Professional School Counseling articles from December 2007

Professional School Counseling archives from December 2007

Professional school counselors and the practice of group work.(Report)
December 1, 2007... An online survey about the use of small groups by school counselors was completed by 802 members of the American School Counseling Association. The vast majority of respondents offered groups in their schools, but were most influenced in that...

Joining the conversation about educating our poorest children: emerging leadership roles for school counselors in high-poverty schools.(Report)
December 1, 2007... School counselors bring special skills to the effort of educating low-income children. A review of literature on poverty and social class as correlates of student success, teacher expectations, and parent involvement provides a rationale for...

The ACA advocacy competencies: a social justice advocacy framework for professional school counselors.(American Counseling Association)(Report)
December 1, 2007... The recent endorsement of the advocacy competencies by the American Counseling Association signals their relevance to the school counseling profession. This article outlines the importance of being a social change agent, the value of advocacy...

Interracial best friendships: relationship with 10th graders' academic achievement level.(Report)
December 1, 2007... The authors examined the relationships between interracial best friendships and 10th-grade students' academic achievement. The analysis consisted of data from 13,134 participants in the ELS:2002 database. The results indicated that interracial...

An integrative, cognitive-behavioral, systemic approach to working with students diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder.(Report)
December 1, 2007... Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent diagnostic disorder for many students, which correlates with negative academic, social, and personal consequences. This article presents an integrative, cognitive-behavioral, systemic...

Urban service providers' perspectives on school responses to gay, lesbian, and questioning students: an exploratory study.(Report)
December 1, 2007... Perspectives regarding bullying of gay, lesbian, and questioning (GLQ) students were obtained from 16 school and community service providers in this exploratory study. Insights were gained regarding in-school responses to homophobic bullying...

How to help a bully: recommendations for counseling the proactive aggressor.(Report)
December 1, 2007... Initiatives to stop school bullying often prescribe counseling for the bullies. However, specific strategies for the counseling of bullies are not well defined. To succeed in stopping the aggressive behavior of bullies, school counselors must...

Teacher version of the my class inventory--short form: an accountability tool for elementary school counselors.(Report)
December 1, 2007... This article reports on a psychometric study examining the validity and reliability of the My Class Inventory--Short Form for Teachers, an accountability measure for elementary school counselors to use as they evaluate aspects of their school...

Children and trauma: a post-Katrina and Rita response.(PERSPECTIVE FROM THE FIELD)(Report)
December 1, 2007... Many children have struggled to cope with the traumatic experiences brought about by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This article recounts how the authors intervened in the lives of children and families after the storms. ********** ...

Enhancing school counselor accountability: the large group guidance portfolio.(Report)
December 1, 2007... Professional school counselors (PSCs) are being asked to employ accountability measures to support the merit of their comprehensive, developmental programs. Further, to address the problem of PSC role ambiguity, it has been suggested that PSCs...