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Spotlighting Stigma And Barriers: Examining Secondary Students’ Attitudes Toward School Counseling Services, Richard Auger, Nick R. Abel, Brandie M. Oliver Nov 2018

Spotlighting Stigma And Barriers: Examining Secondary Students’ Attitudes Toward School Counseling Services, Richard Auger, Nick R. Abel, Brandie M. Oliver

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

Student attitudes toward accessing school counseling services were the focus of a survey of 3,584 middle school and high school students. Respondents identified barriers to seeking help from school counselors, including stigma, a desire to manage problems themselves, a lack of a positive relationship with their school counselor, and a concern that the counselor would not keep disclosures confidential. This study also examined the impact of gender, age, and race/ethnicity on students’ willingness to seek help from their school counselor. We present implications for practice and future research.


Innovative School Counseling Approaches To Improving College And Career Readiness, Nick R. Abel, Brandie Oliver Jan 2018

Innovative School Counseling Approaches To Improving College And Career Readiness, Nick R. Abel, Brandie Oliver

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

School counselors are at the forefront of efforts to improve the college readiness of K-12 students. It is clear that many roadblocks exist with regard to college readiness and adequate access to college counseling. Many public schools serving minority, first-generation, low-income students have school counselors with large caseloads and numerous non-counseling duties leaving them with little time to spend on college counseling (Clinedinst, Koranteng, & Nicola, 2015). This exploratory study aimed to review promising practices that target college and career readiness for students. A deeper investigation was conducted at an urban school serving underrepresented students which revealed an innovative five-year, …


Suicide Prevention & Response: A Comprehensive Resource Guide For Indiana Schools 2018, Laurie Gerdt, Brandie M. Oliver Jan 2018

Suicide Prevention & Response: A Comprehensive Resource Guide For Indiana Schools 2018, Laurie Gerdt, Brandie M. Oliver

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

Document created for the Indiana Department of Education for Suicide Prevention and Response.


Circles: Power Of Dialogue To Teach Social-Emotional Skills & Promote Connectedness, Nick R. Abel Jan 2018

Circles: Power Of Dialogue To Teach Social-Emotional Skills & Promote Connectedness, Nick R. Abel

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

No abstract provided.


Pre-Service Training, Leadership, & Administrator Relationships: Results Of A Statewide School Counselor Survey, Nick R. Abel Jan 2018

Pre-Service Training, Leadership, & Administrator Relationships: Results Of A Statewide School Counselor Survey, Nick R. Abel

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

No abstract provided.


Circles Presentation.Pdf, Brandie Oliver Jan 2018

Circles Presentation.Pdf, Brandie Oliver

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

This presentation will share the results of two pilot studies using Circles. Circles give people an opportunity to speak and listen to one another in an atmosphere of safety and equality. Circles were used to build and strengthen relationships as well as deliver academic content and increase social/emotional learning principles. One pilot study focused on infusing children’s literature into Circle lessons in a 3rd grade classroom and the second pilot study targeted academic motivation and lack of connectedness for high school students in 9th and 11th grade.