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Elevating and Expanding School Counselors' Roles and Voices in the Prevention of School Violence
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Breanna Ellington; Adria Dunbar; Carrie Wachter-Morris – Professional School Counseling, 2023
School counselors provide comprehensive school counseling services related to prevention of school violence, but a critical step is to put those pieces together in an intentional and preventive evidence-based model. Several nationally recognized safe school initiatives neglect the significant role school counselors provide in mental health…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, Counselor Attitudes, Prevention
School Climate and Student Mental Health: Conceptions and Experiences of Nonbinary Students
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Breanna Ellington; Jordan Westcott; Tameka Grimes; David Kniola; Gerard Lawson – Professional School Counseling, 2024
Anti-transgender school policies have proliferated in the United States from 2019 to 2024, impacting school climate for transgender and nonbinary learners. In this quantitative study, we examined differences in the experiences of school climate factors (e.g., safety, mattering, mental health outcomes, etc.) between male, female, and nonbinary high…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, LGBTQ People, Sexual Identity, School Policy
Warning Signs of Threats to Student Safety: Recommendations for Virtual School Counseling
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Ellington, Breanna – Professional School Counseling, 2022
School safety has become central to the educational goals and missions of schools on almost every continent (Astor & Benbenishty, 2018). Equally important is supporting the social, emotional, and mental health needs of all students. School counselors have specific training to help students navigate the challenges of distance learning and…
Descriptors: School Safety, Counseling Techniques, Mental Health, Health Needs
Perceptions of School Counselors Surviving a School Shooting
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Brown, Carleton H. – Professional School Counseling, 2018
School counselors have an ethical and professional responsibility to offer counseling services during crises such as a school shooting. Limited research has explored the lived experiences and practices of school counselors who have experienced a school shooting. This article discusses a qualitative case study investigating school counselors'…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counseling, Crisis Management, Crisis Intervention
Cyberbullying Considerations for School Counselors: A Social Media Content Analysis
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Tinstman Jones, Jessica L.; Campbell, Laurie O.; Stickl Haugen, Jaimie; Sutter, Claudia C. – Professional School Counseling, 2019
Researchers conducted a content analysis of nine social media platforms' bullying policies based on the American School Counseling Association position statement on bullying to determine the content of the social media platforms' bullying policies as they connect to school counseling guidelines. Main findings indicated (a) common terms are often…
Descriptors: Bullying, School Counseling, Social Media, Policy
Potential Stressors of Undocumented Latinx Youth: Implications and Recommendations for School Counselors
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Talleyrand, Regine M.; Vojtech, Jennifer Thanh-Giang – Professional School Counseling, 2018
The immigration process for undocumented youth often results in multiple academic, personal, and career stressors including experiences of trauma, loss, language barriers, and limited postsecondary schooling or work options. Further, the ongoing political debate regarding immigration may exacerbate these stressors for undocumented youth living in…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, School Counselors, Undocumented Immigrants, Stress Variables