Judith C. Durham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Coordinator, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
Contact:
Phone: 860.231.6778
E-Mail:
jdurham@sjc.edu
Dr. Judith Durham specializes in multi-cultural counseling, a discipline that examines the contextual issues that inform someone's life, values, attitudes, assumptions, and beliefs. In short, it's a counseling methodology that looks at people in the context of their lives. Dr. Durham observes: "Most of counseling was born out of the white-male Euro-American tradition. This often does not work with women or people from other cultural groups or different ethnic backgrounds. The contextual issues necessitate change in how one provides counseling." Dr. Durham's involvement in the Guyana Immersion Experience, a College-sponsored program that takes students for a two week period of time to Guyana, South America, offers a transformative experience for students and an opportunity to really adapt their counseling skills to another culture.
A psychotherapist for more than 25 years, Dr. Durham brings a wealth of real-world experience to the classroom, as she has worked with a variety of individuals including trauma survivors. Dr. Durham contends that enhancing personal awareness is critical to the development of an empathic counselor. This process "helps a student learn about herself from the inside out." Students are forced to ask: "What does this mean about me, and who I am as a person?"
Working, teaching and being part of the Saint Joseph College community has been important to Dr. Durham, as the institution embraces the values that she treasures most: service and social justice.
Degrees
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
M.A., Antioch New England Graduate School
B.S., Alfred University
Recent Research/Publications/Presentations
Glosoff, H. & Durham, H. (2010). The Use of Supervision to Prepare Counselors as Leaders and Social Justice Advocates. In Chang, C., Dixon, A., Minton, C. B., Myers, J. E., & Sweeney, T. J. (eds.), Professional Counseling Excellence through Leadership and Advocacy. Routledge.
Glosoff, H. & Durham, H. (2010). Using Supervision to Prepare Social Justice Counselor Advocates. Counselor Education and Supervision, 50, 116-129.
Barrett, K., Lester, S. & Durham, J. Child maltreatment and the school counselor role. Manuscript accepted for publication, Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology.
Durham, J., & Glosoff, H. (2010). From Passion to Action: Integrating the Advocacy Competencies and Social Justice into Counselor Education and Supervision. In M. J. Ratts, R. L. Toporek, & J. A. Lewis (eds.), ACA Advocacy Competencies: An Advocacy Framework for Counselors (pp. 139-150). Alexandria, VA: ACA.
Durham, J., & Portman, T.A.A., (2009). New Perspectives: Addressing the Academic Job Search. Counseling Today. p.18-19. June 2009
Gillian Szlachetka, Judith C. Durham, Pat Casinelli, Patti Dunne, Katie Roche, "We are, Therefore I am: An African American Cultural Analysis," manuscript submitted for publication, 2005.
Peach, D. & Durham, J., "Counseling American Indians: Culturally Responsible Healing," Dialog, 36, 9-16, 2005.
Szydlo, M., & Durham, J., "The Recovered Memory Controversy" manuscript submitted for publication, 2004.
Durham, J. & McKenna, P., "Case Study of a College Student with Asperger's Syndrome," Diversity Issues in American Colleges and Universities:
Case Studies for Higher Education and Student Affairs Professionals, Flowers, L. (Ed.). Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 2003, in press.
Bostrom , M. & Durham, J., "Counseling Japanese Americans" Dialog, 33, 30-40, summer 2003.
Durham, J., "Inclusion of Multicultural and Diversity Issues by Field Supervisors," KentuckyCounseling Association Journal, 21, 27-34, 2002. (Quantitative and qualitative research conducted on Antioch New England's field supervisors examining multicultural supervision practices. Pilot study for dissertation.)
Durham, J., "Muticultural and Diversity Issues in Counseling Field Supervision," University of Connecticut: Dissertation Abstracts, DAI-A 63/02, p. 508, August 2002 (Advisor: Orv Karan, Ph.D. National study using the Multicultural Counseling Inventory [MCI] to examine multicultural supervision of counseling students field supervisors.)
Durham, J., "Profiling and Classism: Do Terrorists not Wear White Shirts and Sit in First Class?" NARACES NEWS, 22. 11-12, 2002.
Durham, J., "Drums, Tandoori Murg and Counseling," Counseling News, St Joseph College, Vol. 5, No. 1, Fall 2001.
Durham,J., "In Grave Danger of Growing," Revisited: Reflections on Becoming a Student in One's Own Profession," Counseling News, St. Joseph College, Vol. 3, No. 1 Fall 1999.
Durham, J., & Glosoff, H. (2010). Supervision to Promote Culturally Competent Social Justice Advocates. Presentation. North Atlantic Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. BiAnnual Conference, September 23-26, 1020. New Brunswick, NJ.
Durham, J. (2010). Psychopharmacology for Counselors. Big Splash Workshop, Old Dominion University. October 16, 2010.
Durham, J. & Barrett, K. (2009). From Passion to Action: Infusing an Advocacy Social Justice Orientation into Counselor Education and Supervision. Presentation, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Annual Conference, October 19, 2009. San Diego, CA.
Durham, J. (2009). Psychopharmacology for Counselors; Clinical Applications of Psychopharmacology. Two weekend Workshop Presentations, Antioch University New England. Nov 7-8, 2009, Feb 20-21, 2010.
Durham, J. (2009). Sigma Chi Iota, (Counseling national honor society) Guest scholar Presentation, East Carolina University. Using Supervision to prepare Culturally Competent Social Justice Advocates.
Guth, L., Durham, J., Armeniox, L., Christenson, T., McCollum, V., Thomas, P., & McAuliffe, G. (2008). Counseling Practices and Culture in Italy: Reflections from a panel of Counselor Educators. Workshop Presentation. ACA 2009 Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC. March 20-23, 2009.
Durham, J., Guth, L., & McAuliffe, G. (2008). Counseling Under the Tuscan Sun: Potential for a Renaissance. Workshop Presentation. NARACES Annual Conference, Portland, ME. September 19-21, 2008.
Durham, J., & Pickering, D. (2008). Social Justice in Counselor Education: Where Do We Go From Here? Workshop Presentation. NARACES Annual Conference, Portland, ME. September 19-21, 2008.
Durham, J., (2008). From the Inside: Reflections from an ACES President and the Value of Professional Affiliations. Italian Counseling Institute, Florence Italy, May 15-30, 2008
Durham, J., (2008).
Employment of Counselors in the US.
Bilateral Counseling Conference: The Development of the Counseling Profession in Italy and the United States. May 31, June 1, 2008, Florence, Italy.
Durham, J., (2008). Psychopharmacology for the Non-medical Mental Health Practitioner. Learning Institute at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference. Hawaii, March 27, 2008 (Day long pre-conference Learning Institute)
Durham, J., & Lester, S. (2007). Reducing Ethnocentrism and Developing Cultural Competence: In Vivo Exposure and Reflective Journaling. Symposium presentation. The 24th Teachers College WINTER ROUNDTABLE on Cross-Cultural Psychology and Education, Feb 16-17, 2007.
Glosoff, H., Durham, J. (2006) Emerging Leadership Training for prospective Leaders in ACES. Workshops presented at the WACES (Nov 9-12, 2006) & NCACES (October 19-21, 2006) Conferences
Ramsey, M., Durham, J., Cruz, I., Seto, A. (2006). The Silent Challenge: Teaching Multicultural Courses in a Homogeneous Setting, Workshop Presentation. NARACES Annual Conference. October 12-15, 2006
Durham, J. (2006). Psychopharmacology for the Non-medical Mental Health Practitioner. Day long Learning Institute at the American Counseling Association/Canadian Counseling Association 2006 Annual Convention and Exposition, March 30 – April 3, 2006. Montreal, Canada.
Durham, J. (2006). Psychopharmacology for Counselors; Clinical Applications of Psychopharmacology. Two weekend Workshop Presentations, Antioch University New England. March 3-4, 2007, and March 31-April 1, 2007.
Durham, J., "Multicultural Issues in Supervision," CACES Supervisor Training Workshops, Saint Joseph College, May 26, 2005.
Durham, J., Collins, A., & Ducharme, D., "Diverse Journeys: Expanding our Boundaries and Broadening our Perspectives: A Cultural Counseling Immersion Experience in Guyana, South American, Fall NARACES Annual Conference, Mystic, Connecticut, October 15-17, 2004.
Aslanian, A., Durham, J., Tait, C., Gillis, M., & Robert, T., Clinical Supervision Training: A state wide Model Offered by CACES, Fall NARACES Annual Conference, Mystic, Connecticut, October 15-17, 2004.
Durham, J., Bosworth, T., Welch, M., "Short Term Study Abroad: A Transformative Learning Experience, Guyana, South America," Northeast Mercy Service Learning Conference, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, June 7-8 2004.
Durham, J., A Cultural Counseling Immersion Experience in Guyana, South America," The Annual Teachers College Winter Roundtable Conference on Cross-
Cultural Psychology and Education, symposium presentation, February 2004. Durham, J., "CACES Supervisor Training Workshops: Cultural Issues in Supervision," Saint Joseph College, April 8, 2004,
Durham, J., "CACES Supervisor Training Workshops: Cultural Issues in Supervision ," Saint Joseph College. October 10, 2003.
Durham, J., "Teaching Counseling Courses Online: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Workshop," Fall NARACES Annual Conference, Canandaigua, NewYork, October 16-19, 2003.
Durham, J., & Morris, D., Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Counseling Field Supervision," Workshop presentation, ACES National Convention, Park City, Utah, October 2002.
Durham, J., & Morris, D., "Sensitizing Field Supervisors to Issues of Diversity and Multicultural Counseling," symposium presentation, the 19th Annual Teachers College WINTER ROUNDTABLE on Cross-Cultural Psychology and Education, February22, 2002.
Durham, J., "Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Field Supervision," workshop, Fall NARACES Annual Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts, October, 2001.
Durham, J., "Making the Cognitive Shift from Clinician to Supervisor," presentation for new field supervisors, Antioch New England Graduate School, November 1, 2000.
Durham, J., Morris, D., & Kurinsky, D., "The Inclusion of Multicultural and Diversity Issues by Field Supervisors," workshop presentation, ACES Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1999.
Durham, J., "Multicultural Issues in Supervision," Traineeship Meeting Day Presentation, Antioch New England Graduate School, February 10, 1999.
Grants and Awards
Durham, J. (2011) Faculty Summer Mini Grant— Durham, J. (2011) Faculty Summer Mini Grant—Bhutan Institute: Helping to Establish the Profession of Counseling in an Ancient Land sponsored by NBCC.
Durham, J. (2009). CT Counseling Association. Outstanding Supervisor and Mentor Award.
Durham, J. (2008). Educational Technology Faculty Mini Grant to purchase and attend workshop on NVIVO Qualitative software program.
CT Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, (CACES) (2006). Certificate of Recognition for Service to CACES for presenting in the CACES Supervisor’s Series.
Durham, J., Psychopharmacology for the non-medical Mental Health Practitioner, Saint Joseph College Educational Technology Grant to develop an online course in psychopharmacology, 2005.
Durham, J., Guyana Immersion Experience, Summer Mini Grant, Saint Joseph College, 2004.
Durham, J., Counseling Immersion Experience in Guyana, Summer Mini Grant to develop program for Counseling students, Saint Joseph College, 2003.
Alexandrin, J., Cunningham, M., Reynolds, M., Durham, J., Unification Grant: Bi-Lingual and ESL Classrooms: Working with Diverse Students, 2002.
Durham, J., Grant proposal accepted to develop an online course through the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium, CTDLC (Coun 544) Diagnosis and Assessment, course published online, summer 2002 and 2003.
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Certificate of Recognition for Service to ACES during 2002-2003.
