This qualitative case study examined a piloted online synchronous school counseling site supervision training program. The findings of the study included two key themes, Community of Learning and Opportunities for Reflection and Application, which revealed aspects of participant engagement and content delivery that enhanced school counseling site…

Within schools, school counsellors are often delegated the responsibility for reporting child maltreatment. In this paper, we present findings of a rapid review of empirical studies investigating what is known about school counsellors' reporting of child maltreatment. Thematic categories identified include school counsellors' training, knowledge,…

In this qualitative case study, we implemented an anti-oppressive, social justice curriculum in a school counseling internship course and then explored its impact on participants (N = 3) as school counseling students and full-time school counselors. We identified 11 themes that reflect how the curriculum impacted participants as students and…

The purpose of this article is to provide a new social justice conceptual framework in school counselling. Although principles of social justice have been discussed in the counselling field, more discussion on the principles is needed to help school counsellors improve their counselling services for all students. This comprehensive literature…

This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of emergency credentialed school counselors in training. We interviewed 10 school counselor trainees across the United States who worked as school counselors while simultaneously completing their graduate coursework. We sought insights about challenges faced and support received. Four…

Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) is a relationship-based, strengths focused intervention based on theories of intersubjectivity and attachment. Originally developed within family work, the evidence investigating the application of VIG within different relationships and settings is growing. Educational psychologists (EPs) are amongst practitioners…

Annually, there are school counseling specific counselor educator positions that remain unfilled. There is a need for more counselor educators with school counseling backgrounds. This grounded theory provides a model of the process by which school counselor educators decide to enter academia and what keeps them in their positions, based on focus…

This pretest/posttest experimental design study investigated the use of virtual reality to teach school counseling students empathy, as measured by the Empathy Quotient. An independent samples and paired-samples t-test were used to analyze students' scores in the experimental and control groups. The study's results are discussed.

Mental health difficulties affect children and adolescents pervasively. School counsellors serve as frontliners to support the students in need, but often face challenges from the complexity of their cases. This study aims to develop a training module named MDAS (Mental Health disorder, Developmental disorders, Attachment and Self-compassionate)…

Rural Appalachia encompasses a region of the United States represented by unique cultural strengths and systemic challenges. To meet their students' career and college needs, school counselors working in rural Appalachia must understand the cultural nuances of the region. Consensual qualitative research (CQR) methodology revealed five domains and…

The purpose of the study is to investigate school counselors' support of youth experiencing homelessness going to college. Using survey methods, school counselors reported their knowledge, perceived competence, advocacy, and actions related to supporting students experiencing homelessness in their college preparation. The results suggested that…

Previous studies have shown that collaboration between school counsellors and other stakeholders such as teachers and administrators leads to improved outcomes for students and a better school climate. The current qualitative study explored the experiences and perceptions of novice school counsellors in India regarding collaboration with teachers…

The School Social Work Association of America's national certified school social worker (NCSSW) credential was launched in April 2021. Because the certification is so new, it has not yet been evaluated. Without information on the benefits of the NCSSW credential, it is difficult to promote the certification, to help the certification grow, or to…

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of training on learning disabilities (LD) on school counsellor candidates' perceptions related to students with LD. The study group was comprised of 51 students in the Counselling and Psychological Guidance Department. The participants responded to an open-ended question: 'Students with learning…

In the context of the multimedia era, college counselors and college students should make progress together. This article aims to explore the practical issues of applying multimedia and visual-image technology to the training of college counselors. We propose a three-dimensional multimedia visual image recognition technology based on convolutional…