Middle School Counselors’ Competence in Conducting Developmental Classroom Lessons: Is Teaching Experience Necessary?

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0801100
Author(s):  
Nancy Bringman ◽  
Sang Min Lee
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Counselor Educators ◽  
Counseling Experience ◽  
Middle School Counselors ◽  
The Relationship

Is teaching experience necessary for school counselors to feel competent when conducting developmental classroom lessons? The study in this article investigated the relationship between previous teaching experience and practicing middle school counselors’ perceived competence in conducting developmental classroom lessons. Results suggested that although teaching experience was significantly related to competence in conducting developmental classroom lessons, this effect decreased dramatically and became nonsignificant when school counseling experience was considered. Implications of the findings for school counselors and counselor educators are presented.

Fostering Academic Development and Learning: Implications and Recommendations for Middle School Counselors

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Christopher A. Sink
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Academic Development ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Middle School Counselors ◽  
School Counseling Programs ◽  
Comprehensive School Counseling ◽  
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs

Within the systemic framework of comprehensive school counseling programs, this article explores middle school counselors’ vital role in collaborating with other educators to promote the academic development of early adolescents. Research pertinent to contemporary middle school counseling in this developmental domain is summarized, especially as it may relate to program activities and interventions. Implications and recommendations for best practice are included.

Cross-Gender Interactions in Middle School Counselor-Student Working Alliances: Challenges and Recommendations

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Andrea Dixon Rayle
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Working Alliances ◽  
Student Relationships ◽  
Middle School Counselors ◽  
Same Gender ◽  
Gender Interactions

Middle school counselors are involved in cross-gender interactions with students daily. In order to explore middle school counselors’ experiences in cross-gender student-counselor working alliances, interviews were conducted with 22 practicing middle school counselors. Selections from the resulting conversations reveal that female and male middle school counselors describe their same-gender counselor-student relationships as less challenging and perceive more challenges in their cross-gender relationships in school counseling. Recommendations are offered for cross-gender relationship building for middle school counselors working with students.

The Unique Nature of Middle School Counseling

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Patrick Akos
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Asca National Model ◽  
Middle School Counselors ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
National Model ◽  
School Philosophy ◽  
Distinctive Role

While all levels of school counseling share similarities, the development of early adolescents and the ecology of the middle school require a distinctive role for middle school counselors. This article explores the implications of development and the middle school philosophy on the application of middle school counselor practice and the application of the ASCA National Model®.

Growth in Middle School Students’ Curiosity, Executive Functioning, and Academic Achievement: Results From a Theory-Informed SEL and MBI School Counseling Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1_part_3) ◽  
pp. 2156759X2110076
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Lemberger-Truelove ◽  
Peggy L. Ceballos ◽  
Citlali E. Molina ◽  
Kira J. Carbonneau
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Delayed Treatment ◽  
Counseling Intervention ◽  
Randomized Design

The authors investigated a combined social and emotional learning and mindfulness-based intervention as delivered by school counselors to students in classrooms and their teachers using consultation practices. The study used a cluster-randomized design at the classroom level, with an ethnically diverse sample of 109 middle school students divided between treatment and delayed treatment groups. Analyses found significant intervention effects for the treatment group in students’ changes in stress tolerance, social curiosity, executive functioning (i.e., shift, plan and organize, and task monitoring), and academic achievement (i.e., mathematics, science, English, and social studies). Implications of these findings evince how theory-informed school counseling can contribute to important outcomes in educational settings.

Family Engagement: A Collaborative, Systemic Approach for Middle School Counselors

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Keith M. Davis ◽  
Glenn W. Lambie
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Systemic Change ◽  
Family Engagement ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
Developmental Needs ◽  
Middle School Counselors ◽  
School Based

Early adolescence is a period of intrapersonal and interpersonal transformation; thus, middle school counselors need to provide services that appropriately match their students’ and families’ developmental needs. A collaborative, systemic approach is one way that counselors can work with other school-based professionals to support parental/caregiver involvement. In this article, the authors discuss family disengagement in the middle school years and the middle school counselor as a collaborator of systemic change.

Early Adolescents’ Development across the Middle School Years: Implications for School Counselors

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Wigfield ◽  
Susan L. Lutz ◽  
A. Laurel Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Developmental Needs ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Middle School Counselors ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Motivational Changes

This article discusses development during the early adolescent years with a focus on recent research on the biological, cognitive, self-identity, and motivational changes that occur during this time period and the implications of this research for middle school counselors. Peer influences on early adolescents also are discussed, with the issue of school bullying receiving special attention. Studies are presented about how positive relations between teachers and students, and counselors and students, can ease the transition. Research is presented showing the positive effects of counseling programs designed to ease students’ transition into middle school, along with suggestions for restructuring the roles of middle school counselors in order to be responsive to the developmental needs of early adolescents.

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