Events & Announcements
Announcements
"Counseling Sexual Minority Clients: Sexual Identity Therapy as an Innovative Paradigm" with Dr. Mark Yarhouse - Sponsored by Chi Sigma Iota, Alpha Omega Lambda Chapter
Distinguished speaker Dr. Mark Yarhouse presented some of his research and findings while working with clients in his prsentation titles "Counseling Sexual Minority Clients: Sexual Identity Therapy as an Innovative Paradigm"on October 30, 2009. Darla Timberlake, a master's student in the SPC counseling program and president of the Alpha Omega Labda Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, writes, "Sexual minority clients are those that are lesbian, gay, or bisexual. Sexual Identity Therapy seeks to aid people in conflict over sexual identity and to integrate and live out a valued sexual identity. Dr. Yarhouse does an amazing job of not focusing on trying to change the person, but how to integrate their values with their sexual identity."
Faculty and Students Head to Jamaica
Over the Fall Break four School of Psychology and Counseling (SPC) faculty, Dr. Glen Moriarty, Dr. Vickey Maclin, Dr. Jim Sells, and Dr. Evelyn Biles traveled with twelve students from SPC to Kingston, Jamaica. The students represent each of the programs in SPC: 5 Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision students, 5 Psy.D. Clinical Psychology students, 1 MA Human Services Counseling student and 1 MA Community Counseling student. Global Mosaic International, a non-profit organization designed to meet the needs for training in the areas of counseling, conflict resolution, mentoring, and servant leadership in the global Christian church, afforded students the opportunity to raise their financial support to provide funding for this three (3) credit hour course. The team is partnering with the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology (CGST) to provide teaching and training to the CGST students in the Counseling and Divinity Programs. The Regent University faculty and students have the opportunity to teach and train the Jamaican MA Counseling and Divinity students one evening a week for three hours on topics of trauma, grief, substance abuse, sexual abuse, marital counseling and God Image.
Ph.D. Students and Faculty Present at ACES Conference
The Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) is a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA) which emphasizes the need for quality education and supervision of counselors in all work settings. Through the accreditation process and professional development activities, ACES strives to continue to improve the education, credentialing and supervision of counselors. Full news article.
MMate Center offers new Hope Couples Counseling Series
Earn continuing education hours online through the newest editions to the SPC Continuing Education courses.
The Hope focused approach to couples counseling is presented in a lecture and clinical video demonstrations from Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Ph.D. and Jennifer S. Ripley, Ph.D. with an accompanying training manual by Jennifer S. Ripley, Ph.D., Edward Davis, M.A., Cynthia Quigley and Everett L., Worthington, Jr. This training offers in depth training in the theory and application of the Hope approach with special emphasis on forgiveness in couples counseling. To view Hope Couples CE courses and all of the available CE courses click here to visit the SPC Continuing Education website.
Students and Faculty Present at AACC Conference
The 2009 World Conference of the American Association of Christian Counselors was held September 16-19 in Nashville, TN. The theme was “but Grace and Truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:17)
Numerous Regent School of Psychology and Counseling faculty, students and alumni were featured presenters at the conference. Full news article.
Students and Faculty Present at AACE Conference
Regent University SPC Faculty, Students, Staff and Alumni were among the presenters at the Association for Assessment in Counseling Education (AACE) 2009 National Assessment Conference held in Norfolk, VA, September 11 and 12. Full news article.
Workshops
Cultural Diversity Luncheon Series, Fall '09 - Spring '10
| October 6 |
"Special Considerations for the Geriatric Population" |
| October 29 |
"Adjunctive Forms of Treatment for Depression & Anxiety with Implications for use with a Diverse Clientele" |
| January 26 |
"Creating Climates of Care for Christian Sexual Minorities" * |
| March 9 |
"Brain Injury 101:
The Unseen Injury" |
| March 23 |
"Balancing Work and Family Life: A Discussion With Women Who Are Mothers and Psychologists" * |
| April 6 |
"Adjustment Disorder in Foster Care Children" * |
* Note: One hour of Continuing Education Credit is available
Get More Information or Register for an Event |
PSYD Colloquium, Fall '09 - Spring '10
| September 25 |
"Ex-Gays? Clinical Applications of Extended Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation" with Mark Yarhouse, Psy.D and Erica Tan, Psy.D |
| October 16 |
"Disgust: The Body & Soul Emotion" with Paul Rozin, Ph.D. |
| November 13 |
"What Really Happened at Abu Ghraib: A Psychologist Perspective" with Col. Larry C. .James, USA (ret), Ph.D., A.B.P.P. |
| December 4 |
"Rage of the Random Act: Disarming Catastropic Events & Restoring Lives" with Dan Korem |
| January 15 |
"Playing with Anger: Culturally Relevant Racial Negotiation in Schools and Playgrounds" with Howard Stevenson, Ph.D. |
| February 5 |
"Understanding & Counseling Middle Easterners & Arab Americans" with Naji Abi-Hashem, Ph.D. |
| March 19 |
"Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks? Developing & Evaluating Alternative Training for Pilots" with Deborah A. Boehm-Davis, Ph.D. |
Continuing Education Hours are available. Information will be available at the door.
See the full schedule here. |
Center for Trauma Studies Workshops, Fall 2009
| September 9 & 10 |
Treating Trauma and Phobia with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) |
| October 9 |
Compassion Stress Management |
| October 10 |
Compassion Fatigue Therapist |
| October 31 |
Treating Traumatized Families |
| December 4 & 5 |
Disaster, Stress and Trauma |
| December 11 |
Trauma Training: Orientation to Global Aide Network, Operation Blessing, Thrive Africa, Green Cross, Other Affiliated Agencies and Introduction to the Regent Trauma Team |
| December 12 |
Assessment and Treatment of PTSD |
| For more information and to register, visit the trauma site |
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Newsletters
Highlights
School Achievements
Regent was the first university to receive accreditation for an online doctoral program in Counselor Education and Supervision. Regent University's School of Psychology & Counseling has received accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs for the Community Counseling program (M.A. degree), the School Counseling program (M.A. degree) and the Counselor Education and Supervision program (Ph.D. degree). Read news article or see other school accreditations.
Appointments
Dean William Hathaway
- President, American Psychological Association Division 36 (Psychology of Religion)
- Appointment to American Psychological Association Appeals Panel (2008-2010).
- Appointment to first editorial board for APA’s new journal, The Psychology of Religion & Spirituality.
Amy Dominguez
- Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Journal of Psychology and Theology, 2009
Gabriel Dy-Liacco
- Associate Editor. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. American Psychological Association.
- Editorial Advisory Board Member. Scientific Journals International. Scientific Journals International, Inc.
LaTrelle Jackson
- Appointed as APA Division 36 Membership Chairperson (fall 2009), APA Division 36 Hospitality Chairperson (summer 2009)
Judith Johnson
- Editorial Board: The Qualitative Report
Benjamin Keyes
- Editorial Board, Journal of Christian Healing, 2008 – present.
Glen Moriarty
- Division 36, Psychology of Religion, American Psychological Association, Membership Chair Integration
Stephen Parker
- Reviewer, Journal of Psychology and Theology, 2006 - present.
- Reviewer, Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 2008-present
- Reviewer, Journal of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 2009-present
- Conference Chair, Christian Association for Psychological Studies, East Region
Mark Rehfuss
- President of the Virginia Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, 2009 to 2011
- Chair of the Research Committee of the National Career Development Association, 2009-2011
- Co-Editor of the Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Newsletter, 2008 to present.
- Editorial Board, Journal of the Virginia Counselors Association, 2006-present.
- Volunteer Community Faculty, Behavioral Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Eastern, Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA since 2004
- Ad Hoc Reviewer, invited reviewer for The Journal of Vocational Behavior since 2004
Jennifer Ripley
- Associate Editor for Case Studies for the Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 2006-2010.
- Member of Editorial Board of Marriage and Family: A Christian Journal, 2000-present
- Reviewer for Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1997-present.
- Reviewer for Personal Relationships, 2004-present.
- Reviewer for Journal of Psychology and Theology, 2000-present.
- Reviewer for Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 2008-present.
James Sells
- Editorial Board, The Family Journal, 2005-present.
Elisabeth Suarez
- Editorial Board member for Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation
- Editorial Board member for the Journal of the Virginia Counselors Association
Mark Yarhouse
- Founding board member, Society for Christian Psychology, 2004-present
- Editorial board member, Journal of Psychology and Theology, 2000-present
- Editorial board member, Marriage & Family: A Christian Journal, 1998-present
- Editorial consultant, Christian Counseling Today, 2000-present
- National board of advisors, American Association of Christian Counselors, 2000-present
Victoria Walker
- Editor of Faith and Therapy
- Member of Virginia Beach Gifted Education Community Advisory Committee
- Virginia Beach Gifted Education Identification Subcommittee
- Reviewer for Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
Publications
Hathaway, W.L. (2009). Clinical use of explicit religious approaches: Christian role integration issues. Journal of Psychology & Christianity.
Brelsford, G. M., Marinelli, S., Ciarrochi, J. W. , & Dy-Liacco, G. S. (2009). Generativity and spiritual disclosure in close relationships. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 1(3), 150-161. Retrieved September 17, 2009, doi:10.1037/a0015821
Piedmont, R. L., Ciarrochi, J. W., Dy-Liacco, G. S., & Williams, J. E. G. (2009). The empirical and conceptual value of the spiritual transcendence and religious involvement scales for personality research. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 1(3), 162-179. Retrieved September 17, 2009, doi:10.1037/a0015883
Piedmont, R. L., Sherman, M. F., Sherman, N. C., Dy-Liacco, G. S., & Williams, J. E. G. (2009). Using the five-factor model to identify a new personality disorder domain: The case for experiential permeability. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96(6), 1245-1258. Retrieved September 17, 2009, doi:10.1037/a0015368
Jackson, L., Ingemann, M., Pittman, J. (2009). Partnerships for Effective Campus Crisis Responses. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, Vol. 11, No. 2.
Johnson, J.L. & Hill, W.R. (2009). Personality traits and military leadership. Individual Differences Research, 7(1), 1-13.
Covert, M.B. & Johnson, J.L. (2009). A Narrative exploration of motivation to forgive and the related correlate of religious commitment. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 28 (1), 57-65.
Keyes, B.B., (2009) HEART- Healing Emotional Affective Responses to Trauma Clinical Applications, Part I. Journal of Christian Healing. Spring/Summer, Issue 09, Vol.25, Num. 3.
Keyes, B.B., (2009). Healing Emotional Affective Response to Trauma (HEART), A Monotheistic Spiritual Model for working with Traumatized Clients. In Healing With Art and Soul: Engaging One’s Self Through Art Modalities, Edited by K. Leuthje. Cambridge Scholars Publishing; Newcastle Upon Tyne. UK. Pp 298-308.
Hoffman, L., Moriarty, G., & Williamson, N. (accepted for publication). The dynamics of religious experience and psychological health: An existential-psychodynamic perspective. In J. H. Ellens (Ed.), The healing power of religion (Vol. 3). Westport, CT: Praeger.
Olson, L. & Golden, J. (2009). Functional Behavioral Assessment as a Model for Multidisciplinary Assessment and Treatment. Journal of Child Health Care 13(4).
Olson, L. & Blanchette, J. (2009). Social Learning Theory: Toward a unified approach of pediatric pain. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 5, 125-141.
Parker, S. & Thomas, R. (2009). Psychological differences in shame vs. guilt: Implications for mental health counselors. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 31, 213-224.
Parker, S. (2009). Scriptural allusions in the writings of D.W. Winnicott. Psychoanalytic Review, 96, 633-648.
Parker, S. (2009). Faith development theory as a context for supervision of spiritual and religious issues. Counselor Education and Supervision, 49, 39-53.
Jones, T., Sells, J., & Rehfuss, M. (October 2009). How wounded the healers? The prevalence of relapse among addictions counselors in recovery from substance abuse. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. 27(4).
Rehfuss, M. (2009). The Future Career Autobiography: A narrative measure of career intervention effectiveness. The Career Development Quarterly. 58, 82-90.
Baker, J., Parks-Savage, A., & Rehfuss, M. (2009).Teaching social skills in a virtual environment: A pilot study. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 34,209-226. doi:10.1080/01933920903039195
Blakely, C., Underwood, L., & Rehfuss, M. (2009). Effectiveness of school counselor supervision with trainees utilizing the ASCA Model. Journal of School Counseling 7(30), www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v7n30.pdf
Beckenbach, J., Patrick, S, & Sells, J. N. (2009) The Evaluation of Participants’ Perceptions of Session Impact: Do Counsellors-in-Training, Volunteer Clients, and Extra-Credit/Class Required Clients View Session Impact Differently? Brittish Journal of Guidance and Counselling,
Sells, J. M., Beckenbach, J., & Patrick, S. Pain and Defense vs. Grace and Justice: The Relational Conflict and Restoration Model. The Family Journal, 17. 203-212
Sells, J. N. (2009). Conversations with Biblical counselors. Journal of Counseling and Discipleship, 2. 36-42.
Walker, V. L. (2009). Traditional and 3D virtual learning activities: Evaluating cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning. Learning Technologies Conference, Mooloolaba Queensland, Australia. http://www.learningtechnologies.com.au/files/Walker_LT2009.pdf
Walker, V. L., & Rockinson-Szapkiw, A. J. (2009). Educational opportunities for clinical counseling simulations in Second Life. Innovate, 5(5). http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=711&action=synopsis
Walker, V. L. (2009). 3D virtual learning in counselor education: Using Second Life in counselor skill development. Journal of Virtual World Research, 2(1). https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/423/463
Rockinson-Szapkiw, A. J., & Walker, V. L. (2009). Web 2.0: Facilitating interactivity and collaborative relationships in an online human service counseling skills course. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 27(3), 175-193.
Hunter, L. A., & Yarhouse, M. A. (2009). Considerations and recommendations for use of religiously based interventions in a licensed setting. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 28 (2), 159-166.
Hunter, L. A., & Yarhouse, M. A. (2009). Theophostic Prayer Ministry in clinical practice: Issues and concerns. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 28 (2), 149-158.
Yarhouse, M. A., Stratton, S. P., Dean, J. B., & Brooke, H. L. (2009). Listening to sexual minorities on Christian college campuses. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 37 (2), 96-113.
Yarhouse, M. A., & Kay, R. L. (2009, August). The modern psychopathologies: An update. Christian Counseling Today, 16 (4), 58-61.
Yarhouse, M. A. (2009, August). Research Digest (issue theme: cognitive and relational therapies). Christian Counseling Today, 16 (3), 70-72.
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Library Info
*Horizon Wimba is the software that the university uses to offer workshops through a live chat environment. You only need a PC, a set of speakers and a microphone in order to be able to attend the workshops.
For more information on how to register for any of the workshops please visit the library instruction page at: http://www.regent.edu/lib/services/instruction.cfm or fill out the 'workshop sign up form', call the Reference Desk at 757.352.4159 or use the toll-free number at: 1.888.249.1822.
Regent Readers Book Club
November: The Gift of Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
December: The Night Before Christmas by Nicolai Gogol
January: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
February: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
March - April: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
May: Tales from The Thousand and One Nights
For more information, contact Harold Henkel at 352.4198 or harohen@regent.edu
Library Tours - Our librarians are happy to show you the library services and resources provided for you in the Regent University library. Feel free to call the Reference Desk at: 757.352.4159, use the toll-free number at: 1.888.249.1822. Look forward to serving you!
SPC Library Liaison - The School of Psychology & Counseling has its own library liaison, Marta Lee. Feel free to contact her with any questions. You can reach her at 757.352.4174 or martlee@regent.edu
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