Examining the Self-Care Strategies of School Counselors in Disadvantaged Schools Through the Resilience Portfolio Model
Öz
School counselors working with disadvantaged student groups are at risk of compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress due to their work with students exposed to trauma and multiple adversities. Therefore, counselor self-care is important for both professional sustainability and ethical responsibility. This qualitative study reached 20 school counselors serving disadvantaged students in Türkiye through purposive and snowball sampling. Participants’ self-care strategies were examined within the framework of the Resilience Portfolio Model (RPM). Thematic analysis identified three themes related to self-care strategies: self-regulation strengths, including physical, cognitive, and emotional self-care; interpersonal strengths, including relational, professional, and environmental self-care; and meaning-making, including spiritual/meaning-based self-care and work–life balance. The findings showed that self-care functions as a multidimensional and interconnected portfolio; time constraints and professional workload acted as barriers, whereas supportive interpersonal networks and professional values aligned with personal values served as facilitators. Participants’ experiences with challenging cases were grouped under six themes: adverse childhood experiences; psychological and behavioral problems; difficulties in school–family collaboration; migration, collective trauma, and cultural differences; loss and grief; and students with special needs.
Anahtar Kelimeler
- Self-care among school counselors
- school-based mental health
- disadvantaged and at-risk students
- secondary traumatic stress
- resilience
- qualitative research
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Etik Beyan
Teşekkür
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık (Diğer)
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Özge Karataş
0009-0000-6151-3713
Türkiye
Fadime Dul
0009-0002-8926-8304
Türkiye
Buse Gül Özer
0009-0001-7017-4570
Türkiye
Öznur Bayar
*
0000-0002-9385-8641
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
6 Ağustos 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
24 Mart 2026
Kabul Tarihi
28 Haziran 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 59 Sayı: 2