CAS013- University Counseling Centers w/ Dr. Jason L. Miller
Airdate 3/30/2006

Editor:

Dr. Marty Jencius is an Assistant Professor at Kent State. His scholarly interest includes international aspects of counseling and counselor training. That interest has provided him multiple trips to Turkey, The Bahamas and Singapore. His other interests include multicultural counseling training and the use of technology in counseling. He is founder and list manager for CESNET-L a professional listserv for counselor educators and GlobalCounsellor a listserv for international collaboration in counseling and counseling research. He is co-founding editor of The Journal of Technology in Counseling, a web-based, peer reviewed journal and creator and Editor of CounselorAudioSource.Net a weekly podcast for counselors and counselor educators . He is on the editorial boards of The International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling and the Counselor Education and Supervision Journal.

Guest:

Jason L. Miller earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans. Before becoming Director of the CHDC at Kent State, he taught at Mississippi State University. He has counseling experience in various mental health agencies, schools, and assisted living facilities as well as administrative and counseling experience in university-based counseling clinics. His current research interests include specialized accreditation and professional identity of counselors.

Counseling and Human Development Center website:

http://chdc.educ.kent.edu

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Music used in this podcast:

Jaime Beauchamp - "Memorial Day" obtained from the Podsafe Music Network - Link to music

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