Teaching Practice Briefs

A scholarly journal containing summaries and practical guides that describe teaching innovations and instructional strategies pertinent to counselor education.

2026

Issue 7

Co-Editors
Susan Branco & Clare Merlin-Knoblich

Contents

Introduction

Susan Rodríguez Branco

Incorporating Climate Justice into Counselor Education

Ananda Lettner, Kelly Green Hass, Laura Dunson Caputo, Ashley Laws, and Pit Kolodinsky

Teaching a Research-Informed School Counseling Intervention to Practicum Students to Impact Competencies, Imposter Syndrome, and Self-Efficacy

Sarah M. Henry, Jenna Alvarez, Sangeun Lee, Patrick D. Cunningham, Rachel Saunders, Brett Zyromski, Ian Martin, Ryan Max, DeQuindre C. Hughes, and Sarah Shrewsbury-Braxton

Past Issues

Introduction

Javier F. Casado Pérez & Clare Merlin-Knoblich

Lectio Divina: An Embodied Practice to Support Multicultural Conversations within Counselor Education Programs

Christie Nelson and Julie Quigley

AI Reflective Practice and Bias Awareness in Counselor Education

Jennifer Young

Mentorship Matters: Embedding RCT into the Teaching Internship in Counselor Education

Alexandra Frank, Jessica Yanson, Timothy Eng, and John Super

A CACREP Accreditation Simulation: Career Intervention and Preparation for Doctoral Students

Angela G. Weingartner, Heather M. Helm, and Jennifer L. Murdock Bishop

Developing Social Justice Leaders and Advocates through Internships for Doctoral Students

Loidaly M. González-Rosario, Christopher R. LaFever, Jennifer Hightower, and Melinda M. Gibbons

Introduction

Javier F. Casado Pérez & Clare Merlin-Knoblich

An Invitation to Lead Anti-Oppressive Research Labs in Counselor Education Programs

Ana Guadalupe Reyes, Mónica Rodríguez Delgado, Jessi Pham, Kevlyn Holmes, Jodi Jarrett, and Tiffany Perry Wilson

Decolonizing Mental Health Counseling Pedagogy through Student Engagement: Development of Diverse Case Studies

Prachi Kene, Monica Darcy, Savannah Finan, Lyndsey Glasko, and Daniel McClure

Narrative Means to Multicultural Counseling Ends

Zhaopu (Ken) Xu and Claudette A Brown-Smythe

Integrating Social Justice Advocacy into Teaching Counseling Ethics
Ye Luo and Jasmine Reynolds

Teaching Family Systems Theory in Online Courses: Socioculturally Attuned Counseling Skills Training

Susan F. Branco, Rachel Jacoby, and Taylor M. Falardeau