School counselor preparation to meet the guidance needs of exceptional students: A national study Article

McEachern, AG. (2003). School counselor preparation to meet the guidance needs of exceptional students: A national study . Counselor Education and Supervision, 42(4), 314-325. 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2003.tb01822.x

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  • McEachern, AG

abstract

  • A representative sample of counselor educators at U.S. universities were surveyed to identify the kinds of curricula school counselor preparation programs use for preparing students to work with exceptional students (ES). Program courses in exceptional student education (ESE), competencies, field experiences, state certification requirements for ESE courses, the degree of importance accorded by counselor educators to prepare graduates to serve ES, and the educators’ level of satisfaction with current program requirements were investigated. Sixty-two percent of the programs surveyed did not offer a specific ESE course; however, 53% of these programs (N = 146) reported that ESE competencies were incorporated in other program courses. © 2003 American Counseling Association.

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publication date

  • January 1, 2003

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start page

  • 314

end page

  • 325

volume

  • 42

issue

  • 4