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
Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Sexting: School Counselors’ Perceptions and Roles in Intervention
Tracy M. Steele, Carolyn B. Stone, and Elizabeth J. Meyer
2016
This study examined school counselors’ perceptions of bullying, cyberbullying, and sexting and their reported involvement in intervention. The correlation of policy and professional training on incidence level is discussed. Findings from the study reveal that over two thirds of school counselors surveyed report bullying to be a problem at their school. Cyberbullying is indicated as even more of a problem than bullying at the middle and high school levels. Close to one third of school counselors surveyed at the middle school and high school levels report sexting to be a problem. Wide variation in counselors’ roles in the intervention process is reported. Implications for schools, counselors, and counselor educators are discussed.
Keywords: bullying, cyberbullying, sexting, counseling