This study investigated the impact of a multicomponent training program on the American School Counselor Association's National Model of school counseling. The model was designed to enhance school counselors' competence in implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. An ABA single case design was used to collect baseline, training, and…

Cultural immersion is a critical educational activity for developing greater cultural responsiveness. Analyzing journal entries written by students throughout their cultural immersion, we identified students' motivations, learning processes, and outcomes. Findings suggested developmental pathways that may assist counselor educators in stimulating…

In this transcendental phenomenological study and related data analysis (Creswell & Poth, 2018; Moustakas, 1994), authors explored school counselor educators' perceptions regarding recent changes in the profession. Through six focus groups, participants (n = 29) shared their experience, resulting in four themes: (a) range of reactions to…

Self-awareness is one of the main characteristics of effective counselors. However, there is no course to help increase the level of self-awareness of counselor candidates in the Guidance and Psychological Counseling (GPC) curriculum in Turkey. The present study aimed to discover the opinions of counselor candidates about the course of personality…

This study sought to evaluate school psychologists' perceptions of their graduate training experience in preparing them to work with transgender and other gender minority youth. The quality of graduate training was also examined through a compilation of syllabi. The participants (N = 193) completed a questionnaire regarding their confidence in…

Social justice movements have sought public awareness and positive change for marginalized communities, including the intersection of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and disabled students. Despite significant strides made to decrease the inequities experienced by marginalized communities, gaps still exist. Increasingly, the fields of…

This study sought to respond to the increased number of mature students in social work education and the understudied topic of their experiences. The research deployed semi- structured interviews and thematic analysis to explore the benefits, challenges, and needs of mature students (N = 19) over the age of 30 in a Canadian Bachelor of Social Work…

The hiring of new faculty members in counselor education programs can be complicated by the available pool of qualified graduates with doctoral degrees in counselor education and supervision, as required by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) for core faculty status. A pipeline problem for faculty…

Results from a systematic review of the empirical literature on bilingual counseling published between 2000 and 2019 are presented. The findings from 15 articles are divided into three areas: counselor perspectives, client perspectives, and training and supervision. The review revealed that the studies published within the past two decades have…

There is a lack of an established framework or taxonomy in the academic literature to systematically analyze school counseling policies. This study was conducted to fill in this gap. Specifically, the researchers propose an initial taxonomy developed based on review of relevant school counseling policy documents and research. The proposed taxonomy…

The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of school counsellors who work with gifted students in the school environment. A qualitative research design was used in this study. The participants were 52 school counsellors who work in primary schools of private colleges accepting gifted students in Turkey. A semi-structured interview…

Multicultural courses pose several challenges for counselor educators. This article presents a rationale for using a relational approach to teaching multicultural courses and includes 3 classroom activities based in relational pedagogy and relational-cultural theory. By using a relational approach, counselor educators can encourage students to…

Purpose: This article compares disability-related social justice, inclusion, and psychiatric rehabilitation recovery model principles with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP, 2016) counseling curriculum standards in order to clearly articulate areas in the current standards that need revisions.…

Nonprofits' engagement with stakeholders ensures their existence since engagement guarantees support for the organization. Social work researchers, leaders, and educators must consider engagement within the context of geographic and online communities. Indeed, learning how to engage with individuals and communities is a core competency within…

As with many advancements in science and technology, ethical standards regarding practice often follow innovation. The integration of neuroscience with counseling is no exception, as scholars are just beginning to identify important ethical concerns related to this shift in the profession. Results of an inductive thematic analysis exploring the…