Curriculum Vitae
Richard E. Pearson, Ph.D.
Professor of Counseling and Human Services
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
(09/00)
Personal
Date of Birth November 2, 1937
Place of Birth Ancon, Panama Canal.Zone
Citizenship U.S.A.
Marital Status Married, 3 Children
Academic Unit: School of Education; Division of Counseling and Human Services, Counselor Education Program
Educational Background
Charlestown High School
Charlestown, NH (1955)
Dartmouth College Liberal Arts
Hanover, NH Major - English
B.A. 1959
Northeastern University Education
Boston, MA Major - Counseling
Ed.M. 1961
University of Illinois Ed. Psychology
Urbana, IL Major - Counseling
Ph.D. 1964 Minor - Clinical Psychology
Professional Credentials
Licensed Psychologist, State of New York # 003895
National Board Certified Counselor
Employment History
1965-present Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Professor, Program in Counselor Education
(1975-1982) (Department Chair)
1964 - 1965 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Assistant Professor Counselor Education
1963 - 1964 Teaching Assistant,
University of Illinois Department of Counselor Education
1962 - 1963 Staff Counselor, University of Illinois University Counseling Center
1961 - 1962 Research Assistant,
University of Illinois Department of Counselor Education
1960 - 1961 Teacher, Masconomet Regional H.S.
Topsfield, MA
English and Social Studies
Counselor Education Courses Taught
1. Introduction to Counseling.
2. Use of Information in Counseling.
3. Introduction to Group Work in Counseling.
4. The Counseling Process: Theory and Practice.
5. Organizational Role of the Counselor.
6. Master's Practicum in Counseling.
7. The Development and Design of Counseling Services.
8. Advanced Practicum in Counseling.
9. Advanced Group Counseling.
10. Professional Seminar in Counseling.
11. Topical Seminar in Counseling: Support groups.
12. Topical Seminar in Counseling: Social Support-oriented assessment and intervention in counseling.
13. Topical Seminar: Primary prevention and the counseling function.
14. Counseling Adults: Perspectives for Understanding and Practice.
15. Practicum in the Supervision of Counseling.
16. Internship in Counseling
Creative Work
Journal Articles and Reports
1. (1964). The relationship between teachers' estimates of students' intellectual ability and the students' self estimates. In Variables Related to the Outcomes of Test Interpretation, (With Ohlsen and Wurm). College of Education, University of llinois, Urbana, Illinois.
2. (1965). Research implications for test interpretation. Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, 49, 11-22.
3. (1965) A method for the classification of group interaction and its use to explore the influence of individual and role factors in group counseling." Journal of Counseling Psychology, (With M. Ohlsen).
4. (1966). Factors associated with teacher over- or underestimation of student intellectual ability. SPATE Journal, 5, 1-13. (With M. Ohlsen)
5. (1966). Group and mass procedures: What for? The School Counselor, 14, 97-100.
6. (1968). Conservation of the interpersonal relationship. Counselor Education and Supervision, 7, 398-399.
7. (Final reports for the Mid-career Education Study, supported by a grant from the Teacher's Reserve Office, New York State Department of Education, Robert E. Newman, Director, Richard E. Pearson, Associate Director.
a. Sourcebook I -The Prototype Enabling Teacher Education Program: Summary and assessment.
b. Sourcebook II - The Prototype Enabling Teacher Education Program: Answering Questions about the Program.
c. Sourcebook III - The Prototype Enabling Teacher Education Program: Autobiographies in Self-directed Teacher Education.
8. (1971). Self-description and preference for educational specialties among counselor trainees. Counselor Education and Supervision, 10, 159-164.
9. (1973). Two sides of protection, (poem). American Personnel and Guidance Journal, 51, 538.
10. (1974). Small groups, interpersonal perception, decision-making."New York Personnel and Guidance Journal", 10, 00-00.
11. (1976). Trust and the hostage, (poem). American Personnel and Guidance Journal, 54, 272.
12. (1978). Counselor-in-training response to a male and female client: An analogue study exploring sex-role stereotyping. Counselor Education and Supervision", 17, 213-221. (Francis Burlin, senior author)
13. (1978). The segmented counseling interview: A training procedure. Counselor Education and Supervision, 18, 153-157.
14. (1979). Effects of structured learning therapy upon self-control of aggressive Puerto Rican fathers. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1, 345-354. (Juan Figueroa-Torres, senior author)
15. (1981). Upon whom do you depend? Mapping personal support systems. Canada's Mental Health, 29, 5-7. (Eugene Morosan, senior author)
16. (1981). Basic skills for leadership of counseling groups. Counselor Education and Supervision, 21, 30-37.
17. (1981). Life Planning with Adults: A Manual for the selection, training, and career development of counselors of Adults. School of Education, Syracuse University and the National Center for Educational Brokering of the National Institute for Work and Learning. Vickers, Gooler and Macy, (Authors). I was a member of the writing team that developed many of the materials appearing in the volume.
18. (1982). Support: Exploration of a basic dimension of informal help and counseling. American Personnel and Guidance Journal, 61, 83-87.
19. (1983). Support groups: A conceptualization. American Personnel and Guidance Journal, 62, 83-87.
20. (1985). Small group leadership: A basic skills approach. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 10, 150-156.
21. (1985). The support needs and resources of Puerto Rican elders. The Gerontologist, 25, 483-487, Miguel Cruz-Lopez, Senior author.
22. (1985). Vocational orientation in Cuba: A program of the Young Pioneers. Internationally Speaking, 21-23.
23. (1986). Guest editorial. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 11 (2), 66-67.
24. (1986). Disordered eating (poem). Journal for Counseling and Development, 65 (2), 117.
25. (1986). School counselor supply and demand in New York. Journal of the New York Association for Counseling and Development, 1 (1), 21-23.
26. (1986). The help I have known in groups. Journal of the New York Association for Counseling and Development, 1 (1), 36-39.
27. (1990). Life transitions of athletes. Journal of the Association for Counseling and Development, 69 (1), 7-10. (Albert Pettitpas, junior author)
Special Journal Issues
1. (1986). Support Groups (a special issue for which I was guest editor). Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 11 (2).
2. (1990). Guidance in Rural and Small Schools (a special issue for which I was co-editor). The School Counselor, 37 (3).
Contributed Chapters
1. (1968). Group techniques with the disadvantaged. In Counseling the Disadvantaged Youth, Amos and Walker (Eds.) Prentice-Hall.
2. (1985). Health promotion/primary prevention: Primary prevention-oriented groups. In R.K. Conyne (Ed.), The group worker's handbook: Varieties of group experience. Springfield, IL; Charles C. Thomas.
3. (1985). Recognition and use of natural support systems in cross cultural counseling. In Paul B. Pedersen (Ed.), Handbook of cross cultural counseling. Westport: Greenwood Press.
4. (1992). Group counseling: Self-enhancement. In David Capuzzi and Douglas Gross (Eds.), Group Counseling: Strategies for the 1990's (First Edition). Love Publishing Company.
5. (1995). The Rural Client. In Locke, D., and Pedersen, P., (Eds.), Multicultural Counseling, ERIC Document.
Books
1. (1990). Counseling and Social Support. Newbury Park: Sage Publisher.
2. (1997). Beratung und Soziale Netzwerke. Weinheim: Betz Verlag. (German edition of the Counseling and Social Support text).
Professional Presentations
Local Presentations
1. (11/1968). Sensitivity training: What is it and what relevance does it have for the schools? A speech to the Oneida County Association of Secondary School Administrators.
2. (12/1968). Sensitivity training: its contribution to the work of the counselor. A speech to the Central New York Association of Counselors in Two Year Institutions.
3. (10/1970). The helping relationship. A speech to the Dean of Student Services staff, Syracuse University.
4. (10/1972). Group dynamics. A presentation to a faculty group serving as participants in an experimental "teacher advisor" program. Corcoran High School, Syracuse, NY.
5. (5/1981). Mainstreaming - what does it mean for the counselor? Onondaga County Counselors' Association, Spring Workshop, Liverpool, NY.
6. (10/1983). The nature and nurture of mutual help groups. Conference on consumerism in human services, sponsored by the Syracuse Easter Seals Association. Syracuse, NY.
7. (5/1984). Athletes and eating disorders. A presentation at a conference 'Student Athletes: A special population', sponsored by the Syracuse University School of Education, the Central New York School Study Council, and the Program in Counselor Education, Syracuse University. Syracuse, NY.
8. (12/85). Cross Cultural Variation in Support System Structure and Style. A presentation at the Fourth Annual Cross Cultural Counseling and Communication Conference, Syracuse, NY.
9. (12/86). Identifying, Understanding, and Using Natural Support Systems in Cross Cultural Contexts. A workshop at the Sixth Annual Cross Cultural Counseling and Communication Conference, Syracuse, NY.
10. (11/88). Cross-cultural Variation in Social Support System Operation. Presented at the Seventh Annual Cross-cultural Counseling and Communication Conference, Syracuse, NY.
11. (10/92). Central concepts and processes in group work. A presentation to the Syracuse office of the New York State Department of Labor.
12. (03/93). Rural Poverty: Implications for Students. A presentation at a Onondaga/Madison/Cortland BOCES conference on prevention.
13. (04/96). Counselor's My Name, Prevention's My Game: A New/Old Conceptualization for the Role of School Counselor. A presentation to the Southern Tier Counselors' Association.
14. (5/96). Reclaiming the Middle: The School Counselor as Neither Clerk nor Therapist. A presentation to the Thompkins/Cortland Counselors' Association.
15. (09/97). Low Level of Aspiration in Rural Students. A presentation to the Thompkins/Cortland Counselors' Association.
State and Regional Presentations
1. (2/1970). Use of groups in the guidance program: Rationale, research and procedures. A speech, sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education, to the Scranton Counselors' Association.
2. (10/1975). Psychological support systems: Personal and professional implications for counselors. A presentation made at the Annual Convention of the New York State Personnel and Guidance Association, Liberty, NY.
3. (5/1976). Critical incidents in group counseling. A presentation made at the New York Association of Specialists in Group Work's annual workshop, Canton, NY.
4. (6/1977). Group counseling from a phenomenological perspective. A presentation to the Spring Workshop of the New York State Association for Specialists in Group Work, Albany, NY.
5. (10/1980). Mid-life issues: counseling implications. A workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the North Atlantic Regional Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Providence, RI.
6. (4/1981). The counselor and support groups. A presentation to the Annual Conference of the Region 3 New York State Personnel and Guidance Association, Saranac Lake, NY.
7. (10/1982). Mentoring and networking, a central role for ACES. A presentation made at the annual conference of NARACES, King of Prussia, PA.
8. (2/1984). Adults in higher education: Social support perspectives. A presentation made at the Northern New England Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Durham, NH.
9. (11/1984). Counselor supply and demand in New York State: Task Force Report. A presentation to the Annual Convention of the New York State Counselors' Association, Liberty, NY.
10. (11/1984). Support Groups: An assessment-based approach. A presentation at the Annual Conference of the North Atlantic Regional Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Harrisburg, PA.
11. (5/85). Developing Support Groups. A presentation to the Annual Conference of the Region 3 New York State Association for Counseling and Development, Saranac Lake, NY.
12. (11/85). Counselor Certification: Pitfalls and Promise. A presentation at the Annual Convention of the New York State Association for Counseling and Development, Liberty, NY.
13. (11/86). The Great Beyond: Life after Counselor Education. A presentation at the Annual Convention of NYACD, Albany, NY.
14. (11/86). The Practicum Seminar: A Support Group Model. A presentation at the Annual Convention of the North Atlantic Regional Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, Durham, NH.
15. (10/88). Issues in Counselor Certification, and The Counselor and Social Support, both at the annual conference of the New York Association for Counseling and Development, Albany NY.
16. (10/88). Social Support System Assessment Procedures for Counseling Practice, at the Annual SUNY Oswego Counseling Conference, Oswego, NY.
17. (3/89). Counselor's My Name, Prevention's My Game. An invited speech at the Broome County Counselor's Association, Binghamton, NY.
18. (2/90). Counseling in Rural Schools: Preliminary Research Findings. A presentation to the Region 3 Counseling and Development Association.
19. (10/90). Rural and Small Schools: Helping Counselors Survive and Grow. Co-presentation with John Sutton, Ph.D. University of Southern Maine, at the annual conference of the North Atlantic Regional Association for Counseling and Development.
20. (10/90). Social Support and the Practicum Experience. A presentation at the annual conference of the North Atlantic Regional Association for Counseling and Development.
21. (10/90). Going to College: School Counselors and Prevention. Co-presentation with Robert Wilson, Assistant Director of Supportive Services, Syracuse University, at the annual conference of the New York State Association for Counseling and Development.
22. (10/90). Support Groups: Identifying Exactly What Member's Need. Presentation at the annual conference of the New York State Association for Counseling and Development.
23. (10/91). Issues and challenges in the preparation of school counselors. Invited panel at the annual conference of the North Atlantic Regional Association for Counseling and Development, Albany NY.
24. (10/92). Perspectives on the Developmental Needs of Athletes. A presentation to the annual conference of the New York Association for Counseling and Development.
25. (5/92). Voices from Rural Schools: The Experience of Rural School Counselors. Invited address to the Northern Zone Counselors' Association, Potsdam, NY.
26. (11/93). Counseling in Rural Schools: Challenge and Opportunity. Presentation at the annual conference of the New York State Association for Counseling and Development, Binghamton, NY.
27, (11/93). Low Level of Aspiration: An Issue for Rural School Counselors. Presentation at the annual conference of the New York State Association for Counseling and Development, Binghamton, NY.
28 (5/94). The Experience of Rural School Counselors. Invited address to the Northern Zone Counselors' Association, Alexandria Bay, NY.
29. (10/94). The Truncated Counseling Interview: Dealing with the Realities of School Counseling. A presentation to the North Atlantic regional conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Bolton Valley, VT.
30. (10/94). Presentations to the annual conference of the New York Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, New York, NY:
Linking the Campus and the Field: A Model for Collaboration.
Low Level of Aspiration in Rural Students: Perspectives and Practice.
31. (10/95). The TCI, a Realistic Model for Counseling in the Schools. Presentation at the annual conference of the New York State Association for Counseling and Development, Rochester, NY.
32. (10/96). Use of the Portfolio in Counselor Education. A presentation to the North Atlantic regional conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Portland, ME.
33. (10/97). Presentations to the annual conference of the New York Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Albany, NY:
Preparation for Reality: An Instructional Unit for REALLY, REALLY, Brief Counseling Intervention.
Reclaiming the Middle: The School Counselor as Neither Clerk nor Therapist.
34. (10/97). Preparing Counselors for Practice in Rural Schools. A presentation to the North Atlantic regional conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Plattsburg, NY.
35. (09/98). Putting the Groups into the Introductory Group Course: Innovative Strategies. A presentation to the North Atlantic regional conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Wells Beach, ME.
National Presentations
1. (4/1969). The use of small group work in teacher preparation. Presentation at the annual convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, Las Vegas, NEV.
2. (4/1971). Research related to issues of selection and composition in group work. A presentation made at the Annual Convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, Washington, D.C.
3. (4/1978). Basic Skills for small group leadership. A presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, Washington, D.C.
4. (5/1980). Support systems and the adult student. A presentation at the Annual convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, Atlanta, GA.
5. (4/1981). Personal support systems: Applications for the group worker. A presentation made at the Annual Convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, St. Louis, MO.
6. (4/1982). The informal support systems of college students in three cultures (U.S. Puerto Rico, French Canada). A presentation made at the annual national convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, Detroit, MI.
7. (8/1982). Support: Exploration of a basic dimension of informal help and counseling. A presentation made at the annual national convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
8. (3/1983). Formal and informal social support resources of undergraduate students. A presentation made at the annual national convention of the American Association for Counseling and Development (formerly APGA), Washington, D.C.
9. (8/1983). The social support needs and resources of retiring academics. A presentation made to the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Anaheim, CA.
10. (4/1984). A support-oriented format for training community hot line workers. A presentation made at the annual national convention of the American Association for Counseling and Development, Houston, TX.11.
12 (4/85). Doctoral Study in Counseling and Counseling Psychology. A panel presentation to prospective doctoral students at the Annual National Convention of the American Association for Counseling and Development, New York, NY.
13. (4/86). College Graduation: A Social Support Perspective. A presentation at the Annual National Convention of the American Association for Counseling and Development, Los Angeles, CA.
14. (10/88). Social Support System Assessment Procedures for Counseling Practice. Presented at the National Conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, St. Louis MO.
15. (4/89). Social Support System Assessment Procedures for Counseling Practice. Presented at the Annual National Conference of the American Association for Counseling and Development, Boston, MA.
16. (3/90). Counseling Practice in Rural Schools. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Counseling and Development, Cincinnati, OH.
17. (9/92). Counseling in Rural Schools: Role and Context. A presentation to the national conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, San Antonio, TX.
18. (4/97). Low Level of Aspiration in Rural Students: Determinants and Response. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Counseling Association, Indianapolis, IN.
International Presentations
1. (5/1975) "Survival techniques for counselors." A presentation at the Tenth International Guidance Conference, Canton, NY.
2. (10/1979). How's your personal support system? A presentation made to the Peterboro, Ontario branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association.
3. (12/1982). A new concept in counseling: Support counseling. A workshop sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico for counselors of the various regional branches of the University. San Juan, PR.
4. (5/1982). Natural support systems, a basic issue in family counseling. A presentation made at the annual conference of the Ontario Provincial Association for Marriage and Family Counseling, Kingston, Ontario.
5. (7/1983). Natural support systems and cross-cultural counseling: A training model. An invited address made to the biennial conference of the Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Quito, Ecuador.
6. (8/1983). Building support systems for undergraduate students. A one day workshop conducted for the faculty of Catholic University, Ponce, PR.
7. (11/1984). Support groups: Issues in formation and format. An invited presentation made at the First International Seminar in Health Psychology, Havana, Cuba.
8. (5/91). Rural school counselors: Realities of role and function. A presentation made at the Canadian Personnel and Guidance Association, Halifax Nova Scotia.
Professional Associations
Membership
1. American Counseling Association (formerly APGA, and AACD),member since 1962.
2. American Psychological Association, member since 1965.
3. Interamerican Congress of Psychology; member since 1983.
4. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (A national division of AACD); member since 1964.
5. Association for Specialists in Group Work (A national division of AACD); charter member since the division's founding in 1974).
6. North Atlantic Regional Association for Counselor Education and Supervision; member since 1973.
7. New York State Counselor's Association; member since 1982.
8. Onondaga County Counselor's Association; member since 1978.
Professional Organization Leadership Activities.
1. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
a. Member of the national resolutions committee, 1977-78.
b. Member of the national executive committee, 1979-80.
c. Chair, Mentoring and Networking Committee, 1982-83.
d. Coordinator of the Rural Counseling Network, 1998-
2. Association for Specialists in Group Work
a. Member of the editorial board of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work,1983-1986.
3. North Atlantic Regional Association for Counselor Education and
Supervision.
a. President, 1979-80.
b. Professional Development Committee, Chair, 1987-1989.
c. Newsletter editor, 1995-.
4. New York State Counseling Association.
a. Member of the Association's State Senate, 1984-85.
5. New York State Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. President, 1984-85.
Professional Association Honors
North Atlantic Regional Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Professional Service Award, 1984.
Association for Specialists in Group Work Outstanding Professional Contribution Award, 1985.
Professional Service
University-wide Service
1. Member of the University-wide counseling center committee, and active on its sub-committee for in-service training. Developed a workshop aimed at enhancing the listening skills and referral procedures of personnel who come into contact with students. This workshop was made available to a wide range of student services workers. (1972)
2. Member of the Support and Liason Committee for the Unitarian-Universalist Intern at Hendrick's Chapel. I served on this Committee from 1972 to 1979 and was its treasurer during the Academic Year 1977-78.
3. Consultant to the International Students' Office in the development of support groups. Assistance to ISO staff responsible for implementing and supervising the support group program. Additionally, help given in developing a training format and materials for new support group leaders. Co-leadership of a training session for group leaders (1988-93).
4. Facilitator of an international student support group under the auspices of the Office of International Students (2/90 - 12/91).
School of Education Committees
1. Library committee.
2. Curriculum Committee.
3. Higher Degrees Committee.
4. Judiciary Committee.
5. Minority Affairs Committee.
6. Field Placement Committee (Chair, 1994-95)
7. Annual Retreat Committee
8. Awards Committee
Community Service.
1. Religious Education Teacher, May Memorial Unitarian Society, 1968-1978. Co-chair of the Religious Education Committee, 1973-75.
2. Board of trustees, the Eidos Foundation (A community sponsored alternative school for troubled youth, Cazenovia, NY.), 1977-83.
3. Member of the Parents Guidance Advisory Board, Fayetteville-Manlius School District, 1979-1987. Board chair 1981-82.
Doctoral Students Completing their Dissertations under My Guidance
1. (1967). John Daly Expressed certainty of choice in the decision-making process of high school seniors considering further education. (At last report, Dr. Daly was a director of guidance in a downstate New York school district.)
2 (1969). John Schloss (Counselor Educator, University of Hartford, Hartford,CN), The effect of video and audio playback in group counseling on personality change.
3. (1970). Joel Block (Psychologist in Private Practice), A comparison of the verbal interaction in counseling groups differing in member interpersonal compatibility.
4. (1971). Charles Tingley (Administrator, Maine State Department of Rehabilitation). A study of the influence of client-counselor interpersonal compatibility on client self-exploration in the early process of one-to-one counseling relationships.
5. (1974). Neal Leynor (Faculty member, Fairleigh Dickenson University). An investigation of the 'shared group emotional experience' and its direct and indirect effects upon cohesiveness and mode of interaction in a time-limited small group situation.
6. (1974). Francis Dee Burlin (Faculty member Cape Cod Community College, also a Psychologist in private practice). An investigation of the relationship of ideal and real occupational aspiration to locus of control and other social-psychological variables in adolescent females.
7. (1974). Lillian Holcomb (School psychologist, Hawaii). Role concepts and self-esteem in church women: A study in pastoral counseling.
8. (1975). Robert Beechinor (Counselor, West Genesee NY High School). Centrality of school to the self concept: Its influence on the relationship between self esteem, perceived ability, and academic responsibility.
9. (1976). Amanda Collins Austin (Area Director, Norwich/Goddard External Degree Program). Cross-geographical comparison of black high school adolescents' consciousness,self concept, and perceptions of school achievement.
10. (1978). Juan Figueroa-Torres (Psychologist, Carolina Mental Health Service, Carolina PR). Structured learning therapy and its effect upon the self-control of aggressive fathers from low socio-economic families.
11. (1979). Stephen Feinberg (Consulting psychologist, Organizational Psychologists Inc., Chicago, IL.). Support as experienced and viewed by adults involved in career change and enrolled in college coursework.
12. (1980). Suzanne Spaulding (Former Director, School of Nursing, Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital, Syracuse, NY.). The dimensions of trust inherent in the student nurse/clinical instructor relationship: An exploratory study.
13. (1980). Cheryl Bartholomew (Counselor educator, George Mason University). Attributes and responses toward men and women who affiliate with the womens' movement: A simulation study.
14. (1981). Ahmad Amadi (Faculty member, University of Isfahan, Iran). A study of the relationship between Iranian counselors' values and philosophical orientations and their counseling functions and activities.
15. (1981). Jon Nachison (Counselor in private practice, San Diego, CA.). Academic probation: A phenomenology of failure.
16. (1981). Gerard Feist (Former Director of Psychological Services, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.). Paraprofessional Communication skills training and conceptual level: An interaction study.
17. (1981). Miguel Cruz-Lopez (Counselor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez). The personal support systems of Puerto Rican elders.
18. (1982). Andres Velazquez-Acevedo (Counselor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez). A study of the relationship between interpersonal support and the incidence of suicidal ideation of Puerto Rican college students.
19. (1982). Stephen Kane (Director of Counseling, St Leo's College, FL.). An analysis of kinship in personal support systems.
20. (1983). Cristina Claudio (Assistant professor of human relations, School of Dentistry, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Pierdres). The personal support systems of Puerto Rican college students: Return migrants and non-migrants.
21. (1984). Eugene Morosan (Director, Network for Confluent Development, Belleville, Ontario, Canada). Innovation in a school district: Case study of a failure.
22. (1985). Richard Frank (Supervisor, Institution for Delinquent Youth, San Francisco, CA.). A comparison of the social support needs and resources of delinquent and non-delinquent adolescents.
23. (1986). Andrew Robinson (Dean of Student Services, Keene State College, Keene, NH.). Self-concept, social support and academic adjustment of adult community college students.
24. (1986). James Esperon (Counselor, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH). Social support over a life transition: College Graduation.
24. (1987). John Derbort (Counselor, Boston University Counseling Center) Social support and the renal patient: A quantitative and qualitative exploration of a life transition.
25. (1987). Florence Mitchell (Dean of Student Services, Morrisville College of SUNY, Morrisville, NY). The phenomenology of resettlement: An exploration of the experience of Cambodian women refugees.
26. (1989). Karen Shulman. The phenomenology of elderly pet ownership: Partners in survival.
27. (1990). Mazna Baba (faculty member, University of Serdang Selangor). The social support needs and resources of Malasian students.
28. (1993). Joseph Brablc. (Counselor, Cortland NY School District). Social Support and School Progress.
32. (2000) Michael Firmin. (Counselor educator, Cedarvale College). Examining A Continuum of Ethical Discrimination for Graduate Counseling Students
.