Validation of a spirituality‑based school counseling modelNovitasari, Yuni (Avtor) Susanto, Eko (Avtor) school-based mental healthschool counselingspirituality-based counselingspiritual intelligenceprofessional consensusThe integration of spirituality into school counseling has received increasing atten-tion within educational psychology; however, empirical evidence regarding its professional acceptance and implementation readiness remains limited. This study investigated school counselors' professional evaluations of a spirituality-based counseling model using a quanti-tative descriptive-evaluative methodology. A total of 114 counselors from various educational levels participated in the survey. The assessment instrument evaluated conceptual clarity, relevance to students' mental health needs, ease of implementation, practical utility as a counseling guide, and structural coherence. Data analysis employed descriptive statistics and Kendall's coefficient of concordance to determine the degree of agreement among counse-lors. Results demonstrated high mean scores across all dimensions, with the highest ratings for relevance to students' needs, and indicated a very strong level of professional consensus. These findings provide evidence of substantial professional legitimacy and a high degree of implementation readiness for school-based mental health services. The study positions spirituality as an ethical and evidence-based dimension that supports holistic student devel-opment and offers implications for counselor education, practice, and institutional policy.20262026-11-05 12:43:50Članek v reviji190846sl