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<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hi all<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please consider participating in our doctoral candidate Shazia Naurin’s research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dr. Bhat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">--<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Please Participate in a Research Study! Seeking Mental Health Counselors </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">IRB Number:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> 24-X-6</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Research Title</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: Investigating Empathy Levels and Empathy Fatigue among Mental Health Counselors </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Greetings, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">I am a doctoral candidate in the Counselor Education and Supervision program at Ohio University and I am writing to request your participation in
a research study. The purpose of this study is to investigate empathy levels and empathy fatigue among mental health counselors based on the amount of time they have been practicing. The findings of this study will contribute to the existing body of scientific
knowledge in advancing the counseling profession.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">I am currently seeking participants who are licensed mental health counselors in the State of Ohio and who hold the following licenses: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Counselor Trainee (CT)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with supervisory endorsement (LPCC-S)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thank you for taking time to consider participating in this study. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated and will help to further the field of mental health counseling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">How to Participate:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">If you are interested in participating,
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">click on the link below and follow the steps to complete the survey. The survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:21.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#32363A;background:white"> </span><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#954F72;background:white"><a href="https://ohio.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0UF5dB2SFr4QydE"><span style="color:#954F72">https://ohio.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0UF5dB2SFr4QydE</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:21.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This research study will be supervised by my advisor Dr. Yegan Pillay and has been approved by the Ohio University’s Institutional Review Board.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you have any additional questions about the study, please, contact Shazia Naurin at
<a href="mailto:sn512620@ohio.edu">sn512620@ohio.edu</a> or Dr. Yegan Pillay at <a href="mailto:pillay@ohio.edu">
pillay@ohio.edu</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thank you in advance for your assistance and consideration for participating in the study. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Sincerely, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F5C1A">Shazia Naurin, MSE, LPCC, NCC,</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F5C1A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F5C1A">Doctoral Candidate, Counselor Education & Supervision,</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F5C1A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F5C1A">Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0F5C1A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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