[Counselor_Educ] Counseling Practicum (fwd)

[Mona Robinson]

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Date: Monday, February 23, 2009 4:38 PM -0500
From: Dawn Lorenz <dbrislin at mac.com>
To: Dawn Brislin <dcb232 at psu.edu>
Subject: Counseling Practicum

To Whom it May Concern:

I am a doctoral candidate at Penn State University and would like to
invite your practicum students to participate in an online study I am
conducting for my dissertation. I would greatly appreciate your help.
Below is the student invitation to participate in the study. Please
forward this invitation to the practicum coordinator and/or students
taking practicum this semester. This research project has obtained
permission to gain access to the NCRE membership for purposes of
furthering the mission of the association.

Thank you,
Dawn Lorenz
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Dear Student:

You are part of a small group of people who have been asked to  participate
in a research study that explores how clinical supervision  influences the
development of counseling self-efficacy for counselors- in-training. Very
little research exists that explores the impact of  clinical supervision on
counselor self-efficacy. Your responses to the  questionnaires will lead to
a better understanding of supervision and  its relationship to counselors
and their development. A better  understanding of this will eventually
contribute to better training  for supervisors and counselors that will
lead to better client outcomes.

Participation in this study will take approximately 15 minutes at  three
different intervals.  You will be asked to complete an online  survey at
the beginning, middle, and end of the semester in which you  are enrolled
in practicum. The questions will focus on your  relationship and perception
of your current supervisor and your  confidence in your own counseling
ability. In order to participate,  please go
https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=127651 and enter  password CSIC09.
Survey instructions will be provided on the website.  Confidentiality will
be maintained to the extent permitted by the  website. Every attempt will
be made to protect third party access. The  data is encrypted as soon as it
is submitted and is immediately stored  on the PsychData website. If you do
not have access to the Internet or  prefer to complete a paper copy of the
survey, please contact me at  the telephone number or e-mail address listed
below.

Please note that this study as been approved by the Office for  Research
Protections at Penn State University as well as the Research  Committee of
the National Council on Rehabilitation Education.

Participation in this study is voluntary. Participants who participate  in
all three parts of the study are eligible for entry into a drawing  for a
$100 Visa Gift Card. One winner per 25 participants will be  selected. If
you have questions about this study please contact me at dcb232 at psu.edu
or by telephone at (814) 441-9511. Questions for my advisor should  be
directed to Dr. James T. Herbert by e-mail at jth4 at psu.edu. Thank  you for
your participation in this study.

Sincerely,
Dawn C. Lorenz, M.Ed., NCC



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Mona Robinson, PhD, PC, CRC
National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns,
President-Elect
Rehabilitation Counseling/Chillicothe Program Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Ohio University
386 McCracken Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701
(740)593-4461 (office)
(740)593-0477 (fax)
robinsoh at ohio.edu