School psychologists are key school-based personnel when responding to suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The present paper explored the experiences and attitudes of school psychologists, with a special focus on collaborating during suicide intervention activities. Using a descriptive phenomenological approach, a purposive sample procedure…

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global concern. Interventions designed to prevent IPV are often participatory in nature, implemented in face-to-face settings and seek to create 'safe social spaces'. We however do not fully understand how safe social spaces can be created in online spaces. Our study sought to understand the possibility of…

This study explored the experiences of school counselors utilizing peer-group supervision to assist in analyzing data to determine the effectiveness of interventions. The literature gap indicates that further research was needed regarding the relationship between appropriate supervision and its impact on school counselors' ability to analyze data.…

Substance abuse continues to be a growing concern in America with more efforts to improve the overall quality of treatment for Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). A history of trauma experiences significantly increased the likelihood of an individual turning to substances to cope. However, psychological abuse remains understudied with its relation to…

The problem addressed in this study was the increase in discipline infractions during the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 school years among Black six-grade tween girls in Jefferson County Schools (JCS, a pseudonym). The numbers indicated a 44% increase in discipline infractions over a 4-year period. The purpose of this basic…

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…

The purpose of this research was to conduct a generic qualitative study to report how school counselors in Title I schools in the United States described their experiences implementing trauma-informed practices. This study sought to provide prevention and intervention practices provided to students who have experienced trauma as school counselors…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspectives of school psychologists who had experience working with linguistically diverse speaking families in special education. The focus was on their experiences communicating and collaborating with these families as well as their training backgrounds. The study aimed to explore the training,…

This article describes the development of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports-Interventionist Beliefs Scale (MTSS-IBS). The introduction reviews the importance between practitioner beliefs and MTSS success. Because there is no measure to assess the MTSS beliefs of school interventionists for the success of all students, we used a principal…

Although other therapeutic approaches across human service disciplines have acknowledged the importance of understanding the impacts of trauma, the field of behavior analysis has seen less frequent discussions. To address this growing need, the purpose of this study was to explore how three participant board certified behavior analysts (BCBAs):…

Background: Research suggests that school counsellors can have a positive influence on students' academic, social-emotional and career development. Although school counsellors have had longstanding direct and indirect involvement in providing support and services to students with disabilities (SWD), research into how school counsellors directly…

This article shares the results from a quasi-experimental mixed-methods study of a promising transition-focused professional development approach. The 12-week team-based intervention resulted in positive outcomes among intervention group participants' knowledge and capacities. The intervention group exhibited statistically significant changes in…

It should be noted that about a year after this researcher began work on this dissertation, he became seriously ill, greatly interfering with his ability to function. In 2019 he was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a terminal lung disease. As his physical condition continued to worsen, work on the dissertation came to practically a…

Trauma-informed practices were initially designed for children; however, we argue that higher education is well-positioned to address the needs of adults as well. This paper discusses adopting trauma-informed practices in organizations and relational spaces. We also share preliminary findings from a qualitative pilot study that explored the…

This single-case research design study examined the degree of change in school-counselors-in-training self-report of self-efficacy in response to a narrative-based supervision intervention using the Counselor Self-Efficacy Scale. The narrative-based supervision intervention consisted of ten prompting questions, five questions focused on the school…