Content Analysis of the Professional School Counseling Journal: The First Ten Years

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1101400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia D. Falco ◽  
Sheri Bauman ◽  
Zachary Sumnicht ◽  
Alicia Engelstad
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Elementary School Counseling ◽  
Counseling And Guidance

The authors conducted a content analysis of the articles published in the first 10 volumes of the Professional School Counseling (PSC) journal, beginning in October 1997 when The School Counselor merged with Elementary School Counseling and Guidance. The analysis coded a total of 571 articles into 20 content categories. Findings address the frequency of article types, methodology and analysis, topics, populations discussed, and author affiliations. The article also discusses suggestions for future contributions to the journal.

Using Stories in Elementary School Counseling: Brief, Narrative Techniques

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0901200
Author(s):  
Christie Eppler ◽  
Jacob A. Olsen ◽  
Lory Hidano
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Career Outcomes ◽  
Story Telling ◽  
Elementary School Counseling ◽  
Professional School Counselors ◽  
Narrative Techniques ◽  
Narrative Counseling

This article describes using stories and story-telling techniques so that elementary professional school counselors can facilitate brief, narrative counseling. These approaches help counselors and students build rapport while assisting in understanding and externalizing the problem. Additionally, these interventions may help generate ideas for unique and positive academic, personal/social, and career outcomes. This article will address four story-based techniques for use in elementary school counseling: biblionarrative, displaced communication, bibliocounseling, and using movie clips.

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.

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