An Overview of Comprehensive School Counseling Program Assessment Instruments to Inform Future Research

The school counseling profession has taken an intentional approach to establishing appropriate counselor roles. Research has resulted in the creation of numerous instruments designed to investigate school counselors’ beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to comprehensive program delivery. The authors conducted a literature review and identified 10 assessments that were developed from 2005 to 2011 following the introduction of the ASCA National Model (2003). An overview of the assessments, along with the strengths and weaknesses of each instrument, is presented. An examination of the instruments leads to specific suggestions that may inform and guide future inquiry for school counseling researchers.