2011

In response to the trend of non-teaching counselors implementing comprehensive school counseling programs, school counselor educators must have a responsibility to infuse classroom management knowledge into their programs. The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (2009) revised its standards to require trainees in school counseling to understand not just classroom management, but also “curriculum design, lesson plan development, and differentiated instructional strategies” (Standard III-K-3). With an already full training program, counselor educators continue to explore new ways to ensure that their students acquire the skills and disposition for managing student learning during classroom guidance. This leads to the question, “What evidence is available to guide counselor educators in achieving this goal?