School Counselor Implementation of the Solution-Focused Family Support Model with High School Students Experiencing Behavioral Problems and Academic Failure
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Department
Counseling
Date of Award
Spring 2016
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of the solution-focused family support model with high school students experiencing behavioral problems and academic failure. Interventions with students that are experiencing behavioral problems and academic failure are understood as a standard responsibility of the school counselor. This study involved the student and his or her parent(s) and/or guardian(s) in interventions implemented by the school counselor. This study included a paradigm shift in school counseling, from the individual to the family system. Participants attended a high school in North Texas. This study included a pilot study and a quasi-experimental design. The effects of two treatments with high school students experiencing behavioral problems and academic failure were examined. For the purposes of this study, participants received solution-focused family support or individual solution-focused brief counseling. The findings support the null hypothesis that the effect of the solution-focused family support model would not be significant. However, minute changes in behavioral problems and academic failure were found. Further research that allows for a longer treatment period is needed to test the longevity of the solution-focused family support model as a treatment method in schools.
Advisor
Amir Abbassi
Subject Categories
Counseling | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Quast, Heather, "School Counselor Implementation of the Solution-Focused Family Support Model with High School Students Experiencing Behavioral Problems and Academic Failure" (2016). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 989.
https://digitalcommons.tamuc.edu/etd/989
