Counseling and
Educational Development
Dr. Daniel Paredes
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor
Education:
- PhD, Counseling and Counselor Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- MS, Community Counseling, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- BA, Psychology, University of California at San Diego
Faculty member at UNCG since: 2008
Scholarly Achievements and Awards:
- Emerging Leader Trainee, American Counseling Association
- Leadership Trainee (Levels I, II, & III), Chi Sigma Iota
- Marion Pope Franklin Award, Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Graduate Student Employee of the Year, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Outstanding Entry-Level Student Award, Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Hugh B. Hester Graduate Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Research Interests:
- Multi/cross-cultural counseling competence
- Assessment of counselor competence
- Addictions counseling
- Quality assurance in counseling
- Counseling in the context of globalization
Professional Service (selected):
- Test Development Committee Member (NCE & NCSCE), National Board for Certified Counselors
- Scientific Committee, The Development of the Counseling Profession in Italy and the United States: A Bilateral Conference
- Founding webmaster, International Vanguard of Counsellors
Teaching Responsibilities:
- CED 620 Counseling Theories and Practice
- CED 682 Application of Measurement and Clinical Appraisal Techniques
- CED 680 Counseling Internship
Counseling Experience:
- College student counselor
- Emergency Assessment Counselor
- Program counselor (intensive outpatient program)
Clinical Experience and Interests:
- College student counseling
- Adult counseling
- Addictions counseling
- Training program development
Other:
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- National Certified Counselor (NCC)
Personal:
- Married to Maria Brunelli, a children's grief counselor
- Loves all things mechanical
- Fluent in Spanish
Recent Publications
Szilagyi, A. A., & Paredes, D. M. (in press). Professional counseling in Romania: An introduction. Journal of Counseling and Development.
Paredes, D. M., Choi, K-M., Dipal, M., Edwards-Joseph, A. R. A. C., Ermakov, N., Gouveia, A. T., Jain, S., Koyama, C., Hinkle, J. S., & Benshoff, J. M. (2008). Globalization: A brief primer for counselors. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling.
Paredes, D. M., Schweiger, W. K., Hinkle, J. S., Kutcher, S., & Chehil, S. (2008). The Mental Health Facilitator program: An approach to meet global mental health care needs. Temas Selectos en Orientación Psicologica, 3 , 73-80.
Schweiger, W. K, Hinkle, J. S., & Paredes, D. M. (2008). NBCC and counselor professional identity development. In K. Fidan, D. Owens, & R. (Eds.). Developing counseling. Ankara, Turkey: Hacettepe.
Schweiger, W. K., & Paredes, D. M. (2006). Career counseling with elementary school children. In M. Jigau (Ed.) Consilierea Carieeri: Compendiu de metode si tehnici (pp. 669-679). Bucharest, Romania: Insitute of Educational Sciences.
Szilagyi, A. S., & Paredes, D. M. (2005). The need for supervision in the counseling programs. In L. Marian, H-J. Weissbach, T. M. Collins, T. W. Clawson, A. Szilagyi, & G. Boarescu (Eds). Proceedings of the 1 st International Conference: Career Counseling and the Global Labor Market (pp. 113-116). Targu-Mures, Romania: Petru-Maior University.
email: dmparede@uncg.edu