Arab American college students, like their peers, grapple with anxiety and depression. However, unlike some of their peers, they have their own set of unique personal, socio-political, and cultural challenges that can impede their ability to persist socially, academically, and personally. It is important for college counselors to keep pace with…

This study used a multi-methods needs assessment with directed content analysis to learn how academic advising assessment could be used to understand the effectiveness of the advising system at a private research institution and to design an assessment plan that met the needs and allowed the institution to evaluate the academic advising system.…

A key task in the professional development of counselors is the formation and refinement of their theoretical orientation, a framework based in theories of counseling and psychotherapy which helps one to understand human behavior and guide the therapeutic process. This study sought to explore counselor viewpoints on the current stage of their…

This phenomenological study explored perceptions of rural school counselors toward children and adolescents living in poverty. Eight rural school counselors, employed at high poverty schools, completed on-line demographic surveys and participated in individual semi-structured phone interviews. Three themes emerged from the semi-structured…

This research examined, through a qualitative approach, the perceptions of middle school counselors and resources to prepare middle school students to be college and career ready. In the past, there has been a limited amount of research that has been completed on middle school students in the area of college and career readiness, most research has…

The concept of branding holds the key to achieving organizational goals by determining the needs and wants of target markets (Nicolescu, 2009). The brand of a community college is influenced by the interactions these individuals have on campus or in public with college administrators, faculty, and staff (Black, 2008). As a result it is imperative…

In this qualitative single-case study, this researcher explored the challenges faced by online advisors and their need to have a training program that is beneficial to online academic advisors. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and experiences online advisors had regarding challenges they faced and the on-the-job training…

This study examined the effectiveness of a mindfulness professional training session ("MindfulnessPD") on usage of the 10% Happier phone app among academic advisors and the app's influence on levels of mindfulness and perceived stress. To date, there is a lack of research regarding the effectiveness of in-person mindfulness training on…

Black students in high schools do not matriculate in advanced level coursework, such as advanced placement (AP) classes, at the same rate as their White peers. The opportunity to participate in AP in high school has been shown to influence enrollment in college, earning higher overall grades, and better performance on high stakes assessments such…

The purpose of this Delphi study was to describe a consensus among selected high school guidance counselors about common barriers to advanced coursework opportunities experienced by high school students. The Delphi technique developed by the RAND Corporation is a method that combines multiple rounds of questions completed by a panel of experts in…

The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of Black school counselors post-"Brown v. Board of Education" (1954) decision and their integration into predominantly White public schools. A literature review was conducted which included the history of school counseling, "Brown v. Board of Education," and its…

The purpose of the study was to identify in-service general and special educators', counselors', and English as a Second Language educators' perceptions of the cause of academic difficulties for students who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD). A mixed-methods sequential explanatory design was used to initially collect quantitative…

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to reveal the supervisory experiences of counselor supervisees when working with clients diagnosed with eating disorders. Research questions were: "What are the reported supervisory experiences of counselor supervisees who work with clients diagnosed with eating disorders?" and "What…

The study's first purpose was to give school counselors a "voice" regarding their perceived stress. The second purpose was to investigate the relationship between school counselors' work satisfaction across 12 counselor-related activities and perceived stress as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10). A question about…

The transition from middle school to high school can be challenging for some students. Many school districts are implementing practices to ease the transition to high school. The current study examined one school district's practices and procedures for the development and implementation of a ninth-grade center. In this study, I examined the…