Effects of Customized Counseling Interventions on Career and College Readiness Self-Efficacy of Three Female Foster Care Youth

Abstract

As the number of older adults increases, it is important to understand how attitudes toward aging influence society, the aging process, and the counseling profession. Ageism-defined as social stigma associated with old age or older people-has deleterious effects on older adults' physical health, psychological wellbeing, and self-perception. In spite of research indicating that the pervasiveness of ageism is growing, there are few studies, whether conceptual or empirical, related to the impact of ageism within the practice of counseling. This article includes an overview of existing literature on the prevalence and impact of ageism, systemic and practitioner-level consequences of ageism, and specific implications for the counseling profession. Discussion of how members of the counseling profession can resist ageism within the contexts of counselor education, gerontological counseling, advocacy, and future research will be addressed.

A review of counseling research using single‐case research design

“…SCRDs are well suited for counseling professionals to examine these domains and the interplay of identified factors impacting counseling domains through a data-driven process. Specifically, SCRDs aptly apply to the counseling profession by uniquely attending to the social validity of client goals, intervention procedures, and outcomes observed (Hott et al, 2015;Snodgrass et al, 2018;Williams et al, 2018;Wolf, 1978). Woo et al (2016) performed a content analysis of SCRD in American Counseling Association (ACA) journals (N = 20) from 2003 to 2014 and only identified 7 studies.…”

“…For example, the Cochrane Collaboration provides risk‐of‐bias tools for randomized control trials (ROB 2; Sterne et al., 2019) and non‐randomized trials comparing effects of two or more interventions (ROBINS‐I; Sterne et al., 2016). Although not an exhaustive list, researchers have developed many indicators to evaluate the internal and external validity of SCRDs (Council for Exceptional Children, 2014; Horner et al., 2005; Kratochwill et al., 2010; Ledford et al., 2023; Logan et al., 2008; Maggin & Chafouleas, 2010; National Autism Center, 2008; National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009; Reichow et al., 2008; Tate et al., 2008; WWC, 2014, 2020, 2022). The rubrics are more similar than different.…”

A Review of Foster Care in Professional Counseling Journals: A 31-Year Content Analysis

“…A review of counseling literature over the past five years suggests a broad range of foster care topics, including school counseling (Brinser & Wissel, 2020), college and career readiness (Stevenson, 2017; Williams et al, 2018), trauma treatment (Wymer & Ryan, 2019), resilience (Johnson, 2021), post-adoptive counseling (Lancaster et al, 2017), and counseling LGBTQ clients who were involved in foster care (Beck et al, 2018). The number of publications to assist current professional counselors, school counselors, and counselor educators is scant and lacks depth.…”