초임 전문상담교사 멘토링 프로그램 개발 및 효과 분석

Abstract

Objectives The aim of this study was to verify the efficacy of a mentoring program designed for novice school counseling teachers through the development and implementation of a mentoring program aimed at enhancing their their competencies.
 Methods To assess the effectiveness of the mentoring program for novice school counseling teachers, qualitative content analyses (QCA) and nonparametric methods were employed.
 Results The results of QCA indicate that mentors reported experiencing professional improvement and enhanced competence. The mentoring program ignited a desire for growth and broadened the scope of school counseling for mentors. Similarly, mentees expressed that their participation in the mentoring program played a pivotal role in adapting to school counseling, improving professionally as school counseling teachers, and shaping their iden-tity in this role. Furthermore, the levels of school counseling teacher’s competency were measured before and af-ter the program. Nonparametric analyses were conducted using SPSS 23.0. The differences between pre-scores and post-scores for total competency, educational competency, and administrative competency were found to be statistically significant.
 Conclusions This study has implications as it developed and implemented a mentoring program based on the needs of school counseling teachers. It also verified the program’s effectiveness in enhancing the competency of school counseling teachers. The mentoring program can contribute to the field of school counseling by bolster-ing school counseling teachers’ competency.