of its major objectives. Topics featured in this handbook include: The use of scoping reviews to document and synthesize current practices in school-based counseling. Contemporary public policy on school-based counseling in Latin America. Policy, capacity building, and school-based counseling in Eastern/Southern Africa. Public policy, policy research, and school counseling in Middle Eastern countries. Policy and policy research on school-based counseling in the United Kingdom. Policy research on school-based counseling in the United States. The International Handbook for Policy Research in School-Based Counseling is a must-have resource for researchers, graduate students, clinicians, and related professionals and practitioners in child and school psychology, educational policy and politics, social work, psychotherapy, and counseling as well as related disciplines.

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Download or read book The Impact of Professional Development on the Effectiveness of the School Counselor written by Alyssa Elliott and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the perceived impact of professional development on the effectiveness of the school counselor. Additionally, this study explored the perceived impact of professional development on the school counselor. This qualitative study collected data from 32 school counselors in six different school districts located in the state of Pennsylvania. Responses from an online survey, open-ended questions, and individual interviews were used to obtain insights from school counselors regarding their feelings towards the professional development activities experienced. Findings suggested professional development made an impact on the majority of school counselors participating in the study. Responses also revealed that school counselors felt the professional development they participated in had moderate impact on their effectiveness. School counselors expressed a desire for relevant, meaningful professional development with the opportunities to learn practical skills applicable to their daily work.

Download or read book A Study of Selected Perceptions of the Career Education Tasks of Elementary School Counselors written by Winifred Watson French and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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