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Professional Performance Criteria

The American Counseling Association code of ethics requires counselors and counselor trainees to maintain standards of professional competence and possess good moral character. Therefore, the Counseling Program requires these Professional Dispositions.

APA Guidelines

All students taking Counseling courses are expected to use APA style described in detail in the Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association, (6th Ed., 2010) for all written work. Students are expected to purchase this book.

Attendance Policy

Two or more unexcused absences may result in no credit for the courses that are 3 credits or more. For 2 credit courses, one or more unexcused absences may result in no credit for the course. For 1 credit courses, no unexcused absences are permitted.

Readmission Policy

Admitted students who do not attend classes for two consecutive semesters (excluding the summer term) are automatically dropped from degree-seeking status. These students must apply for readmission to the program in order to return to degree-seeking status. To apply for readmission, students must:

  1. Submit a statement describing (a) reasons for seeking readmission, and (b) current professional goals and activities.
  2. Submit a minimum of three letters from professional references who can address your readmission to the Counseling program.
  3. Submit a current transcript
  4. Complete a Graduate Re-enrollment Form.
  5. Observe the regular GSE admission deadlines.

Students requesting readmission may then be invited to an admission interview. Readmission is granted only upon Counseling full-time faculty's evaluation of the applicant's qualifications, interview, and past program participation.

Program and Faculty RecognitionsMore Less

Program and Multiple Faculty Recognitions

  • Two DVDs were produced by Alexander Street Press in 2012 on the C&D program’s unique training (Training Social Justice Counselors: Walking the Talk) and the C&D faculty’s innovative outreach program, Counselors Without Borders (Counselors Without Borders: Making Change for a Better World).
  • Drs. Rita Chi-Ying Chung and Fred Bemak were included as 2 of 5 people in the American Counseling Association Introductory Film, entitled Giving Back to the Community, for the American Counseling Association’s Annual Conference in 2011.
  • Chi Sigma Iota Outstanding Chapter Award for Exemplary Chapter Webpage, 2006

Dr. Stephanie F. Dailey

  • Chair-elect & Trustee, American Counseling Association Foundation, 2017-2021
  • ACA Liaison, American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Partners, 2009-current
  • Chair, 2018-2019 Crisis, Disaster, & Trauma Counseling ACA Presidential Task Force
  • Chair, 2017-2018 Crisis Preparedness & Trauma Counseling ACA Presidential Task Force
  • Co-chair, 2016-2017 Increasing Diversity within ACA Leadership ACA Presidential Task Force
  • President, Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling, 2015-2016
  • President, Maryland Counseling Association, 2014-2015
  • Co-chair, ACA Ethics Committee, 2014-2016
  • ASERVIC Executive Board Member, 2011 – 2014
  • Commissioner, Arlington County Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission, 2010-2013
  • 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award (Argosy University)
  • 2016 Maryland Counseling Association President’s Award for Advocacy & Equality

Dr. Rachael D. Goodman

  • Coordinator, Counselors Without Borders, 2013, outreach to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
  • Editorial Board Member, 2011-2014, Journal of Mental Health Counseling (JMHC)
  • Pre-Conference Service Day Coordinator, 2013, Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)
  • Emerging Leaders Fellow, 2010, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES)
  • Outstanding Research Award, 2009, Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) International
  • Dr. Daya & Mrs. Usha K. Sandhu Multicultural Counseling/Diversity Student Research Award, 2009, Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD)
  • President, Florida Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2009-2010

Dr. Sam Steen

  • Associate Editor, Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2016-present
  • Professional Advancement Award, Association for Specialists in Group Work (A Division of the American Counseling Association), 2019
  • Counselors for Social Justice, Newsletter Co-Editor, 2019-present
  • Fellow, Association for Specialists in Group Work, 2018
  • Presidential Award, Association for Specialists in Group Work, 2011
  • Best Group Research Article of the Year, Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2009
  • Holmes Scholar, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2003-2007

Tori Stone, PhD, LPC

  • Chairperson of the Northern Virginia School Counseling Leadership Team
  • Virginia School Counselor Association Board of Directors 2018-2019
  • Human Rights and Social Justice Committee Member, Virginia School Counselor Association 2010 – 2013.
  • Above and Beyond Award, Prince William County, VA, Student Services, 2012.
  • Coordinator, American School Counselor Association Recognized ASCA Model School Counseling Program (Re-RAMP) application, Bull Run Middle School, Prince William County, VA., 2011.
  • Coordinator, American School Counselor Association Recognized ASCA Model School Counseling Program (RAMP) application, Bull Run Middle School, Prince William County, VA., 2008.
  • Middle School Vice President, Virginia School Counselor Association, 2006 – 2007
  • Secretary, Virginia School Counselor Association, 2004 – 2005
  • Middle School Counselor of the Year, Virginia School Counselor Association, 2002.

Dr. Regine M. Talleyrand

  • Editorial Board Member, 2012-present, Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology