About the Editors

Suzanne M. (Hobson) Dugger, EdD, NCC, LPC, LLP, is an associate professor in theDepartment of Leadership and Counseling at Eastern Michigan University inYpsilanti, Michigan, and serves as the coordinator of the university’s CACREP-accredited school counseling program. Outside the university, she serves as a mem-ber of the Michigan Board of Counseling (state licensure board) and as the chair ofthe Michigan Department of Education’s School Counselor Educators Committee.

Prior to accepting the lead editor responsibilities for this book, Dr. Duggerserved for 4 years as the editor of the journal Dimensions in Counseling: Research,Theory and Practice and has served on the editorial boards for the ProfessionalSchool Counseling and Elementary School Guidance & Counseling journals. In addi-tion, she has been a contributor to The School Counselor Handbook, to Critical Inci-dents in Group Counseling, and to Case Studies in Child and Adolescent Counselingand has published articles in The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education andDevelopment, in the American Journal of Health Studies, in College Teaching, in Ele-mentary School Guidance & Counseling, and in Professional School Counseling.

In addition, Dr. Dugger is currently the chair of the American CounselingAssociation’s (ACA’s) Midwest Region and has served as the ACA HumanRights Committee Chair. She has also served as the president of the MichiganCounseling Association, as president of the Michigan Association for CounselorEducation and Supervision, and as a Governing Board Member of the MichiganSchool Counselor Association. Dr. Dugger is the founding member of theAssociation of Michigan School Counselors.

Dr. Dugger received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from HarvardUniversity, where she also earned a teaching certificate. She earned her master’sdegree in counseling from Central Michigan University and her doctorate incounseling psychology from Western Michigan University. Before pursuing herdoctoral studies, Dr. Dugger served as an elementary school counselor for 5 years.

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She also has 3 years of experience in university counseling centers and 8 years ofexperience in private practice.

Dr. Dugger may be reached at emudugger@yahoo.com.

Laurie A. Carlson, PhD, NCC, NCSC, is an associate professor in the School ofEducation’s Counseling and Career Development Program at Colorado StateUniversity in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to her faculty responsibilities,Dr. Carlson serves on the executive board of the Colorado School Counselors’Association as state conference coordinator.

Dr. Carlson has made varied contributions to literature in the field, includingchapters in Spirituality as a Fifth Force in Counseling and Psychology: Implications forPractice, Training and Research; in Unfocused Kids: Helping Students to Focus on TheirEducation and Career Plans; in Professional School Counseling: A Handbook ofTheories, Programs & Practices; and in Measuring Up: Resources on Testing forTeachers, Counselors, and Administrators. Dr. Carlson’s work has also appeared invarious journals, including The International Journal of Testing; the Journal ofCounseling & Development; Professional School Counseling; the Rural Educator; andThe Journal of Humanistic Education, Counseling, and Development. Editorial dutieshave included serving as Web editor for the National Career DevelopmentAssociation Web site and serving on the guest editorial board for special issuesof the Journal of Counseling and Development and the E-Journal of Teaching andLearning in Diverse Settings. In addition to these contributions, Dr. Carlson servesas an external reviewer for school counseling and assessment titles published byHoughton Mifflin: Lahaska Press and Prentice Hall.

National service is also a large part of Dr. Carlson’s professional life. In2000–2002, Dr. Carlson helped to establish the ACA task force on women incounseling. Since 2003, Dr. Carlson has served as a national trainer for theAmerican Psychological Association/Centers for Disease Control–Division ofAdolescent and School Health’s Healthy Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual StudentProject, and in 2004 Dr. Carlson was appointed cochair of ACA’s Sexual MinorityYouth Taskforce.

Dr. Carlson earned her bachelor’s degree in English education fromMoorhead State University (now Minnesota State University—Moorhead), andtaught 7th through 12th grade language arts in northern Minnesota for 5 years.She then received her master’s degree in school counseling from WesternWashington University in Bellingham. Following this degree, Dr. Carlson servedas a kindergarten through 12th grade school counselor for 4 years in Minnesotabefore attaining her PhD in counselor education from the University ofArkansas, Fayetteville, in 2000.

Dr. Carlson can be reached at laurie.carlson@colostate.edu.

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Contributor Listing

We would like to extend our deepest appreciation to the following contributors forsharing their experience and expertise about the world of counseling children. Each ofthese contributors was selected on the basis of his or her expertise with regard to aclinical issue, theoretical orientation, or treatment modality. Although space con-straints do not allow for the inclusion of a biography about each contributor, we ap-plaud the impressiveness of the contributors’ individual and collective experienceand expertise. As you read each chapter, we hope you will share in our appreciationfor the insights contributed by the following individuals.

It should be noted that each contributor should be considered an equal coauthor ofthe chapter to which he or she contributed. The order in which the contributors arelisted is simply a reflection of the order in which their contributions appear ratherthan an indication of the importance of their contribution.

Susan A. Adams, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACSTexas Woman’s University (Denton, TX)

Jennifer Baggerly, PhD, LMHC-S, RPT-SUniversity of South Florida

Jan R. Bartlett, PhDOklahoma State University

John Beckenbach, EdD, NCC, LPCTexas State University—San Marcos

Jill BillsAlmont Community Schools (Almont, Michigan)

Linda L. Black, EdD, LPCUniversity of Northern Colorado

Nancy Bodenhorn, PhDVirginia Tech

Rhonda M. Bryant, PhD, LPC, NCC, NCSCAlbany State University (Albany, GA)

Kimberly Bundy-Fazioli, LCSW, PhDColorado State University

S. Kent Butler, PhD, NCC, NCSCUniversity of Missouri—St. Louis

Barbara J. Carlozzi, PhDOklahoma State University

Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdDGovernors State University

Laurie A. Carlson, PhD, NCC, NCSCColorado State University

JoLynn V. Carney, PhD, LPCC-S Pennsylvania State University

Shannon Casey-Cannon, PhDCalifornia School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University

Glenda Clare, MADoctoral Candidate, College of William and Mary

Elysia V. Clemens, MAEd, NCCUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro

Angela D. Coker, PhD, LPC, NCCUniversity of Missouri—St. Louis

Hardin L. K. Coleman, PhD, LPCUniversity of Wisconsin—Madison

Katrina Cook, LPC, LMFTUniversity of Texas at San Antonio

Stephen E. Craig, PhD, LPC, LLPWestern Michigan University

Hugh C. Crethar, PhDUniversity of Arizona

Carol A. Dahir, EdDNew York Institute of Technology

Darcie Davis-Gage, PhD, LPCUniversity of Northern Iowa

Suzanne E. Degges-White, PhD, LMHC, LPC-NC, NCCPurdue University Calumet

Shannon B. Dermer, PhD, LMFTGovernors State University

Heidi S. Deschamps, LPC, NCCUniversity of New Mexico

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Constance J. Deuschle, EdD, NCC, CADAC II, RNIndiana University South Bend

Suzanne M. (Hobson) Dugger, EdD, NCC, LPC, LLPEastern Michigan University

Kelly Duncan, PhD, LPC, NCCNorthern State University (Aberdeen, South Dakota)

Lonnie E. Duncan, PhD, LPWestern Michigan University

Yolanda Duncan, MA, LPCGrand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

Matt Englar-Carlson, PhDCalifornia State University, Fullerton

Jody J. Fiorini, PhD, LMHC, NCC, ACSState University of New York at Oswego

Linda M. Fortin, BS, MS Ed, CAS in School CounselingMerton Williams Middle School, Hilton Central School District (Hilton, New York)

Christina Rosen Galvin, EdD, LPCP, ICRCIdaho State University

Larry Golden, PhD, Licensed Psychologist (Texas)University of Texas at San Antonio

Courtney GreenZolfo Springs Elementary School, Hardee District Schools (Wauchula, Florida)

Diana H. Gruman, PhD, NCCWestern Washington University

Chasity Amber Harris, MS, NCCGraduate, University of Tennessee

Kathleen (Ky) T. Heinlen, MEd, PCC-S, Psychology Fellow Parmadale Family Services (Bay Village, Ohio)Cleveland State University

Heather M. Helm, PhD, LPC, NCC, RPTUniversity of Northern Colorado

Carmella Hill, MEdKent State University

Nicole R. Hill, PhD, LPCIdaho State University

Lisa Hinkelman, PhD, LPCOhio State University

Michelle R. Holcomb, LPCUniversity of Texas at San Antonio

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Harvey Hoyo, EdD, PPSCNational University

Laurie Shepherd Johnson, PhD, LMHC, NCCHofstra University (Hempstead, New York)

Michael M. Kocet, PhD, LMHC, NCCBridgewater State College (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)

Terry Kottman, PhD, NCC, RPT-S, LMHCThe Encouragement Zone (Cedar Falls, Iowa)

Serena M. Lambert, PhD, LPC, NCC University of Wyoming

Elsa Soto Leggett, PhD, LPC, CSCTexas Southern University

John M. Littrell, EdDColorado State University

Imelda N. Lowe, MEd, Licensed School CounselorDoctoral Student, Idaho State University

Melissa Luke, MA, MS, LMHCDoctoral Student, Syracuse University

Karen Mackie, PhD, NCCUniversity of Rochester

Krista M. Malott, PhD, NCCVillanova University

Christina R. Marbach, MS, LPCPrivate Practice and Doctoral Student at the University of Texas at San Antonio

Erin Martin, PhD, NCC, LPC, RPTLouisiana State University Health Science Center

Gary R. Mauldin, PhD, LPC, LMFTHolston Conference Pastoral Counseling Center (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Vivian J. Carroll McCollum, PhD, LPC-S, LPC-P, NCCAlbany State University

Kenneth McCurdy, PhD, LPC(C), NCC, ACSGannon University

Jennifer C. Mills, MS, LLPCDoctoral Student, Counselor Education, Western Michigan University

G. Kurt Moore, PhD, NCC, LPCWalter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc. (Greenwood Village, Colorado)

Teah L. Moore, PhD, LPC, NCCEast Tennessee State University

Michael M. Morgan, PhD, LMFTUniversity of Wyoming

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Jodi Ann Mullen, PhD, NCC, LMHC, RPT-SState University of New York at Oswego

Byron E. Norton, EdD, Licensed Psychologist, RPT/SFamily Psychological Services, PC (Greeley, Colorado)

Carol C. Norton, EdD, Licensed Psychologist, RPT/SFamily Psychological Services, PC (Greeley, Colorado)

Kevin O’Connor, PhD, RPT-SCalifornia School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University

Delila Owens, PhD, LPCWayne State University

Shawn Patrick, EdD, NCC, LPCTexas State University—San Marcos

Scott W. Peters, MA, LPC-SUniversity of Texas at San Antonio

Emily Phillips, PhD, NCCState University of New York at Oneonta

Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman, PhD, LMHC, NCCUniversity of Iowa

Torey L. Portrie-Bethke, MCoun, LPC, NCCIdaho State University

Karen E. Reed, MSCorpus Christi Independent School District (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Deborah E. Renard, PhD, CRC, LPCUniversity of Wisconsin—Milwaukee

Cynthia A. Reynolds, PhD, NCC, RPT-S, Licensed Psychologist, LPCC Supervisor, Certified School CounselorUniversity of Akron

Walter B. Roberts Jr., EdD, LPC, LSC, NCC, NCSCMinnesota State University, Mankato

Maureen Finnigan Rundle, MSEd, CASMerton Williams Middle School, Hilton Central School District (Hilton, New York)

Elizabeth E. Shanahan, MSEdState University of New York College at Oneonta

Adria E. Shipp, MAEd, NCC, NCLSCWestern Carolina University and Buncombe County School System (North Carolina)

Laura R. Simpson, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACSDelta State University

Marilyn S. Snow, PhD, NCC, LPC, RPT/SUniversity of Mississippi and Oxford Play Therapy Training Institute (Oxford, Mississippi)

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John Sommers-Flanagan, PhDUniversity of Montana

Rita Sommers-Flanagan, PhDUniversity of Montana

William Steele, MSW, PsyDNational Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan)

LeAnne Steen, PhD, LPC, RPTLoyola University

Charles L. Thompson, PhD (Deceased; see in memoriam on page xxi)University of Tennessee

Antoinette Rae Thorn, PhD, LPC, NCCRogers Public Schools (Rogers, Arkansas) and the University of Arkansas

Heather C. Trepal, PhD, LPCUniversity of Texas at San Antonio

Vera B. Triplett, PhD, LPC, RPTOur Lady of Holy Cross College (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Ramón Vega de Jesús, PhDCalifornia State University, Stanislaus

Linwood G. Vereen, PhD, NCC, LPCIdaho State University

Ann Vernon, PhD, LMHC, NCCUniversity of Northern Iowa

Debbie Vernon, PhD, PCC-S, ACSHudson Middle School (Hudson, Ohio)

Marie A. Wakefield, MSUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas

Angie D. Waliski, PhD, LPC, NCCOzark Guidance (Springdale, Arkansas) and University of Arkansas

Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-SChild Welfare Studies, Fordham University

Laurie L. Williamson, EdD, LPC, ACSAppalachian State University

Elizabeth U. Willingham, EdS, LAPC, NCCGeorgia State University

Leann M. Wyrick-Morgan, PhD, LPC, NCCNorthern Illinois University

Jolie Ziomek-Daigle, PhD, LPC, RPT-SUniversity of Georgia

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