ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #857-University and Community Partnership: Creating Service and Research Opportunities (Room 210E, Poster 1)

02 Apr 16
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Tracks: Child and Adolescent Counseling, Counselor Education

Speaker(s): Gustavo Barcenas, Graduate Assistant, Center for Play Therapy; Alyssa Swan, Graduate Assistant, University of North Texas; Eric Dafoe, Graduate Assistant, Center for Play Therapy; Damian McClintock, Graduate Assistant, Center for Play Therapy

Counselor educators are expected to conduct high-quality research that results in publication. This poster session provides a step-by-step guide proven successful in developing effective university–school district partnerships that not only allow counselor educators to carry out cutting-edge outcome research with large sample sizes, but also provide service-learning opportunities for advanced master’s and doctoral-level counseling students to extend counseling services to underserved populations of children.