CPS SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM
  • Home
    • Program Overview
    • Program Philosophy
    • Program Benefits
    • Organizational Framework
    • Annual Program Reports
    • Program Research
    • Meet the Team
  • COVID-19
    • Contact Your School Counselor
    • Crisis & Parenting Hotlines
    • Mental Health Resources
    • Resource Support
    • Social & Emotional Learning at Home
  • Resources
    • Community Resources >
      • Columbia Resource & Referral Guide
      • After School Programs
      • Budgeting
      • Cell Phone Service
      • Clothing
      • Employment
      • Extracurricular Activities
      • Food
      • Furniture
      • General Needs
      • Housing
      • Life Coaching
      • Medical
      • Refugee Support
      • Utilities
    • Disorders & Diagnoses >
      • ABC's of Mental Health
      • Mental Health Medications
      • Mental Health Brochures & Facts
      • Addiction, Rehab & Recovery
      • Anxiety
      • Problematic Sexual Behavior
    • Mental Health Resources >
      • Mental Health Provider Directory
      • Burrell Behavioral Health
      • Family Counseling Center
      • Family Access Center for Excellence
      • Healthy Home Connections
      • Lutheran Family & Children's Services
      • MU Psychiatric Center
      • Other Residential & Impatient Facilities
    • Parenting Resources
    • School-Based Community Resources >
      • BC Schools MH Coalition
      • Bridge Program
      • FCC School-Based Therapy
  • Curriculum
    • Curriculum Overview
    • Grade Level Expectations
    • K-5 Abuse Prevention
  • Planning
    • Planning Overview
    • Elementary Student Planning
    • Middle School Student Planning
    • High School Student Planning
    • Gifted Program (EEE)
  • Responsive
    • Responsive Services Overview
    • Individual Counseling
    • Group Counseling
    • Crisis Counseling
    • Consultation
    • Referral
    • Trauma Informed Schools
  • Systems
    • Systems Support Overview
    • Ethical Responsibilities
    • Confidentiality
    • School Counseling Advisory Committee
  • Staff Login
  • Contact

Comprehensive School Counseling Program Research

From the Missouri Comprehensive School Counseling Program Manual:
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs— implemented by school counselors, in collaboration with parents/guardians, teachers, and administrators— are effective in assisting students to respond to challenges of living and working in the 21st century. Empirical research conducted in the state of Missouri has shown that when school counselors have the time, resources, and structure of a comprehensive school counseling program in which to work, they contribute to positive student social/emotional, academic, and career development as well as to the development of positive and safe learning climates in schools. 
 
According to Lapan, Gysbers & Sun (1997), 22,964 students in 236 small-, medium-, and large-sized high schools in Missouri with fully implemented school counseling programs, as judged by school counselors, reported the following:
  • They earned higher grades.
  • They were better prepared for the future.
  • Their schools had a more positive climate
 Missouri school counselors who rated their programs as more fully implemented also indicated they were more visible and spent more time with students, parents/guardians and teachers (Gysbers, Lapan, & Blair, 1999).  Lapan, Gysbers & Petroski (2001) found 7th graders in Missouri middle schools with more fully implemented comprehensive guidance programs reported:
  • They earned higher grades.
  • School was more relevant for them.
  • They had positive relationships with teachers.
  • They were more satisfied with their education.
  • They felt safer in school.
In a state-wide study by Lapan, Gysbers, and Kayson (2007), the degree of implementation of comprehensive guidance and counseling programs was compared with relevant student outcomes such as achievement and attendance.  Schools which had more fully implemented guidance and counseling programs had:
  • Higher MAP scores
  • Better attendance
  • Fewer discipline problems
  • Less school counselor time spent engaged in non-guidance activities
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
    • Program Overview
    • Program Philosophy
    • Program Benefits
    • Organizational Framework
    • Annual Program Reports
    • Program Research
    • Meet the Team
  • COVID-19
    • Contact Your School Counselor
    • Crisis & Parenting Hotlines
    • Mental Health Resources
    • Resource Support
    • Social & Emotional Learning at Home
  • Resources
    • Community Resources >
      • Columbia Resource & Referral Guide
      • After School Programs
      • Budgeting
      • Cell Phone Service
      • Clothing
      • Employment
      • Extracurricular Activities
      • Food
      • Furniture
      • General Needs
      • Housing
      • Life Coaching
      • Medical
      • Refugee Support
      • Utilities
    • Disorders & Diagnoses >
      • ABC's of Mental Health
      • Mental Health Medications
      • Mental Health Brochures & Facts
      • Addiction, Rehab & Recovery
      • Anxiety
      • Problematic Sexual Behavior
    • Mental Health Resources >
      • Mental Health Provider Directory
      • Burrell Behavioral Health
      • Family Counseling Center
      • Family Access Center for Excellence
      • Healthy Home Connections
      • Lutheran Family & Children's Services
      • MU Psychiatric Center
      • Other Residential & Impatient Facilities
    • Parenting Resources
    • School-Based Community Resources >
      • BC Schools MH Coalition
      • Bridge Program
      • FCC School-Based Therapy
  • Curriculum
    • Curriculum Overview
    • Grade Level Expectations
    • K-5 Abuse Prevention
  • Planning
    • Planning Overview
    • Elementary Student Planning
    • Middle School Student Planning
    • High School Student Planning
    • Gifted Program (EEE)
  • Responsive
    • Responsive Services Overview
    • Individual Counseling
    • Group Counseling
    • Crisis Counseling
    • Consultation
    • Referral
    • Trauma Informed Schools
  • Systems
    • Systems Support Overview
    • Ethical Responsibilities
    • Confidentiality
    • School Counseling Advisory Committee
  • Staff Login
  • Contact