Looking Forward by Going Back: A School Counselor Educator's Return to School Counseling

Examining Graduate Student Engagement in Counseling Services with Diverse Populations in P-12 Education

“…To minimize the disconnect that is often seen between theory and practice, counselor educators must remain attuned to changes in the field and also to the practicality of information taught to graduate students to be used in the field. As Davis (2006) noted, because counselor educators are away from the everyday practice of school counseling, counselor educators' perceptions about the daily experiences of school counselors can be skewed. What counselor educators should strive to prevent is the creation of highly enlightened graduate students who can theorize various aspects of school counseling exceptionally well, yet are ill prepared to do the work of professional school counselors.…”

“We’re Powerful Too, You Know?” A Narrative Inquiry Into Elementary School Counselors’ Experiences of the RAMP Process

“…Still other scholars (Cervoni & DeLucia-Waack, 2011) have reported that the role of the school counselor continues to be ambiguous and varied even after the release of the ASCA National Model. In some cases, this ambiguity can be overwhelming (Davis, 2006) and lead to burnout (Butler & Constantine, 2005), likely lowering the chances that school counselors can or will engage in the RAMP application. Another possibility is that school counselors are simply unfamiliar with the RAMP process.…”