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Teaching Masters-Level Counseling Courses: Moving From Surviving To Thriving, Nick R. Abel, Rick Auger, Jamie Hedin Nov 2015

Teaching Masters-Level Counseling Courses: Moving From Surviving To Thriving, Nick R. Abel, Rick Auger, Jamie Hedin

Nick R. Abel

Handout roundtable discussion co-conducted at the annual conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Philadelphia, PA. 2015, October.


Queer Theory As Pedagogy In Counselor Education: A Framework For Diversity Training, Dennis Frank, Edward Cannon Oct 2015

Queer Theory As Pedagogy In Counselor Education: A Framework For Diversity Training, Dennis Frank, Edward Cannon

Edward Cannon

There is an ongoing and pernicious debate within the field of counselor education surrounding the question of whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues should be included under the umbrella of multiculturalism. Some argue that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender concerns do not fit within the traditional framework of multicultural counseling, while others assert that they do. A consequence of this debate is that many graduate-level counselors are earning degrees without having sufficient levels of self-awareness and knowledge regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. The authors propose queer theory as a unifying framework for diversity training within counselor education …


Teaching Masters-Level Counseling Courses: Moving From Surviving To Thriving, Nick R. Abel, Rick Auger, Jamie Hedin Oct 2015

Teaching Masters-Level Counseling Courses: Moving From Surviving To Thriving, Nick R. Abel, Rick Auger, Jamie Hedin

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

Handout roundtable discussion co-conducted at the annual conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Philadelphia, PA. 2015, October.


Service Learning In Counselor Education: Learning Outside The Classroom, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel, Thomas Keller, Molly Myers, Andrew Mcaulay Aug 2015

Service Learning In Counselor Education: Learning Outside The Classroom, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel, Thomas Keller, Molly Myers, Andrew Mcaulay

Brandie M. Oliver

Learning session co-conducted at the annual conference of the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, St. Louis, MO. 2014, October.


Service Learning In Counselor Education: Learning Outside The Classroom, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel, Thomas Keller, Molly Myers, Andrew Mcaulay Feb 2015

Service Learning In Counselor Education: Learning Outside The Classroom, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel, Thomas Keller, Molly Myers, Andrew Mcaulay

Nick R. Abel

Learning session co-conducted at the annual conference of the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, St. Louis, MO. 2014, October.


Factors Contributing To Counselor Education Doctoral Students’ Satisfaction With Their Dissertation Chairperson, Cheryl Neale-Mcfall, Christine A. Ward Jan 2015

Factors Contributing To Counselor Education Doctoral Students’ Satisfaction With Their Dissertation Chairperson, Cheryl Neale-Mcfall, Christine A. Ward

Counselor Education Faculty Publications

The relationship between doctoral students and their chairpersons has been linked to students’ successful completion of their dissertations and programs of study. When students fail to complete their degrees, there is a rise in attrition rates, and both programs and students suffer. The current study, based on a survey developed by the first author, was based on previous literature and themes generalized from a qualitative pilot study of recent counseling doctoral graduates regarding the selection of a dissertation chairperson. The purpose of this study was to examine factors used by students to select their chairperson and behaviors exhibited by chairpersons …


A Phenomenological Study Of The Perceptions Of Beginning Counselors About The Development Of The Therapeutic Alliance Over The Practicum Experience, Cristina Braga Jan 2015

A Phenomenological Study Of The Perceptions Of Beginning Counselors About The Development Of The Therapeutic Alliance Over The Practicum Experience, Cristina Braga

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore master students’ experience regarding the development of the therapeutic alliance with first clients over the length of the practicum experience. The American Psychological Association (APA) emphasizes the importance of studies that identify factors involved in the therapeutic alliance. In the literature on the therapeutic alliance, there is a lack of qualitative research on the perceptions of graduate level counseling students regarding their ability to build and maintain a therapeutic alliance with their first clients during the therapeutic process. The problem in the counselor education profession is the urgent need of assessment …