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This study aimed to adapt the Teaching Students With Disabilities Self-Efficacy Scale for contemporary school counseling practice. The adaptation, titled the Students With Learning Disabilities School Counselor Self-Efficacy Scale, is a resource that assesses school counselors’ belief in their ability to counsel and support students identified as having learning disabilities. The findings suggest that the scale has sound validity and reliability metrics, with a few considerations. This article also discusses implications.

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