Counseling and
Educational Development
Dr. L. DiAnne Borders
Title: Burlington Industries Excellence Professor
Education:
- PhD, Counselor Education, University of Florida
- MAEd, Counseling, Wake Forest University
- BA, English (education), University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Faculty member at UNCG since: 1987
Scholarly Achievements and Awards (selected):
- Mentoring Award, School of Education, UNCG
- ACA Fellow, American Counseling Association
- One of four women featured in Models for Women in Counselor Education (DVD, ACES/ACA)
- ACA Research Award, American Counseling Association
- Past Editor and Research Editor, Journal of Counseling and Development
- Author of more than 100 publications, including the New Handbook of Counseling Supervision and Evaluation of School Counseling Programs
- Distinguished Mentor Award, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Women of Distinction Award, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Research in Counselor Education and Supervision Award, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Excellence in Publication in Counselor Education and Supervision, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Professional Writing and Research Award, North Carolina Association for Counseling and Development
- Chair of several award winning dissertations
- Cited as one of the top 2%-5% contributors to Journal of Counseling and Development, 1978-1993
- Cited as one of the top 5 contributors to Journal of Counseling and Development, 1988-1996
Research Interests (selected):
- Counseling supervision
- Mentoring new and future counselor educators
- Adopted children and their families, including single adoptive parents and transcultural adoptive families
- Ethics
- School counseling
Professional Service (selected):
- Senior Associate Editor, Journal of Counseling and Development
- Member, Editorial Board, Counselor Education and Supervision
- Member, Editorial Board, The Clinical Supervisor
- Member, Executive Committee, International Interdisciplinary Clinical Supervision Conferences
- Chair, ACES Taskforce on Best Practices in Counseling Supervision
- Member, ACES/NBCC task force that created a national credential for counseling supervisors (Approved Clinical Supervisor, ACS)
- Co-Chair, Ethics Committee of the American Counseling Association
- Chair, Supervision Interest Network, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Secretary, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Teaching Responsibilities:
- Counseling Supervision
- Professional Seminar for doctoral students
- Professional Orientation/Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling
- Supervises counseling interns and doctoral supervision interns
- Chairs dissertation committees
Counseling Experience (selected):
- School counselor, public and private schools
- Counselor, college counseling centers
- Counselor, crisis intervention/suicide prevention center
- Counselor, private practice
Clinical Experience and Interests:
- Counseling issues of women and girls, college students, and persons at mid-life
- Existential issues
- Career counseling
- Family counseling, particularly adopted children and their families
Other:
- National Certified Counselor (NCC)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS)
Personal:
- Single adoptive mom of one son, Jacob
- Enjoys sports (especially Jacob's teams), Southern women writers, and music
Recent Publications (Selected)
Borders, L. D. (in press). Subtle messages in clinical supervision. The Clinical Supervisor.
Gibbons, M. M., & Borders, L. D. (in press). Prospective first-generation college students: A social-cognitive perspective. Career Development Quarterly.
Borders, L. D., & Murray, C. E. (2009). What's in a name? An international adoption case study. In R. C. Henriksen & D. A. Paladino (Eds.), Counseling individuals, couples, and families with multiple heritages. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Penny, J. M., Borders, L. D., & Portnoy, F. (2007). Reconstruction of adoption issues: Delineation of five phases among adult adoptees. Journal of Counseling and Development, 85, 30-41.
Borders, L. D., Eubanks, S., & Callanan, N. (2006). Supervision of psychosocial skills in genetic counseling. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 15, 211-223.
Gibbons, M. M., Borders, L. D., Wiles, M. E., Stephan, J. B., & Davis, P. E. (2006). Career and college planning needs of ninth graders - as reported by ninth graders. Professional School Counseling, 10, 168-178.
Dodson, T. A., & Borders, L. D. (2006). Men in traditional and nontraditional careers: Gender role attitudes, gender role conflict, and job satisfaction. Career Development Quarterly, 54, 283-296.
Borders, L. D. (2005). Snapshot of clinical supervision in counseling and counselor education: A five-year review. The Clinical Supervisor, 24(1-2), 69-113.
Watts, R. H., Jr., & Borders, L. D. (2005). Boys' preceptions of the male role: Understanding gender role conflict in adolescent males. Journal of Men's Studies, 13, 267-280.
Borders, L. D., & Brown, L. L. (2005).The New handbook of counseling supervision. Mahwah, NJ: Lahaska/Lawrence Erlbaum.
Borders, L. D. (2002). School counseling in the 21st century: Personal and professional reflections on the four focus articles. Professional School Counseling, 5, 180-185.
Borders, L. D. (2001). Counselor supervision: A deliberate educational process. In D. C. Locke, J. E. Myers, & E. L. Herr (Eds.), The handbook of counseling (pp. 417-432). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Hoffman, R. M., & Borders, L. D. (2001). Twenty-five years after the Bem Sex-Role Inventory: A reassessment and new issues regarding classification variability. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling, 34, 39-55.
Coker, J. K., & Borders, L. D. (2001). An analysis of environmental and social factors impacting adolescent problem drinking. Journal of Counseling and Development, 79, 200-208.
Borders, L. D., Penny, J. M., & Portnoy, F. (2000). Adult adoptees and their friends: Current functioning and psychosocial wellbeing. Family Relations, 49, 407-418.
Culbreth, J. R., & Borders, L. D. (1999). Perceptions of the supervisory relationship: Recovering and non-recovering substance abuse counselors. Journal of Counseling and Development, 77, 330-338.
Young, J. S., & Borders, L. D. (1998). The impact of metaphor on clinical hypothesis formation and perceived supervisory characteristics. Counselor Education and Supervision, 37, 238-256.
Borders, L. D., Black, L. K., & Pasley, B. K. (1998). Are adopted children and their parents at greater risk for negative outcomes? Family Relations, 47, 237-241.
email: borders@uncg.edu