Posted on Thursday, April 8, 2010
Dr. William Evans, Westminster College professor of counselor education, will speak at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, April 14, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Evans' presentation, "Local Trends in Counseling Practice and National Trends in Accreditation Decisions," covers the results of his sabbatical research. The research ranged from an exploration of local child and adolescent assessment practices and training with internationally recognized therapists to examining faculty, student, and institutional characteristics related to national accreditation decisions made by counselor education programs.
Evans, who is the coordinator of the school counseling program in Westminster's Graduate Program, joined the Westminster faculty in 2001. He earned an undergraduate degree from the Pennsylvania State University, master's from Youngstown State University, and Ph.D. from Kent State University. He is a licensed professional counselor and a nationally certified counselor. Evans has been published in several refereed journals and presents workshops regionally and nationally on counseling related topics.
Faculty Forum was established in 1990 by Dr. Barbara Faires, Westminster professor of mathematics emerita, during her term as Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Faculty members from all disciplines volunteer to present lectures on their current research, artistic productions, and/or scholarship of teaching and learning. Each forum presents new ideas with innovative lecture techniques.
Contact Evans at (724) 946-7184 or e-mail evanswj@westminster.edu for additional information.
