Counseling and
Educational Development
Dr. J. Scott Young
phone: 336-334-3464
email: jsyoung3@uncg.edu
office: 212A Ferguson Building
Title: Professor and Chair
Education:
- PhD, Counseling and Counselor Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- MEd, Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- BA, Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Faculty member at UNCG since: 2008
Scholarly Achievements and Awards(selected):
- ACA Fellow, American Counseling Association
- Cited as top contributor to Counseling and Values
- Meritorious Service Award, Association for Spiritual, Ethical, & Religious Values in Counseling
- Alumni Excellence Award, Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Outstanding Research Award, Mississippi Counseling Association
Research Interests (selected):
- Spirituality, religion and counseling practice
- Application of neuroscience to counseling
- Experiential counseling modalities
- Survey research
Professional Service (selected):
- Member, Editorial Board, Counselor Education and Supervision
- American Counseling Association-Audit Committee
- American Counseling Association- Strategic Planning taskforce
- ASERVIC Summit on Spirituality
- Governing Council Representative, American Counseling Association
- Past-President, Association for Spiritual, Ethical, & Religious Values in Counseling
Teaching Responsibilities:
- Group Counseling
- Entrepreneurship in Clinical Settings
- Clinical Supervision of counseling interns and doctoral supervision interns
- Chair and serve on doctoral dissertation committees
Counseling Experience (selected):
- Counselor, Private practice- ongoing
- Counselor and consultant, Institute of Community Services, Inc.- Head Start Schools in north Mississippi
- Counselor, Inpatient psychiatric hospital
Clinical Experience and Interests:
- Couple and family counseling
- Counseling adolescents and adults
- Treating trauma
- Dream work in counseling
- Creativity in counseling
- Group counseling
Other:
- National Certified Counselor (NCC)
- Licensed Professional Counselor - North Carolina (LPC)
Personal:
- Married to Sara DeHart Young, Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist in private practice
- Proud father of two daughters, Savannah and Sophie
- Enjoy painting and other creative endeavors, personal fitness and outdoor activities
Recent Publications
Borders, L. D., Young, J. S., Wester, K. L., Murray, C. E., Villalba, J. A., Lewis, T. L., Mobley, & A. K. (2011). Mentoring promotion/tenure seeking faculty: Principles of good practice within a counselor education program. Counselor Education and Supervision, 50, 171-188.
Cashwell, C. S. & Young, J. S. (Eds.) (2011). Spiritual and religious
values counseling: in A guide to competent practice(2nd ed). Washington: American CounselingAssociation.
Sheperis, C., Young, J. S., & Daniels, H. (Eds.). (2010). Counseling research: Quantitative, qualitative, and single subject design. Columbus, OH: Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall.
Young, J. S., Cashwell, C. S. & Giordano, A. (2010). Breath and spirit: Using conscious breathing to heal. Counseling & Values.
Young, J. S., Wiggins-Frame, M., & Cashwell, C. S., (2007). Spirituality and counselor competence: A national survey of American counseling association members. Journal of Counseling & Development, 85, 47-52.
Robert, T. E., Young, J. S., & Kelly, V. A. (2006). Relationships between adult workers’ spiritual well-being and job satisfaction: A preliminary study. Counseling & Values, 50, 165-177.
Cashwell, C. S. & Young, J. S. (Eds.) (2005). Spiritual and religious values in counseling: A guide to competent practice. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Belaire, C., Young, J. S., & Elder, A. (2005). Inclusion of religious behaviors and attitudes in counseling: Expectations of conservative Christians. Counseling &Values, 49, 82-94.
Foster, L. H., Young, J. S., & Hermann, M. (2005). The work activities of professional school counselors: Are the national standards being met? Professional School Counselor, 8, 313-321.
email: jsyoung3@uncg.edu