You are being asked to participate in a research study conducted by Debbie C. Sturm, Stephanie Chalk, and John Rogers from James Madison University. The purpose of this study is to explore the perceived competence and confidence of counselor educators when teaching public arena advocacy such as public information and social/political advocacy to masters and doctoral level students. We are also interested in pedagogical techniques, resources, and cross-disciplinary influences to your teaching approach. This study will contribute to the counselor education research regarding pedagogical approaches to public arena advocacy. Specifically, we hope to learn from you in order to further strengthen the ways in which we teach conceptual, practical, and technical approaches to public arena advocacy.

Research Procedures

This study consists of a Qualtrics survey. You will be asked to provide answers to a series of Likert scale questions as well as a few short answer questions related to teaching public arena advocacy.

Time Required

Participation in this study will require 12-20 minutes of your time

Risks

The investigator does not perceive more than minimal risks from your involvement in this study (that is, no risks

beyond the risks associated with everyday life).

Benefits

Potential benefits from participation in this study include an opportunity to reflect on your own confidence, competence, and pedagogical strategies of teaching social justice and advocacy. In addition, your responses and the research itself will contribute to a better understanding of pedagogical strategies for teaching social justice and advocacy in counseling programs.

Confidentiality

The results of this research will be presented as part of a classroom assignment and will be submitted for presentation at a state or regional conference as well as for publication in a counseling-related journal. The researcher retains the right to use and publish non-identifiable data. While individual responses are confidential, aggregate data will be presented representing averages or generalizations about the responses as a whole. No identifiable information will be collected from the participant and no identifiable responses will be presented in the final form of this study. All data will be stored in a secure location accessible only to the researchers. Upon completion of the study, all information will be destroyed.

Participation & Withdrawal

Your participation is entirely voluntary. You are free to choose not to participate. Should you choose to participate, you can withdraw at any time without consequences of any kind. However, once your responses have been submitted and anonymously recorded you will not be able to withdraw from the study.

Questions about the Study

If you have questions or concerns during the time of your participation in this study, or after its completion or you would like to receive a copy of the final aggregate results of this study, please contact:

Debbie C. Sturm, PhD, LPC

Department of Graduate Psychology

James Madison University

sturmdc@jmu.edu

Questions about Your Rights as a Research Subject:

Dr. David Cockley

Chair, Institutional Review Board

James Madison University

(540) 568-2834

cocklede@jmu.edu

Consent to Participate

By following the link below, you will be directed to the electronic Qualtrics survey. You will be provided the above

information about the study once again as you open the survey and then you will have the opportunity to consent to participation prior to beginning the survey.

http://jmu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5q1wiJyo9stMBSd

Thank you for considering participation in this research. If you have any questions about the purpose or the process, please do not hesitate to contact Debbie Sturm at sturmdc@jmu.edu.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Chalk, MA, NCC

PhD Student in Counseling and Supervision

Department of Graduate Psychology

James Madison University

chalksc@jmu.edu