Arkansas Counseling association

Research Surveys Requests:

1. My name is Rachel Block and I’m a graduate student in Counseling Psychology at Iowa State University working with Dr. Patrick Armstrong. I want to bring your attention to our research study: A Survey of Clinician Competence and Experience Treating Religious Trauma in Psychotherapy. The purpose of this study is to explore clinicians’ training, experience, and attitudes related to treating clients who have had traumatic experiences in high-control religious groups. You do not need to have ever had specific training or a clinical focus on religious trauma to participate as we aim to collect a wide variety of perspectives.

Individuals with significant religious trauma may face unique challenges that are not adequately addressed by existing therapy approaches. This study aims to explore clinicians’ experience working with religious trauma, any training they have received, and their attitudes toward discussing religion and spirituality in therapy sessions. The survey also asks about clinicians’ personal and professional experience with high-control religious groups and provides an option to include contact information for clinicians who would like to be contacted for future studies.

Survey Link: https://iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4PIyjEINXv3X3zU

Eligibility to Participate 
You are eligible to participate in this study if you: 

1.      Are 18 years of age or older; and 

2.      Are a currently licensed mental health professional, and 

3.      Practice anywhere in the US, and 

4.      Work with individual clients

Participation in this study involves approximately 10-15 minutes to complete an online survey.

Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you are free to withdraw at any time without any consequences.The success of this study lies in the participation of licensed mental health professionals of all backgrounds nationwide, so we invite you to share the link above with your professional networks and colleagues.

Contact Information 

For any questions or research-related concerns please contact: 

·   Rachel Block: blockr@iastate.edu

·   Dr. Patrick Armstrong: pia@iastate.edu

The study has received approval from the Institutional Review Board (#25-088) at Iowa State University, ensuring your rights as a research subject are protected and kept confidential. Thank you for considering this opportunity to contribute to meaningful research within the field of mental health.

2. My name is Abigail Van Patten-Freeman, and I am a Doctoral Candidate in the Department ofCounselor Education at the University of Iowa. I invite you to participate in a dissertation

research study that has been approved by the University of Iowa Institutional Review Board

(IRB). The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of Executive Function, Emotional

Regulation, Organizational Support, and Counseling Experience on Perceived and Aspirational Wellness in Counseling Professionals with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Eligibility:

You are eligible to participate in this study if are diagnosed with ADHD and you are a master’s

level mental health or rehabilitation counselor (e.g. tLMHC, LMHC, PLPC, LPCA, LPC, CRC).

I also invite you to forward this to individuals who may meet the eligibility criteria.

What will happen during the research?

You will be asked three screening questions after consenting, if you do not meet the eligibility

criteria you may not qualify to participate. If you agree to participate, we would like you to take

a survey in which you will be asked about demographics, your perceptions of your

organization’s support, your levels of executive function and emotional regulation, and the

differences between your perceived wellness and your aspirational wellness.

This survey is through the University of Iowa’s Qualtrics Platform at the following link:

https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eP3tGMPvQIXHO5w

Taking part in this research is voluntary:

Participating in this research study is completely voluntary. You are free to skip any questions

that you prefer not to answer and if you do not want to participate in the study you may exit from

the survey without answering any of the questions. This survey will take approximately 15-20

minutes. Make sure to be in a private space while responding to research information and survey

questions.

What are the risks and benefits of participation?

I will not collect your name or any identifying information about you in the survey. It will not be

possible to link you to your responses on the survey. The study will close once statistical power

has been reached and all information will be deleted prior to data analysis.

If I write a report about this study, Iwill do so in a way in which you cannot be identified. A

potential foreseeable risk is that participants may experience an increase in self-awareness of

their own levels of emotional regulation, executive functioning, workplace support, burnout and

wellness habits which may cause stress. In cases of extreme stress, please contact the 988

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or meet with your human resources representative as needed. You

will not benefit personally from this study, but we hope that others in the future will benefit from

what is learned because of this study.

Who should I reach out to with questions?

If you have questions about the rights of research subjects, please contact the Human Subjects

Office, 105 Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, 600 Newton Rd, The University of Iowa,

Iowa City, IA 52242-1098, (319) 335-6564, or e-mail irb@uiowa.edu.

Thank you very much for your consideration of this dissertation research study.

3.Link for the survey: https://tinyurl.com/CounselingAdvocacyNeeds