Academic Achievement

Ph.D.--Counselor Education--Ohio University--Athens, Ohio--June, 1994

Doctoral Dissertation: Assessing the Impact of Training in a Strengths Model of Case Management on Client Outcomes in a Rural Community Mental Health Center

M.Ed.--Rehabilitation Counseling--Ohio University--Athens, Ohio--November, 1987

B.S.--Medical Technology--West Virginia University--Morgantown, West Virginia--May, 1971

Teaching Experience

Associate Professor--State University of West Georgia--Carrollton, Georgia--Fall 2001 to Present.

Assistant Professor—State University of West Georgia—Carrollton, Georgia—Fall 1996-Fall 2001

Faculty member in the College of Education, Counseling and Educational Psychology department. Courses taught include Tests and Measurements, Introduction to Counseling Practice, Advanced Counseling Methods, Psychological Appraisal, Career Counseling, Clinical Supervision, Psychopathology, Professional Orientation, Advocacy and Brokering of Services, Special Issues in Community Counseling, Advanced Practicum, Practicum, and Internship. Also directed independent studies/directed readings in Multicultural Counseling, Supervision Practicum, and Counselor Education Research.

Assistant Professor--Ohio University--Athens, Ohio--1995-1996.

Adjunct faculty in College of Education, School of Applied Behavioral Sciences and Educational Leadership. Taught Counseling Over the Life Span and Advanced

Appraisal.

Counseling Experience

Outpatient Counselor—Three River’s Behavioral Health Care—Cedartown, Georgia—September 2001 to present.

Provide outpatient counseling services on a contract basis 8 hours weekly to children, adolescents, and adults.

Program Director--Health Recovery Services, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Division--Marietta, Ohio --September 1, 1995 to August 30,1996.

Served as director of a community mental health and substance abuse treatment center. Responsible for the day to day operations of the agency, budgeting, administrative and clinical supervision of a staff of approximately 60 individuals.

Coordinator of Clinical Services--Health Recovery Services, Marietta, Ohio--June 1993 to September, 1995.

Served as the clinical director of a community mental health agency. Supervised clinicians in outpatient counseling, partial hospitalization, case management, emergency services, and crisis stabilization. Provided counseling services to adults, adolescents, and children in individual and group settings. Supervised Ohio University students in community and school practicum and internship.

Associate Director--Horizons, The Counseling Center--Marietta, Ohio-- September 1991 to June 1993.

Served as associate to the director of a community mental health agency until it merged with another agency. Responsible for the day to day operations of the agency. Provided counseling services to adults, adolescents, and children in individual and group settings. Performed emergency services. Supervised Ohio University students in community practicum and internship.

Counselor Education Doctoral Intern--Horizons, the Counseling Center--Marietta, Ohio--January, 1991 to September 1991.

Provided individual and group counseling services to adults, adolescents, and children in community mental health setting.

Counselor trainee--Gail J. Rymer and Associates, Belpre, Ohio and Horizons, the Counseling Center, Marietta, Ohio--May 1988 to August 1989.

Provided individual and group counseling services to adults, adolescents, and children. Performed psychological testing in private practice under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.

Rehabilitation Counseling Intern--Western District Guidance Center--Parkersburg, West Virginia--June 1987 to November 1987.

Provided individual and group counseling services to adults, adolescents, and children in community mental health setting

Professional Growth

Licensure:

Licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Georgia. (LPC) License # 02470

Grants Awarded

Internal (UWG) Grants Awarded:

§ Third Party Reimbursement Experience of Licensed Professional Counselors in Georgia. (1999). Awarded $500 from Faculty Research Grant.

§ Attitudes of Professional Counseling toward Spirituality in Counseling, co-authored with Linda Painter (1998). Awarded $525 from Faculty Research Grant.

§ Assessing Counselor Education Students Attitudes toward Spirituality, co-authored with Linda Painter (1997). Awarded $352 from Faculty Research Grant.

§ A Qualitative and Quantitative Study of the Experiencing of the CACREP process from the Perspective of Counselor Education Faculty, co-authored with Susan Boes (1997). Awarded $650 from Faculty Research Grant

§ Counseling and Educational Psychology departmental resource grant (1997). $1189 awarded for presentation of papers at ACA, SACES, ALCA, and GERA.

External Grants Awarded:

§ A study of the difference in career aspirations of students diagnosed with ADHD early in life as opposed to those diagnosed later in life. (1998, March). Co-authored with Dawn DeSantis. $180 awarded from Division 6 of American College Personnel Association.

§ Peer supervision pyramid for counselor trainees. (1998, June) Co-authored with Jeff Hughes. $500 awarded from Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.

Continuing Education:

§ American Counseling Association World Conference Content Sessions (2002, April). New Orleans, LA

§ American Counseling Association World Conference Content Sessions (2000, April). San Diego, CA

§ The Quest for Personal Excellence (2000, March). 4.0 CEU. Chi Sigma Iota Leadership Training, Washington, DC.

§ Georgia Health Realization Center (1999, November). Human resiliency: The power of a secure mind. 12 CEU. Douglasville, GA.

§ Diversity Training (1999, November) 3 hour workshop on advocacy issues presented by Reese House from the Education Trust, UWG, Carrollton, GA.

§ Psychology of Mind Intensive Workshop (1999, February). 5 hour workshop on principles of psychology of mind. Douglasville, GA.

§ Georgia Health Realization Center (1998, October). Beyond coping: The phenomenology of mental health and well being. 15 CEU. Smyrna, GA.

§ Psychology of Mind and Health Realization (1998, Fall) Audited a 3 hour course in the psychology department under the direction of Dr. Elena Mustakova-Possardt.

§ American Counseling Association World Conference Content Sessions (1998, April). 16.5 CEU. Indianapolis, IN.

§ Multicultural Sensitivity in Leadership and Creativity in Leadership Workshops (1998, March). 4.0 CEU. Chi Sigma Iota Leadership Training. Indianapolis, IN.

§ Hope, Fairness, and Power (1998, January). Interactive videoconference at CNN, Atlanta, GA.

§ Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (1997, October). Various workshops dealing with counselor education and supervision. 7.5 CEU. Louisville, KY.

§ Licensed Professional Counselors Association Professional Ethics Workshop (1997, September). 3.0 CEU. Carrollton, GA.

§ Licensed Professional Counselors Association annual meeting (1997, May). 14.5 CEU. Peachtree City, GA.

Service to Institution

§ Site visit to Kitteridge school in Van Nuys, California in support of Transforming School Counseling Planning Grant (1998, April).

§ Faculty Advisor to HOPE mentors (1998).

Service to Community

§ Workshop Organizer: Organized a workshop on Alternative Treatments for Children Diagnosed with ADHD that was sponsored by NMHA of Carroll County and Tanner Hospital and presented by Dr. Alan Brue at Tanner Hospital on March 28, 2000.

§ Steering Committee and Acting President- National Mental Health Association of Carroll County (1999-present).

§ Carroll County Family Connection Authority Advisory Board member (1998-present).

§ Consultation services provided to Fayette Senior Services with Linda Painter (1997).

Committee Membership

University Committees:

Diversity Advisory Group (2001-present)

Responsible Sexuality Committee (2001-present)

Institute for the Healing of Racism steering committee and facilitator (1999)

Selection committee for Individual Teaching Award (1998)

College of Education Committees:

Alumni Celebration Committee (chair) (2000)

Teaching Materials Center Advisory Committee (1998 -present)

Alternate to Faculty Council (1998)

Professional Development Committee (1997)

Evaluation of Teaching Committee (1996)

Counseling and Educational Psychology Department Committees:

Pre-tenure Review Committee Chair (2001)

Assessment Committee (1996-1998)

Community Counseling Committee (1996-present) chair (1999-2000)

Social Committee (1997-present) chair (1998-2000)

Transforming School Counseling Curriculum committee (1998-1999)

Merit Pay Committee (1998)

Search Committee (chair) (Spring and Summer 1998)

CACREP Committee (1999)

Student Review Committee (1997-present)

Awards Committee (2000) chair

Membership and Offices in Scholastic Honoraries

§ Lifetime Member, founder, and Faculty Advisor--Chi Sigma Iota, Gamma Zeta Chapter, International Counseling Honorary

§ Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Society—UWG Chapter

Membership and Offices in Professional Societies

§ American Counseling Association

§ American Association of University Professors

§ Association of Counselor Education and Supervision

§ Association of Spiritual, Ethical, And Religious Values in Counseling

§ Association for Humanistic Education and Development

§ American College Counselors Association

§ CACREP Board of Directors (June 2001-present)

§ Chi Sigma Iota, International Counseling Honorary Society

§ Counselors for Social Justice

§ Georgia College Counselors Association

§ Georgia Educational Research Association

§ Licensed Professional Counselors Association

§ Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision

Listed in Directories:

Who's Who among America's Teachers (2000)

Publications

Book Chapters:

Hazler, R., Stanard, R.P., Conkey, V., & Granello, P. (1997). Mentoring group leaders. In J. Kottler and H. Forrester-Miller (Eds). Issues and challenges for group practitioners (pp 207-227). Denver Co: Love.

Refereed Articles:

Stanard, R.P. (in press). High school graduation rates in the United States: Implications for counselors. Journal of Counseling and Development.

Schiller, W. M. & Stanard, R.P. (in press). The litigation process: Counselor as witness. Georgia Journal of Professional Counseling.

Jackson, C.M., Stanard, R.P., Boes, S.R., Painter, L.C., Wulff, M.B., & Rolle, G.R. (2001). The school counselor's role in school and community collaboration. The Alabama Counseling Journal 27(1), 1-11.

Stanard, R.P. (2000). Assessment and treatment of adolescent depression and suicidality. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 22(3), 204-217.

Stanard, R.P., Sandhu, D.S., & Painter, L.C. (2000). Assessment of spirituality in counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development, 78(2), 204-209.

Stanard, R.P. (1999). The effects of training in a strengths model of case management on client outcomes in a community mental health center. Community Mental Health Journal, 35(2), 169-179.

Stanard, R.P., & Hazler, R. (1995). Legal and ethical implications of HIV and duty to warn for counselors: Does Tarasoff apply? Journal of Counseling and Development, 73(4), 397-400.

Stanard, R.P., & Conkey, V. (1994). Being a counselor. Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 33(2), 92-94.

Invited article in Refereed Journal

Stanard, R.P., Jackson, C.M., Rolle, G.E., Painter, L.C., Boes, S.R., Wulff, M.B., & Wages, K. (1999). Accessing community services: Enhancing collaboration between community and schools. Georgia Journal of Professional Counseling, 7(1), 41-56.

Non refereed Articles

Stanard, R.P. (2000). Book Review. [Review of the book: Invitations to dialogue: The legacy of Sidney M. Jourard]. Georgia Journal of Professional Counseling, 8(1), 67-69.

Stanard, R.P. (1999). Guidelines for publication: The editorial review process. Georgia Journal of Professional Counseling, 7(1), 71-73.

Stanard, R.P. (1998). Book Review. [Review of the book: The healing power of stories: Creating yourself through the stories of your life]. Georgia Journal of Professional Counseling, 6(1), 107-109.

Stanard, R.P. (1997). Book Review. [Review of the book: Letting go: The grief experience]. Georgia Journal of Professional Counseling, 5 (1), 103-104.

Editorial Positions

Associate Editor—Georgia Journal of Professional Counseling (2001-present)

Editorial associate--Journal of Counseling and Development (2000 to present)..

Program proposal reviewer—Licensed Professional Counseling Association 1999 Annual Convention.

Editorial associate—Georgia Journal of Professional Counseling (1998 to 2001)..

Editorial associate--Counseling and Values (1997 to present).

Assistant to the Editor--Journal of Humanistic Education and Development (1992).

Presentations

Stanard, R.P., & Painter, L.C. (2002, March). A leap of faith: Using a faith developmental model in college counseling. Presented at the American Counseling Association world conference, New Orleans, LA

Painter, L.P., Stanard, R.P, & Conkey, V. (2002, February). Treatment of Sexual Abuse in College Students. Presented at the annual meeting of the American College Counseling/Georgia College Counseling Association meeting, St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Stanard, R.P. (2001, October). Teaching advocacy from a grass-roots social advocacy perspective. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Athens, Georgia.

Stanard, R.P. (2001, June). Teaching advocacy from a grass-roots social advocacy perspective. Presented at the summer institute of the Education Trust, Atlanta, Georgia.

Stanard, R.P. (2001, February). A leap of faith: Using a faith developmental model in college counseling. Presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia College Counseling Association meeting, St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Boes, S.R., Jackson, C.M., Rolle, G.R., Stanard, R.P., & Painter, L.C. (2000, October). School counselor and principal teaming model for school and community collaboration. Presented at annual meeting of Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision in Greensboro, SC.

Phillips, P. L., Painter, L.C., Snow, B.M., Boes, S.R., Stanard, R.P., & Jackson, C.M. (2000, May). A dialogue: What kinds of assessment skills do school counselors need? Presented at the annual meeting of the Licensed Professional Counselors Association, Savannah, GA.

Stanard, R.P. (2000, February). The discrimination model of counselor supervision: An overview. Presented as part of a workshop for site supervisors with Dr. George Rolle at UWG, Carrollton, GA.

Stanard, R.P., & Painter, L.C. (1999, December). Peer supervision in counselor education training. Presented at UWG College of Education First Friday Research Luncheon. Carrollton, GA.

Stanard, R.P., Hughes, J., & Painter, L.C. (1999, October). A tier level model of peer supervision for counselor trainees: A model and results of SACES best practices research grant. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, New Orleans, LA.

Boes, S.R., Snow, B., Phillips, P., Painter, L.C., & Stanard, R.P. (1999, October). ACES 2000: Developing a mission driven program to improve a school counseling program. Poster presentation at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision national convention. New Orleans, LA

Stanard, R.P., & Painter, L.C. (1999, October). Peer supervision as a method of enhancing the skills of advanced counseling students. Presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia Educational Research Association. Morrow, GA.

Phillips, P., Painter, L., Rolle, G., Stanard, R.P., Boes, S., & Jackson, C.M. (1999, May). Brokering services: Bridging the gap between schools and community mental health providers. Presented at the annual meeting of the Licensed Professional Counselors Association, Jeckyll Island, GA.

Painter, L.C., & Stanard, R.P. (1999, April). Spirituality and counseling: Attitudes and practices of professional counselors. Presented at the American Counseling Association world conference. San Diego, CA.

Boes, S.R., Jackson, C.M., & Stanard, R.P. (1999, April). Keeping one’s job in counselor education: Successful continuance through advocacy, mentoring, and organization. Presented at the American Counseling Association world conference. San Diego, CA.

Hughes, J., & Stanard, R.P. (1998, October). A tier level model of peer supervision for counselor trainees: Preliminary results of a SACES Best Practices Grant. A poster session at the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Montgomery, AL.

Boes, S., Painter, L., & Stanard, R. (1998, May). Ethics workshop. Presented at the annual meeting of the Licensed Professional Counselors Association, Jeckyll Island, GA.

Stanard, R., & Painter, L. (1998, March). Spirituality in Counseling. Presented at UWG College of Education First Friday Research Luncheon. Carrollton, GA.

Stanard, R., & Painter, L. (1998, April). Counselor education students attitudes toward spiritual wellness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Counseling Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Stanard, R. (1997, November). Integrating training in a strengths model of case management into community counseling curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

Boes, S., & Stanard, R. (1997, November). A qualitative and quantitative study of counseling faculty experiencing of the CACREP process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Alabama Counseling Association, Birmingham, AL.

Stanard, R., & Boes, S. (1997, October). Update: Qualitative study of counseling faculty experiencing of the CACREP process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision. Louisville, KY.

Stanard, R., Boes, S., & Snow, B. (1997, October). Empowerment through preparation: finding the best job match in Counselor Education. Paper presented at annual meeting of Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, Louisville, KY.

Stanard, R., Boes, S., Maher, M., Stubbs, J., Snow, B., & Hazler, R. (1997, April). Finding a job in Counselor Education. Chair and presenter of a panel discussion presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Orlando, FL.

Stanard, R. (1995, August). Treatment of borderline personality disorder in crisis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Ohio Crisis Network, Columbus, OH.

Levers, L,, Stanard, R., & Stallcup, S. (1992, April) Incestual abuse: From victim to survivor. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Counseling Association, Baltimore, MD.