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.

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

4. My name is Jessica Stovall. I am a PhD candidate in the Counselor Education and Supervision program at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. I am conducting a quantitative study to examine supervisee perception of power dynamics within individual and triadic clinical supervision as a potential predictor of supervisee nondisclosure. This study may help inform clinical supervisors in training professional counselors.

I am seeking to recruit participants who are master’s level counseling students or provisionally licensed counselors actively under clinical supervision. Participants can complete the survey linked below to contribute to my study. Responses will be confidential and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Survey Link: Qualtrics Dissertation Survey

5. Are you a counselor educator navigating the challenges of gatekeeping in academic and clinical training settings?

If so, we invite you to participate in a research study exploring how counselor educators perceive and manage these responsibilities. This study, conducted by PhD student researchers at Regent University, aims to identify common challenges and develop a conceptual framework for gatekeeping practices.

Research Participant Interest Form:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0q8iClWGaRKTHJ9GfZMB5gOJn3lOWe_Gtoos-LTVctYkgsg/viewform

For more information, please contact the principal investigator:
Rebecca Burt, MA, LPC, NCC – rebebu4@mail.regent.edu

6.My name is Stephanie Marder and I am a doctoral candidate in the Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) program at Kent State University. I am also a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) in Ohio. I am conducting research for my doctoral dissertation that investigates the views of Clinical Mental Health Counselors (CMHCs) about the implementation of mobile mental health applications (MMHAs) as client treatment interventions.

This study has been approved by the Kent State University Institutional Review Board (IRB# 1159).

This research follows what is known as Q methodology design. Participation in this study will require a one-time face-to-face meeting with me that will take approximately 30–60 minutes of your time. If you decide to participate in this study, I will meet with you individually (over Microsoft Teams) and you will be asked to sort and rank a series of statements (known as a Q sort) from “most agree” to “most disagree” according to your point of view. After you have sorted the statements, I may ask you some questions related to the Q sort.

After you complete your Q-sort, you will receive one follow-up email to complete the member-checking process. The email will contain a copy of your Q-sort and the interpretation of results for your review. You will then have the opportunity to provide feedback regarding the accuracy of the data and interpretation of the results for accuracy. You will then have an opportunity to confirm, correct, or add additional information to your responses to ensure your viewpoint is accurately represented.

Participants will be entered for a chance to win one of two $50 Amazon gift cards. If you are willing to participate in this study, please contact me at smarder1@kent.edu. After you have contacted me and expressed your interest to participate, and you meet the eligibility criteria (namely a licensed, practicing, clinical mental health counselor), we will select a day and time to meet that works with your schedule.

Please carefully review the attached informed consent form before you make your decision to participate or not. You will be required to sign and date the informed consent to participate in this study. I will collect your signed informed consent by email before we conduct the Q sort. You may discontinue participating in this study at any time without penalty.

Thanks in advance for your help and support in completing my dissertation.

7. My name is Peighton Corley and I am a third-year doctoral student at Old Dominion University. My research team and I are conducting a study on Leadership Behaviors and Awareness of Privilege and Oppression in Counseling Leaders.

You are eligible to participate if you meet the following criteria:

1. At least 18 years old

2. Have a master’s degree in a counseling field

3. Currently in a leadership position or role in a professional counseling organization at a university, state, regional, national, or international level

Leadership positions or roles include but are not limited to: President, Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Position-Elect, Past-Position, Committee Position, Emerging Leader, Doctoral Graduate Student Representative, Faculty Advisor

If you are eligible and interested, we request that you complete an anonymous Qualtrics survey which includes informed consent, demographic questions, the Dynamic Leadership in Counseling Scale–Self-Report, and the Awareness of Privilege and Oppression Scale–2. The survey should take approximately 10-20 minutes. 

Being in this study is optional. If you want to participate, click this link to start the survey: https://tinyurl.com/CounselingLeadershipStudy 

We would also appreciate your assistance in disseminating this email and/ or the attached flyer to other leaders in your organization.

The Institutional Review Board at Old Dominion University has approved this study (IRB Protocol #2301538-1). Please contact the principal investigator, Dr. Jeffry Moe, at jmoe@odu.edu with questions about this study. If you have questions or concerns about your rights as a research participant, you can contact the ODU Social & Behavioral Human Subjects Research Exempt Committee Chair, Dr. Randy Gainey, at rgainey@odu.edu or 757-683-4794, or the Old Dominion University Division of Research and Economic Development, at 757 683 3460. Thank you for your assistance and time,

Catalina Kraft, M.A., NCC, Resident in Counseling (VA)

Doctoral Student | Old Dominion University

ckraf001@odu.edu

Peighton Corley, M.S.Ed., Resident in Counseling (VA)

Doctoral Student | Old Dominion University

pcorl002@odu.edu

Jeffry Moe, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, CCMH

Faculty Member | Old Dominion University

jmoe@odu.edu

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