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Kristen N. Sweeney – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative study utilized a causal-comparative design to explore if there was a predictive relationship between school counselors' supervision satisfaction and program implementation. The sample (N=77) included school counselors from the United States who are licensed/certified, currently employed full-time in a public-school setting, have…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Program Implementation, Prediction, School Counselors
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Colleen Weems – Professional School Counseling, 2024
This quantitative, nonexperimental study addressed the gap between research-established benefits and outcomes of social/emotional learning (SEL) implementation as compared to actual instances of implementation. Focusing on SEL and the specificity of use of CASEL SELect programs, the research questions of this study explored differences between…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Outcomes of Education, Student Development, Elementary School Students
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Taylor, Julia V.; Goodman-Scott, Emily; Walsh, Robyn – Professional School Counseling, 2022
Although comprehensive school counseling programs are implemented widely across the country, school counselors face myriad barriers to implementation. As such, we conducted a multilevel, descriptive case study to examine a school counseling cohort preparing to apply for the American School Counselor Association's Recognized ASCA Model Program…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Barriers, Program Implementation
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Peg Donohue; Stephanie Smith Durkin; Alexandra Frank – Professional School Counseling, 2024
Multitiered systems of support (MTSS) teams use data to match student needs with an appropriate Tier 2 intervention. School counselors mobilize quickly to provide evidence-based and culturally affirming interventions. We present a compilation of best practices for delivering culturally affirming, small-group Tier 2 interventions with fidelity.…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Cultural Relevance, Counseling Techniques
Stovall, Tiffany C. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The researcher described the experiences of school counselors who have implemented suicide prevention strategies at the middle and high school levels. Researchers have previously addressed school counselors' critical role in supporting students' social-emotional needs by implementing suicide prevention strategies as part of a comprehensive school…
Descriptors: Suicide, Prevention, School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes
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Somers, John; Wheeler, Lynn – Professional School Counseling, 2022
Analysis of multiple forms of data from a high-need K--8 charter school led to the hypothesis that increasing disciplinary disruptions and poor student academic achievement were the results of endemic student trauma. The principal, the lead school counselor, and an advisory council created a plan to explore and address behavioral and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Program Implementation, Trauma Informed Approach, Social Capital
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Akos, Patrick; Bastian, Kevin C.; Domina, Thurston; de Luna, Lucía Mock Muñoz – Professional School Counseling, 2018
This study evaluates the relationship between the Recognized American School Counselor Association Model Program (RAMP) designation and students' achievement and attendance outcomes in elementary and middle schools. We used data from 2009 through 2015 from Wake County Public Schools, the largest school district in North Carolina. Our analyses use…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Program Implementation, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Wang, Crystal; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2019
In 2018-2019, the program's second federally funded year, GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) Austin served a cohort of 7th-grade students (n = 2,536) across 11 middle schools. Nearly all GEAR UP students received support services relevant to college preparation. Evaluation findings suggest that students,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, College Readiness, College Preparation
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Coogan, Theresa A. – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2016
Within the education field, international partnerships to address career development have been successful around the world (Brown, Bim Rose, & Hughes, 2005; Nazali, 2007; Prideaux, Patton, & Creed, 2002; Repetto, 2001). Career development programming impacts the educational development for children and adolescents (Gottfredson, 1981;…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Foreign Countries, Career Development, Partnerships in Education
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Donohue, Peg; Goodman-Scott, Emily; Betters-Bubon, Jennifer – Professional School Counseling, 2016
This study describes the benefits of systematic universal screening (US) for school counselors engaged in the creation of effective, multi-tiered systems of support that address academic, social, emotional, and behavioral student concerns. The authors used an action research framework to present a case example of one school district's pilot of US…
Descriptors: Identification, At Risk Students, Screening Tests, Case Studies
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Betters-Bubon, Jennifer; Donohue, Peg – Journal of School Counseling, 2016
The implementation of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) has been shown to reduce behavioral incidents and lead to more positive school climates. Despite the growing popularity in schools, there lacks clear understanding of the school counselor role in this approach. We present the perspectives of an elementary…
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, Capacity Building, Counselor Training
Texas Comprehensive Center, 2010
The transition from eighth grade to high school results in a higher drop-out rate and more grade retentions than any other grade. However, when districts and schools develop and implement a sound transition program, the outcomes for ninth graders are improved. Key points of this briefing paper include the following promising interventions: (1)…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Middle School Students, High School Students, School Counseling
Cleary, Maria F. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of teachers regarding the effects of a character education program on student behavior at a New Jersey public middle school for sixth graders. Specifically, the studied examined student behaviors in the areas of self-awareness, self-management, relationship management and social…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Personality, Program Implementation, Grade 6
Zubko, Christina – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Using a naturalistic methodology, this study explored counselors' and administrators' perceptions of the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Middle and High School Supplemental Counseling Program (MHSSCP) at a predominantly Latino high school. Determining how counselors and administrators define their roles in implementing,…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, First Generation College Students, Counselor Attitudes, Focus Groups