One way to inform educational administration faculty and future school principals about the role of the school counselor is for counselor educators to collaborate with educational administration faculty. However, there are very few recommendations about how these faculty members might collaborate. In an exploratory national survey, counselor…

The American School Counselor Association has endorsed group work as an important component of school counseling programs, and research has demonstrated the effectiveness of group work in schools. Yet there is still considerable variation in practice of group work in schools. The type of group training preservice school counselors receive is an…

Describes the results of a national survey regarding the preparation of entry-level school counseling students. Questionnaire asked counselor educators about credit hours, screening methods, previous faculty experiences, course content, and fieldwork requirements. Results revealed similarities and differences among school counselor preparation…

Study investigated the extent to which the National Standards for School Counseling Programs were being used by counselor educators in the preparation of school counselors. It also sought to determine how departments were using the Standards in teaching courses as part of school counselor education programs. Based on the results, implications for…

In a national survey of entry-level school counselor preparation programs, counselor educators were asked about the extent to which they addressed concepts defined by The Education Trust literature and the extent to which these concepts were important in preparing school counselors. Discusses the relationship between existing programs and The…