ERIC Number: EJ1468257
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Apr
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0574
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Strategies to Increase Collaboration between School Counselors and Transition Specialists: A Multi-Tiered Approach to College and Career Readiness
Clewiston D. Challenger1; Allison R. Lombardi2; Kevin Duquette3; Christopher Espositio4; Joanna DeJesus5
Journal of Education, v205 n2 p153-165 2025
School counselors are trained to holistically serve all students' personal and academic development while also fostering college and career readiness (CCR). However, many school counselors inadequately serve students with disabilities due to a lack of training and/or time. Transition specialists are professionals staffed in the special education department whose primary role is to provide postsecondary transition support to students with disabilities. Though a collaborative approach would benefit most students, school counselors and transition specialists have not historically coordinated their efforts to provide CCR support to students with disabilities. To address this gap, this conceptual article describes a collaborative, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) approach utilizing both school counselors and transition specialists to better support students with disabilities in their CCR and postsecondary planning. Specific examples of how to implement a collaborative approach are provided. Implications for school counselors and counselor educators are discussed.
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, Students with Disabilities, Specialists, Transitional Programs, Cooperation, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Special Education, Counselor Training, Barriers, Teamwork, Partnerships in Education, Postsecondary Education, Student Needs, Parent Participation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A190170; R324A210245
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Counseling, Montclair State Univeristy, Montclair, NJ, USA; 2Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; 3Department of Counselor Education, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA, USA; 4Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; 5Meriden Public Schools, Meriden, CT, USA