Few rigorous, large-scale studies of the benefits of
school counseling have been conducted, although these studies have typically found that
school counseling is very beneficial to students (see Lapan, Gysbers, & Sun, 1997; Sink,
Akos, Turnbull & Mvududu, 2008; Sink & Stroh, 2003). Good research is expensive and
unfortunately few foundations or federal agencies have been interested in supporting
research in school counseling.