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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings everyone. Please see below if you would like to participate in a research entitled,
<i>Exploration of Counseling Professionals' Perspectives on Integration of AI in the Counseling Field.
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Kemer, Gulsah <gkemer@odu.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 11:29</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">AM<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We are contacting all counseling professionals to inquire about their perspectives on</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">AI’s
integration into the counseling profession</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. Please lend us your assistance and share with your students and faculty.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">To be eligible for this study, we expect you to identify as a counseling professional
<b>(e.g., Master’s or Doctoral level counselor practicum/internship student, Licensure-seeking counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Supervisor of Licensure-seeking/Licensed Professional Counselors, Part/Full-time Counseling Faculty)</b>. If you identify
with one or more of these professional roles, we are hopeful that you will be willing to lend your expertise to us. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Based on recommended concept mapping procedures, the study involves three parts: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">In part 1, you will be asked to generate statements that reflect your perspectives on how integration of AI into the counseling profession will influence your current role and experiences (15 to
20 minutes).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">In part 2, you will be asked to sort and rate a list of statements synthesized and edited from the combined list generated by all participants in part 1 (45 to 60 minutes). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">In part 3, you will have the option to participate in an online focus group (60 to 90 minutes). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We are aware that we are asking for a time commitment from you. We hope, however, that you will find the topic important to your work as well as our profession and thus be willing to participate.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We
will share the results of the study and any other information related to it that you might wish to receive.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We
value your time, and even more, your expertise as a stakeholder shaping the future of the counseling profession. Your input is critical to our ability to produce an accurate and credible mapping of counseling professionals’ perspectives on integrating AI into
our practices. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you are willing to participate in this study, please continue by clicking on the following link (you can also copy and paste the link to your web browser): </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#32363A;background:white"><a href="https://odu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ROpEn7dWJmJlf8" title="https://odu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ROpEn7dWJmJlf8"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://odu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ROpEn7dWJmJlf8</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This study is approved by the Institutional Review Board at Old Dominion University (IRB Protocol #2159318-1). Please contact Dr. John Baaki (the Chair of the DCEPS
Human Subjects Review Committee at Old Dominion University) at</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="mailto:jbaaki@odu.edu" title="mailto:jbaaki@odu.edu"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC">jbaaki@odu.edu</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">or
757 -683-5491, if you have any questions. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Many thanks for your consideration! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Hank Crofford, M.A., LMHC(IN), LPC(VA), NCC, CCTP, CGP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Gulsah Kemer, PhD, NCC, LPC Resident (VA)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Gulsah Kemer, Ph.D., NCC, ACS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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