Study Title: Powering On: First Experiences Navigating Technology Adoption during Practicum
Greetings to the Future Shapers of Mental Health and School Counseling!
How has mental health technologies shaped your practicum fieldwork experience? Your journey through practicum is a unique narrative, and we are eager to hear your story!
Through our qualitative phenomenological research study, we seek to learn more about your experiences with receiving training on and utilizing mental health technology during practicum. For this study, we hope to hear from master’s level counseling students in CACREP-accredited programs who are currently in practicum –or– who recently completed the practicum fieldwork experience within one month of receiving this letter.
Your insights as master’s level counseling students in CACREP programs are invaluable, and your expertise could significantly contribute to our insights. While we recognize the time commitment for an interview (approximately an hour), we believe the shared knowledge and experience will resonate with your professional path and our collective growth. As a bonus, participants in this study will choose between a funded telebehavioral training opportunity for personal development, competence building, and clinical enrichment -or- a $20 Amazon gift card as compensation for their time!
If you are ready to add your voice to this study, please continue by clicking on the following link (or copying and pasting the link into your web browser): https://odu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eF1CNkzkwTX1MbQ.
The Institutional Review Board at Old Dominion University has approved this study (IRB Protocol #2189202-1). General questions about this research study may be directed to the faculty supervisor, Dr. Brittany G. Suggs, at bsuggs@odu.edu. If you have any questions about your rights as a participant, feel welcome to contact Dr. John Baaki, the Chair of the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies (DCEPS) Human Subjects Review Committee at Old Dominion University, at jbaaki@odu.edu or 757-683-5491.
Your consideration is a beacon of progress, and we thank you wholeheartedly!
Jill Kivikoski, M.S.Ed.
Doctoral Student | Old Dominion University
Ajayla Evins, M.S., CRC, NCC
Doctoral Student | Old Dominion University
Hank Crofford, M.A., LMHC(IN), LPC(VA), NCC, CCTP, CGP
Doctoral Student | Old Dominion University
Brittany G. Suggs, Ph.D., MPH, LPC (VA)
Faculty Member | Old Dominion University
Appreciatively,
Jill Kivikoski, M.S.Ed.
Ph.D. Student & Graduate Assistant
Department of Counseling & Human Services, Old Dominion University
2024-2025 Leadership Fellow, Chi Sigma Iota, Omega Delta Chapter
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