Empowering Students: Using Data to Transform a Bullying Prevention and Intervention Program

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0901200
Author(s):  
Anita Young ◽  
Valerie Hardy ◽  
Christina Hamilton ◽  
Kristen Biernesser ◽  
Li-Lin Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Comprehensive School Counseling ◽  
Diverse Student ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Diverse Student Population

This article describes a middle school counseling department's journey and commitment to use data to seek more effective and efficient ways to provide comprehensive school counseling services to its diverse student population. Specifically, the study details the process used to design focused accountability questions that measured the effectiveness of anti-bullying and harassment strategies. As a result, the school counselors began to routinely and systemically track and use data to transform their counseling services. They were able to clearly measure how and if students were different as a result of school counseling services.

The Beliefs and Practices of School Counselors who Use Data to Implement Comprehensive School Counseling Programs

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1101500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Young ◽  
Carol Kaffenberger
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Gap ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
Counseling Programs ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
School Counseling Programs ◽  
Comprehensive School Counseling ◽  
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs ◽  
Using Data

School counselors are required to implement accountability strategies in order to increase student performance and contribute to closing the achievement gap. This study investigates the beliefs and practices of school counselors who have earned national recognition for implementing comprehensive school counseling programs based on identifying program goals and using data to close the achievement gap. The study asked Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) school counselors how they use data to inform program decisions and their beliefs about using data. The results suggest that school counselors who have earned RAMP understand the importance of using data to provide services to students and drive program evaluation and improvement. Participation in the RAMP process appears to have a positive impact on data practices and school counselors’ beliefs about the importance of using data.

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.

scholarly journals Grit and Growth Mindset Contribution to School Counseling Services

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110145
Author(s):  
Jeannie L. Larberg ◽  
Leslie H. Sherlin
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Counseling Program ◽  
School Counseling Program ◽  
Comprehensive School Counseling ◽  
Comprehensive School Counseling Program ◽  
Predictive Relationship ◽  
Job Activities

School counselors are essential staff in an education setting, contributing to student success by delivering critical services when implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. The study examined the predictive relationships of school counselors’ level of grit and mindset with their activities performed in programmatic service delivery. This novel study contributed to the expansion of grit and mindset predictive relationship with school counselor’s activities performed in a comprehensive counseling program. Practical implications were discussed, and further research is warranted to identify other factors that are predictive of counselor’s job activities in a comprehensive school counseling program.

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.

Girls’ Relational Aggression: A Small Group Intervention

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X2090209
Author(s):  
Jordon J. Beasley
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Relational Aggression ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Social Emotional Development ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Elementary School Counseling

An elementary school counseling department used data-informed practices in an effort to provide more effective school counseling services. This article provides a summary and evaluation of a girls’ relational aggression small group in an elementary setting. Results indicated that integrating friendship, conflict resolution, and self-affirmation into small group counseling affected behavior and social/emotional development. The school counselors were able to address preexisting relational aggression. This article offers implications for school counselors.

School Counselors and Technology

2020 ◽  
pp. 167-187
Author(s):  
Na Mi Bang ◽  
Haihong (Helen) Hu ◽  
Valerie G. Couture
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
American School Counseling Association ◽  
Effective Counseling ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Support Students

The use of advanced technology has clearly affected counseling services provided to students by school counselors, as well as how counselors communicate with and support students. The American School Counseling Association (ASCA) has emphasized the importance of school counselors' use of technology and their collaboration with families and educators. It is important for school counselors to understand how technology influences schools so that they can provide the most appropriate and effective counseling services to students. This chapter explores what school counselors need to know to understand the importance of advanced technologies in school settings, as well as how school counselors can utilize diverse technologies, online resources, activities, and computer-based systems in their work with students. This chapter will help educators and counselors develop the knowledge and skills needed to competently address technology-related issues in schools.

Empowering Students: Using Data to Transform a Bullying Prevention and Intervention Program

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 413-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Young ◽  
Valerie Hardy ◽  
Christina Hamilton ◽  
Kristen Biernesser ◽  
Li-Lin Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Program ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Using Data

scholarly journals School Counselor Perceptions of a Comprehensive School Counseling Model and Implications for Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
Marva Brewington ◽  
Jason Kushner
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
Counseling Program ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Counseling Program ◽  
Comprehensive School Counseling ◽  
Counselor Perceptions ◽  
School Counselor Perceptions

The study examined school counselor perceptions of the American School Counseling Association’s Comprehensive School Counseling Program (CSCP) on academic outcomes (better-reported grades and better-standardized scores) of middle school students with a focus on recommendations for the tasks and responsibilities of school counselors. The study was qualitative and used a phenomenological approach through semi-structured face-to-face interviews to provide inquiry into school counselors’ perceptions of an effective school counseling program.

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