Adolescents' Perceptions of Their School Counselors' Impact

School counselors focus on students' academic, career, and social/emotional needs in addition to fulfilling various administrative expectations. In this article, we explored adolescents' perceptions of their school counselors' impact. We used thematic analysis to analyze 273 students&...

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Published inJournal of child and adolescent counseling Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15
Main Authors Ohrt, Jonathan H., Limberg, Dodie, Bordonada, Tiffany M., Griffith, Catherine, Sherrell, Renee S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.01.2016
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adolescents
school counseling
thematic analysis
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Summary:School counselors focus on students' academic, career, and social/emotional needs in addition to fulfilling various administrative expectations. In this article, we explored adolescents' perceptions of their school counselors' impact. We used thematic analysis to analyze 273 students' essays about how their school counselors affected them and identified eight themes: (a) College and Career Readiness, (b) Life Skills, (c) Multiple Roles, (d) Individual Attention, (e) Emotional/Social Support, (f) Therapeutic Relationship, (g) Advocacy, and (h) Academic Achievement. We discuss implications and suggestions for future research.
ISSN:2372-7810
2372-7829
DOI:10.1080/23727810.2015.1133996