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Ricks, Lacey; Tuttle, Malti; Land, Christy; Chibbaro, Julia – Journal of School Counseling, 2019
This study used quantitative measures to explore child abuse reporting trends for early career school counselors and to examine factors influencing their decisions to report suspected child abuse. Thematic coding was used to analyze recommendations for additional training needs regarding child abuse reporting and for the challenges school…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, School Counselors, Entry Workers, School Counseling
Sanders, Carrie; Welfare, Laura E.; Culver, Steve – Professional Counselor, 2017
Students in K-12 schools benefit from career counseling as a means to improve their readiness for academic and career success. This quantitative study explored the career counseling self-efficacy of 143 practicing middle school counselors using the Career Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale-Modified and a subscale of the School Counselor Self-Efficacy…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Middle Schools, School Counselors, Self Efficacy
Matusovich, Holly; Gillen, Andrew; Carrico, Cheryl; Knight, David; Grohs, Jake – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2020
Family, school, and community contexts each link to secondary school enrollment, yet these factors have been comparatively examined only in limited ways. A holistic examination of contextual factors will be particularly important for engineering where college enrollment patterns vary by demographics. To begin explaining patterns of engineering…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Engineering Education, Context Effect, Enrollment Trends
Lorenzo, Sarah-Jane – National Association of State Boards of Education, 2014
For students whose families and friends do not have college-going experience to share, applying to college can be challenging. School counselors can fill the gap, but in many schools--especially those serving students most in need--counselors are spread thin. This NASBE policy update explores the ways state boards of education can address the…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, Counselor Evaluation, State Boards of Education
Coles, Caron N. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research study was to examine the attitudes held by school-based administrators, teachers, and professional school counselors regarding ideal and actual roles of the professional school counselor. The survey instrument utilized in this research study, the PSCRFA, is grounded in the ASCA model and reflective of current school…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, School Personnel, Surveys, Public Schools
School Counselor and School Psychologist Perceptions of Accountability Policy: Lessons from Virginia
Ruff, Ryan Richard – Qualitative Report, 2011
This paper is concerned with the professional efficacy of school counselors and school psychologists that operate under the umbrella of accountability reforms. Research questions addressed counselor and psychologist job roles and responsibilities, as well as their personal perspectives on the impact of accountability reforms on both the classroom…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, School Counselors, Accountability, School Choice
Steen, Sam – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2011
This exploratory study linked academic and personal development within a group counseling intervention. A pre-test post-test research design compared social skills, learning behaviors, and achievement with a convenience sample and control group of students from three elementary schools. For the treatment group, grade point average in Language Arts…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Student Development, Group Counseling, Adolescents
Eckenrod-Green, Wendy – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between high school students' perceptions of the importance of school counselor multicultural competence (SCMCC) and student's characteristics (i.e., students race, SES, sex, grade level, and contact with the school counselor). Participants in this study were students enrolled in two…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, High School Students, School Counselors
Arthur, Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the frequency in which school social workers in Virginia engage in and prefer to engage in social work related activities and (2) to determine if the frequency in which the social work related activities the school social workers engage in is related to select variables. After a comprehensive review…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Socioeconomic Status, Questionnaires, Public Agencies
College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2011
The College Board, NASSP and ASCA believe that the principal-counselor relationship is a dynamic and organic relationship that evolves over time in response to the ever-changing needs of a school. The goal of an effective principal-counselor relationship is to use the strength of the relationship to collaboratively lead school reform efforts to…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, School Counselors
Flynn, Christopher; Heitzmann, Dennis – Counseling Psychologist, 2008
While college campuses are relatively safe environments, the promise of safety and security on campus was shattered by a single gunman on April 16, 2007. Seung-Hui Cho, a senior at Virginia Tech, shot 49 students and faculty, killing 32, before killing himself. The authors are psychologists and directors of university counseling centers; they…
Descriptors: Prevention, Psychologists, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Workers

Seligman, Linda; Whitely, Nancy – American Mental Health Counselors Association Journal, 1983
Surveyed 58 Virginia mental health counselors in private practice to examine working hours, fees, and the nature of their practices. Results showed most respondents had only a part time private practice and were employed elsewhere as well. The bulk of their counseling consisted of individual and family counseling. (JAC)
Descriptors: Certification, Counselor Role, Counselors, Fees
Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV. – 1987
The Virginia Board of Education adopted a resolution in May 1986 to establish a statewide elementary school guidance program within a 4-year period. A study group was formed to produce an objective, statewide study of principals' and superintendents' perceptions of this new program and to detect issues which could hinder program implementation.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Counselor Role, Elementary Education, Principals
Martin, Donald; Martin, Maggie – 1980
When remedial/developmental programs at community colleges are examined on a national level, four areas of concern are apparent: (1) administrators frequently fail to provide the funding and personnel necessary to meet the needs of a diverse student population; (2) instructors are often intellectually and culturally unprepared to teach…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Role, Counselor Teacher Cooperation
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg, Coll. of Education Small Grant Program. – 1981
This resource guide is designed to assist educational institutions and agencies to expand and increase the effectiveness of their vocational guidance and counseling programs for adults. It includes a relevant combination of articles, books, research reports, audivisoual materials, organizations, and directory lists. The references were compiled…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Advisory Committees, Annotated Bibliographies