Doreen Austin
Erickson
Doreen Austin Erickson
- Campus: Online
- Department: Counselor Education
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Office Phone: 312-410-8993
Biography
Dr. DA Erickson is an Associate Professor in the MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Online - Counselor Education Department. She brings a variety of teaching experiences to the online university environment and has accumulated twenty-two years of knowledge from teaching hospitals, global technology as a curriculum developer and corporate trainer, treatment centers, and as a Middle and High School Counselor.
She earned her PhD in Education and Human Resources, specializing in School Counseling and Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado State University as well as her Master's degree in Adult Education and Human Resource Studies. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed School Counselor in Colorado, a Nationally Certified Counselor, an Approved Clinical Supervisor, a Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider, an ADHD Clinical Services Provider, a certified Social Responsibility Training Coach, and a Certified Crisis Intervention Team Counselor. Her work with expelled students provided a realistic understanding of the issues facing at-risk youth with whom she continues to work in her small private practice.
Education History
Degree Institution Year Master of Education (MEd) Education & Human Resource Studies; Adult Education and Training Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO 2002 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Counseling & Human Development and Family Studies, School Counseling Endorsement Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO 2009 Professional Memberships
Role Organization Member American Counseling Association Member American School Counselor Association Member Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Member Colorado School Counselor Association Member Crisis Intervention Teams Association of Colorado Member Phi Kappa Phi Presentations
Title Location Date 2024 RMACES Conference Roundtable Session: Integration of neurobiology into counselor education and supervision Whitefish, MT Sept 26, 2024 2024 Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference Education Session: The PEAC Model: A tool to reduce monoracism Portland, OR Feb 10, 2024 2023 Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference Roundtable Discussion: Is reducing monoracism possible? The PEAC model offers a practical approach Denver, CO Oct 14, 2023 2023 Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference Education Session: Integrating dispositional evaluations into admissions interviews and early coursework in graduate counseling programs Denver, CO Oct 12, 2023 2023 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Counselor Education Department-Online, 6th Annual Virtual Conference – UNITY Roundtable Discussion: Working with child and adolescent clients Chicago, IL May 17, 2023 2023 Hawaii International Conference on Education Roundtable Discussion: Post pandemic unveils anxiety and appearance insecurities as masks come off Honolulu, HI Jan 5, 2023 2022 North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference Education Session: Let's dismantle monoracism Pittsburgh, PA Nov 12, 2022 2022 HICE Education Workshop: Dismantling monoracism: Ending the status quo Waikoloa, HI Jan 4, 2022 2021 ACES Conference Poster Session: From bricks & mortar to virtual and back: Preparing future school counselors to adjust to K-12 service delivery through virtual platforms Atlanta, GA Oct 7, 2021 2019 CSCA Conference Education Presentation: A solution focused approach to assessing non suicidal self-injury (NSSI) Loveland, CO Oct 11, 2019 2019 EB-ACA Conference Education Session: Contemporary practices from professional online educators: Strategies to enhance asynchronous teaching beyond walls Vienna, Austria Sep 28, 2019 2019 MSCA Conference Education Session: Finding refuge: Infusing music into interventions for trauma Hyannis, MA Apr 30, 2019 2019 HICE Education Session: Online education moving at warp speed: Tips, resources, and best practices from experienced asynchronous educators Honolulu, HI Jan 5, 2019 2018 CSCA Conference Education Session: Ever wonder why students do what they do? A Reality theory approach to working with ‘stuck’ students Keystone, CO Oct 18, 2018 2018 RMACES Conference Education Session: Video conference group supervision model: A fusion of six thinking hats and counseling theory Park City, UT Oct 6, 2018 2017 ACES Conference Education Session: Supervision of counselors-in-training while using ACT processes with marginalized military clients Chicago, IL Oct 5, 2017 2013 ACES Conference Education Session: Crisis Fearlessness: Overcoming Hesitancies when Teaching Counselors-in-Training Denver, CO Oct 18, 2013 2011 ACES Conference Poster Session: Supervision beyond walls Nashville, TN Oct 27, 2011 Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Child & Adolescent Development Adolescence Cognitive Development Identity Development School Issues (Bullying) Social Development Clinical Psychology / Mental Health ADD/ADHD Anxiety Disorders Oppositional-Defiant Disorders Diversity Identity Development Latino/a Mental Health Religion and Spirituality Social Justice and Advocacy Therapeutic/Theoretical Orientation Brief Therapy Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Group Counseling Humanistic/Existential Solution-Focused Counseling Therapy Licenses
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) , Colorado School Counselor - Special Services (LSC) , Colorado ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) , National Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) , National Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CTMH) , National Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) Certified , Colorado National Certified Counselor (NCC) , National Publications
Chapter Smith, E., & Erickson, D.A. (2022). Dismantling monoracism: Ending the status quo. In S. Rodriguez, R. Papa, and K. Brown (Ed.) (pp. Vol. 2, pp. 8-16). Tecumseh, MI: ICPEL Publications.
Erickson, D.A., Soli, L.L., & Stower, C. (2018). Trauma. In C. Cox, and J. Jordan (Ed.) (pp. pp. 119-129). Columbia, SC: CreateSpace Publishing.