Impacts of Self-Efficacy on School Psychologists' Provisions of Mental Health Services

The purpose of this thesis was to identify variables that predict a school psychologist’s self-efficacy in counseling abilities, as well as identify variables that predict perceived barriers to implementing mental health services to students in a school setting. Participants were 84 school psychologists working in the state of Washington. Participants were asked to complete a survey that included (a) demographic questions, (b) a questionnaire about perceived self-efficacy in counseling abilities, and (c) a questionnaire about perceived barriers to providing mental health services. The results of two multiple linear regression equations suggest that in this study, certain variables predicted both self-efficacy and barriers. The most noted variable in both equations was the amount of coursework completed in graduate training related to counseling and mental health services.

Name thesis:degree_name

Education Specialist (Ed.S.)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Jantzer, Ashley

Contributors dc:contributor

• Richard Marsicano
• Stephanie Stein
• Fred Washburn

• school psychology
• school-based mental health
• self-efficacy
• graduate training

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1206

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-2183