Counseling Knowledge Research Articles

Pathway to Trauma-Informed Rehabilitation Counseling: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors’ Training Experiences and Use of Trauma-Relevant Knowledge in Daily Practice

The compelling evidence regarding the prevalence and profound impacts of traumatic experiences on individuals with disabilities underscores the need to establish trauma-informed service environments within vocational rehabilitation (VR). In an initial endeavor towards cultivating trauma-informed service, this study investigates the VR counselors’ professional training experiences in the topical areas of trauma. Further, the applicability of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM 2) is examined in elucidating the utilization of trauma knowledge by VR counselors in their practices. A needs assessment focusing on trauma training was distributed to 169 VR counselors to measure their trauma-related training history and utilization of trauma knowledge in practices. Path analysis was employed to examine the relationship between training experience and the actual use of trauma knowledge in counseling based on the TAM 2 framework. Participants reported having 9.71 hours of post-graduate training. Path analysis suggested adding three additional paths to the original research model, explaining how post-graduate training leads to the use of trauma knowledge in VR service through perceived ease of use, usefulness, attitude toward using, and behavioral intention. The profession of rehabilitation counseling needs to incorporate more trauma-related training into its practice, education, and research to better serve individuals with disabilities and improve the effectiveness of services.

Thematic review on counseling crisis and intervention in school

Crisis counseling and intervention in schools play a crucial role in addressing students' psychological needs during crisis, yet there is limited comprehensive literature reviewing their application and effectiveness.This thematic review synthesizes research on crisis counseling and intervention in schools, descriptions, and evaluations. A systematic search was conducted using the Scopus and Web of Science databases to identify relevant studies published between 2019 and 2023. A total of 25 studies were selected based on predefined inclusion criteria and were analyzed to extract key themes related to crisis counseling and intervention in schools. Three primary themes emerged from the analysis: (1) the roles of school counselors, (2) crisis preparedness, and (3) crisis intervention strategies. These themes were explored in relation to various methodologies used in the studies, highlighting multiple approaches counselors use to integrate crisis counseling knowledge for prevention and intervention within school settings. The review underscores the importance of school counselors' roles in crisis preparedness and intervention. However, further empirical research is needed to support and expand upon current recommendations, ensuring more effective crisis counseling practices in schools.

Impact of anxiety-related conditions on nursing students' academic excellence.

Nursing students often experience high anxiety and depression because of the demanding nursing curriculum. This mental strain can harm their academic performance. As a result, nurse educators need to assess how anxiety impacts nursing students' academic achievements. To evaluate and describe the knowledge of counsellors and nurse educators regarding the impact of anxiety-related conditions on nursing students' academic excellence in selected nursing education institutions. A qualitative descriptive phenomenological design was used to evaluate and describe the perceptions of counsellors and nurse educators about anxiety-related conditions on nursing students' academic excellence. Participants were purposively selected, and semi-structured interviews were utilised to collect data. Four counsellors involved in psychosocial support of nursing students who participated in individual semi-structured interviews, and 20 nurse educators participated in focus group interviews, with 5 participants per group. Data were recorded and transcribed. Transcripts were analysed using Giorgi's (2009) four data analysis steps. Four themes emerged from data analysis: understanding of anxiety-related conditions, responses to anxiety-related conditions, influences of anxiety-related conditions and support of nursing students with anxiety-related conditions. The findings highlighted the significance of recognising the effects of mental health issues on nursing students. The study revealed the factors influencing nursing students' responses to and the support provided for anxiety-related conditions affecting their academic performance.Contribution:The importance of prioritising mental health support for nursing students is to ensure they complete their qualifications on time.

Improving Grief Counseling: Enhancing the Education and Confidence of Psychology Graduate Students

Most therapists do not receive formal graduate training in grief counseling and may rely on outdated knowledge and questionable skills when working with grieving clients (Dodd et al., 2022; Jankauskaite et al., 2021). This study aimed to develop a virtual intervention to educate psychology graduate students about grief counseling and evaluate whether this training can increase knowledge in grief and grief counseling and self-efficacy in working with grieving individuals. This mixed-methods study compared participants in three conditions (full video intervention, partial video intervention, and control). When controlling for prior grief counseling training and experience, those randomized to the full video intervention had higher grief and grief counseling knowledge and self-efficacy in working with bereaved individuals than those in the partial intervention and control groups. Further, qualitative results highlighted the assessment and treatment approaches that therapists-in-training would use with a bereaved client across conditions. Overall, the full intervention is a feasible and efficacious way to teach psychology doctoral students about grief counseling and increase their confidence in working with bereaved clients. Future research considerations and recommendations are discussed.

Psychosocial support for counselors working with HIV-Serodiscordant couples

ABSTRACT Living in HIV serodiscordant relationship poses psychosocial challenges to couples. These necessitate proper counseling. This paper explored the psychosocial support for counselors working with HIV-serodiscordant couples at a regional hospital. The study used descriptive and exploratory approaches, underpinned by an interpretative phenomenological analysis design (IPA). Participants were selected using a non-probability snowball sampling technique. A total of nine participants took part in the study. Data were collected using an in-depth interview guide and analyzed using an interpretive phenomenological analysis framework. Three themes emanated: knowledge deficiency on serodiscordancy among the counselors, limited/lack of support and ways to recommend HIV-serodiscordant couples services. The findings indicates that there is need to enhance, strengthen, and provide comprehensive psychosocial support services to discordant couples. To support and improve the knowledge, confidence and skills of counselors, the following should be implemented: provision of training, introducing debriefing sessions to reflect on discordant cases, follow-up on discordant couple’s post diagnosis to offer psychosocial support services, and establishment and strengthening of the support groups.

A randomised controlled trial comparing online versus face-to-face smoking cessation course for Malaysian dental officer

Oral health professionals play a vital role in tobacco cessation efforts, but there is a notable gap in their training and skills in this area. Online Smoking Cessation Course was developed by UiTM to benefit the oral health professionals however it has not been evaluated yet. Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of online smoking cessation module in comparison with the face-to-face method, in term of the level knowledge. This randomized controlled trial involved 185 new dental officers from four states in Peninsular Malaysia, divided into online and face-to-face (F2F) delivery groups. They were assessed using validated questionnaire, both pre- and post-intervention. The results showed that both the control (F2F) and intervention (online) groups demonstrated significant improvements in knowledge post-training. The control group's average score increased from 6.05 to 7.99, while the intervention group saw an increase from 6.22 to 8.20, with both groups showing statistically significant improvements (p< 0.001). This indicates the effectiveness of the smoking cessation course in enhancing knowledge. The study concluded that the online module is suitable for new dental officers, equipping them with knowledge and skills for smoking cessation counselling as it found that online delivery is as effective as F2F training. This suggests that online training could provide a more cost-effective and accessible method for future smoking cessation training, reaching a broader audience.

동료지지모임을 통한 상담수련생의 ‘상담자-되기’에 관한 자전적 내러티브 탐구

Objectives This study was conducted to understand the experiences and meanings of counseling trainees' ‘counselor-becoming’ through peer support group. Methods For this, the autobiographical narrative inquiry method of Clandin and Connelly was used. Researchers simultaneously played the role of research participants and explored the empirical meaning. It was intended to secure the validity of the study through recording of experiences, transcription of speech, social text, and SNS data, and in-depth writing and cross-analysis of three researchers. Results As a result of the study, the participants had the following experiences through peer support group. First, they experienced the process of embodying counseling knowledge through intellectual discussion and relationship dynamics. Second, by opening themselves up in the field of experiment called relationship, they experienced the experience of discovering ‘I’ and building introspection toward each other. Third, they experienced being a counselor by experiencing personal and professional care together within peer support group. Conclusions In the conclusions and suggestions, based on the derived research results, the implications of the ‘counselor-becoming’ experience in which cognition, emotion, and relationship skills are integrated through peer support groups and the significance of the study were derived. It also presented tasks on how counseling trainees, including research participants, can use peer support groups more effectively.

MENEROKA PENGETAHUAN KAUNSELOR DI SEKOLAH BERKAITAN KAUNSELING ISLAM

This study aims to explore the knowledge of Muslim school counselors regarding Islamic counseling. A qualitative research design based on a multiple case study method was employed, with a sample of 19 Muslim counselors selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The findings reveal that counselors possess clear knowledge about Islamic counseling, encompassing two main themes: "The counseling process based on human nature and oriented towards the hereafter" and "Modification of Western counseling." Within the first theme, counselors emphasize the importance of understanding human nature and the concepts of al-Nafs, al-Qalb, al-Aql, and al-Ruh. They adhere to the goal of guiding individuals back to their innate nature (fitrah) and utilizing the Quran and Sunnah as the primary sources of guidance. Moreover, counselors perceive their role as preachers who guide clients in maintaining religious practices and noble character. The second theme illustrates counselors' integration of Islamic elements into Western counseling processes, where Western theories serve as the framework while Islamic elements such as Quranic verses, hadith, and moral values are incorporated as complementary components. This study provides an overview of counselors' awareness of the importance of applying Islamic values in counseling sessions and their efforts to infuse Islamic elements into the counseling process to align with clients' needs. However, counselors must continually enhance their knowledge and skills in Islamic counseling through ongoing training and education, as well as the development of more comprehensive Islamic counseling models and modules to further strengthen their roles.

Assessing a Continuing Education Course for Dental Hygienists to Improve HPV and HPV Vaccine Knowledge and Self-efficacy.

Human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection and causes anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Although HPV-related cancers can be prevented through vaccination, HPV vaccination rates are low compared to other vaccines. One of the strongest indicators for vaccination is provider recommendation, and dental health providers are well positioned to promote HPV vaccination among their patients. The purpose of this study was to determine if a continuing education (CE) course could improve dental hygienists' HPV-related knowledge and self-efficacy related to HPV vaccination recommendations. Data were collected from a sample of participants (n = 202) at a large dental hygiene conference in the southern US. A pre- and post-tests were administered with the CE course and differences in HPV vaccine knowledge and self-efficacy in counseling, recommending, and referring for the HPV vaccine were analyzed using SAS. HPV vaccine knowledge overall significantly increased post-CE (p < .001) and improvement was seen among several specific knowledge areas. However, knowledge regarding the common sites of HPV-related oral and oropharyngeal cancers remained moderate (82% correct) even after the CE intervention. There was no significant change from pre-test to post-test in participants' self-efficacy related to counseling patients about the HPV vaccine, recommending the HPV vaccine to patients, or referring patients for the vaccine. This study demonstrates that continuing education can improve dental hygienists' HPV-related knowledge. Since dental providers may play an important role in HPV-related cancer prevention, future work should develop continuing education tools that can motivate changes in self-efficacy and ultimately improve practice behaviors.

PERAN KONSELOR DALAM PASAR KERJA DI PROVINSI SULAWESI BARAT

In West Sulawesi, young people face difficulties in finding employment because of employment opportunities are limited. By looking at the portrait of the labor market in West Sulawesi Province, counselors can help them through career counseling by working together with various institutions, such as schools, vocational training centers (BLK), even schools. with various institutions, such as schools, vocational training centers (BLK), and even the West Sulawesi Provincial Regional Government of West Sulawesi Province. The approach in this research approach in this research is descriptive qualitative with the data source of labor market portrait in West Sulawesi Province in 2022. West Sulawesi Province in 2022. The purpose of this research is to explain what can be done by counselors in the labor market in West Sulawesi Province. The result of this research The results of this study describe 1) a portrait of the labor market in West Sulawesi Province in 2022 which presents statistical data that includes statistical data on the labor market in West Sulawesi Province. 2022 which presents statistical data that includes information on job seekers, job vacancies, to the salary offered; 2) Counselors can use portrait of the job market in West Sulawesi Province as occupational knowledge in career counseling.

Pemantauan Status Kesehatan dengan Memanfaatkan Aplikasi Z-Health Guna Meningkatkan Perilaku Pencegahan Penyakit Tidak Menular Pada Posyandu Remaja di Desa Mliwis Cepogo Boyolali

Pemantauan Status Kesehatan dengan Memanfaatkan Aplikasi Z-Health Guna Meningkatkan Perilaku Pencegahan Penyakit Tidak Menular Pada Posyandu Remaja di Desa Mliwis Cepogo Boyolali

Discussion on the Importance of Mental Health

With the improvement of people's living standards, people s quality of life is increasing year by year, and people s spiritual world problems affect our health. For our physical and mental health, I learn the knowledge of psychological counseling and improve their spiritual world, to lead the people around us to pay attention to our physical and mental health.

Abstract 7332: Healthcare professionals' perceptions and educational needs in genetic counseling for cancer risk management: An integrated mixed-methods systematic review

Abstract Background: The role of healthcare professionals (HCPs) is crucial in the genetic counseling process for managing hereditary cancer risks. However, HCPs face challenges due to a lack of specialized training and confidence, particularly in communicating genetic risks to patients. Hence, it becomes paramount to identify the essential skills and expertise required by HCPs for genetic counseling. Additionally, gaining insight into their perspectives regarding the content of genetic counseling that should be provided to patients is of utmost importance. Methods: An integrated mixed-methods systematic review and content analysis were performed across five databases on 23 May 2023, employing predetermined search strategies. The quality of selected studies was assessed using the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT), and data analysis was conducted using a deductive content analysis approach with MAXQDA 2020. Results: The review encompassed 14 studies from seven countries, revealing moderate risk of bias. It was perceived by HCPs that hereditary cancer families require information in seven specific categories including, cancer risk-reducing strategies; personalized cancer risk; family implications of hereditary cancer; psychological issues; genetic testing; the role of pathogenic genes in hereditary cancers; and social issues related to genetic testing. The study also highlighted the educational needs of HCPs, pinpointing areas such as method for supporting decision-making; clinical management in hereditary cancer families; resources for supporting hereditary cancer families; guidance to support familial communication; genetic testing; the role of each profession; and methods for supporting psychological aspects. Conclusion: The findings underscore the need for specialized training programs to equip HCPs with the necessary skills and knowledge for effective genetic counseling. Additionally, understanding HCPs’ perspectives on the content of genetic counseling is vital for tailoring educational resources and enhancing the genetic counseling process in managing cancer risks. Grants: This research was supported by a grant of the Korean Cancer Survivors Healthcare R&amp;D Project through the National Cancer Center, funded by the Ministry of Health &amp; Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: NCC 23F1940-1) Citation Format: So-Youn Jung, Sun-Young Park, Eun-Gyeong Lee, Heejung Chae, Mi-Jin An, Yeon-Joo Kim, Yoon-Jung Choi, Kum Hei Ryu, Sun-Young Kong. Healthcare professionals' perceptions and educational needs in genetic counseling for cancer risk management: An integrated mixed-methods systematic review [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024; Part 1 (Regular Abstracts); 2024 Apr 5-10; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(6_Suppl):Abstract nr 7332.

Prenatal breastfeeding education (PBE) and breastfeeding counseling (BC) influence the prenatal exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) preparation

Introduction: Pregnant women frequently exhibit varied behaviors, such as having a lot of questions, showing insecurity, and fear. Objective: Pregnant women frequently exhibit varied behaviors, such as having a lot of questions, showing insecurity, and fear. As a result, their sensitivity and susceptibility to social expectations surrounding their capacity to breastfeed are increased. This study aims to assess the different knowledge and skills of breastfeeding counseling (BC) on health personnel, and to assess differences in intent, knowledge, prenatal self-efficacy, and prenatal professional support in third-trimester pregnant women. Methods: The study was randomized by applying a pre-test and post-test design in the health worker group and the post-test only control group in the group of pregnant women. A comparative test was done by comparing the intervention indicator between the treatment group and control group using t-test, one-way ANOVA, post hoc test, and chi-square test at a 95% significance level (p &lt; 0.05). Results: There was a difference in the mean score of EBF knowledge, 26.85 95% CI (19.94–33.76) and BC skills, 13.17 95% CI (25.85–36.48) health workers at post-test and pre-test. The comparison of intergroup relations between pregnant women group with EBF intention in Group A, OR 6.83 95% CI (4.10–11.36), and in Group B, OR 1.86 95% CI (1.15–3.01), to the control group. Conclusion: There is a difference in intention, mean breastfeeding knowledge score, prenatal self-efficacy, and support of prenatal breastfeeding preparation between groups of third-trimester pregnant women.

Knowledge, acceptance, and uptake of voluntary counseling and testing for human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome among undergraduates of a public university in Southwestern Nigeria

Objectives: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a global public health problem, and Nigeria has about 1.9 million people living with the virus. HIV testing and counseling services serve as a very important entry point to HIV/AIDS care and treatment. Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) is one of the interventions developed to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. This study determined the knowledge, acceptance, and utilization of VCT for HIV/AIDS among undergraduates in a public University in Southwestern Nigeria. Material and Methods: The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional design, using the multistage sampling technique to select 425 respondents. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Data analysis was done using Statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS), version 25. Descriptive statistics were presented in tables and figures, and inferential statistics were analyzed at a level of significance of 0.05. Results: Over half of the respondents, 226 (53.2%) were within the age range of 18–25 years. The majority were female, 345 (81.2%), single 403 (94.8%), and had never had sexual intercourse 300 (70.6%). Over half of the respondents’ 240 (57%), had above average knowledge of VCT for HIV/AIDs, had above average levels of acceptance 254 (59%), and the majority 326 (76.2%) of the respondents had very low level of utilization of VCT for HIV/AIDS. There was a significant association between respondents’ age (χ2 = 55.599a, P = 0.000), gender (χ2 = 19.094a, P = 0.000), religion (χ2 = 8.990a, P = 0,038), marital status (χ2 = 8.411a, P = 0.038), age at first sex (χ2 = 61.847a, P = 0.000), knowledge of VCT (χ2 = 5.297a, P = 0.021), acceptance of VCT (χ2 = 80.235a, P = 0.000), and their uptake of VCT for HIV/AIDs. Furthermore, selected socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, and acceptance of VCT significantly predicted the uptake of VCT among respondents (F [8,416] = 20.163, P &lt; 0.05). Conclusion: The study concluded that respondents had an above average knowledge and acceptance of VCT but a low level of utilization. To increase the utilization of VCT for HIV/AIDS among undergraduates, public health programs should focus on educating undergraduates and significant others on the importance of VCT in the context of HIV prevention, care, and treatment.

Counselors’ Knowledge of Serving the Birth to Six Population

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) is a culturally informed, relationally focused area of clinical expertise which addresses the social–emotional needs of very young children and their families. IECMH addresses a critical need and, because of the nuances of the population, requires specific knowledge and skills. Although counselors are often providers of this type of clinical work, very little training exists in counselor education programs, leaving counselors to possibly work outside of scope of competence. This article explores the knowledge and experiences of counselors’ with IECMH. The results of a quantitative survey will be addressed, along with implications and recommendations for counselor education programs and professional counselors to further their knowledge on IECMH.

Perceptions of Psychological Counselors on Working with Clients From Different Cultures

The main purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of psychological counselors on working with clients from different cultures. Accordingly, the extent of the knowledge of psychological counselors on multicultural counseling approach and their perceptions of this approach, the theoretical competencies thereof, and cultural differences were examined in line with the main purpose of the study. The study was conducted using the basic qualitative design. The study group consists of 17 psychological counselors (eleven females and six males) who were continuing their post-graduate education at Gazi University Institute of Educational Sciences in the Spring Semester of the 2020-2021 Academic Year. Data were collected online with semi-structured interviews. The results revealed that a significant portion of the participants did not consider themselves theoretically competent in the multicultural counseling approach. It was further concluded that the majority of the participants had positive perceptions of cultural differences. On the other hand, the holistic evaluation of the answers indicated that the extent of knowledge and awareness of the significant portion of the participants on cultural differences are rather poor and insufficient. It is recommended to implement psychoeducational programs and training on the subject, to give compulsory courses on multicultural counseling approach in Guidance and Psychological Counseling undergraduate programs, and to direct students to exchange programs to experience cultural differences.

Pengetahuan Konseling Sebaya Untuk Menumbuhkan Motivasi Pencegahan Penyalahgunaan Narkoba Pada Siswa

Drug abuse is increasingly common among teenagers due to environmental influences. Peer influence plays a role in providing counseling to help students avoid drug abuse. The study aimed to describe the influence of peer counseling knowledge to grow motivation to prevent drug abuse in students. The measuring instruments for this research used a peer counseling knowledge questionnaire and a drug abuse prevention motivation questionnaire. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with a sample size of 30 students. The data analysis technique used is simple linear regression with a significance value of 0.005 &lt;0.05, which means that there is a very significant influence of Peer Counseling Knowledge on Motivation to Prevent Drug Abuse in students. In the R Square (R) test, an R Square value of 0.251 (25.1%) was obtained. This shows that the peer counseling knowledge variable influences the motivation to prevent drug abuse by 25.1%. Meanwhile, 74.9% were influenced by other factors.

‘If I Knew More… I Would Feel Less Worried’: Filipino Americans’ Attitudes and Knowledge of Genetic Disease, Counseling, and Testing

Introduction: The field of genetics is rapidly expanding and people are increasingly utilizing genetic testing and counseling services. However, the current literature on genetic health topics and Filipinos remains limited, as many minority populations are not adequately studied. This study describes Filipino Americans’ attitudes and knowledge of genetic disease, genetic testing, and genetic counseling. To address these knowledge gaps and reduce the burden of health disparities, the informational needs of Filipino Americans regarding genetic disease and genetic services must be understood in order to better tailor these services and outreach methods. Methods: Fifteen semi-structured, qualitative interviews were held with individuals who self-identified as Filipino American between November 2022 and January 2023. Interviews were transcribed and coded using an iterative process. Results: Most participants were familiar with genetic disease and believed that factors such as biology, as well as cultural factors such as upbringing and food, contributed to its development. The majority of participants had previously heard of genetic testing; however, most participants either did not know much or were only familiar with ancestry direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC-GT). Most participants had not heard of genetic counseling and those that had heard of genetic counseling before did not understand its purpose. Overall, most participants had a positive attitude toward genetic testing and counseling. Participants identified the benefits of these services including genetic disease prevention, management, and treatment. Participants stressed the importance of educating the Filipino community and shared their ideas for how to implement outreach efforts. Discussion/Conclusion: This study found that Filipino Americans generally had a positive outlook on genetic testing and genetic counseling. We propose participant-generated ideas for outreach and education that may help inform future public health efforts that aim to educate this population about genetic disease, testing and counseling.

Role of Community Pharmacist in Asthma Management: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice.

To investigate knowledge, attitude, and practice of asthma management counseling and the perceived barriers by community pharmacists. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 416 community pharmacists using an online-based questionnaire. The questionnaire included five parts that assessed socio-demographics and medical references used to seek drug-related information, pharmacists' knowledge (7 items), attitudes (5 items), practice (22 items) and the barriers for the provision of asthma management counseling (10 items). Binary logistic regression was conducted to find the variables that were significantly and independently associated with knowledge, attitude and asthma management counseling practice. Increased years of experience was associated with decreased knowledge (OR = 0.918, 95% Cl (0.869:0.970), P = 0.002) and less positive attitude toward asthma management (OR = 0.876, 95% Cl. (0.821:0.935), P < 0.001), while working in independent community pharmacy (OR = 2.097, 95% Cl. (1.273:3.454), P = 0.004) and increased awareness of asthma management guidelines (OR = 1.60, 95% CI. (1.044:2.453), P = 0.031) increased the odds of being in the high knowledge group. In contrast, increasing the daily number of pharmacy visitors OR = 1.009, 95% Cl. (1.001:1.016), P = 0.024) and having a pharmacy degree (OR = 2.330, 95% Cl. (1.256:4.326), P = 0.007) increased the odds of having a positive attitude. Male pharmacists (OR = 0.553, 95% Cl. (0.350:0.873), P = 0.011) and having bachelor in pharmacy (OR = 0.354, 95% Cl. (0.179:0.700), P = 0.003) decreased the odds of being in the high practice group. On the other hand, increased awareness of asthma management guidelines tripled the odds of being in the high practice group (OR = 3.067, 95% Cl. (1.964:4.787), P < 0.001). The current study findings offer valuable insights into the gaps in knowledge, attitude, and practice of asthma management counseling among community pharmacists, as well as the barriers and factors that impede the provision of these services. These insights serve as a guide for developing future strategies aimed at enhancing the role of pharmacists in asthma care.