scholarly journals Personal and Group Professional Identity in the 21st Century Case Study: The School Counseling Profession

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Einat Heled ◽  
Nitza Davidovitch
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Counseling Profession ◽  
Professional Mobility ◽  
The Status ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Role Boundaries

The current study focuses on the concept of professional identity in the school counseling profession, its definition and measurement. According to the definition in this study, the concept of “professional identity” is divided in two: personal professional identity, which is the practitioner’s sense of belonging to and solidarity with the profession, and group professional identity, which includes the features attributed to the profession, both by those who belong to it and by those who do not practice it, and makes it possible to discern between professions. The school counseling profession, occupied mainly by women, is contending with a lack of clarity regarding its role definition, role boundaries, and demands. Therefore, despite the change in the status of the profession in recent years, various issues impede the group professional identity of school counseling and the personal profession identity of its practitioners. This study is the first to examine the professional identity of school counselors on two levels: personal and group, among school counselors in Israel. The study included 174 school counselors who completed two professional identity scales constructed for the purpose of the study. Each scale underwent factor analysis, and a significant association was found between the two scales and the factors they comprised. The research findings indicate that the personal professional identity of school counselors is affected by their group professional identity, and vice versa. The research findings indicate the need to distinguish in future studies between personal and group professional identity, both in the school counseling profession and in other professions, particularly in a world characterized by professional mobility where current professions will become irrelevant while others will be in demand and there may be a need to define the personal and group professional identity of workers.

scholarly journals An Occupation in Search of Identity—What Is School Counseling?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Einat Heled ◽  
Nitza Davidovitch
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Research Findings

This study will focus on the professional identity of school counseling, which is a key function in Israeli schools. Forming a professional identity is part of the process of professional development that begins with academic training and continues throughout one’s professional career. Professional identity distinguishes between different occupations and provides practitioners with a safe base that lets them better understand their work and form a team spirit within their field of occupation. The research literature indicates an association between one’s professional identity and her professional functioning and success, sense of stability, confidence, and pride in practicing the occupation. The professional identity of school counseling is related to gender. This is a predominantly female occupation and most of its practitioners in Israel are women. Few studies have been conducted on the professional identity of school counselors (Note 1) and its impact on the quality of their work. It appears that the definition of the school counselor’s role is neither clear nor unambiguous, both in Israel and elsewhere, and this affects the professional identity of counselors and the quality of their work. The current study included semi-structured interviews with 15 school counselors, in which they spoke about the structure of their work, their professional vision, satisfaction, and sense of self-fulfillment as a result of their job, as well as their professional self-efficacy. The research findings show that the structure of the counselor’s work, her role definition and workload, are related to her professional identity, including how she perceives the counseling occupation, her satisfaction and sense of self-fulfillment. Based on the interviews, no differences were found between the narratives of counselors with different levels of seniority in the profession with regard to professional identity, satisfaction, and self-fulfillment. The research findings indicate the need to define the school counseling occupation and its place in the school in order to help school counselors establish a clearer professional identity, with the aim of adapting the role to the challenges of the school system in the 21st century, in the world in general and in Israel in particular.

scholarly journals Milk and marketing of dairy productions in Samangan province: A case study in districts of Khuram-Sarbagh, Feroz-Nakhchir, and center of Samangan (Aybak), Afghanistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-151
Author(s):  
Abdul Hadi Mukhtar ◽  
Sayed Batin Ashkar ◽  
Benazir Azizi
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Complex Method ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
The Future ◽  
Market Situation ◽  
The Status ◽  
Research Findings

In this study the status of milk and dairy production marketing in Samangan province is explained. Locking of ranchers accessing to a respondent dairy production market is the main problem focused herein. In Afghanistan illiteracy, traditional customs dominance and low economy level are the major gaps somewhat nationally remained unresolved among most of ranchers. The main objective of this study is assessing the dairy productions market situation to empower the economy level of farmers. A complex method was applied in this study including observation, interview, and questionnaire. Totally 117 questionnaires were handled. Results of analyzed collected data clarify that 90% of ranchers were illiterate, dairy cattle keeping is more than other milky animals because of its lower needs to silage and land. It has been concluded that farmers of Samangan province have adequate experience of keeping and nourishing the domestic animals in order to get a noticeable income. For getting the highest income and having modernized dairy production activities, from the viewpoint of authors, gradually researches accommodating are recommended and this research findings and conclusions will contribute better designing of the future research.

scholarly journals Leadership Practices of School Counselors

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0901300
Author(s):  
E. C. M. Mason ◽  
H. George McMahon
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Work Setting ◽  
Counseling Profession ◽  
School Population ◽  
Professional Licensure

Leadership is a vital skill called for by the school counseling profession. However, limited research has been done to examine how leadership is characterized by practicing school counselors. The purpose of the exploratory study in this article was to assess leadership practices of school counselors, and to analyze the relationships among demographics, experience, training, work setting, and leadership practices. Results presented are part of a larger study. Findings revealed that age, experience, size of school population, and professional licensure predicted leadership practices of school counselors.

scholarly journals Exploring School Counselor Advocacy in the Career Development of Undocumented Latino Youth

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-88
Author(s):  
Cassandra A Storlie
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Latino Students ◽  
Latino Youth ◽  
Public Education System ◽  
Counseling Profession ◽  
Development Objectives

School counselors working on career development objectives with undocumented Latino youth have unique challenges that can inform and improve advocacy efforts within the counseling profession. With approximately two million undocumented Latino students in the U.S. public education system (Passel, 2006; Passel and Cohn, 2011), school counselors are faced with unique challenges in providing and advocating for career services to this marginalized group. This qualitative study explored the experiences of 16 school counselors providing career counseling to undocumented Latino students within six states with the highest populations of undocumented Latinos. Using grounded theory methodology (Patton, 2002, Corbin and Strauss, 2008) results generated salient themes in how school counselors understand the barriers facing undocumented Latino youth and provided important insights into how the school counseling profession can improve advocacy for this population.

Positive Psychology and Character Strengths: Application to Strengths-Based School Counseling

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0801200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nansook Park ◽  
Christopher Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Character Strengths ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Basic Premise ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Positive Traits

The basic premise of positive psychology is that the happiness and fulfillment of children and youth entail more than the identification and treatment of their problems. This article provides an overview of positive psychology and the Values in Action (VIA) project that classifies and measures 24 widely recognized character strengths. Good character is multidimensional, made up of a family of positive traits manifest in an individual's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Recent research findings are presented concerning the correlates and the consequences of the VIA character strengths for positive youth development. Character strengths are related to achievement, life satisfaction, and well-being of children and youth. Further, the implications and specific techniques informed by positive psychology are discussed for school counselors in the context of a strengths-based approach.

School Counselors Deliver Information about School Counseling and their Work: What Professional Message is Conveyed?

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0001800
Author(s):  
Aviva Shimoni ◽  
Lori Greenberger
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Counseling Profession ◽  
Professional Profile

This study examined the extent to which 99 school counselors delivered information to stakeholders about their profession and work via various channels. Results showed that information was mainly delivered via routine encounters within the school while the use of a pre-arranged manner and electronic media were less frequent. School counselors’ work information tended to be delivered to the school staff rather than to pupils, parents/guardians, and community. To the least extent, school counselors delivered information about their professional profile. The authors discuss the importance of delivering information in the advocacy of the counseling profession.

Maximizing School Counselors’ Efforts by Implementing School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: A Case Study from the Field

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0001700
Author(s):  
Emily Goodman-Scott
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Safe Schools ◽  
Positive Behavioral Interventions ◽  
School Counseling Programs

School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) are school-wide, data-driven frameworks for promoting safe schools and student learning. This article explains PBIS and provides practical examples of PBIS implementation by describing a school counselor-run PBIS framework in one elementary school, as part of a larger, district-wide initiative. The author discusses implications for school counselors, including maximizing school counselors’ efforts to best serve every student by integrating PBIS into existing school counseling programs.

The Privatization of School Counseling

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cass Dykeman
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
School District ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
The State ◽  
School Systems ◽  
Counseling Profession ◽  
District Superintendents

There is a growing movement toward privatization of part or all of public education worldwide. Although privatization in education continues to grow, there has been no study of the extent of this movement in school counseling. All 300 school district superintendents in the state of Washington were surveyed anonymously concerning the extent of privatized counseling within their schools. The empirical findings suggest that privatization is already a reality in the school counseling profession. Thus, further research on the questions that emerged from this study is important because of the nature of the ethical, economic, and service quality challenges that privatization seems to pose for school counselors and school systems.

scholarly journals Potential Stressors of Undocumented Latinx Youth: Implications and Recommendations for School Counselors

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1984716
Author(s):  
Regine M. Talleyrand ◽  
Jennifer Thanh-Giang Vojtech
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Undocumented Youth ◽  
Immigration Process ◽  
Illustrative Case Study ◽  
Latinx Youth

The immigration process for undocumented youth often results in multiple academic, personal, and career stressors including experiences of trauma, loss, language barriers, and limited postsecondary schooling or work options. Further, the ongoing political debate regarding immigration may exacerbate these stressors for undocumented youth living in the United States. We address potential stressors of undocumented Latinx youth, provide school counseling implications and recommendations for this underrepresented population, and include an illustrative case study.

Building symbolic boundaries. The case study of cultural conditions of social workers professional activity

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 26-40
Author(s):  
Andrzej Niesporek
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Symbolic Boundaries ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Research Findings

The primary aim of this publication is the presentation of the sociological research findings concerns cultural practices of social workers. These practices taking place on two basic levels. The first of these is that of the informal categorization and assessment of social welfare clients; the second is the related construction of symbolic boundaries which delineate social worker’s professional identity.

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