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Article: Reconceptualizing self-esteem: implications of Kegan's constructive-developmental model for school counselors.
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- Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development
- Article date:
- September 22, 2004
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This article introduces school counselors to a developmental theory that may assist them in their conceptualization of students' self-esteem. Components of R. Kegan's (1982) constructive-developmental model that are relevant for K-12 school counselors are reviewed. Case studies of and implications for counseling interventions are presented.
School counselors are called on daily to have a positive impact on students' self-esteem (Muro & Kottman, 1995). They do so in their individual counseling contacts with students, in groups focused on the improvement of self-esteem, and in personal-social awareness classroom guidance activities (Campbell & Dahir, 1997). In ...