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School Counselors' Lived Experiences Supporting Students With Mental Health Concerns, Linda F. Peterson
School Counselors' Lived Experiences Supporting Students With Mental Health Concerns, Linda F. Peterson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Mental health in schools is a growing concern for many school counselors, educators and communities. School counselors are in key roles in the school setting to support students with mental health concerns. This research was done to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences, beliefs, and attitudes of school counselors supporting students with mental health diagnoses. This hermeneutic phenomenology research used n=4 participants school counselors and each has worked in their field for over 6 years. Additionally, each participant worked in the same school building for a minimum of 3 years or more. Semi structured interviews were used to collect …