Does Implementing a Research-Based School Counseling Curriculum Enhance Student Achievement?

Carey presents a brief overview and analysis of the article, Helping students improve academic achievement and school success behavior, originally published in Professional School Counseling. The author presents a summary of the key components of the article including the introduction, method and results of the study. They offer an additional analysis of implications for future practice, including the need for the school counseling profession to move toward standardized interventions and away from counselor-generated interventions to develop best practices and a solid research base for effective programs.