Date of Submission
2008
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Department
Psychology
Department Chair
Robert A. DiTomasso, Ph.D., ABPP, Chair, Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Ray Christner, Psy.D., Chairperson
Second Advisor
Diane Smallwood, Psy.D., NCSP
Third Advisor
Dr. Anner Thompson
Abstract
The school counseling needs of adolescents have often
been assessed through the perceptions of school personnel
and other adults. This study provides an alternative
perspective and reports the results of a mental health/life
stress counseling needs’ assessment, conducted directly
with middle school and high school students’ grades 7
through 12. The results of this student-centered survey
are reported with relation to literature pertaining to the
potential counseling needs of adolescents and the
deleterious consequences of not meeting these needs. Data
pertaining to each area of the survey: awareness of
counseling services, participation in counseling services,
perceived counseling needs, and perceived barriers to
seeking counseling services, are analyzed and discussed in
terms of the most prevalent responses, as well as in terms
of demographic characteristics.
Recommended Citation
Santo, Jane Ellen, "An Analysis of Survey Data on Student Perceptions of Adolescent Counseling Needs" (2008). PCOM Psychology Dissertations. 174.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/psychology_dissertations/174