Adolescents' Perceptions of Their School Counselors' Impact

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Abstract

School counselors focus on students’ academic, career, and social/emotional needs in addition to fulfilling various administrative expectations. In this article, we explored adolescents’ perceptions of their school counselors’ impact. We used thematic analysis to analyze 273 students’ essays about how their school counselor impacted them and identified eight themes: (a) college & career readiness, (b) life skills, (c) multiple roles, (d) individual attention, (e) emotional/social support, (f) therapeutic relationship, (g) advocacy, and (h) academic achievement. We discuss implications and suggestions for future research.

Authors

• Jonathan Ohrt, University of North Texas

• Dodie Limberg, University of South Carolina

• Catherine Lamb, University of Central Florida