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District-Level School Counseling Supervisors’ Experiences With and Perceptions of Hiring School Counselors

Professional school counseling, 2021

Although district-level school counseling supervisors often assist with school counselors’ transi... more

School Counseling District Supervisors’ Experiences and Perceptions Regarding School Counselor Preparation for Practice

Professional school counseling, 2020

District-level school counseling supervisors assist with school counselors’ induction into the sc... more

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Developing LBGTGEQIAP+ Allies for Action: A Developmental Counselor Training Model

Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness: Research, Practice, and Education, 2020

The authors present a model for helping students and supervisees to move beyond competence and to... more The authors present a model for helping students and supervisees to move beyond competence and toward action-based advocacy utilizing the MSJCC (AMCD, 2015) and extant literature in counselor and ally development. Four developmental stages are posited based on the MSJCC domains, and various strategies for teaching competencies at each level are provided.

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Sexual Decision-Making and African American Adolescent Females

Sexuality & Culture, 2019

The aim of this research was to explore the factors that influence the sexual decision-making pro... more The aim of this research was to explore the factors that influence the sexual decision-making process of African American female adolescents. The phenomenological research design was grounded in black feminist theory to capture the lived experiences of the phenomenon. Data was collected during semi-structured interviews with twelve participants. Bracketing of researcher assumptions was used to demonstrate dependability, credibility, and coherence of the data reduction and analysis. Open coding allowed the researcher to generate a list of broad domains to create a codebook. The researcher used a recursive method of data collection and analysis; the codebook guided independent coding of each transcribed interview. Themes that described the factors that impact the sexual decision-making process of African American adolescent females emerged and included: (a) peer relationships; (b) media influence; and (c) the mother-daughter relationship. Practice and research implications for school counselors and researchers regarding the factors that influence the decision-making of adolescent girls of color are discussed. Keywords African American female adolescents • Sexual decision-making • School counselor • Peer relationships • Media influence • Mother-daughter relationship This research was conducted at the University of Georgia as part of the primary author's dissertation work. Dr. Getch served on her dissertation committee.

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Adult Attachment Dimensions and College Student Distress

The Counseling Psychologist, 2015

The present investigation examined dispositional hope as a psychological strength that mediates t... more The present investigation examined dispositional hope as a psychological strength that mediates the associations between adult attachment dimensions and seven commonly assessed college student psychological symptoms, as measured by the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms–62 (CCAPS-62): depression, eating concerns, substance use, generalized anxiety, hostility, social anxiety, and academic distress. Structural equation modeling of data obtained from students at a large Midwestern university ( N = 2,644) revealed that (a) adult attachment dimensions were positively associated with CCAPS-62 domains and negatively associated with hope, (b) hope was negatively associated with all seven CCAPS-62 domains with the exception of substance use, and (c) hope mediated the associations between attachment dimensions and all seven CCAPS-62 psychological symptoms, with the exception of substance use. Findings suggest that addressing adult attachment-driven automatic views of self ...

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Essential components of school counselor professional identity: A Delphi study

Amy Wasserman Upton Old Dominion University, 2012 Chair: Dr. Tim Grothaus There are multiple pers... more Amy Wasserman Upton Old Dominion University, 2012 Chair: Dr. Tim Grothaus There are multiple perspectives among school counselors and their stakeholders regarding the professional identity of school counselors. The confusion and disagreement about school counselor professional identity appears to have a negative impact on school counselors' well-being and job performance. Given these varied perspectives on this important topic, a three iteration Delphi study was conducted utilizing a panel of school counseling experts to construct a list of components of school counselor professional identity. A final list of 51 essential components of school counselor professional identity resulted from this study.