Annotated Bibliography for Research
Monisha Johnson
Northeastern Illinois University

Zinck, K., & Littrell, J. (2000). Action Research Shows Group Counseling Effective with At-Risk Adolescent Girls. Professional School Counseling, 4(1). The article discusses action research that was conducted on a group of 35 at risk teen girls between the ages of 15-18. The study included a total of 35 adolescent girls who were involved in one of four small group counseling sessions that were held over a 10 week time frame in a high school. Of the 35 girls 31 completed the study. The girls were asked to complete a pre and post questionnaire as an evaluation method. Students also were asked to set two behavioral goals as well as define a primary problem that they wished to address in group. The results at the end of the research indicated group counseling appeared effective in promoting individual change. At 1-week and 6-week follow ups, a majority of female students reported moderate to strong progress in achieving their primary and secondary goals. A significant reduction in problem severity was reported by students upon termination of the counseling groups. In addition, female students experienced meaningful changes in attitudes and in their relationships …show more content…
This article also seeks to identify and summarize some of the possible deleterious effects in school-based counseling across a variety of disorders and to make school psychologists cognizant of possible negative outcomes when designing and implementing treatment