In this study, we aimed to examine how counseling service provided to college students, through a contextual clinical counseling model, affects the anxiety level of college students at a university in the east of Turkey. We followed a quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and with control group design method. The experimental group comprised…

Background: Following the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD), various countries have recently amended their legal capacity laws with the aim of restricting the use of guardianship and increasing the use of other, less restrictive practices, mainly supported decision making. As social workers have a key role in carrying…

Traditionally, counselor education instruction has taken place in the face-to-face format. However, with the shift toward online learning, more counselor education programs are incorporating distance education into the curriculum. Counselor educators continue to study the impact of distance education methods on student learning, but studies are…

This study aims to investigate the reality of e-counseling services in the light of digital learning from the perspective of teachers in Jordan. The sample of the study consisted of (348) male and female teachers at Rusaifa Education Directorate in 2021. The scale of the counseling services for this study was created by the researchers, where the…

This article presents results of an investigation that explored the school pathways of young Argentine unskilled workers without a secondary degree. Different factors that contributed to their not finishing school, and the manner in which educational institutions provided (or not) continuous support, were analyzed. Ten in-depth interviews with…

Objective: To examine providers' perceptions of integrated care prior to the merger of a university's student health center and counseling services. Participants: Seventeen providers across student health services (n = 9) and counseling (n = 8) agreed to participate in the qualitative study. Method: Semi-structured individual interviews that…

Unpaid (informal) family caregivers provide vitally important supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), but receive little support or training. This study's aim was to examine how states across the nation supported informal family caregivers in their Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) programs for…

Building on an increasing emphasis on social justice, recent writing has focused on practitioner psychologists' policy advocacy. Research indicates that school and counseling psychologists experience policy work as rewarding and challenging, and it has been suggested that initial training programs need to equip new practitioners with the skills…

Purpose: The literature concerning higher- and degree-level apprenticeships (HDAs) in the post-levy era (2017-) is sparse and fragmented. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the international landscape of higher education work-based learning by identifying barriers to effective HDA programmes and outlining a future research…

Teacher well-being is essential for student success, yet burnout remains a persistent challenge, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores the use of the Internal Family Systems model as an innovative approach in supporting teacher well-being through the development of Self-Leadership. Conducted across seven schools in two school…

Rural school counselors can be social justice leaders in school-family-community partnerships. To best understand this role, the authors introduce a rural school-family-community partnership model that is strength-based and highlights the variety of supports and barriers related to the needs of rural students, families, and communities. The model…

One in four children experience an adverse childhood stressor before reaching adulthood, and the prevalence of these stressors is even higher for children of color. Researchers have coined the terms "race-based traumatic stress" and "racial trauma" to specifically refer to the experiences of trauma associated with…

Background/purpose: This study explores the extent to which ChatGPT, an AI-powered large language model, can support school counseling services in addressing students' academic, social, and emotional needs, considering student AI literacy and adoption. It investigates ChatGPT's role in assisting counselors, delivering personalized guidance,…

As the careers of today are no longer typically stable and predictable, people should expect to encounter many challenges during their working life. The present study aimed to explore the meaning of difficulties in modern career-themed life narratives. A total of 54 Finnish sports graduates' narratives were analysed using reflexive thematic…

Sustainable development goals are used as guidance for future career and life design. The importance of including young people in the sustainability process is recognized also by recent vocational guidance literature. Nevertheless, the assessment of the Sustainable Development Goals itself presents a challenge. For these reasons, we validated a…