Date of Award:
5-2004
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Susan Crowley
Committee
Susan Crowley
Committee
David Stein
Committee
Carolyn Barcus
Abstract
This project proposed to examine school counselors' knowledge of and experiences with internalizing issues in children. The sample included all elementary and middle/secondary school counselors employed in Utah. The measure used in the present study was a questionnaire adapted from a study by Green, Clopton, and Pope. Analyses revealed that few elementary school counselors would meet with a student struggling with internalizing symptoms, but many would meet with the students' teacher(s) and parents. Overall, fewer secondary school counselors endorsed the presented responses as compared to elementary school counselors. More than half of both elementary and secondary school counselors indicated they had encountered one to five students struggling with internalizing issues during the past year. The knowledge gained from this research highlights changes that need to be made to preservice and inservice training of school counselors in order to aid in the identification and intervention of internalizing disorders in students.
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Recommended Citation
Hughes, Kelly, "School Counselors' Referral Practices of Children with Internalizing Symptoms" (2004). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 6201.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6201
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