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The purpose of this chapter is to provide counseling students with a framework that will allow them to broach gender with male clients and to navigate conversations that may elicit anxiety for beginning counselors. This will be done... more
The purpose of this chapter is to provide counseling students with a framework that will allow them to broach gender with male clients and to navigate conversations that may elicit anxiety for beginning counselors. This will be done through the case example of Whitney, a graduate student who just started internship. Her client is Rick, a client in his 50s, who is coming to services because of receiving a DUI and needing to complete counseling for his diversion mandate. Whitney is younger than Rick and has the experience of having some discomforting exchanges with him, such as remarks on how “bright” she is and a passing comment her outfit. The strategies proposed in this case study are grounded in the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies and in Relational Cultural Theory and will give students a framework for understanding clients who may respond like Rick.
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Empirical research exploring treatment outcomes among children in residential treatment centers (RTCs) is rare. Consequentially, there is an increasing demand for more studies examining such outcomes, particularly as they pertain to an... more
Empirical research exploring treatment outcomes among children in residential treatment centers (RTCs) is rare. Consequentially, there is an increasing demand for more studies examining such outcomes, particularly as they pertain to an individual’s experience leaving an RTC. This transitional period is believed to be a salient component impacting mental health treatment outcomes. Yet, little is known about how this residential treatment component is experienced and whether it impacts individuals long-term. This narrative qualitative study aimed to understand the experience of young adults who transitioned out of an RTC as a child. Participants recounted their experiences before, during, and after this transition. Six participants who resided in an RTC as a child for at least six consecutive months recounted their life experiences, producing 26 hours of interview data. Data were transcribed, coded, and written in narrative and thematic form. Our analysis produced three themes: learned and used effective coping skills, developed impactful relationships, and difficult adjustment post-discharge.
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide counseling students with a framework that will allow them to broach gender with male clients and to navigate conversations that may elicit anxiety for beginning counselors. This will be done... more
The purpose of this chapter is to provide counseling students with a framework that will allow them to broach gender with male clients and to navigate conversations that may elicit anxiety for beginning counselors. This will be done through the case example of Whitney, a graduate student who just started internship. Her client is Rick, a client in his 50s, who is coming to services because of receiving a DUI and needing to complete counseling for his diversion mandate. Whitney is younger than Rick and has the experience of having some discomforting exchanges with him, such as remarks on how "bright" she is and a passing comment her outfit. The strategies proposed in this case study are grounded in the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies and in Relational Cultural Theory and will give students a framework for understanding clients who may respond like Rick.
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People with larger body sizes are often the target of harmful stereotypes such as being lazy, unattractive, and unintelligent. Such stereotypes are part of an extensive system of oppression often intersecting with racism, classism, and... more
People with larger body sizes are often the target of harmful stereotypes such as being lazy, unattractive, and unintelligent. Such stereotypes are part of an extensive system of oppression often intersecting with racism, classism, and ableism. When counselors and counselors-in-training are unaware of their own biases related to body size, larger bodied clients are at risk for further harm within the very place they are seeking support. This article provides professional counselors and counselors-in-training with the historical knowledge needed to examine their own biases and prejudices around body size and fatness to become better counselors and advocates for all clients. Implications for counseling and counselor training and a brief list of action items are included.
Research Interests: Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, Mental Health, Fat Studies, and 15 moreMental Health Counseling, Body Image, Clinical Supervision, Counseling, Counselor Education, Health at Every Size, Advocacy and Activism, Advocacy, Weightless Neural Networks, Clinical Mental Health, Fat Acceptance, Fatphobia, Counselor Education and Supervision, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and fat liberation
School counselors are tasked with promoting the responsible use of technology in collaboration with families and educators to increase student safety. However, there are significant challenges dealing with technology use in the schools.... more
School counselors are tasked with promoting the responsible use of technology in collaboration with families and educators to increase student safety. However, there are significant challenges dealing with technology use in the schools. Youth from underserved backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ youth, youth of color, and youth living in poverty, may find support and connection through technology. This chapter includes an overview on technology use among youth, cultural considerations in technology and digital media use, and collaborative interventions to promote tech safety and digital citizenship. Final case examples outline culturally responsive, student-centered interventions to promote tech safety and digital citizenships within schools.
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Professional dispositions expected of counseling students has been a contested area within the counseling profession, and students challenging dismissal decisions have put counseling programs at risk of litigation. To better guide... more
Professional dispositions expected of counseling students has been a contested area within the counseling profession, and students challenging dismissal decisions have put counseling programs at risk of litigation. To better guide counseling programs’ evaluation and remediation efforts, the authors used a content analysis to investigate the most recurring professional dispositions of master’s level counseling students listed within student retention policies, evaluations and rubrics of CACREP accredited counseling programs (n=224). The most common dispositional themes included; Openness to Growth, Awareness of Self and Others, Emotional Stability, Integrity, Flexibility, Compassion, and Personal Style. Implications for how the disposition themes can assist in student evaluation and remediation with specific regards to multicultural competence are discussed
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide counseling students with a framework that will allow them to broach gender with male clients and to navigate conversations that may elicit anxiety for beginning counselors. This will be done... more
The purpose of this chapter is to provide counseling students with a framework that will allow them to broach gender with male clients and to navigate conversations that may elicit anxiety for beginning counselors. This will be done through the case example of Whitney, a graduate student who just started internship. Her client is Rick, a client in his 50s, who is coming to services because of receiving a DUI and needing to complete counseling for his diversion mandate. Whitney is younger than Rick and has the experience of having some discomforting exchanges with him, such as remarks on how “bright” she is and a passing comment her outfit. The strategies proposed in this case study are grounded in the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies and in Relational Cultural Theory and will give students a framework for understanding clients who may respond like Rick.
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Multicultural courses pose several challenges for counselor educators. This article presents a rationale for using a relational approach to teaching multicultural courses and includes 3 classroom activities based in relational pedagogy... more
Multicultural courses pose several challenges for counselor educators. This article presents a rationale for using a relational approach to teaching multicultural courses and includes 3 classroom activities based in relational pedagogy and relational‐cultural theory. By using a relational approach, counselor educators can encourage students to become more engaged, more self‐motivated, and more willing to take risks in the pursuit of learning inclusive, competent, and culturally aware counseling practice.
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This archived data study used results from the New York City Community Health Survey to explore the relationship between interpersonal violence among female sexual minorities (FSM) and their levels of alcohol and tobacco use. A total of... more
This archived data study used results from the New York City Community Health Survey to explore the relationship between interpersonal violence among female sexual minorities (FSM) and their levels of alcohol and tobacco use. A total of 92 FSM were included in the sample population. There was a significant difference in the mean number of alcoholic drinks consumed between FSM who reported past experience of interpersonal violence and those who did not. No difference was found in levels of tobacco use between FSM who reported interpersonal violence and those who did not. Results of the present study support current research indicating FSM may be at increased risk for elevated alcohol use and respective negative life outcomes related to the experience of interpersonal violence.
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Evidence suggests that women who report same-sex partners may be at particular risk for experiencing negative health effects from alcohol and tobacco use. Using data pooled from the results of the 2008–2013 New York City Community Health... more
Evidence suggests that women who report same-sex partners may be at particular risk for experiencing negative health effects from alcohol and tobacco use. Using data pooled from the results of the 2008–2013 New York City Community Health Survey, this study used multiple regression analyses to examine the predictability of annual household income, age, race, and history of depression on frequency and quantity of alcohol and tobacco use within a total sample of women who have sex with women (WSW). Age and history of depression were statistically significant predictors of alcohol use in WSW, and race was a statistically significant predictor of tobacco use with non-Hispanic White respondents.Results of this study provide greatly needed insight into possible risk factors for alcohol and tobacco use among a significantly understudied population. Results also provide strong encouragement for counselors to inquire about sex and sexuality regardless of client self-identified sexual orientat...
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School counselors are tasked with promoting the responsible use of technology in collaboration with families and educators to increase student safety. However, there are significant challenges dealing with technology use in the schools.... more
School counselors are tasked with promoting the responsible use of technology in collaboration with families and educators to increase student safety. However, there are significant challenges dealing with technology use in the schools. Youth from underserved backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ youth, youth of color, and youth living in poverty, may find support and connection through technology. This chapter includes an overview on technology use among youth, cultural considerations in technology and digital media use, and collaborative interventions to promote tech safety and digital citizenship. Final case examples outline culturally responsive, student-centered interventions to promote tech safety and digital citizenships within schools.
Despite prior research on alcohol use within lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) communities, little attention has been paid to the unique experiences of lesbians who have struggled with chronic alcohol use. This study used in-depth,... more
Despite prior research on alcohol use within lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) communities, little attention has been paid to the unique experiences of lesbians who have struggled with chronic alcohol use. This study used in-depth, semistructured interviews and an interpretive phenomenological framework to explore the perceptions of past alcohol use of six currently sober lesbians between the years 2008 and 2009. Three major themes emerged: alcohol use as coping with internalized homophobia/homonegativity, alcohol use as coping with heterosexism, and the role of alcohol in LGB spaces. Discussion includes implications for counselors as well as directions for future research.
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More than 100 pieces of anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) legislation are active in 2018. In this current political climate of “conscience clause” legislation, counselor educators and supervisors are poised to adopt more... more
More than 100 pieces of anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) legislation are active in 2018. In this current political climate of “conscience clause” legislation, counselor educators and supervisors are poised to adopt more holistic practices in assessing and evaluating student and supervisee readiness to work with LGBT and queer (Q) clients. The purpose of this article is to present a dispositional framework for assessment and evaluation and introduce the flexibility, integrity, awareness, stability, compassion, and openness (FIASCO) rubric of professional counseling dispositions. Two court cases, Keeton v. Anderson-Wiley and Ward v. Wilbanks, are used as case examples for applying the FIASCO rubric to situations involving LGBTQ clients.
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide counseling students a framework that will allow them to broach gender with male clients and to navigate conversations that may elicit anxiety for beginning counselors. This will be done through... more
The purpose of this chapter is to provide counseling students a framework that will allow them to broach gender with male clients and to navigate conversations that may elicit anxiety for beginning counselors. This will be done through the case example of Whitney, a graduate student who just started internship. Her client is Rick, a client in his 50s, who is coming to services after receiving a DUI and needing to complete counseling for a diversion mandate. Whitney is younger than Rick and has the experience of having some discomforting exchanges with him, such as remarks on how "bright" she is and a passing comment on her outfit. The strategies proposed in this case study are grounded in the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies and in Relational Cultural Theory and will give students a framework for understanding clients who may respond like Rick.
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In the article the authors will discuss core concepts of RCT in greater detail while relating these concepts to the counselor education classroom setting. There are many aspects of the counseling process that are open-ended due to the... more
In the article the authors will discuss core concepts of RCT in
greater detail while relating these concepts to the counselor education
classroom setting. There are many aspects of the counseling
process that are open-ended due to the necessity of counselors
needing to be responsive to the client’s needs in the moment. It is
the assertion of the authors that using RCT in the classroom as
a pedagogical framework may be beneficial to the growth of CITs.
Through creating and maintaining an environment that supports
growth fostering relationships, mutual empathy, authenticity,
recognition and healing of disconnection, identification of central
relational paradoxes, and processing relational images can all lead
to developing relational competence in the CITs who will become
the next generation of counselors. Additionally, the authors provide
examples of the core concepts in action that are grounded in
their experiences, blending RCT into their instructional delivery in
their course.
greater detail while relating these concepts to the counselor education
classroom setting. There are many aspects of the counseling
process that are open-ended due to the necessity of counselors
needing to be responsive to the client’s needs in the moment. It is
the assertion of the authors that using RCT in the classroom as
a pedagogical framework may be beneficial to the growth of CITs.
Through creating and maintaining an environment that supports
growth fostering relationships, mutual empathy, authenticity,
recognition and healing of disconnection, identification of central
relational paradoxes, and processing relational images can all lead
to developing relational competence in the CITs who will become
the next generation of counselors. Additionally, the authors provide
examples of the core concepts in action that are grounded in
their experiences, blending RCT into their instructional delivery in
their course.
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This archived data study used results from the New York City Community Health Survey to explore the relationship between interpersonal violence among female sexual minorities (FSM) and their levels of alcohol and tobacco use. A total of... more
This archived data study used results from the New York City Community Health Survey to explore the relationship between interpersonal violence among female sexual minorities (FSM) and their levels of alcohol and tobacco use. A total of 92 FSM were included in the sample population. There was a significant difference in the mean number of alcoholic drinks consumed between FSM who reported past experience of interpersonal violence and those who did not. No difference was found in levels of tobacco use between FSM who reported interpersonal violence and those who did not. Results of the present study support current research indicating FSM may be at increased risk for elevated alcohol use and respective negative life outcomes related to the experience of interpersonal violence.
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More than 100 pieces of anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) legislation are active in 2018. In this current political climate of “conscience clause” legislation, counselor educators and supervisors are poised to adopt more... more
More than 100 pieces of anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
(LGBT) legislation are active in 2018. In this current
political climate of “conscience clause” legislation, counselor
educators and supervisors are poised to adopt more holistic
practices in assessing and evaluating student and supervisee
readiness to work with LGBT and queer (Q) clients. The purpose of
this article is to present a dispositional framework for assessment
and evaluation and introduce the flexibility, integrity,
awareness, stability, compassion, and openness (FIASCO)
rubric of professional counseling dispositions. Two court cases,
Keeton v. Anderson-Wiley and Ward v. Wilbanks, are used as
case examples for applying the FIASCO rubric to situations
involving LGBTQ clients.
(LGBT) legislation are active in 2018. In this current
political climate of “conscience clause” legislation, counselor
educators and supervisors are poised to adopt more holistic
practices in assessing and evaluating student and supervisee
readiness to work with LGBT and queer (Q) clients. The purpose of
this article is to present a dispositional framework for assessment
and evaluation and introduce the flexibility, integrity,
awareness, stability, compassion, and openness (FIASCO)
rubric of professional counseling dispositions. Two court cases,
Keeton v. Anderson-Wiley and Ward v. Wilbanks, are used as
case examples for applying the FIASCO rubric to situations
involving LGBTQ clients.
Research Interests:
Despite prior research on alcohol use within lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) communities, little attention has been paid to the unique experiences of lesbians who have struggled with chronic alcohol use. This study used in-depth,... more
Despite prior research on alcohol use within lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) communities, little attention has been paid to the unique experiences of lesbians who have struggled with chronic alcohol use. This study used in-depth, semistructured
interviews and an interpretive phenomenological framework to explore the perceptions of past alcohol use of six currently sober lesbians between the years 2008 and 2009. Three major themes emerged: alcohol use as coping with internalized homophobia/homonegativity, alcohol use as coping with heterosexism, and the role of alcohol in LGB spaces. Discussion includes implications for counselors as well as directions for future research.
interviews and an interpretive phenomenological framework to explore the perceptions of past alcohol use of six currently sober lesbians between the years 2008 and 2009. Three major themes emerged: alcohol use as coping with internalized homophobia/homonegativity, alcohol use as coping with heterosexism, and the role of alcohol in LGB spaces. Discussion includes implications for counselors as well as directions for future research.
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Professional dispositions expected of counseling students has been a contested area within the counseling profession, and students challenging dismissal decisions have put counseling programs at risk of litigation. To better guide... more
Professional dispositions expected of counseling students has been a contested area within the counseling profession, and students challenging dismissal decisions have put counseling programs at risk of litigation. To
better guide counseling programs’ evaluation and remediation efforts, the authors used a content analysis to investigate the most recurring professional dispositions of master’s level counseling students listed within student retention policies, evaluations and rubrics of CACREP accredited counseling programs (n=224). The most common dispositional themes included; Openness to Growth, Awareness of Self and Others, Emotional Stability, Integrity, Flexibility, Compassion, and Personal Style. Implications for how the disposition themes can assist in student evaluation and remediation with specific regards to multicultural competence are discussed.
better guide counseling programs’ evaluation and remediation efforts, the authors used a content analysis to investigate the most recurring professional dispositions of master’s level counseling students listed within student retention policies, evaluations and rubrics of CACREP accredited counseling programs (n=224). The most common dispositional themes included; Openness to Growth, Awareness of Self and Others, Emotional Stability, Integrity, Flexibility, Compassion, and Personal Style. Implications for how the disposition themes can assist in student evaluation and remediation with specific regards to multicultural competence are discussed.
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Evidence suggests that women who report same-sex partners may be at particular risk for experiencing negative health effects from alcohol and tobacco use. Using data pooled from the results of the 2008–2013 New York City Community Health... more
Evidence suggests that women who report same-sex partners may be at particular risk for experiencing negative health effects from alcohol and tobacco use. Using data pooled from the results of the 2008–2013 New York City Community Health Survey, this study used multiple regression analyses to examine the predictability of annual household income, age, race, and history of depression on frequency and quantity of alcohol and tobacco use within a total sample of women who have sex with women (WSW). Age and history of depression were statistically significant predictors of alcohol use in WSW, and race was a statistically significant predictor of tobacco use with non-Hispanic White respondents. Results of this study provide greatly needed insight into possible risk factors for alcohol and tobacco use among a significantly understudied population. Results also provide strong encouragement for counselors to inquire about sex and sexuality regardless of client self-identified sexual orientation.
Research Interests:
School counselors are tasked with promoting the responsible use of technology in collaboration with families and educators to increase student safety. However, there are significant challenges dealing with technology use in the schools.... more
School counselors are tasked with promoting the responsible use of technology in collaboration with families and educators to increase student safety. However, there are significant challenges dealing with technology use in the schools. Youth from underserved backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ youth, youth of color, and youth living in poverty, may find support and connection through technology. This chapter includes an overview on technology use among youth, cultural considerations in technology and digital media use, and collaborative interventions to promote tech safety and digital citizenship. Final case examples outline culturally responsive, student-centered interventions to promote tech safety and digital citizenships within schools.