School counselors are one of the few professions that remain split on their professional title. We replicated a previous study to determine whether the results of the original study measuring the impact of language on perceptions of school counselors' competency were replicable by surveying a sample of the general population. Participants who…

School counselors (n = 276) were given a measure of school counseling competencies and standards. About half the participants completed a version of the survey that used the term "Guidance Counselor" (n = 131) and half completed a version of the survey that used the term "School Counselor." Participants who completed the…

This study is the first systematic examination of how school counselor multicultural counseling competence (MCC) is addressed in state licensure examinations of school counselors. Results offer preliminary support to the notion that state licensure examinations indeed address some important aspects of MCC, as identified by Holcomb-McCoy (2004).…

The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (2016) and the American School Counselor Association (2016) require supervisors to have "relevant" training in supervision, but do not specify the type of training that should be acquired. This study determines if site supervisors who have had formal training in…

Through a Whole Child lens a cross-sectional quantitative research design evaluated the impact of academic and nonacademic support structures on student reading achievement per the third grade Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA). Two demographically similar public school districts within geographical proximity in Ohio were involved utilizing…

Borrowing student loans can be confusing and intimidating, enough so that these feelings can influence how students go to college or whether they even enroll at all. Colleges have a responsibility to provide loan counseling to federal student loan borrowers--which, when done intently, can produce a potentially clarifying and empowering experience.…

This brief begins with a discussion of the composition of state leadership teams and organizing structures for supporting a Pathways to Prosperity Network initiative, and then describes effective strategies currently at play in the network states for jumpstarting work in the regions. It goes on to review state policies that support 9-14…

The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between School Counselor self-efficacy, role definition and actual and preferred school counseling activities in a sample drawn from a population of school counselors. To measure these variables, the School Counselor Self-Efficacy Scale (SCSE) and the School Counselor Activity Rating…

Since enactment of Public Law 94-142, residential schools for d/Deaf or hard of hearing (d/Dhh) students have lost enrollment to public schools. Public school counselors now must meet d/Dhh students' counseling needs. There is little literature on if and how counselors are doing this. The present study used a survey to evaluate the job…

The mentoring experiences of two pairs of participants, mentor and mentee, were asked to describe their mentoring relationship. The mentors were more experienced school counselors with more than five years of school counseling experience. The mentees were school counselors in their second year, who do not have teaching experience and were enrolled…

Licensure requirements to become a professional school counselor in Ohio no longer call for potential school counselor candidates to have mandatory teaching experience. While organizations such as the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs and the American School Counselor Association have recently advocated for…

This study examined factors of acculturative stress experienced by international students as they affect utilization of campus-based health and counseling services. Eight hundred thirty-eight international students studying at 11 four-year public institutions in the State of Ohio were surveyed to determine how frequently they had experienced 20…

This document presents a Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program Validation Summary to be completed by the superintendent of each school district within a Vocational Education Planning District in Ohio. Respondents are requested to verify that the comprehensive guidance and counseling program within the school district meets the requirements…

In 2003, MDRC and a consortium of funders launched the Opening Doors demonstration to test reforms in six community colleges aimed at helping students stay in school and earn credentials. This report presents early results from the Opening Doors program at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio. The program provided intensive advising and…

The six national goals proposed at the Education Summit of 1989 and the ideas for reaching them delineated in "America 2000" are discussed in this document as they relate to school counseling in Ohio. Both "America 2000" and "Creating Opportunities for Success," Ohio's first annual report citing the state's progress…