Shool counselors self-efficacy perceptions regarding guidance and counseling in special education

The purpose of this study is to investigate self-efficacy perceptions of school counselorsregarding guidance and counseling in special education. For this purpose, the SchoolCounselors? Self-efficacy Scale regarding Special Education (SCSSSE) was firstly developedand its reliability and validity were explored. Then, the relationship between schoolcounselors? self-efficacy perceptions regarding guidance and counseling in special educationand their gender, age, year of job experience, experience in special education and support wasexamined. The participants of the study included 277 school counselors (158 female and 119male) working in Denizli, Diyarbakır, and Eskisehir.. In order to collect data regarding somevariables of school counselors, a personal information form was also developed by theresearcher.Regarding validity of the developed-scale (SCSSSE), content validity, item analysis andexploratory factor analysis to check its construct validity were run. Test-retest and internalreliability (cronbach alpha) were also checked to examine the reliability of the SCSSSE. Thedata regarding variables of school counselors were analyzed by using statistical techniquessuch as correlation, the t-test and variance analysis.The results of the validity and reliability of the SCSSSE revealed that it is a valid and reliablescale to examine self-efficacy perceptions of school counselors on guidance and counseling inspecial education. Whereas there were no significant differences between the self-efficacyperceptions of school counselors and their gender and age, there were significant differencesbetween self-efficacy perceptions and year of job experience, university education, experiencein special education, and specialist support.Key Words: Special Education, Self-Efficacy, School Counselor