Leadership & Advocacy
Competencies
a. Theories and skills of leadership
b. Leadership and leadership development in professional organizations
c. Leadership in counselor education programs
d. Knowledge of accreditation standards and processes
e. Leadership, management, and administration in counseling organizations and other
institutions
f. Leadership roles and strategies for responding to crises and disasters
g. Strategies of leadership in consultation
h. Current topical and political issues in counseling and how those issues affect the daily work
of counselors and the counseling profession
i. Role of counselors and counselor educators advocating on behalf of the profession and
professional identity
j. Models and competencies for advocating for clients at the individual, system, and policy
levels
k. Strategies of leadership in relation to current multicultural and social justice issues
l. Ethical and culturally relevant leadership and advocacy practices
Non-Course Related Requirements
1. Membership in Professional Counseling organizations
2. Evidence of Counselor Licensure
3. Involvement with legislative or social advocacy
4. Attendance at two or more State or National American Counseling Association
Conferences (full conference not a workshop)
5. Proficiency in electronic course management system and computer technology skills
6. Participation in Counselor Education Program Evaluation (i.e., design a student survey
about the program and collect survey data, conduct a focus group with interview questions)
7. Manuscript submitted for publication in peer reviewed counseling journal
8. Scholarly presentation submitted to a state, regional, national, or international counseling
conference
9. Department or Outside Department Research/Scholarship Involvement: Participation in collaborative research/scholarship with mentoring other (i.e., research study design, data
collection/analysis, manuscript preparation, etc.)
10. Assist program faculty teaching a graduate course in counselor education or present in a
graduate level counselor education class.
Poster Presentation at ACES 2025
This poster presentation (The Role of Humor in Supervision) was given at the 2025 Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Conference in October 2025 in Philadelphia, PA. It detailed the benefits and uses of humor in clinical mental health supervision.
Meets Criteria
1. 4. 8. b. h. i. j. k.
Workshop Presentation at ACC 2025
This 3-hour workshop (The Role of Humor in Supervision) was given virtually at the 2025 Association for Creative Counseling Conference in November 2025 in collaboration with Dr. Robin Switzer of Liberty University.
Meets Criteria
1. 4. 5. 8. 9. c. d. e.
Professional Membership
I am a current member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA), the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH), and the International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS). In addition, I am a member of ACA chapters, including the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC). In addition, I am an active member within the student leadership organization CSI (Chi Sigma Iota) local chapter (Rho Eta Sigma Epsilon).
Meets Criteria
1.h.i.
Philosophy of Leadership
The following paper outlines my personal philosophy of leadership. This paper that was in fulfillment of COUC 860 (Leadership and Advocacy in Counseling) details the servant leadership style I want to strive for in my current and future leadership opportunities.
Meets Criteria
b. c. e. k. l.
Article Submission
The attached manuscript was submitted the attached manuscript to the ACES Journal for publication on April 23, 2025, and was subsequently rejected. The manuscript is an empty PRISMA review of the available research regarding the use of humor in supervision.
Meets Criteria
7.
Article Submission
The attached manuscript was submitted the attached manuscript to the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health for publication on May 11, 2025, and was subsequently rejected. The manuscript is an empty PRISMA review of the available research regarding the use of humor in supervision.
Meets Criteria
7.
Article Submission
The attached manuscript was submitted the attached manuscript to the Journal of Professional Counseling for publication on October 9, 2025, and was subsequently rejected. The manuscript is an empty PRISMA review of the available research regarding the use of humor in supervision.
Meets Criteria
7.
Textbook Chapter Peer Review
Peer reviewed the Anxiety chapter in the following text:
Roberts, G. (2025). Anxiety disorders. In Candace McLain and John A. King (Eds.), Psychopathology: A
professional counseling perspective. Kendall Hunt Publishing. Roberts, G. Peer Reviewer.
Meets Criteria
9.
Textbook Chapter Peer Review
Peer reviewed the chapter on ethics and legal issues related to psychopathology and diagnosis in the following text:
Roberts, G. (2025). Ethics and legal issues related to psychopathology and diagnosis. In Candace McLain and
John A. King (Eds.), Psychopathology: A professional counseling perspective. Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Roberts, G. Peer Reviewer.
Meets Criteria
9.
Textbook Chapter Peer Review
Peer reviewed the chapter on rural telemental health targeting substance use populations in the following text:
Roberts, G. (2026). R-TMH counseling and substance use populations. In Candace McLain and Jeff McCarthy (Eds.), Rural telemental health counseling: Effective, ethical and culturally competent approaches in the 21 century. Kendall Hunt Publishing. Roberts, G. Peer Reviewer.
Meets Criteria
9.
Textbook Chapter
Co-authored the chapter rural telemental health targeting first responder and veteran populations:
Genever, E., & Roberts, G. (2026). R-TMHC and military personnel and first responders. In Candace McLain and Jeff McCarthy (Eds.), Rural telemental health counseling: Effective, ethical and culturally competent approaches in the 21 century. Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Meets Criteria
9.