Informing Principals: The Impact of Different Types of Information on Principals' Perceptions of Professional School Counselors

Fostering Collaboration between Preservice Educational Leadership and School Counseling Graduate Candidates

“…Prior to the session, most educational leadership students were confused and unsure of school counselors' roles and the most effective ways to use school counselors. Existing research has shown that often prinicpals misunderstand the professional role of school counselors, are unclear of their specific responsibilities, and often underutilize them (Amatea & Clark, 2005;Leuwerke, Walker, & Shi, 2009;Musheno & Talbert, 2002). The joint class helped EDL students realize that school counselors' skill sets are multifaceted and capable of contributing to student success by disaggregating data, closing student academic gaps, and leading advisory programs.…”

School Counseling Site Supervisor Training: An Exploratory Study

“…We maintain that respondents who have had training in supervision as part of school administration training, although undoubtedly possessing skills that transfer positively, may well be missing vital clinical supervision skills. They may also be missing essential program knowledge regarding the role of the professional school counselor (Leuwerke, Walker, & Shi, 2009). These issues warrant further exploration because such knowledge gaps for site supervisors may well impede the holistic development of an intern's professional school counseling identity Studer, 2005), which in turn may have an impact on the services provided to a school community.…”

Secondary School Counselors’ Perceptions of Service-Learning: Gaps between State Policy, Counselors’ Knowledge, and Implementation

“…time should be allocated (Leuwerke, Walker, & Shi, 2009). Yet, due to the lack of exposure during their training, many principals never learn about the appropriate roles of school counselors.…”