Kali Psychi by Liberty University

Vol. 5, No. 2 | 2023 Academic Newsletter

KALI PSYCHI

Kali Psychi καλή ψυχή (kalí psychí) the good mind or soul

T A B L E of C O N T E N T S

Welcome from the Dean

Program Updates

Guest Article

LU Send Mission Trips

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Be encouraged by Dr. Kenyon Knapp.

Learn more about progress on our social work accreditation and the Psy.D. program.

Powerful Presence at the AACC

Awards and Recognitions

Our faculty members made an impact at the American Association of Christian Counselors 2023 conference.

Our faculty, staff, and students have accomplished so much this year — see what awards and recognitions they’ve received.

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Faculty and Student Academic Collaborations

Graduate Spotlight

New Faculty and Appointments

Alumni Showcase

Connect with Us

Gain insight into “Heroes and Attrition” in Ph.D. programs in this research proposal by Dr. Frances Sanford.

Students and faculty from various behavioral science programs visited the Dominican Republic and Rwanda to help those in need.

Dionna Doneghy discusses her dissertation, “Finding the Missing Pieces: A Phenomenological Study of Elementary Teachers’ Experiences with Student Suicidality.”

Sarah Ritchie, a class of 2018 graduate, has received several awards for her counseling skills.

View the notable works and articles our faculty have published.

Take a look at some notable works and articles published through faculty and student partnerships.

Give a warm welcome to our new team members!

Share your story.

A M E SS A G E from the DE AN Dear Friends, Today I want to remind you how important godly leadership is and the role we play in it. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” — 2 Timothy 2:15 As Christians, we should take the responsibility of being a leader seriously — and doubly so as professors and educators. We should feel the weight of our words when we teach, as James 3:1 reminds us, that those who teach will be judged more strictly. Liberty University’s leadership has not always been perfect. The good news is that Proverbs 29:2 says, “When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan,” and I find myself thriving in the godly leadership at Liberty now more than ever before. Liberty University’s current leadership is focused on honoring the Lord in all that they do and conducting themselves in a godly manner. As a dean and a dad of two Liberty students, I rejoice! Please pray for continued fear of the Lord in your life and in Liberty’s leadership. Selah,

Kenyon Knapp, Ph.D., LPC, NCC Dean

School of Behavioral Sciences

P R O G R A M U P D AT E S

Social Work Accreditation D R . C H R I S T I P E R R Y, P H . D . , L C S W A N D C H R I S T I N F U L M E R , P H . D . , M S W

After two successful site visits, preceded by many hours of preparation and writing, the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Commission on Accreditation (COA) voted in February of 2023 and found both our B.S. in Social Work and M.S.W. programs to be in full compliance! The CSWE’s COA granted:

in the field! We pray that all individuals, families, and communities our students serve will experience His goodness and healing through them and that our students become compassionate social workers committed to justice and bringing hope to a hurting world.

› a reaffirmation of accreditation to the B.S. in Social Work program, confirming the high quality of our bachelor’s level degree › the second year of candidacy to our new M.S.W. program, preparing the way for our initial accreditation The department would like to extend a thank-you to every person who made this possible — we couldn’t do it without every one of you! We are also proud of our students who helped represent us during our site visits. They were all true examples of competence, professionalism, and Christlike character. It is exciting to anticipate all that our graduates will do as social work practitioners, clinicians, and leaders

DR. CHRISTIN FULMER

Doctor of Psychology Update DR. GARY SIBCY

The Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) program will enter its fourth year in the spring of 2024. This fall, we will have the largest cohort yet with 25 new students. We have forged relationships with a wide number of practicum sites, including Piedmont Psychiatric Center, Mundy-3, Krise-6, Pathways, Horizon, and the Free Clinic in Lynchburg, Va. We are currently working on our APA self-study and plan to submit it in the last quarter of this year.

DR. CHRISTI PERRY

G U E S T A RT I C L E

Heroes and Attrition DR. FRANCES SANFORD

This article provides insight into the proposed study, “Conscious Competence: Dissertation Completion.” Attrition rates in education measure the number of students who leave a program before completing it. Attrition is applicable to doctoral candidates [would-be counseling heroes] (Salter, 2019) who completed the prerequisite coursework but withdrew (All But Dissertation [ABD]). Attrition has been problematic since the first graduate program was instituted in the U.S. What is now Yale Graduate School opened in 1847 with an enrollment of 11 doctoral candidates. Only 3 were awarded their Ph.D. at the university’s first graduation in 1861 (Yale University, 2022). Research has failed to provide a student perspective as to why attrition rates in U.S. colleges rose to 40-50% from 20012008 and have worsened since then (Wang & DeLaquil, 2020). According to Berman & Ames (2015), the attrition rate was an alarming 70% across all doctoral disciplines during their study. Retention is even lower in online programs than in traditional settings (Hachey et al., 2012). As opposed to the traditional K-12 approach, adult students are expected to assume responsibility for learning. While autonomy is essential to progress, based on research on Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the development of competence takes precedence and relies upon the quality of the student-teacher relationship (Ryan & Decci, 2003). The Counsel of Graduate Schools (2022; 2010; 2009; 2008) found that most new students are clearly capable of completing doctoral programs, but 30% require mentoring as the primary impetus to complete the dissertation. Research also found that the creation of effective student-supervisor relationships in doctoral programs is critically needed (Janssen et al., 2020). In fact, Maslow (1943) noted selfactualization relies on the need for love and belonging. Higher-level thinking skills are the foundation of dissertation writing. Based upon the average age of doctoral candidates, they graduated from secondary schools before 2001 when critical thinking skills were reinstituted by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) (U.S. Dept. of Education, 2001). The stages of the Conscious Competence model describe the process of attrition as it occurs in the student-teacher context as follows: › Stage 1: Unconscious Incompetence — unaware of inability. The student lacks critical thinking skills but may feel confident, or the student oversimplifies goals/ objectives. › Stage 2: Conscious Incompetence — realizing ability. The teacher is the agent of change, initiating knowledge that informs the student. This is the stage where most people give up.

› Stage 3: Conscious Competence — realizing ability. The student acknowledges and applies new information. Teaching activities build self-awareness, commitment to goals and objectives, and affirmation of the research gap. › Stage 4: Unconscious Competence — not realizing ability. The student feels incompetent again and needs to repeat the learning stages (De Philips et al., 1964 as cited in Harianto, 2021). In Stage 2, a candidate may lack lower-level skills such as remembering, comprehending, and applying knowledge (Counsel of Graduate Schools, 2010; 2009; 2008) and develop frustration in response to reoccurring feedback from the chair. This could be especially disheartening to those who received inflated grades in previous coursework. This study is warranted because student perceptions are critical to professional development.

References Ali, A., & Kohun, F. (2007). Dealing with social isolation to minimize doctoral attrition: A four stage framework. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 2, 3349. Retrieved from http://www.ijds.org/Volume2/IJDSv2p033-049Ali28.pdf Berman, R., & Ames, C. (2015). Private online workspaces for doctoral learners – Enhanced Communication and reduced isolation. Proceedings of Informing Science & IT Education Conference (InSITE) 2015, 101-112. Retrieved from http://Proceedings.InformingScience.org/InSITE2015/InSITE15p101112Berman1773.pdf Council of Graduate Schools. (2010). Ph.D. completion project. Ph.D. Completion and Attrition: Policies and Practices to Promote Student Success. https://cgsnet.org/ project/ph-d-completion-project/ Council of Graduate Schools. (2009). Ph.D. completion project. Ph.D. Completion and Attrition: Findings from Exit Surveys of Ph.D. Completers. https://cgsnet.org/ project/ph-d-completion-project/ Council of Graduate Schools. (2008). Ph.D. completion project. Ph.D. Completion & Attrition: Analysis of Baseline Demographic Data from Ph.D. Completion Project. https://cgsnet.org/project/ph-d- completion-project/ De Phillips, F. A., Berliner, W. M., & Cribbin, J. J. (1964). Management of Training Programs. Richard D. Irwin. Hachey, A., Wladis, C, & Conway, K. (2012). Is the second time the charm? Investigating trends in online re-enrollment, retention and success. The Journal of Educators Online, 9(1). https://www.thejeo.com/archive/2012_9_1/hachey_wladis_ conway Janssen, S., van Vuuren, M., & de Jong, M.D.T. (2020). Sensemaking in supervisor-doctoral student relationships: revealing schemas on the fulfillment of basic psychological needs. Studies in Higher Education, 46(12), 2738-2750. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2020.1804850 Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. General Press. Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2003). On assimilating identities to the self: A self-determination theory perspective on internalization and integrity within cultures. Handbook of self and identity. The Guilford Press. Salter, D. W. (2019). An archetypal analysis of doctoral education as a heroic journey. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 14, 525-542. https://doi. org/10.28945/4408 U. S. Department of Education. (2001). Public Law PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml Wang, L., & DeLaquil, T. (2020). The isolation of doctoral education in the times of COVID-19: Recommendations for building relationships within personenvironment theory. Higher Education Research & Development, 39(7), 1346-1350 doi. 10.1080/07294360.2020.1823326 Yale University. (2022). History of Yale Graduate School. https://gsas.yale.edu/deansoffice/history-yale-graduate-school

School of Behavioral Sciences

LU SEND MISSION TRIPS

Social Work STUDENTS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

One of the main purposes of this trip was to participate in T3 (Trama Tips and Tools) training alongside the directors and staff from both organizations. Jennifer Street — a former professor, current therapist, founder of Life Renewal Counseling, and trainer for Arise Alliance — provided this necessary and beneficial training. Students were also able to interact with the children and youth at New Hope Girls, taught how to make jewelry by the women of Mercy Workshop, and able to provide English tutoring to students at a local school. The students exemplified servants’ hearts to each other, the faculty, and the women and children of these organizations.

During spring break of 2023, Dr. Christine Fulmer and Dr. Candace Hansford took B.S. in Social Work, M.S.W., and interdisciplinary studies students to the Dominican Republic to work with Mercy Workshop and New Hope Girls. These Christian organizations focus on ministering to survivors of human trafficking, predominantly sex trafficking.

If students are interested in participating in the Dominican Republic trip in the future, please reach out to Dr. Fulmer at ckfulmer@liberty.edu for information.

Mercy Workshop provides self-sustainable employment skills to adult women who then can support themselves and their children with the skills they learn. New Hope Girls provides housing and love and introduces a new way of life for children and youth under 21 years old who have been rescued from sex trafficking.

COUNSELING S T U D E N T S I N R WA N D A

Dr. Jerry Vuncannon, Dr. Whitni Buckles, and Dr. Jama Davis co-led a trip with 21 students to Rwanda in March of 2023. Students on this trip were from the Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Doctor of Education in Community Care & Counseling programs.

G R A D U AT E S P O T L I G H T

Finding the Missing Pieces DIONNA DONEGHY ’23

Dionna Doneghy is an elementary school counselor and has helped children experiencing various forms of trauma, including thoughts of suicide.

with the current literature. I was also interested in hearing what additional insights they might have that could contribute to the present literature.”

Doneghy completed her dissertation, “Finding the Missing Pieces: A Phenomenological Study of Elementary Teachers’ Experiences with Student Suicidality,” through the Doctor of Education in Community Care & Counseling — Traumatology program at Liberty University. Her studies helped her gain more insight into how teachers and school counselors can help intervene in the lives of students.

Doneghy’s research found that many of the teachers she studied felt ill-prepared to identify students at risk of suicide and/or assist them and expressed a desire for training prevention and intervention. They also felt that they lacked the time needed to focus on student mental health due to demands such as grading, lesson planning, frequent meetings, and disruptive behaviors in the classroom.

“I’d been noticing an uptick in suicidal ideation in the students at my elementary school,” Doneghy said. After performing preliminary research, she found that there was limited data on young children, and the perspectives of teachers were not often included. She stated, “If we can pinpoint some of the problems and target those areas, maybe we can inhibit some of those behaviors and prevent them. We can give elementary students the coping skills and the self-regulation strategies they need before they get to middle and high school.”

Doneghy plans to publish her research and create both presentations and professional development opportunities for school personnel to better recognize the signs of suicide and mental health concerns in children.

Doneghy said she chose to study the perspective of teachers because of the amount of time they spend with their students. “I thought about how eye-opening it could be to explore the unique lived experiences of elementary teachers with student suicide, especially since it is an untapped area of research. Teachers are around students more than anyone else during the day, other than the students’ families. I wanted to get their perceptions of this phenomenon and then determine whether their experiences were aligned

Doneghy said she chose Liberty for her doctorate due to its reputation for high academic quality and its outspoken respect for the U.S. military, of which her husband is a veteran. “It’s been great for me,” she said of her experience in the program. “I’ve gained a wealth of knowledge in the field of counseling, especially regarding trauma. I think it’s going to allow me to better serve my students in the field that I work in currently as well as empower educators with the knowledge to recognize and prevent suicidal behavior in their students.” “God has guided me the whole way, and I know that I’ve felt His hand on me throughout this entire journey,” Doneghy concluded. “It’s been a blessing; it really has.”

School of Behavioral Sciences

ALUMNI SHOWC A SE

Sarah Ritchie ’18 R E CO G N I Z E D FO R E XC E L L E N C E

Sarah Ritchie, a 2018 graduate of Liberty’s Master of Education in School Counseling program was named Elementary School Counselor of the Year (2023) by the Virginia School Counselor Association (VSCA) and Division Educator of the Year (2023) by her school’s division, King George County in Virginia.

In addition to managing a comprehensive school counseling program that includes a program she created, the Kindness Crew — a successful after-school positive growth group that serves the school and community — she also serves as the communications and public relations chair for

VSCA and is an active member of the board of directors for Rappahannock Community Services Board. A true Champion for Christ, Sarah is making a difference and surely demonstrates that if it’s Christian, it ought to be better!

A Powerful Presence at the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) 2023 CONFERENCE

The School of Behavioral Sciences was well represented at the recent AACC 2023 conference. Congratulations to all our faculty members who presented and those who were recognized for their accomplishments in the field.

A A C C C O N FE R E N C E P R E S E N TAT I O N S A N D AWA R D S

Award

Recipient

AACC CAREGIVER AWA R D FOR EXCELLENCE IN CHR IST IA N

Elias Moitinho, Ph.D.

CAREGIVING 2023

Presentation ATTACHMENT-BAS E D IN T E RV E N T ION FOR CLINICAL RESISTAN T D E PR E SSION

Faculty Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.

Award

Recipient

M I CH AE L LY L E S AWAR D FO R E XCE L L E NCE I N CL I NI CAL P R ACTI CE 2023

Presentation

Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.

Faculty

REPAIRING THE MARRIAGE BOND: AN EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY

Theresa Allen, Ph.D.

APPROACH FOLLOWING INFIDELITY

ATTACHMENT-BAS E D IN T E RV E N T ION SPECIALIST T RAININ G

Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.

David Brown, Ph.D. Jerry Vuncannon, Ph.D.

S E CU R I TY I N TH E STO R M : H OW AD U LT ATTACH M E NTS CAN M I TI G ATE STR E SS D U R I NG U NCE RTAI NTY

CREATIVE EXPERIE N T IA L T E C HN IQU E S: HOW TO BYPASS D E FE N SE S A N D E N GAGE

John Thomas, Ph.D.

EMOT IONS IN TH E R A PY

TE CH NO LO G I CAL I NF R I NG E M E NT: AR E S O CI AL M E D I A AND AI I M PACTI NG D E V E LO P M E NT I N CH I L D R E N AND TE E NS?

FROM FEAR TO CONNECTION: A TOOLKIT FOR OVERCOMING TRAUMA AND INSECURE ATTACHMENT WITH ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS

Anita Knight Kuhnley, Ph.D.

Denise Moitinho, Ph.D., Ed.D. Elias Moitinho, Ph.D.

THE DREAM HOME: ESSENTIAL T E C H N I Q U E S F O R H E L P I N G CO U P L E S I N C R E AS E M A R I TA L I N T I M ACY

HIJACKED AND BRUISED: ISSUES AND TECHNIQUES WHEN WORKING WITH

Jacqueline With, Ph.D., Ed.S., M.Ed.

John Thomas, Ph.D.

SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THE IMPACT OF ATTACHMENT, EMOTIONAL

INTERNAT IONAL CR OSS- C U LT U R A L COUNSELING: ETH IC A L C HA LLE N GE S, T ECHNOLOGICAL A DVA N C E S, A N D MEMBER CARE

Angie Wheelus, Ed.D. Chris Wheelus, Ph.D. Jama Davis, Ph.D. Kenyon Knapp, Ph.D. Kristy Ford, Ph.D. Whitni Buckles, Ph.D.

INTELLIGENCE, AND MEDICATION IN THE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT OF YOUTH: A MEDICAL UPDATE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

TH E P SYCH O LO GY O F D I V I NE FO R G I V E NE SS LOST CONNECTION: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF LONELINESS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN

Blake Fraser, M.S. Brian Kelley, Ph.D. Matt Ferdock, Ph.D.

Anita Knight Kuhnley, Ph.D. John Kuhnley, M.D.

W I TH I N CL I NI CAL P R ACTI CE

Jichan Kim, Ph.D., M.Div.

THE SCIENCE OF RESILIENCE: WORKING WITH MENTAL H EALTH , FA IT H, A N D E T HIC S: CURRENT CHALLE N GE S A N D ISSU E S

TH R O U G H TH E TE AR S : H E L P I NG FAM I L I E S

A MULTIMODAL A N D M U LT ID ISC IPLIN A RY APPROACH IN T HE M E N TA L HE A LT H

Rich Albright, Ph.D.

AT-RISK YOUTH

David Jenkins, Psy.D.

John Kuhnley, M.D.

D I S CU SS S U I CI D E LOSS W I TH CH I L D R E N

Natalie Ford, Ph.D.

T REAT MENT OF YO U T H

NARCISSISTIC RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS: HOW TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND INTERVENE

Kerry Marsh, Ph.D.

EFFECTIVELY

NAVIGATING THE GRIEF: BUILDING RESILIENCE IN CARETAKERS THROUGH CULTURALLY SENSITIVE COUNSELING STRATEGIES

Cynthia Doney, Ph.D. Laurel Shaler, Ph.D.

U S I NG TH E U NI F I E D P R OTO CO L TO TR E AT PANI C D I S O R D E R S AND AG O R AP H O B I A

Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.

W H AT WO R KS : E V I D E NCE - B AS E D TR E ATM E NTS FO R S U B STANCE -R E L ATE D

David Jenkins, Psy.D.

AND AD D I CTI V E D I S O R D E R S

School of Behavioral Sciences

AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N S

M.S.W. Graduating Class

VAPS Team

FRONT ROW: HANNAH BATISTA, SHELBY BRADFORD. BACK ROW: NICHOLE

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: JACOB GRISSOM, NICOLE BOTH, TRISHAJEAN

DAMCOTT, SETH JORDAN, STEFANIE DROSS, MADISON BELL, DESHAWN SINCLAIR.

HOLT, ALEXA WINDSOR, PEYTON BOLT, EDWARD COOK

NOT PICTURED: YOLANDA TINSLEY, SHARDAY WATSON, ALLISON LAYNE, ALEJANDRA HARTBECK, SOPHIE MILLER, JESS BARBATO, AMANDA VALDEZ

FIRST GRADUATING CLASS FOR LIBERTY’S MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM

We would like to recognize the first-ever graduating class for the Master of Social Work program. Congratulations on all your hard work — we look forward to seeing what you accomplish! VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES (VAPS)

Five groups of undergraduate students from Liberty’s Department of Psychology presented their work at the Virginia Association for Psychological Science (VAPS) annual conference in Alexandria, Va. One team of Liberty students tied for first place with the University of Mary Washington for the conference’s Frederick B. Rowe Award for Best Undergraduate Paper. The winning team, led by faculty instructor Blake Fraser, focused on the topic of loneliness in college students, which has become a growing issue across the country. They competed among other universities in the Commonwealth

of Virginia, including James Madison, Radford, and George Mason.

annual award named after Dr. Sosin and awarded it to her for 2023.

The winning paper was based on research data Fraser and his team have collected since last spring, which involved a sample that consisted of male and female undergraduate Liberty students. These students were asked to complete questionnaires and participate in individual interviews regarding their personal definitions of loneliness and thoughts on what caused it. Their findings showed that the participants defined loneliness as “a subjective feeling experience when lacking friends, social support, or meaningful connections with others.” The top three factors were anxiety, fear of rejection/insecurity, and grief/loss. Fraser said the team plans to make minor edits to their paper before submitting it to academic journals for potential publishing.

This award was established at the 2022 ACC Conference to recognize a member of the ACC who:

LISA S. SOSIN SPIRIT AWARD

The Association for Creativity and Counseling (ACC) board developed a new,

› has consistently demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the values of the ACC › promotes counseling approaches that are mutually supportive and positive and foster growth › is committed to researching and defining relational competencies that facilitate empathetic personal and professional connections › demonstrates a contagious energy and spirit reflective of the ACC Congratulations again to Dr. Sosin for receiving this award and for the honor of having this award named after her!

L I B E RT Y U N I V E R S I T Y AWA R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N S

Awards

Recipient(s)

M I L I TA RY, G O D, AND CO UNTRY AWARD

Enola Hastlin, Counselor Education & Family Studies Brandy Templet, Counselor Education & Family Studies Yvonne Winstanley, Psychology

O N L I N E P SYCH O LO GY ST UD E N T O F TH E YEAR

Hannah McOmber

P H . D. P R O F E SS I O NAL E XC E L L E N C E AWARD

Dr. Jody Vernam, Counselor Education & Family Studies

P H . D. ST UD ENT O F TH E YEAR

Dr. Quinn Denny, Psychology

P SYC H O LO GY O UTSTAND I NG I N V E ST I G ATOR

Hannah Bruckner Dominique Wales

R E SI D E N T I A L P SYC H O LO GY ST UD E N T O F TH E YEAR

Alexa Windsor

R O N A L D E . H AWK I NS D I ST I N G U I S H E D CO UNS E LI NG ST UD E N T L EGACY AWARD

Stephanie Chee, Community Care & Counseling Andrea Fowler, Counselor Education & Family Studies Tasha Kroskey, Counselor Education & Family Studies Miranda McLaren, Counselor Education & Family Studies Patrick Venetz, Counselor Education & Family Studies

S E RVA N T H EART AWARD

Chekia Carr, Counselor Education & Family Studies Jessica Dean, Counselor Education & Family Studies Rosalyn Gollapalli, Counselor Education & Family Studies Dr. Denise Moitinho, Community Care & Counseling Briana Roberts, Counselor Education & Family Studies

S O C I A L WO R K O UTSTAND I NG F I E L D ST UD E NT

Katelyn-Ashley Rice, B.S. in Social Work, Residential Yolanda Tinsley, M.S.W., Online Nicole Zbinden-Brassard, B.S. in Social Work, Online

S O C I A L WO R K STUD E NT O F THE YEAR

Hannah Czapp, B.S. in Social Work Stefanie Dross, M.S.W.

School of Behavioral Sciences

FA C U LT Y P U B L I C AT I O N S & P R E S E N TAT I O N S

NEWS AND NOTES Banks-Johnson, A., Jones, D.E., McIntosh, K.O., & Marrah, A. (2023). Presentation: Christians can do what? How Christian counseling programs train ethically competent counselors. Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference, New Orleans, La. Camden, E.J., Waggoner, B., & Ostrander, C. (2022). Presentation: Can you hear me? Building and maintaining rapport using telehealth. American Mental Health Counselor Association’s 2022 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nev. Davis, J., Brown, D., & Evans, C. (2023). Presentation: Professional counseling from a Christian worldview: Ethical considerations in practice. Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference, New Orleans, La., Virtual. DeBolt, E.C. (2023). Presentation: Maternal mental health: Beyond the baby blues. CAPS 2023 Emerge Conference, Louisville, Ky. Hannor-Walker, T., Kitchens, S., & Ricks, L. (2023). Presentation: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of children in schools: A proposed model for schools. National Youth At-Risk Conference, Savannah, Ga. Hannor-Walker, T., Pincus, R., Wright, L., Rock, W. Money-Brady, J., & Bohecker, L. (2022). Article: School counselor and administrators agree: Time and testing are barriers. International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 18(2), 36-53. Jones, D. E. (2023). Book: Case Conceptualization: A Biblical Wellness (B-Well) Approach. Kendall-Hunt. Jones, D.E., Evans, C.T., Miller, K.D., Tyre, Y., & Hull, K.B. (2022). Article: Attending to the ASERVIC “communication” competencies via the B-Well model: A Christian-wellness approach. Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling, 31(2), 1-28. Jones, D.E., Ord, A., *Duskey, K., Jones, K., Duchac, N., *Dern, M., & *Montiel, L. (2021). Article: An examination of Big Five personality factors in an undergraduate faithbased university. Journal of School Counseling, 19(11), 1-24. Joseph, R.A., Kim, J.J., Akers, S.W., Turner, T. M., Whorley, W.G., Lumpkin, K., Rosa, J.H., & McElroy, C. (2023). Article: COVID-19 related stress, quality of life, and intrinsic religiosity among college students during the global pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Cogent Psychology, 10(1), 1-13.

Kim, J.J. (2023). Article: Forgiveness and religion/ spirituality: What science has discovered about the relationship between the two. R.D. Enright & G. Pettigrove (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Forgiveness in Philosophy and Psychology, pp. 533-545. Routledge. Kim, J.J. (2023). Presentation: The psychology and theology of divine forgiveness. The First International Conference on Forgiving and Being Forgiven within an Inter/Intra Cultural Perspective, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Kim, J.J., Connelly, C.A., Cox, A.M., Harris, A.Y., Owens, A.E., & Painter, K.J., Hodge, A.J., Wang Xu, J. & Volk, F. (Accepted). Article: Religious humility, empathy, and forgiveness of a religious hurt. Journal of Psychology and Christianity. King, J.A., Lakin, A., Camden, E.J., Ebersole, D., & Kitchens, S., (2022). Presentation: From isolation to inclusion: Building community among online counseling faculty. Christian Association for Psychological Studies Conference, Online. Kuehne, J. (2023). Presentation: Creative pedagogy approaches: Ethical and legal issues in counseling. Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference, New Orleans, La. Lorbeer, C. (2022). Presentation: Transforming underserved populations: Synchronizing and mobilizing indigenous collaborations. Mental Health and the Black Community Conference, Jacksonville, Fla. Martin, L.E., Ebersole, D.B., & Mitchell, D.N.C. (2022). Article: Using the TEACHING WELL model for evaluation of online counselor educators. Journal of Technology in Counselor Education and Supervision, 2(2). Mitchell, D.N.C. (2022). Article: Value exploration of the counselor: A narrative approach for supervision. Counseling and Values, 67(1), 23-43. Mitchell, D.N.C. & McGinnis, C. (2022). Article: Level up your school counseling game. Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, 13-16. North, R. (2023). Presentation: Motivational Interviewing: The power to motivate. Washington School Counselor Association Conference, Seattle, Wash.

FA C U LT Y P U B L I C AT I O N S & P R E S E N TAT I O N S

Pincus, R., & North, R. (2022). Presentation: Teaching school counselors to use Motivational Interviewing. Southeast Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors Conference, Baltimore, Md.

Welch-Sigmon, L. (2023). Presentation: Best practices in substance abuse assessment in individuals with co-occurring mental health conditions. Georgia Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Athens, Ga.

Reid, N. (2023). Presentation: Black couples: Their crisis and their hope. Liberty University Department of Social Work, Lynchburg, Va.

Welch-Sigmon, L. (2023). Presentation: Women’s career progression in academia: Tackling the impostor phenomenon. Southeastern Psychological Association Convention, New Orleans, La.

Ricks, L., Kitchens, S., & Hannor-Walker, T. (2022). Presentation: Using imagination to blast into a new future: Supporting adolescents with acquired disabilities. Association for Creativity in Counseling Conference, Melbourne, Fla. Shaler, L., Brooks, S.C., Kuba, S., & Kitchens, S. (2023). Article: Helping grieving mothers guide their children through the grief process. The Family Journal, 0 (0). Shaler, L., Brooks, S.C., Kuba, S., & Kitchens, S. (2022). Presentation: A mother’s journey: Parenting grieving children alongside her own grief. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Baltimore, Md. Smylie, K. (2023). Presentation: Integration of counseling and inner healing prayer: A demonstration. Christian Association for Psychological Studies Conference, Louisville, Ky. Vernam, J., Ansell, L., Barend, A., Conley, V., Whitcraft, W., Mitchell, D. N. C., & King, J. (2022). Article: Promoting connection and leadership: Insights from an online counselor education community. Chi Sigma Iota Exemplar, 37(3), 18-20. Villarreal-Davis, C. (In Press). Article: Systemic and social barriers to grief in interracial couples, interracial families, and biracial individuals. R. Turner & S. Stauffer (Eds.), Beyond bereavement. Guilford Press.

White, D. & Davis, J. (2023). Presentation: Intimate partner violence and COVID-19: Ethical, environmental and treatment considerations. Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference, New Orleans, La., Virtual. NEW BOOK RELEASES Casalis, C. & Knox, J. (2023). Book: Freedom in Christ: The Ways of Truth for the Postmodern Heart. Wipf and Stock. Eckstein, M. & Knox, J. (2023). Book: Seeing the Light: Evidence and Distractions of Near-Death Experiences. Wipf and Stock. Knapp, K. C. (2023). Book: Healthy Depression. Wipf and Stock. Nunnery, R. & McKenna, L. (2022). Book: Telemental Health: What Every Student Needs To Know. Cognella. White, D. (2022). Book: Manda. (A literary book with stories on posttraumatic growth of elderly Bulgarian women, written in Bulgarian). Simolini.

Villarreal-Davis, C., Dantzler, J., & Simmons, R. (2022). Presentation: The play therapist is human: Reconciling who I am and who I should be as a play therapist. Association for Play Therapy International Conference. Vuncannon, J., Brown, D., & Davis, J. (2023). Presentation: The significance of adult attachment style and relational stress in a COVID-19 world. Christian Association for Psychological Studies Conference, Louisville, Ky. Weber, M.R. & Goodrich, R.S. (2022). Presentation: Lived experiences of counselor education faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic. Southern Association of Counselor Education & Supervision Conference, Baltimore, Md.

School of Behavioral Sciences

F A C U LT Y A N D S T U D E N T A C A D E M I C C O L L A B O R AT I O N S P U B L I C AT I O N S A N D P R E S E N TAT I O N S

*Bruckner, H. & Kim, J. J. (2023). Presentation: Humility, empathy, religious commitment, and the forgiveness of hurt in close relationships. Research Week, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.

Sosin, L. & *Barend, A. (2022). Presentation: Creative and expressive arts-based recovery from bullying and relational cruelty: A multicultural, peace-promoting approach. The Professional Training Institute, Family Service Society, Corning, N.Y.

Davis, J., Brown, D., Vuncannon, J., Chamberlin, B., & *Frazier, C. (2023). Article: Facilitating multicultural and social justice development through immersion and study abroad experiences. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 00(0), 1-13.

Sosin, L., *Barend, A. *Kimonyi, D., & *Emmanuel, D. (2022). Presentation: Facilitating recovery from interpersonal violence and bullying. Michigan Counseling Association.

*Leland, A., *Vollmer, H., *Geisler, K., *MacPherson, S., *Keefe, A., & Kim, J. J. (2023). Presentation: HEXACO personality predictors of self, victim, and divine forgiveness among Christian college students. Research Week, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. *Leland, A., *Vollmer, H., *Geisler, K., *MacPherson, S., *Keefe, A., & Kim, J. J. (2023). Presentation: HEXACO personality predictors of self, victim, and divine forgiveness among Christian college students. Virginia Association for Psychological Science, Alexandria, Va.

Sosin, L., *Barend, A., *Bonta, J., *Kimonyi, D., &* ParrishMartin, R. (2023). Article: A multicultural, social justice, and peace intervention for interpersonal violence. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 0(0). Sosin, L., *Barend, A., *Kimonyi, D., *Bonta, J., & *ParrishMartin, R. (2022). Presentation: Fanning the flame of unity: A multicultural, social justice, and peace intervention for interpersonal cruelty. Central Virginia Counselor Development Symposium, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.

*Denotes student

*Mullen, L. M., *Bistany, B. R., Kim, J. J., Joseph, R. A., Akers, S. W., Harvey, J. R., & Houghton, A. (2023). Article: Facilitation of forgiveness: Impact on health and well-being. Holistic Nursing Practice, 37(1), 15-23.

NEW FACULT Y/STAFF APPOINTMENTS

Jennifer Bartley, M.S.W. — M.S.W. Online Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work Paul Bernard, Ph.D. — B.S. Associate Professor, Department of Social Work Blake Fraser, M.S. — Instructor, Department of Psychology Candace Hansford, Ph.D. — M.S.W. Online Professor, Department of Social Work Hannah Heath, M.S.W. — B.S. Online Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work Christin Kiesling, M.S.W. — B.S. Online Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work Deena Melika, Ph.D. — Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Christi Perry, Ph.D. — B.S. Program Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work

The DEPARTMENT of COMMUNIT Y CARE & COUNSELING Trains individuals to be thoroughly competent professionals in the practice of agency and pastoral counseling, supported by a Christian worldview. For more information: (434) 592-4049 | DCCC@liberty.edu

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The DEPARTMENT of PSYCHOLOGY Provides students with the knowledge and skills required for the development of a biblically-integrated, evidence-based understanding of human psychology through practical application and research. For more information: (434) 592-4038 | psychology@liberty.edu

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Kali Psychi (The Good Mind or Soul) is published for all faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of Liberty University’s School of Behavioral Sciences (SBS), and it is delivered through email and published online. We want to hear from you! Please let us know about the good work that you are doing in behavioral sciences and in the world as Liberty University community members, graduates, and professionals! Interested in contributing to the next issue of Kali Psychi? We welcome any relevant news, press releases, publications, or potential feature articles from faculty, students, or alumni. Dr. Guidry-Davis is the editor for Kali Psychi. She looks forward to working alongside SBS faculty, staff, and students to highlight the impact of SBS at Liberty and across the world.

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