{"id":27084,"date":"2016-02-23T11:42:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=27084"},"modified":"2016-03-01T13:43:05","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T18:43:05","slug":"graduate-students-excel-in-ethics-and-research-placing-in-american-counseling-association-competition-and-earning-invitations-to-present-at-a-state-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/graduate-students-excel-in-ethics-and-research-placing-in-american-counseling-association-competition-and-earning-invitations-to-present-at-a-state-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate students excel in ethics and research, placing in American Counseling Association competition and earning invitations to present at a state conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

A team of students from Eastern Mennonite University earned honorable mention in this year\u2019s American Counseling Association ethics competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tija Krneta, Michael McAndrew, Lisa Reo and Rebecca Wright received the honor in the master\u2019s division, competing against a nationwide field of teams. Nate Koser<\/a>, assistant professor in EMU\u2019s MA in Counseling<\/a> program, served as their faculty mentor.<\/p>\n

Only four teams were recognized at the master\u2019s level this year. First through third place honors went to Northeastern Illinois University, the College of William and Mary and Neumann University, respectively. Winners, along with links to each team\u2019s project, will be published in the ACA magazine Counseling Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo receive honorable mention is a great recognition, because many teams participate in this competition across the country,\u201d Koser said. \u201cOur team consisted entirely of students in their first year, so it is quite likely that next year we will have another strong team.\u201d<\/p>\n

The competition consists of a case study involving a specific ethical dilemma, often with multiple layers and facets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, the case involved a number of situations that related to issues faced by clinicians working in rural settings,\u201d Koser said. \u201cOur team worked through the dilemma utilizing the Code of Ethics of the American Counseling Association, as well as additional research into the ethical principles that undergird the codes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Specifically, the ethical dilemma focused on \u201cdual relationships,\u201d defined by the American Psychological Association as occurring when a therapist \u201cis in a professional role with a person and at the same time is in another role with the same person\u201d or \u201cwith a person closely associated with or related to\u201d that person. Examples might include a friend, family member or student of the therapist, which the APA says could compromise objectivity or effectiveness.<\/p>\n

Reo said this year\u2019s dilemma was \u201ccomplex,\u201d but said the team came together quickly even during \u201can academically stressful part of the semester.\u201d<\/p>\n

The faculty mentor cannot assist the team in any way with its research or in writing the response of up to 15 pages. According to the ACA website, each team must clearly identify the perceived dilemma, the action they would take, justification for those actions, and a description of the model they used to arrive at their decision. ACA Ethics Committee members serve as judges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis competition was one of the biggest challenges of my semester, even more so than the class projects,\u201d said McAndrew. He said the rural focus of this year\u2019s study was particularly apt in the team\u2019s Rockingham County context. \u201cOur project was very collaborative, and I think the final product reflects the best of all our thinking about contemporary ethical issues in counseling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students to present research<\/h3>\n

Three graduate students\u00a0 will present at Virginia Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (VACES) Graduate Counseling Student Conference Feb. 27 at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Jordan Leahy, in \u201cThe Effects of Poverty and the Implications for Counselors,\u201d will look at the effects that poverty can have on individuals who experience it, examining it as \u201can outside force that impairs the individual\u2019s ability to function at their best and highest capabilities.\u201d He recommends that poverty be added to the list of Adverse Childhood Experiences documented in earlier studies and looks at what this issue means for counselors.<\/p>\n

Philip Schulte, in \u201cUsing Evolutionary Wisdom to Understand Mental Illness and Create Change,\u201d will highlight the importance of the mind\/body connection. \u201cSpecifically, diet, exercise, community and connection with nature provide excellent ways for individuals to both prevent and decrease struggles with mental health,\u201d Schulte writes.<\/p>\n

Alex Mitchell, in \u201cThe Relationship between Trans-Generational Trauma and Diagnosis Rates of Personality Disorders in Minority Populations,\u201d will examine whether trans-generational trauma (trauma transferred from one generation to the next) is misdiagnosed as a personality disorder in some groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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