High School Counselors Research Articles

BREAK FREE and Fly: A CBT School Counseling Group Curriculum for Anxiety

A junior/senior high school counselor used an innovative psychoeducational group counseling curriculum based on cognitive behavioral therapy to meet the social/emotional needs of identified students. This article provides a summary and evaluation of the small group plan conducted via practitioner research. Results indicated that, although participants’ overall feelings of anxiety did not significantly improve, the curriculum enabled study participants to meet defined learning objectives. We discuss implications for school counselors.

Bowling Alone?: Asian American Multilingual Learners’ Access to Four-Year Colleges

ABSTRACT Scholars are increasingly concerned that substantial barriers encountered by Asian American multilingual learners (AAMLs), the second-largest racial/ethnic multilingual learner group in the U.S., are being overlooked in the K-12 and postsecondary pipeline. This qualitative study focuses on the four-year college access experiences of AAMLs in a diverse, urban school district in the southeastern U.S. Data were collected through year-long mentoring sessions with two AAMLs, interviews with an Asian American high school counselor, academic records, classroom observations, and school documents. Using a Bourdieusian theory of practice perspective, findings from this study demonstrate that college-going AAMLs encounter multifaceted linguistic, social, and academic challenges that are often minimized or overlooked. Because they were assumed to be successful and demonstrated individual resilience and persistence, their challenges often went unrecognized, leading to mixed college-going outcomes with unfulfilled goals. The study contributes to the literature in educational equity and provides implications for educators working with AAMLs and other underrepresented students.

School Counselors’ Reflections on Supporting LGBTQ+ Students

Background: Suicide attempts and suicide completion are on the rise for children and adolescents and even more so for LGBTQ+ youth. Despite some social progress, LGBTQ+ individuals still face oppression socially and legally. With much of the restrictive LGBTQ+ legislation occurring within educational settings, school counselors have an important role supporting the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth; however, many school counselors do not feel equipped to do so. Objectives: School counselors often exit their graduate programs and enter the profession with little to no knowledge of or experience working with LGBTQ+ students. The current study sought to better understand school counselors’ experiences supporting LGBTQ+ youth in their school by discussing results of two focus groups with school counselors working with LGBTQ+ students in a southeastern school district. Research Question: What are the experiences of elementary, middle, and high school counselors supporting LGBTQ+ students in a southeastern school district? Methods: Using thematic analysis of two focus group interviews, we gained greater insight into school counselors’ experiences of supporting LGBTQ+ students in their schools. Results: Through the thematic analysis, five themes and two subthemes emerged in the data. Conclusions: Although school counselors often lack time or resources to work with LGBTQ+ youth ( Gonzalez, 2016 ), the current study’s findings reveal additional barriers given less attention in the literature: navigating tension and pressure from legal policies and nonaffirming parents.

The importance of academic advising for dual credit and early college high school students

AbstractAcademic advising for dual credit and early college high school students is significant to postsecondary matriculation and degree completion of these students after high school graduation. Unstructured advising can lead students to take excess credits and have an unclear path to a postsecondary credential. This study focused on the importance of academic advising, ensuring a clear path is identified for each student participating in a dual credit or early college high school program. A qualitative survey identifying high school personnel's understanding of advising, needs to better serve students, and current challenges facing high school counselors is discussed. Quantitative data landscapes student demographics and attempted versus completed credits for both dual credit and early college high school students at multiple high schools. Practitioner recommendations underscore the need for college advising by a college advisor who is familiar with the college advisement process versus a high school counselor who focuses on high school completion needs.

Racial Composition and Perceptions of Microaggressions: Implications for High School Counselors

This study examined the impact racial composition of prior environment (specifically, high school and neighborhood environments) has on reported racial microaggression occurrence among self-identified minority college students in the Midwest. Participating students completed the Racial Microaggression Scale, a survey instrument whose primary domain is intended to assess the frequency of occurrence for racial microaggressions. Findings indicated that racial composition of high school and neighborhood environments has a statistically significant effect on reported racial microaggression occurrence. Additionally, findings indicated that microaggression themes of criminality and undesirability are particularly related to the racial composition of prior environment, with students from a majority minority background reporting incidents of criminality and undesirability themed racial microaggressions more frequently than their peers. Implications will be included for professional school counselors working with these students at the high school level.

A Study on Causes of Gender Gap in Construction Management: High School Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions across Genders

This paper addresses three research questions: (1) According to the pertinent literature, what are the main causes of the current gender gap in the construction industry, particularly for management and leadership roles? (2) Is there a significant difference between male and female high-school-age students regarding their level of knowledge of the construction industry? (3) Is there a significant difference between male and female high-school-age students in their perception of the construction industry and factors impacting their career choice? These research questions are addressed by a review of the literature followed by a discussion of precamp survey results from two consecutive years of a two-week high school summer camp, which is focused on construction science and management. The literature review reveals that the issues are deep-routed and complex but can in general be categorized into two groups: the recruitment and retention of women in construction management and related careers. While the literature review summary in this paper addresses both categories, the focus of the paper remains recruitment, particularly through a study of high school students’ level of knowledge and perceptions of construction management. The pre-camp surveys assessed the participants’ baseline knowledge and perceptions of construction management as a career. The results showed that the knowledge of construction management as a career is very low, with no statistically significant difference between genders. It must be noted here that the participants are biased positively toward the construction management and related careers, as they chose to attend the camp for a variety of reasons, from wanting an experience on the campus of this university to parents’ encouragement. Despite this baseline interest, however, the data show that the participants lacked clarity on what this career really entails. It is suggested, therefore that the general knowledge of this career path across larger and more randomized samples across U.S. will be even lower. The perceptions of the construction industry differed slightly between genders, with females perceiving it as more physically challenging and prioritizing family friendliness when considering career options. In conclusion, both the literature review and the survey data analysis show that the lack of knowledge of this career path, exacerbated by the negative perceptions of the construction industry, contribute to the problem of women not choosing to study construction management. The construction industry continues to make significant improvements in their diversity and inclusion efforts, and there are a variety of paths within the industry for graduates of construction science and management degrees. As such, significant work remains for both the industry and academia to overcome the lack of knowledge and negative perceptions of the industry through increased outreach to better inform high school students, parents, and counselors.

Percentage of Pancasila student profile dimensions in the Merdeka curriculum and the implications for high school guidance and counseling programs

The Merdeka curriculum is an improvement on the previous curriculum, namely the 2013 curriculum, whose implementation was based on the implementation of the Pancasila student profile. The aim of this research is to compare the six dimensions of the Pancasila student profile in order to assist counselors in developing guidance and counseling service programs. This research uses a survey method. The research subjects were 90 students in class X at a private Catholic high school in Malang. The results of data analysis in this study found that the percentage of the dimensions of faith, devotion to God Almighty, and having noble morals was 80.56%, the global diversity dimension was 72.83%, the mutual cooperation dimension was 81.61%, the independent dimension was 83.78%, the critical reasoning was obtained at 81.50%, and the creative dimension was obtained at 77.67%. The findings of this study can be utilized as a point of reference for counselors to design guidance and counseling programs in schools to enhance or maintain values that strengthen dimensions within the Pancasila student profile. This includes collaborating with subject teachers, conducting group guidance, using traditional games, art therapy, and various counseling techniques.

일반계 고등학생이 지각한 부모의 긍정적 양육태도, 자아존중감, 학업열의, 진로적응력 간의 구조적 관계

Objectives This study was conducted to draw implications that can be used to establish a systematic intervention plan to help the smooth career development of general high school students in Korea. Methods To this purpose, This study used data from the fifth year of the KCYPS 2018 to test how high school students' perceived parental positive nurturing attitude affect their career adaptability through mediating self-esteem and academic engagement by setting up a SEM. Results First, the paths through which parental positive nurturing attitude influenced high school students' self-esteem, academic engagement, and career adaptability, the paths through which self-esteem influenced academic engagement and career adaptability, and the respective paths through which academic engagement influenced career adaptability were all significant and static. Second, there were partial mediation effects of self-esteem and academic engagement on the relationship between high school students' perceived parental positive attitude and career adaptability, and a dual mediation effect in which parental positive nurturing attitude sequentially mediated self-esteem and academic engagement to affect career adaptability. Conclusions The operational and content factors to be considered when conducting career counseling and education in general high schools were suggested.

Cultural Intelligence Profile of Junior High School Counsellors and Its Implication on Multicultural Counseling

The diversity of ethnicities, religions, and races that exist in Indonesia contribute to the country's characterization as a nation with a multitude of cultures. In the context of the relationship between counselor and counselee, cultural diversity is a significant concern. The comprehension, awareness, and work behavior of the counselee's cultural diversity is indicative of the counselor's cultural intelligence. The concept of cultural intelligence is a crucial aspect that counselors must consider when providing multicultural counseling services. The objectives of this research are to determine the description of counselors' cultural intelligence and its application in multicultural counseling. The research employed a quantitative research survey design for junior high school counselors in Malang Regency. For the research instrument, this study employed an intelligence scale adapted from Early and Ang. The data were analyzed descriptively in order to describe the counselor's cultural intelligence profile. The results indicated that metacognitive indicators exhibited the highest proportion, with 40% falling within the very high category, while behavioral indicators exhibited the lowest proportion, with 5% falling within the deficient category. The results of the study indicate that there is a need for counseling assistance in the behavioral aspect of cultural intelligence in order to facilitate the implementation of multicultural counseling. In essence, cultural intelligence represents a form of counselor multicultural competence that is necessary for the implementation of multicultural counseling. An increase in cultural intelligence thus supports an increase in multicultural counseling.

Study of The Concept of Vocational Guidance and Counseling in Vocational Schools

The concept of vocational guidance and counseling in vocational high schools (SMK) plays a crucial role in shaping the future of students. A recent study conducted at SMKS Teknologi YPL Lirik aimed to explore the general overview of guidance and counseling implementation, the steps taken by school principals and teachers, and the challenges faced in this aspect. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, the researchers directly collected data through interviews, documentation, and involving key stakeholders such as the school principal, vice principal of student affairs, subject teachers, class advisors, guidance counselors, and students. The gathered data was then analyzed through a process of reduction and interpreted qualitatively to draw conclusions. According to the interviews conducted with school officials, it was revealed that the current guidance and counseling practices at SMKS Teknologi YPL Lirik are inadequate. This is evident from the students' behavior, which tends to be naughty or undisciplined due to family or community environmental factors. To achieve holistic character education through guidance and counseling, the school must establish good cooperation with parents, maintain direct communication with them in case of any issues at school, and find solutions collaboratively to foster positive character growth in both the family and school environments. In conclusion, the study emphasizes the importance of enhancing guidance and counseling practices in vocational high schools to better support students in their personal and academic development. By addressing challenges and strengthening collaboration between school stakeholders, SMKS Teknologi YPL Lirik can create a more conducive environment for students to thrive and succeed in their vocational endeavors.

Exploring Latine students’ perceptions of their high school counselors’ capitalization of community cultural wealth

AbstractThis qualitative study explored the experiences of Latine college students with their high school counselors about community cultural wealth. The study aimed to understand how high school counselors cultivated Latine students’ navigational, aspirational, linguistic, familial, social, and resistant capital. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with eight Latine college students attending a Hispanic‐Serving Institution. The findings revealed that high school counselors supported Latine students’ navigational and aspirational capital but did not cultivate their linguistic, familial, social, and resistant capital. Implications for practice include the need for culturally appropriate interventions, advocacy for better student–counselor ratios, and using the ASCA National Model and Empowerment Model to design interventions that cultivate Latine students’ community cultural wealth.

Enhancing Quality of Guidance and Counseling in Vocational Schools: Testing the Effectiveness of Evaluation Instruments Based on the CIPP Model

<p dir="ltr"><span>This study assesses the CIPP (Context, Input, Process, Product) model's effectiveness in evaluating guidance and counseling programs within the Merdeka curriculum of Vocational High Schools. Collaborating with three experts—guidance and counseling specialists, educational technology experts, and practitioner teachers—the research employs assessment tests and pre-test/post-test questionnaires for 10 Guidance and Counseling Teachers at Vocational High School 3 Banjarmasin. Evaluation results, covering general, specific, and material aspects, show a high level of agreement among the three evaluators. General evaluation exhibits high reliability (ICC = 0.750), and thorough and material evaluations demonstrate high reliability with ICC values of 0.794 each. The trial of 10 Guidance and Counseling Teachers reveals a significant improvement in their evaluation skills after implementing the CIPP model. Average post-test results are notably higher than pre-test, highlighting the positive impact of the CIPP evaluation model on enhancing these skills. The research concludes that the CIPP evaluation model is reliable and consistent in measuring guidance and counseling program effectiveness in the Merdeka curriculum of Vocational High Schools. Empirical and theoretical support establishes a strong foundation for considering future implementation of the CIPP model in educational program evaluations. This model's application is anticipated to elevate the quality and relevance of educational programs, particularly in the context of guidance and counseling in Vocational High Schools, with potential practical and managerial benefits.</span></p><div><span><br /></span></div>

Manajemen Evaluasi Keberhasilan Pelaksanaan Bimbingan Belajar di SMAN 1 Parigi

This research aims to describe the evaluation management of the success of implementing tutoring at SMAN 1 Parigi by focusing on the role of guidance and counseling teachers in supporting academic achievement and student development. The research method used in this research is a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. The research results show that the management of evaluating the success of implementing tutoring at SMAN 1 Parigi is carried out by subject teachers and homeroom teachers. Tutoring is provided with an academic focus, with an emphasis on effective time management and appropriate study methods. In terms of managing the evaluation of the success of tutoring, guidance and counseling teachers rely on student report cards from UTS/UAS, as well as certificates from extracurricular activities. The main obstacle faced is students' low learning motivation, which is influenced by environmental factors, peers, lack of family support, and less interesting learning methods. Counseling teachers act as motivators, good listeners, and givers of advice to overcome student problems. Even though guidance and counseling teachers try to implement positive discipline, physical punishment has been replaced by memorizing surahs, lesson materials, or reciting prayers. However, challenges arise when only a small percentage of students show positive changes, while others continue to face behavioral and academic problems. This is related to the student's character and lack of family support. This research provides in-depth insight into the management of guidance and counseling in high schools, especially at SMAN 1 Parigi, and highlights the critical role of guidance and counseling teachers in helping students achieve academic achievement and overcome social challenges.

JOURNALING THERAPY DALAM MENGATASI STRES GURU BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING SMK DI KABUPATEN BOGOR

The Guidance and Counseling Teacher profession not only plays a role in helping students' problems and achieving their developmental tasks through guidance and counseling services, but also has other workloads as an educator in schools. Vocational high school counseling guidance teachers, especially in the Bogor Regency Area, are still found to experience collisions in dealing with student behavior that leads to stress. The purpose of this study is to help vocational high school counseling guidance teachers in Bogor Regency to express thoughts and feelings in Journaling Therapy activities to overcome feelings and complaints about stress, both those that arise due to work pressure in carrying out the profession as a teacher, as well as personal problems. With this, researchers conducted a study to prove how Journaling Therapy in overcoming stress in vocational high school counseling guidance teachers in Bogor Regency. This research was conducted using a descriptive qualitative approach. The results of this study found that vocational high school counseling guidance teachers in Bogor Regency experienced a state of stress and difficulty expressing their feelings.

Career and College Readiness Programming of Rural Appalachian School Counselors: A Consensual Qualitative Research Study

Rural Appalachia encompasses a region of the United States represented by unique cultural strengths and systemic challenges. To meet their students’ career and college needs, school counselors working in rural Appalachia must understand the cultural nuances of the region. Consensual qualitative research (CQR) methodology revealed five domains and 20 categories describing how rural Appalachian high school counselors address career and college readiness. We provide implications for career and college programming for use by high school counselors in rural Appalachia.

Pelatihan Penulisan Karya Tulis Ilmiah PPKn Dalam Menguatkan Kualitas Menulis Guru PPKn SMA Kota Surabaya

The training for a scientific article for a surabaya city high school teacher is aimed at providing knowledge for a surabaya city general teacher who is not yet familiar with writing scientific articles, developing knowledge and adding to the quality of writing a scientific article for a counselor, and accompanying teacher for promotion. This training USES companion models, using talks, question-and-answer methods, and simulation methods. The target for this writing training isa high school counselor in the surabaya city of 30 participants. The value of this science - writing training is that teachers provide the incentive to make scientific articles and teachers have the expertise to do them and improve the teachers' professionalism

Improving Student Performance and Personal Growth: A Review of Group Counseling in High Schools

Objective: The high school years are a critical period in students' lives, marked by rapid academic, social, and emotional development. Group counseling in high schools has emerged as a vital tool to support students through these challenges, offering a unique avenue for addressing a range of developmental and educational needs. This article aims to explore the impact of group counseling on enhancing student performance and personal growth within high school settings. Methods and Materials: The review involved a comprehensive search of academic databases using keywords such as "group counseling," "high school," "student performance," and "personal growth." Studies specifically examining the impact of group counseling on high school students were included. The selected literature was analyzed and synthesized to provide a coherent understanding of the current state of group counseling in high schools, focusing on its methods, effectiveness, challenges, and best practices. Findings: The review highlights the effectiveness of group counseling in various domains, including academic support, social skills enhancement, and mental health improvement. Key challenges in implementing group counseling programs were identified, such as resource constraints, student participation, and variability in program implementation. Effective practices and recommendations for schools were outlined, including tailored interventions, collaborative approaches, continuous training for counselors, and integrating counseling into the school curriculum. Conclusion: Group counseling in high schools is a valuable intervention that significantly impacts student performance and personal growth. It addresses the holistic needs of high school students, contributing to their overall success and well-being. The review suggests areas for future research and development in group counseling and recommends that schools develop policies and practices to integrate group counseling into their educational framework, ensuring that all students have access to these vital services.

Pelatihan Penerapan Layanan Konseling Online Berfokus Solusi Bermuatan Nilai Pancasila pada Guru BK

The conditions of problems experienced by students in social media activities after the Covid-19 pandemic are increasingly disappointing. Student problems increase as time goes by and the use of the internet becomes more widespread. The use of the internet in social media has a significant impact on people's social lives. Communication is becoming easier and cheaper so that individuals can obtain information quickly. The dissemination of information and the communication process is one of the important points in the formation of a new phenomenon using social media. One topic of concern is attitudes or behavior of intolerance, hatred, or even racism on social media carried out by teenagers. Based on these conditions, guidance and counseling (BK) teachers in Malang Raya have difficulty choosing an intervention model that suits the characteristics and needs related to the problems they face. So far they have only used counseling or cybercounselling models that were developed based on Western theories, even though there is an obligation for guidance and counseling teachers to help high school students internalize moral values that are in accordance with Indonesian society. Therefore, implementing this training is important to improve the competency of Malang Raya BK teachers in implementing solution-focused online counseling services that include Pancasila values. The training implementation uses a structured learning approach (structured learning approach) combined with a project-based learning approach which is carried out in a combination of offline and online (blended learning) so that the training implementation is more effective with a continuous mentoring system. The implementation of community service in the form of training aims to increase the competency of Malang Raya High School guidance and counseling teachers in implementing cybercounseling or online counseling services focused on solutions to create Pancasila values.

ALTRUISM, INTELECTUAL HUMILITY, AND CHARISMA, ARE THEY RELATED?

The aim of this research is to examine the positive and significant relationship between altruism and intellectual humility on charisma in high school guidance and counseling teachers in Banjarmasin City. This research is quantitative research with a correlational design. Altruism, intellectual humility, and charisma of 66 high school counselors in Banjarmasin City were measured using a scale adapted from Self-Report Altruism (SRA), Comprehensive Intellectual Humility Scale (CIHS), and General Charisma Inventory (GCI). These three scales have been tested as valid and at high (CIHS) and very high (SRA and GCI) levels of reliability. The ANOVA test on the Multiple Linear Regression model was used to analyze the data and prove the hypothesis that was built. The research results show that there is a positive and significant correlation between altruism and intellectual humility together on charisma in high school counselors in Banjarmasin City (Sig. = 0.001 < 0.05) with a contribution level of 20.6%. Based on the results and limitations of this research, it is recommended that future researchers test the relationship between altruism, intellectual humility, and charisma on different and more subject characteristics.

School counseling practices related to postsecondary STEM participation

AbstractThis qualitative exploratory cross‐case analysis analyzed the beliefs and practices of high school counselors related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) academic advisement, postsecondary planning, and career participation. Interviews were conducted with high school counselors (N = 13) who were purposively sampled to represent a diversity of schools in terms of demographic variables. Findings indicated that high school counselors perceived that (a) sociocultural factors influenced student preparation for STEM, career planning, and decision making; (b) students’ STEM‐related career goals and academic behaviors were sometimes misaligned, and academic advisement often mediated this tension; and (c) their professional STEM knowledge, beliefs, and practices were influenced by professional preparation, workplace characteristics, and their academic experiences. Implications include the need for early, sustained high school STEM counseling and academic advisement; accessible professional development in STEM preparation and careers to promote multiple pathways and reduce school counselor bias; and encouraging family involvement in STEM career decision making.