Factors Influencing School Counselor Involvement in Partnerships With Families of Color: A Social Cognitive Exploration

Abstract

Using a national sample of 155 school counselors, we examined the relationships between school counselors’ personal and environmental factors and their involvement in partnerships with families of color. We found positive correlations between school counselor self-efficacy, multicultural competence, and involvement in partnerships. Multiple regression analysis indicated that self-efficacy about partnerships and multicultural knowledge served as predictors of school counselor involvement in partnerships with families of color. We discuss implications for school counselor efforts in establishing these partnerships.

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multicultural competence partnerships school counseling self-efficacy

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