VISTAS Online is an innovative publication produced for ACA by Dr. Garry R. Walz and Dr. Jeanne C. Bleuer of Counseling Outfitters, LLC. Its purpose is to provide a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA Conference and selected ACA Division Conferences. Papers on a program or practice that has been validated through research or experience may also be submitted. This digital collection of peer-reviewed articles is authored by counselors, for counselors. VISTAS Online contains the full text of over 900 proprietary counseling articles published from 2004 to 2017.
2016
High School Counselors’ Perceived Competence in Dealing With Student Alcohol and Other Drug Issues
Olamojiba O. Bamgbose, Chunnan Hu, and Charles E. Myers
2016
School counselors have a pivotal role to play in the identification, assessment, intervention, and prevention of alcohol and other drug use (AOD) issues among high school students. This article surveyed the perceived competence of 97 Illinois high school counselors when working with students’ AOD issues. Findings revealed that school counselors believed they lacked competence in screening/assessment, group counseling, and teaching curriculum and that they rated individual counseling, consultation, and screening and assessment as significant training needs.
Keywords: school counselors, competence, AOD issues