The Development of Consultation Self-Efficacy Scale for School Counselors in Türkiye

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The School Counselor Consultation Self-Efficacy Scale (SCCSES) was developed to determine the levels of consultation self-efficacy of school counselors. The research involved a total of 942 school counselors (Female = 76.74%; Male = 23.25%) across four different study groups. Data analysis employed techniques such as Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Item Validity Analyses, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Criterion Validity Analysis, Test-Retest Reliability, and Internal Consistency Analysis. The findings revealed that the SCCSES comprises a 4-factor, 28-item structure, which includes the dimensions of cultural awareness, process, ethics, and communication. This model accounted for 64.21% of the total variance associated with consultation self-efficacy. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients for the individual factors varied between .81 and.91, with the overall scale reliability found at.95. Test-retest reliability, assessed to provide additional evidence of SCCSES reliability, yielded a correlation of 87 between measurements taken three weeks apart. First and second level confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed the model-data fit. This study was conducted in Türkiye, and the findings are specific to the Turkish context. In addition, the factor structure of the SCCSES was compared with those of similar consultation self-efficacy scales reported in the literature, highlighting both potentially shared (core) and culturally specific features of the construct. Further validation studies are needed to examine the scale’s applicability across different cultural and educational systems.