School-based mental health professionals, including school psychologists, counselors, and social workers are critical to appropriate mental health services to youth in schools. However, the vast majority of states are chronically underserved by these professionals, despite policies that attempt to rectify the shortages. In this paper, we document…

While social emotional learning (SEL) school-based initiatives can benefit student well-being and learning, a need remains for a more nuanced understanding of aspects affecting systemic SEL integration within under-resourced learning environments. This study considered factors affecting implementation of a community initiative to provide…

In the United States, student social-emotional well-being has become a priority because of concerning mental health and well-being outcomes for adolescent youth. High schools and school districts have responded by expanding mental health and social-emotional supports. However, there is little research to understand the ways in which educational…

As greater emphasis is placed on addressing critical school issues such as school-based mental health, violence prevention, and the effects of trauma, the utilization of school counselors should be examined to ensure that these uniquely-trained professionals are mobilized by school administrators to engage these issues. Q methodology was employed…

Many teachers, pastoral care staff, counsellors, psychologists and others from related disciplines who support children and young people's (CYP's) personal, social and emotional development are concerned by declining well-being and the increased demand for pastoral care and counselling for students with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH)…

The New York State Education Department recently passed legislation that requires school districts to implement a programmatic, data-driven approach to school counseling. This change moves the state toward comprehensive school counseling and away from traditional "guidance"; however, these policy changes often do not translate into…

Two decades of experience with the use of school counselors in rural areas of Russia has demonstrated their necessity in supporting students, but their further development and increasing effectiveness requires a significant increase in resources provided to them.

The increasingly diverse student demographics reflect a myriad of needs in the interrelated arenas of educational achievement, social-behavioral adjustment, and career development, while federal legislation, the ethical standards of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA; 2004a), and the ASCA (2005a) National Model have emphasized…

Twenty years ago, futurists examined the changing role of the school counselor and forecasted what the 21st-century school counselor would need to know. This article forecasts the future of school counseling in the next 20 years by focusing on expected diversity of K-12 students. Speculation on student enrollment based on projected trends and…

Expectations run high that accountability for student outcomes will continue to drive the education agenda with reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965). School counselors have also recognized the imperative to connect their work to school improvement goals. This article discusses action research undertaken by school…

Results of the study suggest that guidance specialists, principals, and teachers see the need for more ideal guidance services with the teachers being most dissatisfied. (Author)

This article studies the employment rate of counselors without teaching experience as opposed to counselors with teaching experience and examines differences in their expressed counseling orientation. A questionnaire was mailed to currently-employed counselors, both former-teachers and non-teachers. Results indicate that teaching experience is not…

Discusses a record-keeping system for school counselors. Examines objectives in maintaining such a system, such as documenting various counseling contacts, the content of one such system, and the evolution of forms used for gathering information. Provides an evaluation and includes the benefits derived from such a system. (RJM)

Reviews the growing body of literature that addresses school psychologists' coping strategies and argues that creativity and "alonetime" represent potential resources to draw upon as school psychologists' roles change. Suggests that creativity and alonetime are untapped, inborn resources representing flexible and workable coping tools…

This directory provides the names and addresses of school guidance personnel throughout the State of South Carolina for 1990-91. The first part provides an alphabetical listing, by district, of the names and office addresses of district directors of guidance. The second section provides a directory of school counselors, listed alphabetically by…