Christopher D Slaten
Biographic Data
| ID | 173060 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher D Slaten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher D |
| FAMILY NAME | Slaten |
| SIGNATURE | SLATEN C D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4998-1906 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Scoping Review of Social Belonging Interventions in Higher Education
Social belonging interventions are one of the most evidence-based approaches to supporting student belonging in higher education, yet their execution varies widely. This scoping review synthesizes research on social belonging interventions within higher education to explore how these interventions have been designed, delivered, and evaluated. A systematic search of electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar…
“We Try to Build Relationships”
High school graduation and successful entry into post-secondary education or the workforce has been a priority for educational policymakers, career development scholars, and educators for decades. Consensual qualitative research methods were used to analyze 11 education professionals working in high schools with high free and reduced lunch rates and were graduating students at a rate above the national average. Analysis of the data identified thr…
I'm prepared for this moment
This study utilized a phenomenological approach to explore how women of color (N = 7) engage in mindfulness practices to improve their psychosocial well-being, specifically as it relates to identity development and belongingness. Five themes emerged: awareness of mind-body connection, resilience in the face of discrimination, empathic perspective-taking, awareness of internalized biases, and global sense of belonging. Implications for counselors …
“AmeriKenyan”
This qualitative study investigated the immigration, acculturation process, and ethnic identity experiences of six Kenyan emerging adults who immigrated to the United States during their adolescent years. Themes emerged from the data to describe their (a) immigration experience, (b) acculturation process into an individualistic culture with more of a Western worldview, (c) ethnic and racial identities, and (d) emotional response and coping. Subth…
School Belonging
School belonging, at both a school and university level, has been well documented as a predictor of academic and psychosocial success. The construct has been examined by scholars in a variety of different professional disciplines (e.g., education, psychology, sociology) and continues to be consistently researched. Although significant contributions have been made in the field, there are still additional areas of investigation needed, as well as i…
Belonging on Campus
With the rise of Asian international students choosing to pursue higher education in the United States, research that identifies ways to promote Asian international students’ sense of belonging on campus is needed. We used consensual qualitative research methodology to examine factors that contribute to university belonging in a sample of Asian international students ( N = 11) from a large university in the Midwestern United States. Through data …
Towards a Critically Conscious Approach to Social and Emotional Learning in Urban Alternative Education
Social and emotional learning (SEL) has been well researched and validated as an important component of youth education (Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, & Schellinger, 2011; Elias et. al., 1997). However, much of the literature implies a very monolithic approach to SEL interventions (Watts, Griffith, & Abdul-Adil, 1999). The current study examines a predominately African-American urban alternative school’s unique approach to reaching student…
Contextual School Counseling
The current article provides a framework for training professional school counselors based on contextual school counseling (CSC). This framework includes a competency-based approach to training using the clusters identified by the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP) working group on master’s-level professional psychology training—professionalism, relational, science, application, and systems. Foundational competencies for s…
Contextual School Counseling Approach
This article, and the one that follows (Slaten & Baskin, Contextual School Counseling: A framework for training with implications for curriculum, supervision, practice, and future research), describe an approach to school counseling and an integrated new training framework, titled “Contextual School Counseling” (CSC). CSC is an approach where the contextual perspective of psychotherapy is understood, relied upon, and applied to activities by a co…
Efficacy of Counseling and Psychotherapy in Schools
This study investigated the efficacy of counseling and psychotherapy interventions for youth in schools. Data were examined for 107 studies that included 132 treatment interventions. Overall efficacy was d = 0.45 and was significantly different from zero. Interventions for adolescents outperformed those of children, treatment groups that were predominately female or male did better than mixed-gender groups, and licensed professional therapists ou…
Belonging on Campus
With the rise of Asian international students choosing to pursue higher education in the United States, research that identifies ways to promote Asian international students’ sense of belonging on campus is needed. We used consensual qualitative research methodology to examine factors that contribute to university belonging in a sample of Asian international students ( N = 11) from a large university in the Midwestern United States. Through data …
Contextual School Counseling Approach
This article, and the one that follows (Slaten & Baskin, Contextual School Counseling: A framework for training with implications for curriculum, supervision, practice, and future research), describe an approach to school counseling and an integrated new training framework, titled “Contextual School Counseling” (CSC). CSC is an approach where the contextual perspective of psychotherapy is understood, relied upon, and applied to activities by a co…
Towards a Critically Conscious Approach to Social and Emotional Learning in Urban Alternative Education
Social and emotional learning (SEL) has been well researched and validated as an important component of youth education (Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, & Schellinger, 2011; Elias et. al., 1997). However, much of the literature implies a very monolithic approach to SEL interventions (Watts, Griffith, & Abdul-Adil, 1999). The current study examines a predominately African-American urban alternative school’s unique approach to reaching student…
Contextual School Counseling
The current article provides a framework for training professional school counselors based on contextual school counseling (CSC). This framework includes a competency-based approach to training using the clusters identified by the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP) working group on master’s-level professional psychology training—professionalism, relational, science, application, and systems. Foundational competencies for s…
Efficacy of Counseling and Psychotherapy in Schools
This study investigated the efficacy of counseling and psychotherapy interventions for youth in schools. Data were examined for 107 studies that included 132 treatment interventions. Overall efficacy was d = 0.45 and was significantly different from zero. Interventions for adolescents outperformed those of children, treatment groups that were predominately female or male did better than mixed-gender groups, and licensed professional therapists ou…
Contextual School Counseling
The current article provides a framework for training professional school counselors based on contextual school counseling (CSC). This framework includes a competency-based approach to training using the clusters identified by the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP) working group on master’s-level professional psychology training—professionalism, relational, science, application, and systems. Foundational competencies for s…
Contextual School Counseling Approach
This article, and the one that follows (Slaten & Baskin, Contextual School Counseling: A framework for training with implications for curriculum, supervision, practice, and future research), describe an approach to school counseling and an integrated new training framework, titled “Contextual School Counseling” (CSC). CSC is an approach where the contextual perspective of psychotherapy is understood, relied upon, and applied to activities by a co…
Towards a Critically Conscious Approach to Social and Emotional Learning in Urban Alternative Education
Social and emotional learning (SEL) has been well researched and validated as an important component of youth education (Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, & Schellinger, 2011; Elias et. al., 1997). However, much of the literature implies a very monolithic approach to SEL interventions (Watts, Griffith, & Abdul-Adil, 1999). The current study examines a predominately African-American urban alternative school’s unique approach to reaching student…
School Belonging
School belonging, at both a school and university level, has been well documented as a predictor of academic and psychosocial success. The construct has been examined by scholars in a variety of different professional disciplines (e.g., education, psychology, sociology) and continues to be consistently researched. Although significant contributions have been made in the field, there are still additional areas of investigation needed, as well as i…
Belonging on Campus
With the rise of Asian international students choosing to pursue higher education in the United States, research that identifies ways to promote Asian international students’ sense of belonging on campus is needed. We used consensual qualitative research methodology to examine factors that contribute to university belonging in a sample of Asian international students ( N = 11) from a large university in the Midwestern United States. Through data …
“AmeriKenyan”
This qualitative study investigated the immigration, acculturation process, and ethnic identity experiences of six Kenyan emerging adults who immigrated to the United States during their adolescent years. Themes emerged from the data to describe their (a) immigration experience, (b) acculturation process into an individualistic culture with more of a Western worldview, (c) ethnic and racial identities, and (d) emotional response and coping. Subth…
I'm prepared for this moment
This study utilized a phenomenological approach to explore how women of color (N = 7) engage in mindfulness practices to improve their psychosocial well-being, specifically as it relates to identity development and belongingness. Five themes emerged: awareness of mind-body connection, resilience in the face of discrimination, empathic perspective-taking, awareness of internalized biases, and global sense of belonging. Implications for counselors …
“We Try to Build Relationships”
High school graduation and successful entry into post-secondary education or the workforce has been a priority for educational policymakers, career development scholars, and educators for decades. Consensual qualitative research methods were used to analyze 11 education professionals working in high schools with high free and reduced lunch rates and were graduating students at a rate above the national average. Analysis of the data identified thr…
A Scoping Review of Social Belonging Interventions in Higher Education
Social belonging interventions are one of the most evidence-based approaches to supporting student belonging in higher education, yet their execution varies widely. This scoping review synthesizes research on social belonging interventions within higher education to explore how these interventions have been designed, delivered, and evaluated. A systematic search of electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar…
Psychology (9 works) · Pedagogy (8 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychological intervention (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Higher education (4 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works)