Teacher Version of the My Class Inventory-Short Form: An Accountability Tool for Elementary School Counselors

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0701100
Author(s):  
Christopher A. Sink ◽  
Lisa R. Spencer

This article reports on a psychometric study examining the validity and reliability of the My Class Inventory-Short Form for Teachers, an accountability measure for elementary school counselors to use as they evaluate aspects of their school counseling programs. As a companion inventory to the student version of the My Class Inventory–Short Form (Sink & Spencer, 2005), this instrument assesses teachers' perceptions of the classroom climate as they relate to five scales: overall student satisfaction with the learning experience, peer relations, difficulty level of classroom materials, student competitiveness, and school counselor impact on the learning environment. Implications for practice are included.

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0801200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Lindwall ◽  
Hardin L. K. Coleman

The school counselor can play a key role in fostering a caring school community (CSC). The counselor can engage in a comprehensive, preventive, and developmental intervention that helps to promote a sense of belongingness. Furthermore, this intervention reflects a strengths-based counseling approach because it considers how contextual changes can be made to promote overall development of youth. Seven elementary school counselors’ perspectives were examined for their understanding about what constitutes a CSC and how they help to facilitate such a context. The school counselors in the study reported the following: There are a core set of elements that they believe make up a CSC; they draw upon their personal experiences within the school environment to help them understand how their CSC efforts can best be implemented; they implement a set of effective strategies to foster a CSC; and they utilize a shared guiding philosophy that is reflected by their efforts to foster a CSC.


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X2097049
Author(s):  
Amy Milsom ◽  
Emily Robinson ◽  
Shayla Mann ◽  
Amanda D. Rumsey

When and how often school counselors teach lessons varies; sometimes they go into classrooms in collaboration with teacher requests, and other times they have a set schedule rotation in conjunction with nonacademic classes like art, music, or physical education—often referred to as a related arts rotation. In this phenomenological study, we interviewed 10 elementary school counselors regarding their experiences teaching classroom lessons as part of the related arts rotation. Three themes emerged: (a) systemic factors, (b) frustrations, and (c) visibility. We discuss implications for school counselor advocacy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1987390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack D. Simons

The purpose of this study was to develop the School Counselor Transgender Intersex Advocacy Competence Scale (SCTIACS). The SCTIACS is a training tool to use in teaching school counselors and other school stakeholders to advocate for gender minority students. Development of the SCTIACS involved a three-step process: generating items, reducing items, and gathering data from school counselors to conduct principal component analysis and test validity and reliability.


2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X2094065
Author(s):  
Jillian M. Blueford ◽  
Melinda M. Gibbons

The experience of grief after a death-related loss is endured by many, including elementary-aged, students. However, anticipatory grief, or the grieving process that begins when someone knows that a loved one is dying, can create additional challenges. This article explores how elementary-aged students grieve while anticipating a loved one’s death and how school counselors can use therapeutic approaches to address student’s needs and support them as they prepare for their loss.


2008 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 407-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Trusty, ◽  
Elizabeth A. Mellin, ◽  
James T. Herbert

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