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Implementing the transforming school counseling initiative into practice: the experience of TSCI-trained professional school counselors

Fields, Justin R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1196284456

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Physical Activity and Educational Services.
This mixed-methods study examined the experiences of professional school counselors trained at Transforming School Counseling Initiative (TSCI)-based programs and their ability to implement their graduate training principles (advocacy, leadership, counseling, teaming and collaboration, and data usage and assessment) throughout their professional practice. This mixed method study followed the sequential exploratory strategy design and was conducted in two phases; an initial qualitative phase and a subsequent quantitative phase. Interviews with TSCI-trained professional school counselors in their second year of practice were conducted to understand their experiences and to identify barriers and contributing factors to the implementation of the TSCI principles. The data from the first phase also served as the foundation for a quantitative electronically distributed survey to a snowball sample of TSCI-trained school counselors from six TSCI-based training programs. The survey collected data regarding participants’ self-perceived ability to implement the TSCI principles and a variety of variables drawn from the literature and this study’s survey data. Multiple regression analysis identified which factors positively and negatively contributed to the participants’ ability to implement the TSCI principles into professional practice. The qualitative data revealed that as new professionals, the participants experienced a professional identity crisis and a sense of isolation. Despite this, participants presented a variety of examples of ways in which they implemented the TSCI principles. However, participants were unable to describe how supervision helped them implement their graduate training. The qualitative data produced six multiple regression models predicting the implementation of each TSCI principle and the overall TSCI. The models contained a variety of independent variables; however, no model had an R-squared greater than 0.326. Of particular interest, was the repeated significance of predictors such as exposure to administrators during internship, age, and years of professional school counseling experience. The data encouraged school counselors to build professional alliances with politically valuable individuals and to establish strong support networks. For counselor educators, implications included the importance of promoting TSCI principles to experienced school counselors and improving induction and support mechanisms for new professionals. The implications for researchers included a need for research about the TSCI and its impact on student achievement.
Chris Wood (Advisor)
315 p.
Education, Guidance and Counseling
School Counseling; Counselor Education; Supervision; Education Administration; Transforming School Counseling Initiative; Mixed Method Design; New Professional

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  • Fields, J. R. (2007). Implementing the transforming school counseling initiative into practice: the experience of TSCI-trained professional school counselors [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1196284456

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fields, Justin. Implementing the transforming school counseling initiative into practice: the experience of TSCI-trained professional school counselors. 2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1196284456.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fields, Justin. "Implementing the transforming school counseling initiative into practice: the experience of TSCI-trained professional school counselors." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1196284456

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