School Counselors’ General Self-Efficacy, Ethical and Legal Self-Efficacy, and Ethical and Legal Knowledge

The Contribution of School Counselors’ Self‐efficacy to Their Programmatic Service Delivery

“…The response rate for online e‐mail–based surveys is low and is potentially misleading because of limited knowledge of the whether the e‐mail addresses are correct and active for the participant (Granello & Wheaton, ). The second study's response rate was low compared with the other methods used in this study but similar to other studies using the same data collection method (e.g., Mullen, Lambie, & Conley, ; Mullen, Lambie, Griffith, & Sherrell, ). Furthermore, the demographic make‐up of participants in this investigation was similar to other research with school counselors (e.g., Bodenhorn et al., ; Harris, ; Lambie et al., ).…”

“…The findings from this investigation indicate that self‐efficacy is a contributor to the frequency with which counseling interventions are delivered; therefore, counselor educators should work to enhance their students’ self‐efficacy toward programmatic interventions. Moreover, the use of service learning or other job‐related experiences may aid in enacting mastery experiences for beginning trainees (Barbee, Scherer, & Combs, ; Kozina, Grabovari, Stefano, & Drapeau, ; Mullen et al., ). In addition, school counselor educators can tailor their pedagogy to include methods that encourage mastery experiences (e.g., project‐based assignments; Peterson & Myers, ) or vicarious experiences (e.g., situated learning; Lave & Wenger, ).…”

Self‐Stigma of Mental Illness and Help Seeking Among School Counselors

“…A total of 388 participants started the survey (8.7% rate of starting the survey), and 333 participants completed the survey (7.5% usable response rate). This response rate was lower than other studies using similar methods (e.g., Harris, ; Mullen & Gutierrez, ) but higher than other research (e.g., Bray & Schommer‐Aikins, ; Mullen, Lambie, Griffith, & Sherrell, ).…”

The Experience of Ethical Dilemmas, Burnout, and Stress Among Practicing Counselors

“…Moreover, ethical situations may vary in emotional difficulty (e.g., no emotional reaction, significant emotional reaction), which can lead to negative vicarious experiences (Figley, ; Stamm, ; Stebnicki, ). Counselors' ability to resolve ethical dilemmas effectively is likely based on their level of ethical knowledge and moral development (Lambie et al, ), along with their level of ethical and legal self‐efficacy (Mullen, Lambie, & Conley, ; Mullen, Lambie, Griffith, & Sherrell, ) and decision‐making ability (Dufrene & Glosoff, ). In addition, the stress and burnout experienced as a result of ethical situations is probably associated with the counselors' demographic and setting characteristics (Lent & Schwartz, ; Thompson, Amatea, & Thompson, ), such as clinical setting and experience as a counselor.…”