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Examining Discrepancies Between Actual and Preferred Practice of School Counselors
Author(s) -
Scarborough Janna L.,
Culbreth John R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2008.tb00533.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychology , medical education , school climate , clinical practice , mathematics education , medicine , family medicine , psychiatry
This study of elementary, middle, and high school counselors ( N = 361) investigated the discrepancies, and the factors predictive of the discrepancies, between the actual practice and preferred practice in interventions associated with a comprehensive, developmental school counseling program. Results indicated that school counselors preferred to spend their time in accord with best practice. Subsequently, selected professional, employment, self‐efficacy, and school climate variables were found to predict differences between actual and preferred practice.