Exploring school counselors’ and interns’ socioeconomic construct understanding and awareness

Nine professional school counselors (PSCs) and eight school counseling interns in training (SCIT) participated in semi‐structured interviews to explore their understanding and awareness of socioeconomic constructs that influence a range of social, emotional, and academic outcomes for youth. Findings...

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Published in:Counselor education and supervision 2022-12, Vol.61 (4), p.349-361
Main Authors: Brookover, Dana L., Johnson, Kaprea F., Crane, Erin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Counseling Techniques
Counselor Attitudes
Counselor Client Relationship
Counselor education
Counselor Educators
Counselor Training
economic stability
Internship Programs
Knowledge Level
Mental health
School Counseling
School Counselors
social class
Social classes
social determinants of mental health
Social justice
socioeconomic considerations
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic Influences
Student Attitudes
Supervisors
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Summary:Nine professional school counselors (PSCs) and eight school counseling interns in training (SCIT) participated in semi‐structured interviews to explore their understanding and awareness of socioeconomic constructs that influence a range of social, emotional, and academic outcomes for youth. Findings suggest that participants in both groups displayed advanced cognitive complexity of constructs, more SCIT focused on the micro‐level of economic stability, and more PSCs described the constructs through their experience with examples. The authors recommend that counselor educators and supervisors develop competencies to support advanced training and continuing education to increase clarity, awareness, and understanding of socioeconomic constructs that are impacting youth clients. The authors include future research directions.
ISSN:0011-0035
1556-6978
DOI:10.1002/ceas.12248