Supervising Asian International Counseling Students
April 15, 2022 / 1-2pm EST
1 NBCC Approved Contact Hour
Presented by Dr. Dan Li
This webinar centers on the supervision of Asian international counseling students. The presenter will first introduce the central values and principles that are salient in Asian international counseling students from Confucianism-influenced cultures. Next, the presenter will contextualize the supervision needs of Asian international counseling students at the intersectionality of culture, language, race/ethnicity, and age. Finally, the presenter will demonstrate the application of one of the supervision models—the integrative developmental model (IDM)—to supervising Asian international counseling students.
Presenter bio:
Dan Li is an assistant professor of counseling at the University of North Texas. She received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Iowa in 2018 with a minor in Applied Statistics. Li is an interdisciplinary scholar who adopts a variety of research methods to study counseling and supervision related phenomena. Her current research agenda includes online/remote teaching and learning, relational dynamics of clinical supervision, and the professional development of minoritized students and faculty in counselor education. Li’s research endeavors led to multiple indexed, peer-reviewed publications, the 2020 Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Research Grant Award, 2018 ACES Research Grant Award, and many conference presentations. She also serves on the editorial review board for the Journal of Counseling and Development (JCD) and the Journal of International Students (JIS). As a student-centered educator, Li is dedicated to building an inclusive, multiculturally sensitive, interactional, and thought-provoking learning environment. Her teaching interests mainly lie in quantitative research methods, counseling theories, and school counseling. In the past, Li served at the ACES Supervision Interest Network (2017-2021), the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) Special Initiatives Committee (2020-2021), and the ACES International Students and Faculty Interest Network (ISFIN; 2017-2020).