Adolescents’ Perceptions of Their School Counselors’ Impact

Jonathan H. OhrtDepartment of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Dodie LimbergDepartment of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Tiffany M. BordonadaDepartment of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Catherine GriffithDepartment of Student Development, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Renee S. SherrellDepartment of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies, University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Abstract

School counselors focus on students’ academic, career, and social/emotional needs in addition to fulfilling various administrative expectations. In this article, we explored adolescents’ perceptions of their school counselors’ impact. We used thematic analysis to analyze 273 students’ essays about how their school counselors affected them and identified eight themes: (a) College and Career Readiness, (b) Life Skills, (c) Multiple Roles, (d) Individual Attention, (e) Emotional/Social Support, (f) Therapeutic Relationship, (g) Advocacy, and (h) Academic Achievement. We discuss implications and suggestions for future research.

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