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McAdams, Charles; Shillingford, M. Ann; Trice-Black, Shannon – Journal of School Counseling, 2011
This article reports the findings of a national survey of practicing school counselors regarding their knowledge of current research in school violence prevention and intervention. The authors describe four active areas of youth violence research over the past two decades and present findings that suggest that a potentially dangerous gap may exist…
Descriptors: Intervention, Violence, Prevention, School Counseling
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Wood, Susannah; Portman, Tarrell Awe Agahe; Cigrand, Dawnette L.; Colangelo, Nicholas – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2010
This article presents findings from a national survey of 149 practicing school counselors who are members of the American School Counselor Association. The survey gathered information on school counselors' perceptions of and experiences with acceleration as a program option for gifted students. Results indicate that, although school counselors'…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Counselor Role, Knowledge Level, Decision Making
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Romano, Dawn M.; Paradise, Louis V.; Green, Eric J. – Journal of School Counseling, 2009
Questions have arisen regarding counselor's capabilities in assisting students with special needs (Milsom & Akos, 2003; Studer & Quigney, 2005). This study examined school counselors' training and attitudes toward providing services to students with learning disabilities who qualified for services only under Section 504 of the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, School Counseling, School Counselors, Experience
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Shen, Yih-Jiun; Lowinger, Robert Jay – Professional School Counseling, 2007
Two hundred and three school counselors were surveyed online concerning their perceived competence when counseling Asian American students. Although the counselors had limited interactions with the population, they reported a self-assured overall competency. Specifically, they felt competent about the awareness domain, somewhat competent about the…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Asian American Students, Counselor Attitudes, Cultural Awareness
Lovern, John D.; Price, David B. – 1983
A successful alcoholism counselor needs to have a suitable personality, the proper training, and a realistic idea of what it is like to work in the field. In order to assess the necessary personal qualities and training, and to obtain firsthand information about working as an alcoholism counselor, alcoholism counselors and supervisors (N=50)…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Counseling, Counselor Characteristics
Stewart, Sunita; Alpert, Murray – 1983
Recent studies in counselor training have focused on the trainee/supervisor relationship, with little empirical research on the supervisor and trainee qualities that may contribute to a successful experience. To explore the supervisor and trainee characteristics that may contribute to high quality training, 40 pairs of trainees and supervisors in…
Descriptors: Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Graduate Students