Because Curry is undergoing a yearlong renovation, the CED has consolidated to Ferguson for 2011-12. It’s a tight squeeze for faculty, whose offices are clustered on the second floor. “The walls are thinner, and it’s noisier,” said Dr. DiAnne Borders, “but we’re adjusting. Several of us are decorating our offices with cardboard boxes. We’re going with earth tones until we get back to our bigger bookcases in Curry.”
Ferguson underwent its own transformation during the summer, when Room 251—a former hub for first-year master’s students—became a playroom for kids in UNCG’s Child Care Education Program. The classroom’s notorious orange-carpeted wall is gone, replaced by new sheetrock and colorful drawings.
Next summer faculty will move back into Curry, where they can forgo cardboard boxes in favor of tall bookcases and roomy couches. In the meanwhile, students, faculty, and preschoolers keep the Ferguson lobby bustling.
Full House at Ferguson
For counseling students who have Dr. Cashwell as their professor, the question is “Which one?” Dr. Tammy Cashwell, former school counselor and wife of CED professor Dr. Craig Cashwell, has joined the Department as visiting assistant professor for 2011-12. She is teaching four courses, including Theories of Counseling and Applications of Measurement and Clinical Appraisal Techniques. To the astonishment and gratitude of her students in the latter class, she managed to enliven such dry subject matter as coefficients and factor analysis. Dr. Cashwell, also known as “Mrs. Dr. Cashwell,” “Dr. Tammy,” and “Dr. T,” earned her Ph.D. in counselor education from Mississippi State University and has taught at MSU, Walden University, and Wake Forest. Of her teaching experience so far this year, she said, “The way students and faculty have embraced me, been patient with my mistakes and learning curves, and tolerated my often weird sense of humor has been a blessing. My biggest reward is getting to be a part of people growing—I love to see that ‘aha’ moment.”
Fall 2011
Comments, news, and suggestions always appreciated.
EDITOR: Mary Seymour, mdseymo2@uncg.edu
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This fall marked the second year of the CED’s “new and improved” doctoral program. Drs. DiAnne Borders, James Benshoff, Keith Mobley, and Kelly Wester spent two years restructuring the program, using doctoral-student focus groups to help inform their choices. “Over the years, elements had been added to the program without looking at it as a whole,” said Dr. Borders. “We wanted to be more intentional.”
CED Doctoral Program Redux
Department News
Carie McElveen, Sadie Kneidel, Pat Kalaw, and Nikki Kennard
demonstrate their poster topic: “Let’s Get Physical! Stress and Anxiety Management as Part of Wellness”
In the Spotlight
For Whom the Little Bell Tower Tolls
Conferences
ACES Conference Presenters
CSI Update
Faculty & Class Notes
Faculty News
Alumni News
Student News
Fall 2011 Dissertation Defenses
One of the biggest changes involved amping up the research focus. Now, all first-year doctoral students take on research apprenticeships with CED faculty members, getting hands-on training right off the bat. Research methodologies are covered in a two-semester sequence, with expanded coverage of quantitative and qualitative approaches. Comprehensive exams have changed, too, to be more customized and reflective of each student’s research area.
“We’ve always been more research-oriented than many counselor education programs,” said Dr. Borders. “Now we’re doing that even better, in a very deliberate and developmental sequence.”
The Other Dr. Cashwell
On November 18, the first-year master’s cohort performed their annual rite of passage: holding a mini professional conference. Dr. Keith Mobley, who teaches the core course Professional Orientation, requires all first-years to collaborate on a conference, from planning food to publicizing the event to presenting informational posters. This year’s theme was “Let’s Talk Wellness!” and included poster sessions ranging from “Counselor Burnout” to “Multicultural Considerations with Hispanic Clients.” Held in Ferguson lobby, the conference attracted CED faculty, students, and passersby and gave the cohort a chance to show off their newly honed presentation skills and counseling knowledge.
Let’s Talk Wellness!
While other School of Education departments have moved from Curry to the brand-new, environmentally green School of Education building on Spring Garden Street, the CED is keeping its old quarters. The Department volunteered to stay put because there wasn’t enough room for the entire SOE in the new building; furthermore, staying in Ferguson and Curry keeps the CED close to the Vacc Clinic, its state-of-the-art counseling facility.
Dr. Tammy Cashwell
It all began in summer 2010, when Dr. Paige Hall Smith, director of the CWHW, approached Dr. Murray about taking a role in domestic violence prevention programming at the center. From there, Dr. Murray took the proverbial bull by the horns: she began the strategic planning process in January 2011, talking with numerous people on campus and in the community about their wants and needs.
Responding to Violence Against Women
Dr. Christine Murray
The mission of the Program to Advance Community Responses to Violence Against Women is to engage in research, educational activities, and community partnerships to advance the community's capacity to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls.
The fall 2011 issue of UNCG Magazine includes a feature article concerning how a midlife crisis can be a transformative experience.
The article’s title, “Heart in the Right Place,” is based on a comment Dr. Craig Cashwell made to doctoral student Jennifer Bell Brown early in her master's program about her leaving her law practice to pursue a career in counseling: “Well, it looks like you've learned to make a heart-fit instead of a head-fit.”
The article chronicles Brown’s journey and includes extensive words of wisdom from Dr. Cashwell, who notes that midlife transitions mark a shift in priorities. “Whereas the first half of life is so much about building the ego, building a career and becoming somebody, once they become somebody a lot of people have this mid-life hmmm....That’s when people began to deal with ‘What is my purpose in life?’”
Jennifer Bell Brown in UNCG Magazine
Putting Heart Over Head
Bo Bodenhamer, associate vice provost for academic technology systems, created the tower in his spare time over the last four years. It’s currently on display in the provost’s office until heading to its permanent location in Bodenhamer’s home.
UNCG’s 47-foot-high bell tower is a visible tribute to longtime CED professor Dr. Nicholas A. Vacc, whose name also graces the Vacc Counseling Clinic. His wife, Dr. Nancy N. Vacc, funded the tower in memory of her late husband, who once commented after one of his daily campus strolls that the university lacked a bell tower.
Bo Bodenhamer with his creation
At the September dedication of the new School of Education building, CED 689 students showcased their summer experiences in Costa Rica. The event, called “Counselors in Costa Rica: A Journey in Cultural Immersion and Self Discovery,” included educational posters, a slide show, and a student panel discussion. Colorful handcrafted items by Costa Rican refugees and indigenous women were offered for sale, with proceeds going directly to the artisans. Dr. Keith Mobley, who led the Costa Rica immersion trip, praised the students’ hard work: “They formed a planning committee and made all the decisions about how to do the event. Their intention was to show what we learned, and they did a fantastic job of that.”
Immersed in Costa Rica
Handcrafted angels made by Costa Rican women
Student posters about the CED 689 course in Costa Rica
Presenter Adam Kim describes his experience
Candice Jackson, 25, is a first-year master’s student pursuing College Counseling/Student Development in Higher Education. Here she shares her first-semester experiences—a universally challenging immersion that previous initiates and CED professors have aptly compared to drinking water from a fire hose.
Diary of a First-Year Master’s Student
by Candice Jackson
I experienced many ambivalent feelings before committing to UNCG’s counseling program. At the time I had a career as a high school science teacher, a one-year-old son, and a husband enrolled full time in North Carolina A&T’s evening counseling program. Once I made the big decision to apply and had the honor of being accepted, I found a preschool for my son, wrapped up the school year with my students, completed a summer internship, signed up for a graduate assistantship at UNCG, and hammered out the finances of attending grad school full time.
Little did I know the hard work had just begun. When I logged in to UNCGenie and realized I was scheduled for 21 credits, I panicked. How could I successfully be a wife, mother, graduate student, and GA?
Candice Jackson with her husband and son
Frazier called himself a counselor anyway, a lonely title at a time when social workers, psychologists, and psychotherapists owned the field. He specialized in panic and anxiety disorders—something he knew well because his housebound mother had agoraphobia and passed her anxieties along to him. “In the early ‘80s people were learning about anxiety disorders, especially panic disorder,” Frazier said. “It was just the right place and right time to specialize in that area.”
If You Build a Counseling Practice, They Will Come
Getting started wasn’t easy, though. Frazier had no counseling model to work from. At the time he got his master’s from UNCG, the only track available was school and college counseling. He attended night and weekend classes while working as educational testing supervisor for GTCC. After earning his master’s, Frazier did some student counseling at GTCC, but that mostly entailed academic advising.
Ken Frazier ’73
From the Boardroom to Bhutan
CED professor Dr. James Benshoff spent 2010-11 as chairman of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), the national accrediting body for counselors. In the following interview, he describes this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
by Vicki Conner
What were your primary responsibilities as chair of the NBCC?
I provided leadership to the board and facilitated board meetings and planning efforts. I served as the official representative of NBCC at national and international meetings and conferences, and participated in launching NBCC offices and initiatives in Malaysia and Bhutan. I had a chance to work with NBCC staff and with counselors around the world to develop counseling services for all kinds of people and issues.
What was your biggest takeaway from the experience?
I was reminded constantly about the need for counseling services across cultures. There’s really tremendous excitement about counseling abroad and a great deal of passion among people who are making counseling happen in their own countries.
Dr. Benshoff speaks in Malaysia during his tenure as chair of the NBCC
Honors & Awards
School of Ed Honors CED Alums
The School of Education recently honored Casey Barrio Minton ’06 and Tom Campbell ’97 with Early Career Awards for their distinctive professional achievements.
Casey Barrio Minton, nominated by Dr. Jane Myers, received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the UNCG School of Education. She is active in the American Counseling Association, serving as chair of the CACREP Assessment and Evaluation Guidelines Task Force and Diversity Issues in Assessment and Research Committee. Minton is president of Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society in counseling and 2010 recipient of the Best Practices Award from the American Counseling Association.
Tom Campbell, nominated by Dr. Scott Young, is president and CEO of Family Service of the Piedmont. He is involved in the American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services and is cofounder of the Gay and Lesbian Helpline of Wake County. Tom has been instrumental in advocating and securing funding to support the needs of children and families.
Dr. Craig Cashwell received the SACES Outstanding Program Supervisor Award, presented during the ACES national conference in Nashville. Dr. Donna Gibson ’00 was co-recipient of the Outstanding Counselor Education and Supervision Article Award for her shared authorship of “Professional Identity Development: A Grounded Theory of Transformational Tasks of New Counselors.”
Laura Shannonhouse received a 2011 SACES Research and Best Practices Grant for her project, “The Relationships Between Multicultural Counseling Competence, Cultural Immersion, and Cognitive/Emotional Developmental Styles: Implications for Multicultural Counseling Training.” Dr. Jane Myers is research mentor for the project.
Kudos from SACES
Turkish Delight
“Supervision is an emerging part of the counseling profession in Turkey,” said Dr. Borders, who consulted with several faculty and doctoral students about their supervision research projects. “Turkish students don’t get a whole lot of practice in supervision; in a class with ninety-six students in it, they might get fifteen minutes of supervision. I was delighted to have the chance to broaden their understanding of supervision and help them put it into practice.”
Ken Frazier ’73 is literally a pioneer in the counseling field: he started his private practice in 1980, before counseling licensure existed in North Carolina. “Back then, anyone could hang out a shingle,” Frazier recalled. “‘Mental health counselor’ didn’t exist as a label or classification.”
Venus Pinnix, administrative assistant for the CED for 34 years, is retiring in January 2012. Venus, legendary for her organizational skills and deep-rooted knowledge of Departmental history, is an institution within the institution of UNCG. Please join us at a retirement party for Venus on Tuesday, January 31, 3:30-5 pm, at the Virginia Dare Room, UNCG Alumni House. RSVP by January 17, 2012 to h_ratti@uncg.edu or 336-334-3426. Whether you’re able to come or not, we’d love to receive your recollections of Venus. Please send your written memories to cemurray@uncg.edu.
Celebrating Venus
Dr. DiAnne Borders was the featured guest presenter at the 11th Congress meeting of the Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Association, held in Selcuk, Turkey, in October. Her involvement was in support of one conference goal: enhancing the professionalism of counseling supervision in Turkey.
Dr. Borders delivered two invited addresses—“Essentials of Counseling Supervision” and “Counselor Education and Supervision: The UNCG Model”—and one extended workshop, “Structured Peer Group Supervision.” CED doctoral student Gulsah Kemer helped with the workshop, gave her own presentation, “The Couple’s Resource Map and Scales,” and served as Dr. Borders’ guide during her eight-day stay.
Dr. Fidan Korkut, the CED’s first post-doctoral fellow from Turkey; Gulsah Kemer; Dr. DiAnne Borders; Dr. Tuncay Ergene, president of the PDR; and Dr. Özlem Karaırmak Tekdurmaz
UNCG at the ACES Conference
The UNCG counseling program was well represented at the national conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), held October 26-30 in Nashville, Tennessee; Dr. Kelly Wester was program chair of the conference. Ten faculty members were involved in 28 presentations and workshops; 43 alumni took part in 73 presentations; and 23 master’s and Ph.D. students were involved in 37 presentations. A large group of faculty, students, and alumni gathered informally on Thursday evening.
Nicole Adamson—Supervisors’ Reflections on Mandated Supervision: Voices from the Trenches; Training Students and Supervisees to Use the DSM: Creative Techniques to Encourage Contextually-Sensitive Diagnostic Practices
Dr. Amy Banner ’09—Helping Counselors-in-Training Learn to Affirm Female Clients Through Modeling in Counselor Education
Dr. Rachelle Redmond Barnes ’11—Racial Microaggressions, Racial Identity, and Working Alliance in Cross-Racial Counseling Supervision: Experiences of Black Supervisors
Drs. Amy Bigbee ’08 and Marinn Pierce ’05—Fact or Fiction: Popular Literature and Women’s Search for Self
Dr. DiAnne Borders, Dr. Mijin Chung ’09, Gulsah Kemer, Dr. Bellah Kiteki ’11, and Cristina Lima—Counseling Supervision in Brazil, Kenya, South Korea, and Turkey: Relevance of US Supervision Models
Dr. DiAnne Borders, Phil Clarke, and Amanda Giordano—Unifying the Parallel Process in Clinical Supervision: Motivational Interviewing as a Supervisory Intervention
Drs. DiAnne Borders and Laura Welfare ’07—ACES Best Practices in Clinical Supervision
Dr. DiAnne Borders, Dr. Kelly Wester, Steve Boul, and Evette Horton—Published Counseling Research: Are We Publishing Quality Work?
Dr. Kim Bloss ’95—Using Office Yoga to Increase Counselor Awareness
Dr. Craig Cashwell, Dr. Todd Lewis, Phil Clarke, and Amanda Giordano—Navigating Spiritual Bypass Using Motivational Interviewing
Dr. Catherine Chang ’98—Can Social Justice Be the Fifth Force in Counseling Without Professional Advocacy?
Drs. Elysia Clemens ’08 and Adria Shipp ’10—A Conceptual Introduction to Using Social Network Analysis to Study Relationships, the Flow of Ideas and Resources, and the Social Context for Behavior
Dr. Elysia Clemens ’08—Opportunities for Secondary Analysis: An Overview of National Data Sets That Have Relevance to Child and Adolescent Counseling
Dr. Kelly Coker ’98—Effectively Negotiating Distance Learning: Best Practices in Online Counselor Preparation; Distance Clinical Supervision: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Keith Davis ’99—So What Are They Really Learning? Departmental Culture and an Ethic of Care
Dr. Suzanne Degges-White ’03—Maximizing Supervisee Growth Through Creative Feminist Supervision; Each One, Teach One: Master’s Level Graduate Assistants Supervising “Near Peers”
Dr. Brian Dew ’00—Exploring the Relevance of Mental Health Counselors as Agents of Change in Alternative School Settings
Dr. Andrea Dixon ’02—An Adapted Model for Facilitating Triadic Counseling Supervision
Drs. Andrea Dixon ’02 and Catherine Tucker ’94—Integrating Social Justice Advocacy and National Practice Standards: Implications for School Counselor Education
Drs. Carla Henderson Emerson ’10 and Maria Brunelli Paredes ’10—Research Instrument Construction and Validation
Dr. Teresa Fletcher ’00—Thought Process and Weight: The “Skinny” for Counselor Educators and Professionals on Why Some Overweight/Obese People Are Depressed and Some Are Not; Teaching Case Conceptualization: Strategies to Enhance the Counseling Process with Perspectives from Both Students and Professors
Cheryl Fulton and Christopher Ward—Exploring and Expanding New Avenues for Counseling Professionals to Apply Their Skills, Generate Revenue, and Impact the World
Bethany Garr—The Use of the Movie, Precious, and the Book, Push, in Training Counselors about Abuse and Trauma
Drs. Melinda Gibbons ’05, Shawn Spurgeon ’02, and Carrie Wachter Morris ’06—Grant Writing: Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities
Dr. Donna Gibson ’00—Proceed with Caution: Creating Sound Ethical Decisions in the Field of Counselor Education; Professional Identity Development in Counselor Education: Entry-Level, Doctoral-Level, and Practitioner Perspectives
Dr. Carman Gill ’05—Assessing the Spiritual and Religious Domain: Formal and Informal Spiritual Assessment Strategies for Counselor Educators and Supervisors
Dr. Laura Gonzalez and Cristina Noyola—Supervision in Spanish: Lessons Learned in a Culturally Focused Supervision Dyad
Elizabeth Graves—How Much Does Mattering Matter to Men with Child Sexual Abuse Histories?
Dr. Bryce Hagedorn ’03—Experiential, Student-Focused, and Innovative Approaches to Empathy Development: Implications for Teaching and Supervising Counselor Education Students; Best Practices of Co-facilitation in Practicum Group Supervision
Dr. Melanie Harper ’05—Bridging Professional Divides While Developing Professional Identity in Departments Containing Training Programs for Multiple Mental Health Professions
Dr. Erik Hines—An Examination of Parental Variables, Ecological Factors, and the Academic Achievement of African American Male Students
Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy ’96—School Counselor Leadership: Conceptual Models
Evette Horton—Infant Mental Health: What Is It and Why Should Counselors and Counselor Educators Care?
Dr. Kerrie Kardatzke ’09—Combining Teaching, Research, and Service by Offering a University-Sponsored Workshop for Couples; The Unique Shape of Single-Parent Families: Cultural Considerations and Techniques for Working with Single-Parent African American Families
Lucy Lewis, Myra Martin-Adkins, Christopher Ward, and Melissa Wheeler—Development and Implementation of a Multicultural Career Counseling Group for Immigrant and Refugee Adolescents
Drs. Todd Lewis, Jane Myers, and J. Scott Young—Training Counselors to Use Brain Wave Biofeedback: Integrating Neurofeedback into Counselor Preparation, Supervision, Research, and Practice
Drs. Todd Lewis and Kelly Wester—Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling in Counseling and Related Research
Elizabeth Likis-Werle and Ed Wahesh—College Student Drinking: The Latest Research & Implications for Counselor Educators
Dr. Sejal Mehta ’11—International Immersion: An Exploratory Study of Critical Factors, Sustained Impact, and Counselor Development
Dr. Casey Barrio Minton ’06—Co-curricular Activities of CSI Chapters Addressing CACREP Standards
Drs. Casey Barrio Minton ’06 and Donna Gibson ’00—Continuous, Systematic Program Evaluation: Strategies for Meeting the New CACREP Standards
Dr. Keith Mobley, Dr. Sejal Mehta ’11, Lucy Lewis, Elizabeth Likis-Werle, Laura Shannonhouse, and Melissa Wheeler—Perspectives on International Cultural Immersion and Service Learning in Counselor Education
Dr. Keith Mobley, Dr. Sejal Mehta ’11, Ryan Reese, and Laura Shannonhouse—Global Perspectives: A Comparative Study of the Impact of International Immersion for Counselor Trainees
Drs. Keith Mobley, Christine Murray, and Kelly Wester—Strategies for Linking Counseling Research and Practice
Dr. Jane Myers—CSI Chapter Leaders Training
Dr. Jane Myers and Phil Clarke—The Role of Wellness and Emotion Regulation in Addiction Relapse
Drs. Jane Myers and Casey Barrio Minton ’06—Counselor Education in the Future: Supply, Demand, Trends, and Preparation
Drs. Keith Mobley, Jane Myers, Melanie Harper ’05, and Casey Barrio Minton ’06—Developing and Maintaining Counselor Education Laboratories: Critical Issues and Perspectives
Dr. Carrie Wachter Morris ’06—The Suicide Risk Assessment Game: Evaluation of a Serious Game for Teaching Suicide Assessment
Dr. Christine Murray, Catherine Higgins-Johnson ’09, Evette Horton, Laura Jones, and Lori Notestine—Expanded Safety Planning: How Counselor Educators Can Train Students to Address Safety Issues with Clients Impacted by Family Violence
Lori Notestine—Intimate Partner Violence Among LGBTQ Couples: What Counselor Educators Need to Know
Drs. Amber Pope ’10 and Ali Wolf ’11—Standard Learning Outcomes for Supervision Evaluation: Utilizing Study Results to Improve Implementation and Practice
Dr. Clay Rowell ’05—Effective Online Courses in Counselor Education; Stories of Internalized Prejudices: Counseling Students Experience the Scripted Prejudice-Awareness Narrative Strategy
Dr. Mark Scholl ’98—Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Issues in Counseling, Counselor Education, and Supervision
Drs. Mark Scholl ’98 and Sondra Smith-Alcock ’97—Using Expressive Arts in Counseling Supervision
Dr. Wendi Schweiger ’08—The Mental Health Facilitator Program: An Opportunity for Networking Internationally
Megan Seaman ’06—Caring for the Caregivers: Preparing Counselors Working with Caregivers to Aging Parents with Dementia
Dr. Stephen Shumate ’97—The Weight of the Book: A Four-University Study of Course-Related Reading Behavior in Counseling Students
Drs. Matthew Shurts ’04, Shawn Spurgeon ’02, and Derick Williams ’07—Managing Counselor Resistance in Supervision: An Examination of Causes and Strategies for Success
Dr. Heather Smith ’03—From the Top: An Unusual Model for Counselor Education Faculty Retention and Promotion; Using the Diversity Wheel to Promote Intercultural Awareness
Dr. Sondra Smith-Adcock ’97 and Catherine Tucker ’94—Relational Cultural Theory and School Counselor Education: How and Why
Dr. Joshua Watson ’03—A Primer on Multiple Regression Analyses: Selecting the Appropriate Model for Your Study; Selecting an Appropriate Quantitative Method; Student Learning Outcomes in Statistics Courses
Drs. Kelly Wester and Laura Welfare ’07—Research Integrity in Counseling: Ethical Research from the Inception of the Research Idea to Publication
Drs. Kelly Wester and Casey Barrio Minton ’06— How to Develop and Solidify a Research Agenda
Dr. Derick Williams ’07—Clinical Supervision and Vicarious Traumatization: Using Supervision to Ensure Counselor Wellness
Dr. Ali Wolf ’11—Knowledge, Skills, Practices and Attributes That Are Necessary for Leadership Roles in Counseling: Delphi Study Results
Dr. Ray Wooten ’91—The Embodied Therapist: Creating Culture of Embodied Practice
Dr. J. Scott Young and Laura Jones—Training Counselors to Treat Trauma Survivors: Pedagogical Considerations Beyond Crisis Intervention; Maximizing the Impact of Counseling: Neuroplasticity and the Process of Therapeutic Change
The North Carolina School Counselor Association held its annual conference at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC—almost literally in UNCG’s backyard. The event, which ran November 2-4, was themed “Dare to Dream: Ensuring That All North Carolina Students Are College and Career Ready.”
NCSCA Comes to Greensboro
NCSCA Conference Presenters
The theme of this year’s Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina (LPCANC) annual conference was “Accepting the Challenge: Creating the Future.” Held in Winston-Salem on October 27-29, the gathering connected CED students, alumni, and faculty with counselors from around the state.
Elizabeth Britt ’09—All About You—Inside and Out: Lessons Plans for the Elementary Counselor
Yvonne Corcho—Academic, Personal/Social, Career Domains: New School Counselor Boot Camp
Drs. Laura Gonzalez and Erik Hines—Outreach to Latino and African American Parents
Elizabeth Graves—Obvious Secrets: Boys, Child Sexual Abuse, Schools
Stephen Kennedy ’08—TECHknowledgy Interactive Session: Designing Your School Counseling Website; Legislative Update for School Counselors
Lucy Lewis and Ed Wahesh—Social Networking and Substance Use: Implications for School Counselors
Dr. Adria Shipp ’10—The Power of Grant Writing: Expanding Services for Students
Angela Totty ’04—Professional Development for You: Who’s Got PD?
Ed Wahesh—Theory-Driven Approaches to Address High-Risk Drinking Among Adolescents
Ed Wahesh and Melissa Wheeler—Motivational Interviewing: Interviewing Strategies with First-Generation Students
LPCANC Accepts the Challenge
LPCANC Conference Presenters
Charisse Coleman ’10—Micro-moments: A Hidden Resource for Enhancing Self-Care
Drs. Shirley Huffman ’99 and Daniel Paredes ’07—When & How to Make a Hospital Referral: What Do I Do Now?
Michael Kahn ’94—Reel Diversity: Cultural Self-Awareness as a Prerequisite to Cultural Competence
Dr. Dwaine Phifer ’92—Ethical Practice: Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Supervision
Timothy Wood ’90—Family Centered Treatment—A New Evidence-Based Model of In-Home Services
Casey Barrio Minton ’06
Tom Campbell ’97
Jenifer Aronson and Susan Carpenter ’11
First-year master’s students Pat Kalaw, Sara Simpson, Vicki Conner, Molly Johnson, and Emily Holmes
Message from the Chapter President
Thanks to our exceptionally hard-working, energetic Upsilon Nu Chi members, the fall semester was packed with events. The initiative of our CSI chapter amazes me: the committees are so self-directed that I’m just trying to keep up with the ride! Events this fall included the annual auction, a mental health workshop for area refugees at Church World Services, various wellness sessions, and social events for our members. Our professional development committee distributed almost $400 in attendance and presentation grants for fall conferences such as the LPCANC, ACES, and NCSCA. For next semester, our goal is to do more co-sponsoring of events—for instance, the social, wellness, and professional development committees might collaborate on a single activity. The roles of our co-advisors, Drs. Jane Myers and Christine Murray, will shift next semester as Dr. Myers eases out of her longtime role as CSI advisor and hands the reins over fully to Dr. Murray, who has already brought a lot of great ideas to the table. Every single member of Upsilon Nu Chi contributed to our activities this semester—I’m grateful for their commitment and zeal.
by Ed Wahesh
The Upsilon Nu Chi Fall Auction on October 17 raised more than $1,500 for professional development grants and offered some of the best buys south of the Mason-Dixon Line. One hundred items went on the auction block, including a night at a bowling alley, lunches with CED faculty, and dozens of gift certificates. A bidding rivalry between master’s and doctoral students erupted over a pontoon boat ride with barbecue dinner offered by Drs. Myers and Sweeney, with the doc students winning the contest. Active bidders as well as donors, Drs. Myers and Sweeney won the most bids overall, sweeping 18 items total and contributing the most to the total amount made that evening. Per tradition, second-year master’s students organized the event, with Jenifer Aronson providing overall leadership while Adam Kim and Susan Sutton worked the microphones as auctioneers. More than 80 people attended, and CED students volunteered in droves at the fall-themed event, held in the Virginia Dare Room of the Alumni House.
Going Once, Going Twice!
Auction table decorations
The first event brought students together for a Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball game, where they gathered on a grassy outfield hill and traded talk of counseling, UNCG, and ball-playing. At the fall picnic, CED students enjoyed potluck and back-to-school conversation at Bur-Mil Park.
Warm Welcome, Tacky Goodbye
Bracketing the semester was the Upsilon Nu Chi Tacky Holiday Sweater on December 7 at Bur-Mil Park. Party-goers embraced the worst in holiday knitwear, competing for the title of tackiest sweater.
Displaying tacky holiday knitwear
CSI members warmly welcomed incoming and returning students at two late-summer events: Mentor-Mentee Night Out at the Ballpark and the CED Fall Picnic.
Dr. James Benshoff achieved master trainer status for NBCC-International's Mental Health Facilitator program.
Dr. Erik Hines and his wife, Mia, welcomed their new son, Erik Michael Hines II, on December 7, 2011.
Dr. Jane Myers served as co-editor of the book Professional Counseling Excellence through Leadership and Advocacy (Routledge, October 2011) along with her husband, Dr. Thomas Sweeney. She also wrote a chapter in Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues (Routledge, August 2011). On the practitioner front, Dr. Myers completed all requirements for national certification in neurofeedback and is now board certified by the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance.
Dr. Leslie Armeniox ’00 accepted the position of director of counseling services at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Jane Bardou ’09 recently received her North Carolina LPC credential.
Catherine Chang ’98, Andrea Dixon ’02, and Casey Barrio Minton ’06 co-edited the book Professional Counseling Excellence through Leadership and Advocacy (Routledge, October 2011) with Drs. Jane Myers and Thomas Sweeney.
Jamie Crockett ’11, Allison Marsh ’11, and Kelli Scanlon ’11 entered the CED Ph.D. program at UNCG. Jamie received her LPC-A this fall.
Dr. Jack Culbreth ’96 has been promoted to full professor at UNC-Charlotte.
Dr. Keith Davis ’99 has been elected to a three-year term on the NBCC Board and attained master trainer status for NBCC-International’s Mental Health Facilitator program.
April Forsbrey '04 is still in private practice in Greensboro. She has expanded her counseling skills to include the care of Nigerian Dwarf goats; in that journey, she has found a love for making goat milk soap (www.fernandbean.com).
Abby Illig ’11 is a school counselor at Garrett Elementary School in Mebane, NC.
Dr. Bellah Kiteki ’11 is assistant professor at SUNY-Brockport.
Juliet Kuehnle ’11 is keeping busy working two part-time jobs: clinical counselor at Wingate University in Wingate, NC, and primary therapist at The Renfrew Center in Charlotte, NC.
Andrea Black Marshall ’11 is counselor at A New Life Services, Inc., where she works with Latin American families.
Dr. Sejal Mehta ’11 accepted the position of assistant professor at the University of Central Florida.
Dr. Casey Barrio Minton ’06 co-authored the article “Relative Influence of Professional Counseling Journals” in the Journal of Counseling and Development, 89, 423-438 (2011).
Drs. Maria ’00 and Dan Paredes ’07 are proud parents of Caralina Adele Paredes, who arrived on September 27, 2011.
Jessica Ross ’11 is working as a school counselor at Culbreth Middle School in Chapel Hill, NC.
Mark Scholl ’96 co-edited Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues (Routledge, August 2011); its authors include Dr. Jane Myers, Jennifer Brown, Denisha Champion, Phil Clarke, Dr. Bryce Hagedorn ’03, and the late Dr. Paula Helen Stanley ’91.
Dr. Shawn Spurgeon ’02, assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, has been appointed to the ACA Ethics Revision Task Force. The group will work together over the next three years to revise the 2005 ethical code. Spurgeon previously served as cochair of the ACA Ethics Committee.
Brian Strickland ’11 serves as assistant director of the UNCG Office of Student Services in the School of Education.
Susan Taylor-Johnson ’11 is residence director at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO.
Dr. Laura Welfare ’07 co-authored the article “The Authorship Determination Process in Student-Faculty Collaborative Research” in the Journal of Counseling and Development, 89, 479-487 (2011).
Lewis Bozard received his LPC-A.
Amanda Giordano, Lori Notestine, and Laura Shannonhouse received their North Carolina LPC credentials.
Callie Gordon and her husband, Matt Marino, welcomed son Noah Benjamin Gordon-Marino, born August 9, 2011.
Elizabeth Likis-Werle published “Female High Risk Drinking in the Media” in the fall 2011 issue of VISIONS, the newsletter of the American College Counseling Association.
Robyn Crowell Lowery and her husband welcomed their first child, Michael Charles Lowery, on November 2, 2011.
Brittany Morgan’s letter to the editor, “Counselors in Schools Do Make a Difference,” was published in the Greensboro News-Record on November 12, 2011.
Shelly Redmond Barnes—Racial Microaggressions, Racial Identity, and Working Alliance in Cross-Racial Counseling Supervision Relationships Between Black Supervisors and White Supervisees
Elizabeth Graves—Matters of Resilience: Mattering Relationships and Renegotiated Masculinity in Resilient College Males with Histories of Child Sexual Abuse
Robyn Crowell Lowery—Development and Validation of the Crowell-Lowery Multicultural Training Reactance Scale (CL-MTRS)
Attendees mingle in the Virginia Dare Room
Mentor-Mentee Night Out at the Ballpark
Fall CED picnic at Bur-Mil Park
Asked why he took on the project, Bodenhamer replied, “I can't say that I've been able to come up with a reasonable answer to that question. It was something I wanted to do.”
Now there’s a new Nicholas A. Vacc Bell Tower on campus. This one stands seven feet tall and is a one-sixth replica of the original, complete with bells, chimes, working clock faces, and simulated bricks and mortar.
Dr. Christine Murray, whose research specialty is domestic violence, has taken on an ambitious, wide-ranging project. Along with her regular teaching responsibilities, she is now director of the Program to Advance Community Responses to Violence Against Women (PACRVAW) at UNCG’s Center for Women’s Health and Wellness (CWHW).
Ultimately Dr. Murray crafted the following mission statement:
CED research requirements for Ph.D. students
First-year doc students now must log 40 clinical hours with clients in their first semester. The students take a supervision class in their second fall, then supervise Advanced Practicum students in the spring, whereas in its former iteration, the program offered both simultaneously. Other improvements include a more specific multicultural component and new courses, including leadership in counselor education.
“Six years ago we did a big rearrangement of our master’s program,” commented CED Chairman Dr. Scott Young. “Now that we’ve done the same for our doctoral program, the two dovetail nicely. We’re very pleased with the results.”
