Keywords

university-school partnerships; service-learning; urban education; counselor education

Abstract

After the COVID-19 pandemic, the kids are not alright. More than ever, public schools in the United States are facing the tension of responding to students' academic gaps and rising mental health needs. Schools serving minoritized students from lower socioeconomic status backgrounds are even more likely to face challenges associated with exacerbated student mental health needs. Often, schools, especially in urban, under-resourced settings, are not equipped to respond to student mental health challenges. Using the research surrounding university-school partnerships, the following dissertation by article explores partnerships between counselor education graduate programs and urban, under-resourced elementary schools as a capacity-building approach to support student mental health needs while also further equipping counselors-in-training with crucial service-learning opportunities. Chapter one provides a description of the problem; theoretical and conceptual framework; and shared definitions. Chapter two outlines a case example of the Capacity-Building Partnership Model between counselor education programs and urban, under-resourced elementary schools. Chapter three details the results of an exploratory case study examining implementation fidelity of a Tier II mentoring program. Chapter four concludes with discussion and implications for researchers, educators, practitioners, and counselor educators.

Completion Date

2024

Semester

Spring

Committee Chair

Dillman Taylor, Dalena

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

College

College of Community Innovation and Education

Department

Counselor Education and School Psychology

Degree Program

Counselor Education

Format

application/pdf

Language

English

Rights

In copyright

Release Date

November 2025

Length of Campus-only Access

1 year

Access Status

Doctoral Dissertation (Campus-only Access)

Campus Location

Orlando (Main) Campus

Accessibility Status

Meets minimum standards for ETDs/HUTs

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