Using Novelty Methods to Teach Counseling Students Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Multiculturalism
Conference Strand
Identity Formation
Abstract
The presentation will utilize knowledge of novelty methods to educate counseling students on how to cultivate a brave space and sense of belonging while allowing cultural exploration in counseling and education on a post secondary grant. Presenters will facilitate an understanding of participants' own cultural beliefs as related to diversity, multiculturalism, tolerance, and acceptance in counseling and education to promote professional growth as a counseling and education student.
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Format
Individual Presentations
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Keesha M. Kerns is a tenured, Associate Professor in the Secondary Education and School Leadership department of the School of Education at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. She earned her doctoral degree in Counseling and Supervision from Old Dominion University and both her Maters of Arts in Counseling and Adult Education and Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from East Carolina University. Her career includes experience in community mental health counseling, over ten years in school counseling in two states, and almost twenty years in non profit services with the substance abuse population. Dr. Kerns currently teaches ethics in counseling and diagnosis and treatment of mental health in the Urban Education/Mental Health and School Counseling program. She has been involved in research with the Military Research Suicide Consortium and plans to expand her research in substance abuse. She is an advocate for students entering the counseling field and a support for clinicians in the schools and community.
Dr. Ford hails from North Carolina originally. He is a Licensed Counselor in North Carolina, Virginia, and New Jersey. He is Board-Certified Counselor and an Approved Clinical Supervisor. He began his career in Student Affairs and has ten years of counseling experience. He has eight years collegiate teaching experience and has taught undergraduate Human Services courses, graduate counseling courses, and doctoral counselor education courses. He has taught face-to-face and online. He has experience working in addictions facilities, community agencies, and in college counseling centers. His scholarly and advocacy interests are Black men in higher education (especially those at PWIs), Black Greek-letter Organizations, Queer and Trans people of color, HIV/AIDS, and the intersection of religion/spirituality and sexual orientation. Currently, he is the President-elect of the New Jersey Counseling Association, is on the planning committee for the National Cross-Cultural Counseling and Education Conference for Action, Research, and Change, and is on the Board of Directors for the LGBTQ Scholars of Color Network. He is a classically-trained pianist and is a proud, active, and financial member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Dr. Jillian Ardley credentials include teaching in the public schools within Florida and North Carolina in the areas of early childhood education, elementary education, gifted education, and children with special needs. Dr. Ardley has mentored and evaluated the capabilities of teacher candidates as a former cooperating teacher and assistant principal/academic coordinator in both the private and public sector. She presently serves in the role of associate professor in the department of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Special Education (EESE) at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Ardley also manages all clinical experiences for undergraduate and graduate teacher educators as the Director of Clinical Experiences and Student Services. She earned her doctoral degree in Early Childhood Education from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Ardley’s master and undergraduate degrees in elementary education with a specialization in educational leadership are from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. Her research interests include, but are not limited to, at-risk learners and preparation of teacher candidates to support at-risk learners and diverse learners. During her career, Dr. Ardley has written and participated in grants that support novice and career teachers with inner city youth to improve their academic skills and resiliency in the classroom. Her role in the grant will be as the grant director and other duties as needed.
Location
Room 155
Start Date
3-8-2024 12:35 PM
Recommended Citation
Kerns, Keesha M.; Ford, David J. Jr; and Ardely, Jill, "Using Novelty Methods to Teach Counseling Students Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Multiculturalism" (2024). National Cross-Cultural Counseling and Education Conference for Research, Action, and Change. 28.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ccec/2024/2024/28
Presentation
Using Novelty Methods to Teach Counseling Students Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Multiculturalism
Room 155
The presentation will utilize knowledge of novelty methods to educate counseling students on how to cultivate a brave space and sense of belonging while allowing cultural exploration in counseling and education on a post secondary grant. Presenters will facilitate an understanding of participants' own cultural beliefs as related to diversity, multiculturalism, tolerance, and acceptance in counseling and education to promote professional growth as a counseling and education student.
Description
1. Participants discuss how counselor educators can assist students to explore and understand their own cultural beliefs as it relates to teaching diversity, multiculturalism, tolerance, and acceptance in the classroom.
2. Participants contribute to facilitating discourse of the cultural shift in younger generations as a result of media outlet showcasing more multicultural characters such as Barbie in movies and television shows.
3. Participants explore ways counselor educators can use novelty methods such as using non educational manipulatives to assist counseling students in learning about cultures represented in children and adult population.
4. Participant identify what cultures have been underrepresented in the past and why it is important to have those cultures promoted in novelty educational methods.
5. Counselors will be able to utilize instructional technology to support academic success.