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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling and Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ohio University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>205 McCracken Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Phone: 740-593-0846<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:leinbaug@ohio.edu">leinbaug@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Show, by your actions, that you choose peace over war, freedom over oppression, voice over silence, service over self-interest, respect over advantage, cooperation over competition, action over passivity, diversity over uniformity, and justice over all.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Brown, Kathleen [mailto:kbrownri@uncc.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 07, 2011 12:38 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Assistance with Dissertation Study<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=idOWAReplyText46751><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear CACREP Representative:</span><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>My name is Kathleen Brown-Rice and I am requesting your assistance in recruiting participants to take part in an online survey as part of my dissertation requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in counseling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC). The purpose of this proposed study is to examine pre-service counselors’ observations and knowledge of classmates’ problems of professional competency (PPC), how PPC impact pre-service counselors, and pre-service counselors’ knowledge of their programs procedures for addressing these classmates. Your institution’s program was identified as a CACREP-accredited program from the on-line directory listed on the official CACREP website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Prospective participants who consent to being included in this study will be asked to complete an online survey which includes four sections: a) Section I: Demographic Information, b) Section II: Pre-Service Counselors’ Knowledge of Classmates’ Problems of Professional Competency, c) Section III: Pre-Service Counselors’ Perceptions of the Impact of Classmates’ Problems of Professional Competency, and (d) Section IV: Pre-Service Counselors’ Knowledge of Program’s Protocol for Addressing Problems of Professional Competency. Participation should take no longer than 15 minutes, and all responses will remain anonymous. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>If you are willing to assist, please forward the attached e-mail describing the study to master’s students currently enrolled in your CACREP-accredited program. If you have any questions about the project, please contact me, Kathleen Brown-Rice, at 704-787-8859 or my Dissertation Chair, Dr. Susan Furr, PhD, 704-687-8967. If you have any questions regarding treatment of study participants, please contact the UNCC’s Research Compliance Office at 704-687-3309.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thank you for your assistance. Your consideration of this request is greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful day!!! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Kathleen Brown-Rice, MS, NCC, LPC, LCAS-P Susan Furr, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Doctoral Candidate Dissertation Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Department of Counseling Department of Counseling<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>UNCC UNCC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>