<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S<o:p></o:p>Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Higher Education<o:p></o:p>Ohio University<o:p></o:p>The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education <o:p></o:p>370 McCracken Hall<o:p></o:p>Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Phone: 740-593-0846<o:p></o:p>E-mail: <a href="mailto:leinbaug@ohio.edu">leinbaug@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Show, by your actions, that you choose peace over war, freedom over oppression, voice over silence, service over self-interest, respect over advantage, cooperation over competition, action over passivity, diversity over uniformity, and justice over all.  <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>From: Erin West [mailto:ewest4@kent.edu] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7:45 PM Subject: Study on Counselor Social Interest and Advocacy<o:p></o:p></div><o:p> </o:p>Hello Counselors!<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Our names are Erin West and Kristin Bruns, and we are graduate students in the Kent State University Counseling and Human Development Services Program.  We are conducting a study that investigates perfectionism, meaning in life, social interest, and advocacy in counselors.  Ultimately we hope to learn more about what factors moderate counselor’s participation in advocacy.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>This study has been approved by the Kent State University IRB (12-263).  The primary investigators are willing to provide any additional information required by your university or place of employment.  All responses in this study are treated as confidential, and in no case will responses from individual participants be identified.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>You are eligible to participate in the study if you are currently hired by a college or university as a professor in counselor education, are currently a doctoral student in a counseling program, or currently hold a counseling license and are working as a professional counselor or school counselor.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Please feel free to forward this email to students or colleagues that would be able to participate in this study. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>You can click on the link below to take our quick survey:<o:p></o:p><a href="https://kent.qualtrics.com/WRQualtricsSurveyEngine/?SID=SV_87JAvFvRvXrKnek&_=1" target="_blank">Take the Survey</a><o:p></o:p>Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser: <a href="https://kent.qualtrics.com/WRQualtricsSurveyEngine/?SID=SV_87JAvFvRvXrKnek&_=1" target="_blank">https://kent.qualtrics.com/WRQualtricsSurveyEngine/?SID=SV_87JAvFvRvXrKnek&_=1</a><o:p></o:p>If you have any questions, please contact me at<a href="mailto:ewest4@kent.edu" target="_blank">ewest4@kent.edu</a>, or my faculty supervisor at<a href="mailto:lguillot@kent.edu" target="_blank">lguillot@kent.edu</a> or <a href="tel:330-672-2662" target="_blank">330-672-2662</a>.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Thank you for your help.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Erin West<o:p></o:p>Kent State University<o:p></o:p>Counseling & Human Development Services<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Kristin Bruns, MA PC NCC<o:p></o:p>Doctoral Candidate <o:p></o:p>Kent State University<o:p></o:p>Counseling & Human Development Services<o:p></o:p></div></body></html>

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