Recent Innovations in Small-N Designs for Research and Practice in Professional School Counseling

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Dennis McDougall ◽  
Douglas Smith
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Multiple Baseline ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Multiple Tasks ◽  
Small N ◽  
Situational Demands ◽  
Changing Criterion

This article illustrates an innovative small-N research design that researchers and practitioners can use to investigate questions of interest in professional school counseling. The distributed criterion (DC) design integrates elements of three classic small-N research designs—the changing criterion, reversal, and multiple baseline. The DC design is well suited to situations in which students or school counselors must allocate, prioritize, and adjust time or effort to complete multiple tasks in response to changing situational demands. The article includes practical examples of how the DC design can be used by practitioners.

Enhancing School Counselor Accountability: The Large Group Guidance Portfolio

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0701100
Author(s):  
Jennifer Curry ◽  
Glenn W. Lambie
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Large Group ◽  
Accountability Measures ◽  
School Counseling Programs ◽  
Large Group Guidance ◽  
Group Guidance

Professional school counselors (PSCs) are being asked to employ accountability measures to support the merit of their comprehensive, developmental programs. Further, to address the problem of PSC role ambiguity, it has been suggested that PSCs become proactive professional advocates and work to promote greater stakeholder engagement in their school counseling programs. The utilization of a large group guidance portfolio may address these issues. This article (a) reviews the need for PSC accountability measures and stakeholder engagement, (b) presents a case illustration of a PSC using a large group guidance portfolio, and (c) offers implications for PSCs.

School Counseling Leadership Team: A Statewide Collaborative Model to Transform School Counseling

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Carol J. Kaffenberger ◽  
Sally Murphy ◽  
Fred Bemak
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Leadership Team ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Collaborative Model ◽  
Counseling Supervisors ◽  
Future Plans

The School Counseling Leadership Team (SCLT) is a model of a collaborative team formed to advocate for the transformed role of professional school counselors. The members of the SCLT included school district counseling supervisors, counselor educators, and leaders of statewide school counselor organizations. This article reviews the need for and evolution of the SCLT, its goals, accomplishments, and future plans. Suggestions and guidelines are offered for replicating the model.

Mechanisms of Matriculation: School Counseling Resources and College Going for Latino Men

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X2110400
Author(s):  
Tracy Arámbula Ballysingh ◽  
Virginia Snodgrass Rangel ◽  
Eliaquin A. Gonell ◽  
Victor Benito Sáenz
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Social Reproduction ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
College Going ◽  
Latino Boys ◽  
11Th Grade

This study extends prior work on the college-going efforts of Latino boys and adolescents (Latinos) by examining the extent to which meeting with a school counselor is related to their college-going aspirations and whether they apply to and ultimately matriculate to college. The study utilizes social capital and social reproduction theories to hypothesize about school counselors’ role in Latinos’ postsecondary matriculation. Utilizing data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, we used logistic regression to test the hypotheses that contact with a school counselor is related to an increased likelihood of intent to matriculate, application to 4-year institutions, and enrollment in college. We found that Latinos were just as likely as their White counterparts to aspire to college and just as likely to enroll if they applied. Moreover, those odds were not related to having visited a school counselor in ninth or 11th grade. We also found that Latinos who met with a school counselor in ninth grade were significantly less likely to apply to a 4-year institution while those who met with a counselor in 11th grade were significantly more likely to apply. We discuss the implications of our findings in light of existing research and make recommendations for future research and practice.

Professional School Counselors’ Approaches to Technology

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Carlson ◽  
Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman ◽  
Jan R. Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Professional School Counselors

Existing literature in the field of school counseling discusses how technology may be used for service delivery; however, the translation of this knowledge to practice among school counselors has been minimally examined. Three hundred eighty-one school counselors in Colorado, Iowa, and New York completed a survey regarding their comfort with and use of technology. Findings indicate that the majority of those surveyed were very comfortable with technology. Implications for school counselors are presented.

Using Comparison Groups in School Counseling Research: A Primer

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Sheri Bauman
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Counseling Interventions ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Internal And External Validity

This article describes comparison group research designs and discusses how such designs can be used in school counseling research to demonstrate the effectiveness of school counselors and school counseling interventions. The article includes a review of internal and external validity constructs as they relate to this approach to research. Examples of relevant research using this design are presented.

Third Culture Kids: Implications for Professional School Counseling

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1101500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dodie Limberg ◽  
Glenn W. Lambie
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
International Business ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Third Culture Kids ◽  
Case Illustration ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Third Culture

The increase of international business, military placements, and immigration has led to an increase in students attending schools in a country other than where they were born: third culture kids (TCKs). TCKs have unique educational needs, necessitating the support of their school counselors. This article (a) defines and introduces the needs and characteristics of TCKs, (b) reviews interventions for school counselors working with TCKs during transitional stages, and (c) presents a case illustration of a middle school counselor employing the suggested strategies.

Professional School Counselors and the Practice of Group Work

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0701100
Author(s):  
Sam Steen ◽  
Sheri Bauman ◽  
Julie Smith
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Professional School ◽  
American School ◽  
American School Counseling Association

An online survey about the use of small groups by school counselors was completed by 802 members of the American School Counseling Association. The vast majority of respondents offered groups in their schools, but were most influenced in that decision by time constraints. Qualitative analysis of comment data provided more depth and insight about school counselors’ practice of group work. Implications and recommendations are discussed.

scholarly journals School Counselors Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk: A Grounded Theory of Effective Program Implementation

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0801100
Author(s):  
Janna L. Scarborough ◽  
Melissa Luke
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Effective Program

Comprehensive, developmental school counseling programming has been associated with numerous benefits for students and is considered current best practice. A qualitative, grounded theory study was conducted to investigate eight professional school counselors employed across grade level, geographic setting, and region within the United States. This article presents this research and the emergent model for successful comprehensive, developmental school counseling program implementation. Implications for school counselor education and practice, as well as future research, are discussed.

Introduction to the Special Issue: School Counselors Transforming Schools for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1a) ◽  
pp. 1096-2409-20.1a ◽  
Author(s):  
Anneliese A. Singh ◽  
Joseph G. Kosciw
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Counselor Educators ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Lgbtq Students

The special issue of Professional School Counseling on “School Counselors Transforming Schools for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Students” contains six empirical studies practicing school counselors and school counselor educators can use to inform their own training and refine their interventions with LGBTQ students in order to transform the school environment into an affirming one for LGBTQ students.

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