[Counselor_Educ] Research invitation from our alumna Dr. Bridget Asempapa

[Bhat, Christine]

Dear Colleagues and Counselor Education Students,
 You are invited to participate in a Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) supported research study that seeks to validate a reliable Counselor Wellness Competency Scale (CWCS); establish the factor structure of a construct (using exploratory factor and confirmatory analysis); and compare the CWCS with existing instruments. The results of this study will be used to validate the instrument and guide future research related to counselor wellness assessment.
Because the research is backed by CSI,  a de-identified version of the data collected will be archived with CSI.
To participate in this study, you must be a:

  1.  Professional counselor who is currently seeing clients/patients/students. or
  2.  Professional school counselor who is currently seeing students or
  3.  Counselor education student (master's & doctoral level) who is currently completing practicum or internships and is currently seeing clients/patients/students
To participate, please use this Survey Link<https://wcupa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9AiWw7qx3Y7742i>
It will take you approximately 25-35minutes to complete this survey. The first page of the survey is an "Informed Consent" which provides specific details regarding the nature of this research study and also provides information regarding your rights as a participant.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
E-mail: basempapa at wcupa.edu<mailto:basempapa at wcupa.edu> or by phone: (610) 436-3977)

This study has been approved by the West Chester University Institutional Review Board, protocol IRB-FY2026-231

Thank you for helping with this important study.

Research Team:
Bridget Asempapa (basempapa at wcupa.edu-<mailto:basempapa at wcupa.edu-> West Chester University
Donna Gibson (dgibson7 at vcu.edu)-Virginia<mailto:dgibson7 at vcu.edu)-Virginia> Commonwealth University
Matthew Nice (mnice at iup.edu)-<mailto:mnice at iup.edu)-> Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Suzanne Degges-White (sdeggeswhite at niu.edu<mailto:sdeggeswhite at niu.edu>) - Northern Illinois University
Jennifer Gerlach (gerlachjm at longwood.edu<mailto:gerlachjm at longwood.edu>) - Longwood University
Yiying Xiong (yxiong at jhu.edu)-<mailto:yxiong at jhu.edu)-> Johns Hopkins University


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Bridget Asempapa
Lancaster PA
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Christine Suniti Bhat (she/her), PhD, LPC, LSC (OH)
Professor, Department of Counseling & Higher Education
The Patton College of Education
OHIO University, Athens, OH 45701

Former President of the American Counseling Association (2024-2025)
Fellow, American Counseling Association
Fellow, Association for Specialists in Group Work

Office: Patton Hall, 432F
Phone: 740-593-4425; Email: bhatc at ohio.edu<mailto:bhatc at ohio.edu>
Website: https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc
Media: https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat

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