Laura E Welfare
Biographic Data
| ID | 164975 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura E Welfare |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura E |
| FAMILY NAME | Welfare |
| SIGNATURE | WELFARE L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Tech |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9342-2469 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Teaching Counselors‐in‐Training to Broach Race: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Black Counselor Educators’ Experiences
Although broaching race in counseling is recommended across curricula, little research has examined how counselor educators prepare counselors‐in‐training to broach. This qualitative study used interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to explore the lived experiences of nine Black counselor educators in CACREP‐accredited counseling programs. We conducted semistructured interviews and analyzed the data using a seven‐step process, discovering…
Collecting sexual orientation in counseling research: Implications for counselor education
Sexual orientation is often invisible in counseling research despite increasing LGBQ+ identity in the United States. We used consensual qualitative research to explore considerations from LGBQ+ counseling researchers for collecting sexual orientation. Three domains emerged: risks, benefits, and methodological considerations. Our findings highlight inclusive research practice strategies for LGBQ+ research participants
Stress, coping, and the Strong Black Woman: An empirical analysis
The Strong Black Woman icon presents an image of Black women as infrangible, able to endure hardships unscathed, and in possession of indomitable strength. In this quantitative study of 100 Black women, statistically significant relationships were found between Strong Black Woman attitudes and stress. Implications for Strong Black Women clientele in a professional counseling context are provided
Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students on Campus: Lessons From Experienced Practitioners
Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS; Dimeff et al., 1999) is an evidence‐based treatment to reduce high‐risk drinking among college students. Despite evidence of effectiveness, little is known about treatment fidelity when BASICS is implemented in a practical setting. This qualitative study explored the experiences of 13 mental health professionals who use the BASICS intervention. Themes emerged around the streng…
Integrating Large Datasets in Outcome Research: A Case Example
Existing datasets can be especially useful in counseling outcome research. Institutional or governmental resources such as electronic medical, educational, social services, and criminal justice records hold valuable information about our clients’ lives (e.g. systemic issues, barriers to treatment, advocacy needs). Unfortunately, these datasets often exist in silos so tracking an individual across multiple datasets is a complex challenge. In this …
Supervisor Cultural Humility Predicts Intentional Nondisclosure by Post-Master's Counselors
The authors examined supervisor cultural humility as a predictor of supervisee intentional nondisclosure. Using multiple regression in a sample of 101 post-master's counselors, the authors found that 20% of supervisees' intentional nondisclosure was explained by their perceptions of their supervisors' level of cultural humility
Black Caribbean Immigrants: A Qualitative Study of Experiences in Mental Health Therapy
Black Caribbeans seeking mental health treatment in the United States may be mistakenly identified as African American because of their shared skin tone and features. This racial consolidation does not take into account their distinct histories, immigrant experiences, and cultural separateness and may be particularly problematic in therapy. We explored the mental health therapy experiences of eight Black Caribbeans in the United States in this ph…
Examining Predictors of Counselor-in-Training Intentional Nondisclosure
This study explored factors that best predict intentional nondisclosure by counselors-in-training (CITs) during onsite supervision, including social judgment about one's supervisor, the supervisory working alliance (SWA), and supervisee attachment styles. Stepwise regression in a sample of 146 CITs revealed that the SWA and supervisee attachment avoidance predicted 60% of the variance in intentional nondisclosure
Counselor Education and Title IX: Current Perceptions and Questions
This national survey of counselor educator perceptions of the Title IX requirement to report student disclosures of gender-based discrimination revealed the need for greater clarity about faculty strategies for serving counseling program students while upholding the federal law. The authors describe the recent expansion of the requirements and provide a suggested statement for course syllabi
New Supervisors' Struggles and Successes With Corrective Feedback
Seven doctoral supervisors described their experiences giving corrective feedback, including events when constructive feedback and confrontation did and did not go well. Findings reveal their thoughts and feelings before, during, and after each event. The authors suggest several specific pedagogical directions for facilitating supervisor development in this area
Counselor Competence With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients: Differences Among Practice Settings
Counselors from school and community practice, counseling students, and counselor educators (N= 468) participated in this study of competence to serve lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients. Participants reported high LGB-affirmative attitudes but lower knowledge and skills. School counselors reported significantly lower LGB competence than did counselors in other settings. Implications include the importance of graduate and postgraduate traini…
Individual and Triadic and Group: Supervisee and Supervisor Perceptions of Each Modality
In this consensual qualitative research study, the authors explored supervisors' (n= 11) and their supervisees' (n= 31) perceptions of individual, triadic, and group supervision sessions during practicum. Data from supervisor individual interviews and supervisee focus-group interviews revealed several themes regarding the advantages and disadvantages of each supervision modality. Findings suggest the relative place of each modality in terms of go…
Authorship in Student-Faculty Collaborative Research: Perceptions of Current and Best Practices
Counselor Cognitions: General and Domain-Specific Complexity
Counselor cognitive complexity is an important factor in counseling efficacy. The Counselor Cognitions Questionnaire (L. E. Welfare, 2006) and the Washington University Sentence Completion Test (J. Loevinger & R. Wessler, 1970) were used to explore the nature of general and domain-specific cognitive complexity. Counseling experience, supervisory experience, counselor education experience, and highest counseling degree completed were identified as…
Counselor Competence With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients: Differences Among Practice Settings
Counselors from school and community practice, counseling students, and counselor educators (N= 468) participated in this study of competence to serve lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients. Participants reported high LGB-affirmative attitudes but lower knowledge and skills. School counselors reported significantly lower LGB competence than did counselors in other settings. Implications include the importance of graduate and postgraduate traini…
Individual and Triadic and Group: Supervisee and Supervisor Perceptions of Each Modality
In this consensual qualitative research study, the authors explored supervisors' (n= 11) and their supervisees' (n= 31) perceptions of individual, triadic, and group supervision sessions during practicum. Data from supervisor individual interviews and supervisee focus-group interviews revealed several themes regarding the advantages and disadvantages of each supervision modality. Findings suggest the relative place of each modality in terms of go…
Supervisor Cultural Humility Predicts Intentional Nondisclosure by Post-Master's Counselors
The authors examined supervisor cultural humility as a predictor of supervisee intentional nondisclosure. Using multiple regression in a sample of 101 post-master's counselors, the authors found that 20% of supervisees' intentional nondisclosure was explained by their perceptions of their supervisors' level of cultural humility
Counselor Cognitions: General and Domain-Specific Complexity
Counselor cognitive complexity is an important factor in counseling efficacy. The Counselor Cognitions Questionnaire (L. E. Welfare, 2006) and the Washington University Sentence Completion Test (J. Loevinger & R. Wessler, 1970) were used to explore the nature of general and domain-specific cognitive complexity. Counseling experience, supervisory experience, counselor education experience, and highest counseling degree completed were identified as…
Stress, coping, and the Strong Black Woman: An empirical analysis
The Strong Black Woman icon presents an image of Black women as infrangible, able to endure hardships unscathed, and in possession of indomitable strength. In this quantitative study of 100 Black women, statistically significant relationships were found between Strong Black Woman attitudes and stress. Implications for Strong Black Women clientele in a professional counseling context are provided
New Supervisors' Struggles and Successes With Corrective Feedback
Seven doctoral supervisors described their experiences giving corrective feedback, including events when constructive feedback and confrontation did and did not go well. Findings reveal their thoughts and feelings before, during, and after each event. The authors suggest several specific pedagogical directions for facilitating supervisor development in this area
Black Caribbean Immigrants: A Qualitative Study of Experiences in Mental Health Therapy
Black Caribbeans seeking mental health treatment in the United States may be mistakenly identified as African American because of their shared skin tone and features. This racial consolidation does not take into account their distinct histories, immigrant experiences, and cultural separateness and may be particularly problematic in therapy. We explored the mental health therapy experiences of eight Black Caribbeans in the United States in this ph…
Authorship in Student-Faculty Collaborative Research: Perceptions of Current and Best Practices
Examining Predictors of Counselor-in-Training Intentional Nondisclosure
This study explored factors that best predict intentional nondisclosure by counselors-in-training (CITs) during onsite supervision, including social judgment about one's supervisor, the supervisory working alliance (SWA), and supervisee attachment styles. Stepwise regression in a sample of 146 CITs revealed that the SWA and supervisee attachment avoidance predicted 60% of the variance in intentional nondisclosure
Counselor Education and Title IX: Current Perceptions and Questions
This national survey of counselor educator perceptions of the Title IX requirement to report student disclosures of gender-based discrimination revealed the need for greater clarity about faculty strategies for serving counseling program students while upholding the federal law. The authors describe the recent expansion of the requirements and provide a suggested statement for course syllabi
Authorship in Student-Faculty Collaborative Research: Perceptions of Current and Best Practices
Counselor Cognitions: General and Domain-Specific Complexity
Counselor cognitive complexity is an important factor in counseling efficacy. The Counselor Cognitions Questionnaire (L. E. Welfare, 2006) and the Washington University Sentence Completion Test (J. Loevinger & R. Wessler, 1970) were used to explore the nature of general and domain-specific cognitive complexity. Counseling experience, supervisory experience, counselor education experience, and highest counseling degree completed were identified as…
Individual and Triadic and Group: Supervisee and Supervisor Perceptions of Each Modality
In this consensual qualitative research study, the authors explored supervisors' (n= 11) and their supervisees' (n= 31) perceptions of individual, triadic, and group supervision sessions during practicum. Data from supervisor individual interviews and supervisee focus-group interviews revealed several themes regarding the advantages and disadvantages of each supervision modality. Findings suggest the relative place of each modality in terms of go…
Counselor Competence With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients: Differences Among Practice Settings
Counselors from school and community practice, counseling students, and counselor educators (N= 468) participated in this study of competence to serve lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients. Participants reported high LGB-affirmative attitudes but lower knowledge and skills. School counselors reported significantly lower LGB competence than did counselors in other settings. Implications include the importance of graduate and postgraduate traini…
Counselor Education and Title IX: Current Perceptions and Questions
This national survey of counselor educator perceptions of the Title IX requirement to report student disclosures of gender-based discrimination revealed the need for greater clarity about faculty strategies for serving counseling program students while upholding the federal law. The authors describe the recent expansion of the requirements and provide a suggested statement for course syllabi
New Supervisors' Struggles and Successes With Corrective Feedback
Seven doctoral supervisors described their experiences giving corrective feedback, including events when constructive feedback and confrontation did and did not go well. Findings reveal their thoughts and feelings before, during, and after each event. The authors suggest several specific pedagogical directions for facilitating supervisor development in this area
Examining Predictors of Counselor-in-Training Intentional Nondisclosure
This study explored factors that best predict intentional nondisclosure by counselors-in-training (CITs) during onsite supervision, including social judgment about one's supervisor, the supervisory working alliance (SWA), and supervisee attachment styles. Stepwise regression in a sample of 146 CITs revealed that the SWA and supervisee attachment avoidance predicted 60% of the variance in intentional nondisclosure
Black Caribbean Immigrants: A Qualitative Study of Experiences in Mental Health Therapy
Black Caribbeans seeking mental health treatment in the United States may be mistakenly identified as African American because of their shared skin tone and features. This racial consolidation does not take into account their distinct histories, immigrant experiences, and cultural separateness and may be particularly problematic in therapy. We explored the mental health therapy experiences of eight Black Caribbeans in the United States in this ph…
Supervisor Cultural Humility Predicts Intentional Nondisclosure by Post-Master's Counselors
The authors examined supervisor cultural humility as a predictor of supervisee intentional nondisclosure. Using multiple regression in a sample of 101 post-master's counselors, the authors found that 20% of supervisees' intentional nondisclosure was explained by their perceptions of their supervisors' level of cultural humility
Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students on Campus: Lessons From Experienced Practitioners
Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS; Dimeff et al., 1999) is an evidence‐based treatment to reduce high‐risk drinking among college students. Despite evidence of effectiveness, little is known about treatment fidelity when BASICS is implemented in a practical setting. This qualitative study explored the experiences of 13 mental health professionals who use the BASICS intervention. Themes emerged around the streng…
Integrating Large Datasets in Outcome Research: A Case Example
Existing datasets can be especially useful in counseling outcome research. Institutional or governmental resources such as electronic medical, educational, social services, and criminal justice records hold valuable information about our clients’ lives (e.g. systemic issues, barriers to treatment, advocacy needs). Unfortunately, these datasets often exist in silos so tracking an individual across multiple datasets is a complex challenge. In this …
Stress, coping, and the Strong Black Woman: An empirical analysis
The Strong Black Woman icon presents an image of Black women as infrangible, able to endure hardships unscathed, and in possession of indomitable strength. In this quantitative study of 100 Black women, statistically significant relationships were found between Strong Black Woman attitudes and stress. Implications for Strong Black Women clientele in a professional counseling context are provided
Collecting sexual orientation in counseling research: Implications for counselor education
Sexual orientation is often invisible in counseling research despite increasing LGBQ+ identity in the United States. We used consensual qualitative research to explore considerations from LGBQ+ counseling researchers for collecting sexual orientation. Three domains emerged: risks, benefits, and methodological considerations. Our findings highlight inclusive research practice strategies for LGBQ+ research participants
Teaching Counselors‐in‐Training to Broach Race: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Black Counselor Educators’ Experiences
Although broaching race in counseling is recommended across curricula, little research has examined how counselor educators prepare counselors‐in‐training to broach. This qualitative study used interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to explore the lived experiences of nine Black counselor educators in CACREP‐accredited counseling programs. We conducted semistructured interviews and analyzed the data using a seven‐step process, discovering…
Psychology (13 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (10 works) · Pedagogy (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Applied Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Counselor education (5 works) · Higher education (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Management (4 works)