Delphi
CSCORE conducted 2 Delphi studies about the key research questions in school counseling. The first study, done in 2003, identified critical research questions and proposed a research agenda for the school counseling field. Results were published in the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Journal.
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The Delphi Technique consists of several rounds of questions presented to a panel of experts in the field of school counseling. It is a research method for generating ideas and gathering comprehensive information from a variety of field experts to gain consensus on a specific topic. This is done with the help of a researcher who facilitates the process and shares information with the expert panelists in a confidential manner.
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In 2016, the Delphi study was revisited and a 29-member expert panel selected research questions from the prior study, generated new questions, and rank-ordered the combined set. The review (also published in the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Journal) provides further guidance for targeted research in the field of school counseling.
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The two studies can be accessed below.
School Counseling Research Book
This practical book provides researchers with strategies for conducting socially just school-based research. This comprehensive text provides a resource for those interested in conducting school counseling research within school settings. The volume includes a wealth of knowledge from expert scholars in the field to equip researchers with the conceptual knowledge and practical skills to conduct rigorous intervention research with schools. School counseling researchers, counselor education doctoral students, district personnel, and those that review research will have a deep and rich source to support their evolving collaborative research in schools. The editors organize the book to walk readers through the process of creating successful research partnerships with schools that will result in ethical outcomes from their research efforts. Readers are guided through the process of conceptualizing ethical and socially just research in partnership with schools, how to create strong research questions and match those questions with corresponding data analysis approaches, and practical suggestions for how to do the research. The book concludes with steps for the researcher to successfully disseminate their research findings to scholars, school partners and stakeholders, and school counseling practitioners.
Professional Organizations
American School Counselor Association
ASCA supports school counselors' efforts to help students focus on academic, career and social/emotional development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. ASCA provides professional development, publications and other resources, research and advocacy to school counselors around the globe.
American Counseling Association
The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession. Founded in 1952, ACA is the world's largest association exclusively representing professional counselors in various practice settings.
Chi
Sigma Iota
Chi Sigma Iota is the international honor society of professional counseling and for professional counselors, founded in 1985. Their mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling.
School Counseling Interest Network
The School Counseling Interest Network (SCIN) seeks to be the lead resource for school counselor educators to connect, share, and receive cutting-edge information and research. Our work is about building stronger school counseling programs, school counselors, and school communities, and we believe that school counselor educators and supervisors are at the heart of this work.
The International Association for Counselling
The International Association for Counselling (IAC) is an International Non-Governmental Association (NGO) with United Nations consultative status (ECOSOC, WHO, UNESCO, and ILO). Since 1966, we have worked to advance the development of counselling through practice, education, research, and advocacy initiatives. IAC advances the development of counselling in order to improve people’s lives and well-being.
National Association for College Admission Counseling
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), founded in 1937, is an organization of more than 28,000 professionals from around the world dedicated to serving students as they make choices about pursuing postsecondary education.
American Educational Research Association
The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
National Council on Measurement in Education
The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) is a professional organization for individuals involved in assessment, evaluation, testing, and other aspects of educational measurement. Members are involved in the construction and use of standardized tests; new forms of assessment, including performance-based assessment; program design; and program evaluation.
American Counseling Association Divisions
ACA's 20 chartered divisions provide leadership, resources and information unique to specialized areas and/or principles of counseling. Divisions are chartered by elected division officers who govern their activities independently and carry a voice in national ACA governance. Learn more about our divisions and enhance your professional identity and practice by joining one or more.
Conferences
School Counseling Conferences
Conferences Hosted by American Counseling Association (ACA) Divisions
Other Conferences
Journals
School Counseling Journals
Counseling Scholarship & Practice in Educational Communities
Counseling Scholarship & Practice in Educational Communities (CSPEC) is a peer-reviewed journal with a focus on rigorous empirical, conceptual, and applied scholarship pertaining to mental health, wellness, prevention, education, and career activities that occur in and around preK-12 educational settings. CSPEC is the official journal of the Fredrickson Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CSCORE) at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst.
Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation
The Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation (JSCPE) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that helps fulfill the mission of the International Society for Policy Research and Evaluation in School-Based Counseling (ISPRESC) by disseminating research, theory, and scholarly discussion. Specifically, the JSCPE promotes an international conversation among policy makers, advocates, and researchers about the need for innovative and wide-ranging school based counseling policymaking that is founded on scientific evidence and rigorous evaluations.
Professional School Counseling
Professional School Counseling, the flagship journal of the school counseling profession, is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes manuscripts on theory, research and best practices for the profession. This award-winning journal is published online throughout the year and is included with membership.
Journal of School Counseling
The Journal of School Counseling (JSC) is dedicated to publishing articles that promote the effective practice of school counseling. The mission of the journal is to promote a community of scholarship that includes the thoughts, practices, and research of school counselors and counselor educators from throughout the nation. It is our belief that this journal reflects the wisdom and best practices of professional school counselors who are practicing in the schools, as well as the cutting edge research and ideas of counselor educators who are training future counselors. Please Note: JSC is not accepting unsolicited, general manuscripts for the foreseeable future. To ensure the journal's sustainability, we are transitioning to a special edition format.
Journals Published by the American Counseling Association (ACA)
Journal of Counseling & Development
JCD is the official publication of the American Counseling Association (ACA). The journal publishes practice, theory, and research articles across 18 different specialty areas and work settings. Sections include research, assessment and diagnosis, theory and practice, and trends.
Counseling and Values
CVJ is the official journal of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC), formerly the Association for Religious and Values Issues in Counseling (ARVIC), a member association of ACA. CVJ is a professional journal of theory, research, and practice on the intersection of religion, spirituality, and ethics in the counseling process, with a particular emphasis on the competent and ethical integration of religion and spirituality into counseling.
Counselor Education and Supervision
CES is the official publication of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), a member association of ACA. CES is dedicated to publishing manuscripts concerned with research, theory development, or program applications related to counselor education and supervision. It is concerned with the preparation and supervision of counselors; in agencies or school settings; in colleges and universities, or at local, state, or federal levels.
Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling
The Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling (JCAC) is a publication of the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, a division of the American Counseling Association. The goal of JCAC is to provide a professional forum for the dissemination of research, theoretical, and clinical literature related to the counseling and mental health of infants, children, and adolescents. JCAC seeks to promote the awareness of issues related to the counseling of children and adolescents among counseling practitioners, educators, and students. JCAC focuses on the practice of counseling children and adolescents by providing a developmental perspective on the improvement of prevention and intervention mental health services for children from birth through age 18. JCAC also encourages the exploration of issues related to counseling caretakers such as parents, teachers, and other primary caregivers who contribute to the mental health of children and adolescents.
Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
The Journal of Creativity in Mental Health is the valuable interdisciplinary reference source for academics and therapeautic practitioners. This refereed journal examines the practical applications of using creativity to help deepen self-awareness and build healthy relationships. This journal also explores how creative, diverse, and relational therapeautic approaches can be used in counseling practice. Each issue of the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health provides a wide range of interdisciplinary discussion relative to diverse mental health issues. The journal incorporates high-quality empirical research with cogent in-depth discussion and addresses the topics in both qualitative and quantitative language. Each unique focus encourages the rich dialogue among scholars, practitioners, and students. Book reviews highlight new and interesting publications in the field. In another column, film reviews provide a framework for conceptualizing personality styles and common issues found in human relations. Three other special columns provide: (a) relationally-based creative interventions used by counselors and psychotherapists in their practices, (b) creative teaching methods by counselor educators; and (c) an opportunity for mental health professionals to offer their perspective on creative, innovative, and resourceful counseling topics.
The Journal of Humanistic Counseling
JHC is the official journal of the Association of Humanistic Counseling (AHC), a member association of ACA. This journal focuses on humanistic counseling and development and asserts that humanity is responsible for its own destiny. Research and critical reviews emphasize innovative programs and practices to promote tolerance, nurture diversity, and uphold human rights.
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (JMCD) is concerned with research, theory, and program applications pertinent to multicultural and ethnic minority interests in all areas of counseling and human development. JMCD is the official journal of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), a division of the American Counseling Association.
The Journal for Specialists in Group Work
As the official publication of the Association for Specialists in Group Work, The Journal for Specialists in Group Work is an indispensable resource for both practitioners and educators working with groups in clinical, organizational, educational and community settings. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work is directed toward group work practitioners with a focus on group work theory, interventions, training, current issues, and research. The group process is a powerful method for development and change in the individual, the organization, and the community.
The Career Development Quarterly
CDQ is the official journal of the National Career Development Association (NCDA). The purpose of CDQ is to foster career development through the design and use of career interventions and to publish articles on career counseling, individual and organizational career development, work and leisure, career education, career coaching, and career management. CDQ is the preeminent journal for career counseling and career development in the world.
Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation
Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE) provides counselor educators, researchers, educators, and other mental health practitioners with outcome research and program evaluation practices for work with individuals across the lifespan. It addresses topics such as treatment efficacy, program impacts, clinical diagnostic practices, research and evaluation designs, and outcome measure reviews. This journal also serves to address ethical, legal, and cultural concerns in the assessment of dependent variables, implementation of clinical interventions, and outcome research.
Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling
JAOC is the official journal of the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC), a member association of ACA. JAOC contains articles of interest to professionals in the field of addictions and offender counseling and focuses on descriptions of prevention and treatment programs, theoretical and philosophical rationales for programs with juvenile and adult offenders, and descriptions of research conducted on rehabilitation programs with offenders and public offender counselors. It is also open to literature focusing on the attitudes and behaviors of addictions and offender counselors.
Journal of College Counseling
JCC is the official journal of the American College Counseling Association (ACCA) and publishes articles that inform the practice of counselors working in higher education settings. Categories of manuscripts include Research Studies, Professional Issues, and Innovative Practice. All manuscripts should be grounded in current literature and address implications for practice.
Journal of Employment Counseling
JEC is the official journal of the National Employment Counseling Association (NECA), a member association of ACA. The journal publishes articles illuminating theory or practice in employment counseling, reporting professional experimentation or research, or exploring current client vocational problems or the professional concerns of counselors.
Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling
The Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling is the national, peer-refereed journal affiliated with the Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities, a division of the American Counseling Association. The journal publishes manuscripts that report cutting-edge empirical research, best practices, and emerging trends and issues focused on counseling the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual ally, pansexual, or other sexual minority communities at all developmental stages of life. Manuscripts should be of interest to clinical mental health and school counselors, counselor educators, and other helping professionals who work in a variety of settings including schools, mental health agencies, family service agencies, colleges and universities, addiction and offender treatment settings, and sexual health centers
Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology
The Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology promotes deep reflection on community change and system transformation in which counselors, psychologists, and other human service professionals play a role. This open access journal aims to highlight ‘engaged scholarship’ and the very important social change work done by professionals and activists that would not normally find its way into publication. The journal attempts to break down the divide between theory and practice in one of the most critical areas of our work: social transformation toward social and ecological justice and peace. This journal features action-oriented articles, meaning manuscripts that discuss actual work (e.g., advocacy, activism, research, policy formulation and implementation, training, legislation) that has been conducted by the submitting author(s) and not proposed work or simple conceptualizations of issues. To be considered, these articles also must include empirical data.
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development is an official journal of the Association of Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), a member association and division of the American Counseling Association. Articles range in appeal from those that deal with theoretical and other problems of the measurement specialist to those directed to the administrator, the counselor, or the personnel worker--in schools and colleges, public and private agencies, business, industry, and government. All articles clearly describe implications for the counseling field and for practitioners, educators, administrators, researchers, or students in assessment, measurement, and evaluation.
Trauma Counseling and Resilience Journal
As the official publication of the Association for Specialists in Group Work, The Journal for Specialists in Group Work is an indispensable resource for both practitioners and educators working with groups in clinical, organizational, educational and community settings. Trauma Counseling and Resilience is the official journal of the International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling (IARTC), a division of the American Counseling Association. This journal advances knowledge about trauma counseling and resilience for counselors and mental health clinicians from diverse backgrounds around the globe. Its online platform rapidly disseminates what counselors need to know to foster trauma recovery and promote resilience in individuals and groups worldwide.
Other Journals
AERA Open
AERA Open is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). AERA Open aims to advance knowledge related to education and learning through rigorous empirical and theoretical study, conducted in a wide range of academic disciplines. AERA Open publishes studies of education and learning in various contexts, such as early childhood, after-school, primary and secondary, and post-secondary education.
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
The aim of the British Journal of Guidance & Counselling is to publish work that sets trends and provokes fresh thought and innovation in the practice and understanding of counselling, psychotherapy and career guidance. The journal seeks to communicate, enrich and advance theory, research, policy and practice in these fields. As an international journal, the British Journal of Guidance & Counselling provides a high quality platform to authors from across the globe, and from diverse cultural backgrounds and disciplines. Its readership is likewise interdisciplinary and international. Manuscripts are published under three broad headings: (a) counselling and psychotherapy, (b) career counselling and career development in particular and (c) cross-disciplinary issues relevant to counselling, psychotherapy and career services.
Educational and Psychological Measurement
Educational and Psychological Measurement (EPM) publishes referred scholarly work from all academic disciplines interested in the study of measurement theory, problems, and issues. Theoretical articles address new developments and techniques, and applied articles deal with innovation applications. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
British Journal of Educational Psychology
The British Journal of Educational Psychology publishes psychological research that makes a significant contribution to the understanding and practice of education as well as advances the field in terms of theory related to educational psychology. Its aim is to publish research which has a broad international appeal to researchers and practitioners in education. It publishes empirical and methodological papers, experimental studies, observations of classroom behaviours, interviews, and surveys.
Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Counselling Psychology Quarterly is an international interdisciplinary journal presenting empirical research articles, research-based systematic reviews, and exceptionally research-informed conceptual papers, which are relevant to counselling psychology as a scientific discipline and profession. The journal welcomes submissions that reflect counselling psychology articles globally, including such topics as counselling, psychotherapy, approaches to mental and psychological health that encourage a non-pathologizing and empowering approach to consumers of the services, and international issues related to training in and practice of counselling psychology. The journal is particularly keen to encourage submissions that will be of immediate practical relevance to counselling psychologists throughout the world. The journal welcomes submissions from diverse methodological and theoretical standpoints.
International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
The International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling is published under the auspices of the International Association for Counselling. It promotes the exchange of information about counselling activities throughout the world. The Editorial Board is committed to working with diverse authors from varied backgrounds to meet the publication standards for the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, including assistance with organization, structure, and style for publication.
Journal of Counseling Psychology
The Journal of Counseling Psychology® publishes empirical research in the areas of counseling activities (including assessment, interventions, consultation, supervision, training, prevention, psychological education, and advocacy), career and educational development and vocational psychology, diversity and underrepresented populations in relation to counseling activities, the development of new measures to be used in counseling activities, and professional issues in counseling psychology.
Journal of Educational Psychology
The main purpose of the Journal of Educational Psychology® is to publish original, primary psychological research pertaining to education across all ages and educational levels. A secondary purpose of the Journal is the occasional publication of exceptionally important theoretical and review articles that are pertinent to educational psychology. Please note, the Journal does not typically publish reliability and validity studies of specific tests or assessment instruments.
Journal of Vocational Education & Training
The Journal of Vocational Education and Training is a peer-reviewed international journal which welcomes submissions involving a critical discussion of policy and practice, as well as contributions to conceptual and theoretical developments in the field. It includes articles based on empirical research and analysis (quantitative, qualitative and mixed method) and welcomes papers from a wide range of disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives. The journal is interested in the study of curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment, as well as economic, cultural and political aspects related to the role of vocational and professional education and training in society.
Journal of College Student Development
Journal of College Student Development (JCSD), the largest and leading source of research about college students and the field of student affairs, publishes scholarly articles and reviews from a wide range of academic fields. Since 1959, scholars in student affairs, higher education, sociology, psychology, social work, nursing, business administration, and health sciences have been finding their voice with JCSD. Journal of College Student Development is the official journal of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).
Journal of Educational Measurement
JEM (quarterly) publishes original measurement research and reports of applications of measurement in an educational context. Topics addressed in JEM reflect contributions to educational measurement that are related to the purposes of NCME. JEM is a vehicle for sharing improvements and innovations in educational measurement.
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
The vision of the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice (JSARP) is to publish the most rigorous, relevant, and well-respected research and practice making a difference in student affairs practice. JSARP especially encourages manuscripts that are unconventional in nature and that engage in methodological and epistemological extensions that transcend the boundaries of traditional research inquiries.​
New Directions for Student Services
This quarterly monograph is filled with the latest research on student services in the higher education field. Each volume in the series is a completely self-contained, fully indexed edited collection featuring contributions from some of the top minds in the field. Launched in 1978, New Directions for Student Services combines knowledge from current research and theories with the best thinking about practice to address issues of concern and interest to those who work with – or have responsibility for policies and programs regarding – college students. ​​
