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Karp, Melinda; Ackerson, Sara; Cheng, I-Fang; Cocatre-Zilgien, Emma; Costelloe, Sarah; Freeman, Brian; Lemire, Sebastian; Linderman, Donna; McFarlane, Brett; Moulton, Shawn; O'Shea, Joe; Porowski, Allan; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn – What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Students enter postsecondary institutions to change their lives in some way, with degree pursuits providing opportunities to grow academically, socially, and professionally. However, significant numbers of students are unable to meet the goals they had set for themselves when they entered college. Developed by the What Works Clearinghouseâ„¢ (WWC)…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Academic Advising, College Students, College Faculty
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Karp, Melinda; Ackerson, Sara; Linderman, Donna; McFarlane, Brett; O'Shea, Joe; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn – What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
At its most effective, advising is a collaborative process between a student and an advisor designed to help the student realize their educational potential. Most postsecondary institutions have historically used advisors to help students select and register for courses, but postsecondary institutions are increasingly asking advisors to play an…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Academic Advising, College Students, College Faculty
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Reed, Bruce J.; Almaguer-Botero, Andrea P.; Grizzell, Saara; Watts, Justin – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2020
College recovery services are designed to provide necessary supports for college students with issues related to substance use disorders to be successful in postsecondary education. However, as a still emerging form of student supports, major issues remain such as funding, the utilization of evidence-based interventions, effective program…
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, College Programs
Schulz, Lisa L. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2010
Professional school counselors must clearly establish and articulate the purpose and goals of their school counseling program and its relationship to student achievement in order to become integral participants in the school reform movement. By aligning Georgia's Performance Standards and the ASCA National Standards, counselors can realize…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, National Standards, Teacher Collaboration, Academic Standards
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Masdonati, Jonas; Massoudi, Koorosh; Rossier, Jerome – Journal of Career Development, 2009
This study analyzes the role of the working alliance on the life satisfaction and career decision difficulties of clients participating in career counseling in Switzerland. The study also compares these career counseling clients to a group of students who did not seek counseling, to explore the overall effectiveness of a face-to-face career…
Descriptors: Intervention, Life Satisfaction, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Reynolds, Amy L.; Chris, Stephen – Journal of College Student Development, 2008
Addressing the increasing psychological needs on campus is a central mission of most college counseling centers. In addition, many centers are expected to contribute to student academic success and retention. Through the use of outcomes based assessment, which examines the needs, expectations, and perceptions of students, counseling centers can…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Psychological Needs, Student Attitudes, Guidance Centers
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Jett, Steven T.; Delgado-Romero, Edward A. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 2009
Prepracticum service-learning (PPSL) was investigated through a qualitative case study of a counselor education program. Participants were PPSL instructors, coordinators, and alumni of the selected program. As it relates to the counselor education program under study, this article illustrates perceived effects of PPSL on student counselors'…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Counseling, Case Studies, Practicums
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Sink, Christopher A. – Professional School Counseling, 2009
This article discusses the vital leadership role that school counselors have in reaching the profession's accountability standards. According to the school counseling program evaluation literature, this leadership responsibility is explained as it relates to four major evaluation areas commonly associated with comprehensive school counseling…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Leadership, Counselor Role
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Scarborough, Janna L.; Luke, Melissa – Professional School Counseling, 2008
Comprehensive, developmental school counseling programming has been associated with numerous benefits for students and is considered current best practice. A qualitative, grounded theory study was conducted to investigate eight professional school counselors employed across grade level, geographic setting, and region within the United States. This…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Counselor Training, Program Implementation, School Counseling
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1982
This guide is written for counselors and guidance specialists as an awareness and strategy development program for the survival of school based guidance programs. A letter of survival hints, including the importance of political awareness, introduces the guide. A true/false quiz on what makes a difference in guidance programs points out areas of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Counselors
Gerstein, Martin; Lichtman, Marilyn – 1990
This book is a product of a research effort to identify exemplary elementary school guidance and counseling programs and practices across the United States. It consists of program descriptions from 134 programs in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Section 1 gives the background of how programs were identified and selected.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Counseling Services, Developmental Programs
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Somody, Catherine; Henderson, Patricia; Cook, Katrina; Zambrano, Elias – Professional School Counseling, 2008
School counselors acknowledge the need for supervision but rarely receive it. This article describes the counselor performance improvement system in one school district. Supervision is embedded in a process that assesses counselors' levels of professionalism on a matrix of competence and commitment. Administrative and clinical supervisors…
Descriptors: Counselor Performance, Supervision, Program Descriptions, School Counseling
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Parker, Woodrow M.; And Others – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1985
Describes the Ethnic Student Training Group (ESTG) which helps university counseling center staff learn to counsel ethnic students more effectively. Members gain knowledge and skills by participating in numerous training activities including case presentations, through brief lectures on cross-cultural issues, and by counseling ethnic students. (BH)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Training, Cross Cultural Training, Ethnic Groups
Bodden, Jack L.; And Others – 1984
To evaluate the vocational rehabilitation program at the Olin E. Teague Veteran's Administration Center, Texas, in relation to client outcomes (i.e., employment status, prediction of outcomes, and services crucial to a positive outcome), 202 former clients were sent follow-up questionnaires. Measured variables included demographic information,…
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling Effectiveness, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
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Salovey, Peter; D'Andrea, Vincent J. – Journal of American College Health, 1984
A survey of counseling services at 156 college campuses indicated that most offered peer counseling activities. Results are discussed in six sections: (1) peer counselor roles; (2) problems encountered; (3) quality of peer counselors and clients; (4) peer counselor training; (5) institutional constraints--funding; and (6) summary and implications.…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Role
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