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This is a request for study participants to fulfill the requirements for a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership. </div>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The title of the study is "The Relationships Between Sociodemographic Variables, Self-Efficacy, and Multicultural
Counseling Competencies in Counselor Education Faculty." Scroll to the bottom for the study Link or access it<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><b><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/HhXxmH0QJb" target="_blank" id="OWA1a4b08d9-4042-1577-2f86-5825613cdc85" class="OWAAutoLink" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.office.com/r/HhXxmH0QJb&source=gmail&ust=1713826403293000&usg=AOvVaw2dw2m_uagip9Ji7V4FAOb4" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">HERE</a></b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Primary Investigator</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bill Owenby</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trident University International </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">2200 East Germann Road</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Chandler, AZ 85286</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">520-730-2353</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:Bill.EOwenby@my.trident.edu" target="_blank" id="OWAa41c8a22-95b8-a42e-90ab-c65066b0186f" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Bill.EOwenby@my.trident.edu</a> </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Faculty Chair</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Adam Fullerton, PhD</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="mailto:adam.fullerton@trident.edu" target="_blank" id="OWA92bbb4f9-bfea-674d-2f26-7d13edc1e17c" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">adam.fullerton@trident.edu</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>IRB Approval #</b> 2172131-1/2</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">5-10 minutes</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">This study aims to benefit the field of counselor education and mental health services through its findings. The
results may gain insights into teaching strategies, contribute to the literature on multicultural counseling and competencies, and address societal and training needs.</span></p>
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<b>Voluntary Participation and Voluntary Withdrawal at Any Time</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Your participation in this study is voluntary. It is up to you to decide whether to participate in this study. If you decide to participate, you will be asked electronically to
agree to the study when you proceed as part of the consent form. You are free to withdraw at any time and without reason. Withdrawing from this study will not affect your relationship with the researcher if any exists. If you withdraw from the study before
data collection is completed, your data will be destroyed.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Confidentiality of Responses and Participation</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Due to the study not requiring personal or professional information, such as name, DOB, institution, or licensure numbers, all responses will remain anonymous. This ensures
participation is fair and inclusive and that responses are honest and accurate.</span></p>
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- Possess a doctorate that allows you to teach in a Counseling Master's and or Counselor Education Doctoral Program. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">- Active, transitioning, or Retired faculty member in a Counseling Master's and or Counselor Education Doctoral Program. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Is Forwarding this Study to Colleagues Allowed?</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Forwarding this study is permitted to colleagues. Please forward within your departments, organizations, associations, and others you deem fitting that may reach counselor educators.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Further information, Informed Consent, and Participation in the Study will be provided online. To begin, please click on the
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Thank you!</span></p>
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Bill Owenby, MC, LPC-S, Doctoral Candidate</div>
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