Practicing speech-language pathologists and graduate students identify a need for counseling training but feel unprepared to implement counseling in everyday practice. Within speech-language pathology, there is a dearth of evidence about best teaching practices for counseling. The current investigation examines the collaborative counseling…

This study investigates the applicability of the system theory framework (STF) to Korean university students with regard to their career development and counseling. The STF-based career group program content consists of MSCI (My System of Career Influences) and MCC (My Career Chapter), and is conducted over ten sessions for two groups of college…

While academic achievement is the primary goal of education, this goal is unattainable without providing additional support to the twenty-five to forty percent of adolescents who struggle with at least one mental health concern. School Counselors are ideally situated to assist families in overcoming barriers to receiving mental health services:…

Objective: Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) is a sexual violence prevention approach backed by rigorous empirical research, yet its availability on college campuses is limited. This manuscript evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of an ESD program embedded within a university counseling center. Methods: Participants completed an 8-session ESD…

School-based mental health programs (SBMHP) are designed to influence students' emotional, behavioral or social functioning. Ensuring mental well-being among children and adolescents is essential, because a significant proportion of adult mental illness begin in adolescence, yet mental health challenges among adolescents mostly go undetected and…

Adolescence is a time of significant physical, mental, emotional, and social development marked by numerous transitions and challenges. Middle school is one of the earliest and perhaps first times of significant social and physical transition that impacts early adolescent development. As a result, schools are becoming a primary care setting for…

This report provides an example implementation of a "virtual gaming simulation" (VGS) in counseling seminars in teacher education as a tool for learning psychological conversation skills. The theory-practice seminar "Counseling language learners" in a blended learning environment includes the teaching of counseling…

This study investigated the influence of a four-week career unit course on the career content knowledge acquired by adult students and their attitude toward career counseling using a flipped classroom model of instruction. In this mixed-method study, a sample population of adult students enrolled in the career course through an Adult Education…

Higher education practitioners continue to search for ways to increase student engagement with career services offices to improve students' career readiness and employability. The use and effectiveness of gamification to increase student engagement in co-curricular environments is an understudied area of educational research. Therefore, the…

Objective: The current study evaluated the long-term effectiveness of a peer delivered suicide prevention gatekeeper training program for college students. Participants: 1,345 undergraduate students (M[subscript age] = 20.24, SD = 3.27; 89.6% White) received the peer led training during a single class-period. Method: Participants completed pre-…

Needle anxiety symptoms are prevalent among college students and predict lack of engagement in student health initiatives including influenza immunization programs. Most do not seek treatment for their anxiety. Objective: To develop and test a peer-delivered, brief motivational interview to promote help-seeking behaviors among college students…

Background: Persons living with disabilities have difficulty finding work, are discriminated against, and have high rates of unemployment. They face many barriers, including stereotyped perceptions that prevent employers from hiring people with disabilities. Objective: To promote equality in the employment market and to lower barriers, we at Gal…

Objectives: College counseling centers face significant challenges meeting the mental health needs of their students and waitlists are common. Mobile apps offer a promising solution to increase access to resources while students wait for services. Methods: This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a…

The following research sought to investigate the impact of a comprehensive school counseling program based on the American School Counselor Association's Recognized (ASCA) Model Program known as RAMP, on student achievement and college readiness. The study was conducted on a comprehensive high school campus in California, which included 2,700…

Healthcare professionals and individuals underutilize substance use screenings, driving exploration of innovative approaches like virtual agent-guided screening. This study assessed the virtual counselor app's equivalence to in-person evaluation for substance use screening. Participants also completed a user experience questionnaire and a…