Sex is Not a Four-Letter Word: Sexuality Counseling Training for School Counselors

Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness: Research, Practice, and Education ◽

10.34296/03011046 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Wynn N. Dupkoski ◽

Viki Kelchner ◽

Ashley Haley

Keyword(s):

School Counselors ◽

Counseling Training ◽

Letter Word ◽

Sexuality Counseling

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Development and Implementation of a Bilingual Counseling Certificate Program

10.7290/tsc030303 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Claudia Interiano-Shiverdecker ◽

Derek Robertson ◽

Elias Zambrano ◽

Ashley Morgan ◽

Jacqueline Cantu Contreras

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

School Counselors ◽

The United States ◽

Spanish Speakers ◽

Counseling Services ◽

Education Programs ◽

Certificate Program ◽

Counseling Training ◽

Counseling Pedagogy ◽

Growing Population

The ever-growing population of Spanish-speakers in the United States increases the need for counselors to provide services in languages other than English. Yet, very few counselor education programs offer training specifically aimed at providing bilingual counseling services. The authors introduce important elements of bilingual counseling training and describe the implementation of these features into a certificate designed to train competent, bilingual clinical mental health and school counselors. Implications for counseling pedagogy, practice, supervision, and research are discussed.

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The Journey from Counselor-in-Training to Practitioner Researcher

Professional School Counseling ◽

10.1177/2156759x0001800120 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 2156759X0001800

Author(s):

Anita Young ◽

Ileana Gonzales ◽

Laura Owen ◽

Joselyn Vale Heltzer

Keyword(s):

School Counseling ◽

School Counselors ◽

School Counselor ◽

Research Training ◽

Training Model ◽

First Year ◽

Counselor Preparation ◽

Counseling Training ◽

School Counseling Program ◽

School Counselor Preparation

School counselor preparation necessitates that new counselors are trained to build a comprehensive school counseling program, which means understanding how to use data to develop, implement, and evaluate their interventions. In spite of their school counseling training, first-year school counselors may feel unprepared to use data and lack the experiential accountability skills and advocacy resources to impact systemic student outcomes. This article describes an action research training model for prospective school counselors and proposes that early and frequent exposure to data-driven decision making closes the gap to practitioner research.

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