Doug Guiffrida
Professor, Interim Dean, and Director of the Advanced Certificate Program in Mind/Body Healing and WellnessCounseling & Human Development
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PhD, Syracuse University (counselor education)
MS, State University of New York - Plattsburgh (student affairs practice)
BS, State University of New York - Plattsburgh (business management)
Douglas Guiffrida teaches courses in counselor supervision, counseling theory and practice, college student retention, counseling skills and communications techniques for helping professionals, doctoral internship, and mind/body approaches to healing chronic pain. He is associate dean for graduate studies and director of the advanced certificate program in mind/body healing and wellness, and is currently serving for six months as interim dean for the Warner School. He is a nationally certified counselor (NCC), an approved clinical supervisor (ACS), a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), and he has a private practice focused on healing chronic pain. His research examines the experiences of college students of color, the use of constructivist pedagogical practices in counselor training and supervision, and mind/body approaches to healing chronic pain.
He is the author of over 40 articles and book chapters that have appeared in leading counseling and higher education publications. Guiffrida was the 2007 winner of the American Counseling Association’s Ralph F. Berdie Memorial Research Award, which recognizes innovative college student affairs research, and his book, Constructive Clinical Supervision, was awarded the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) “Publication of the Year Award.” He has served as associate editor for best practices for the Journal of Counseling Development, senior associate editor for the Journal of College Counseling, and as a reviewer and editorial board member for several other scholarly publications.
Publications Available on the Web
Counseling Today: A Counselor’s Journey to Healing from Chronic Pain
Book Review: Constructive Clinical Supervision in Counseling & Psychotherapy
Book Review: Constructive Clinical Supervision in Counseling & Psychotherapy
In the News
- 4/07/2022A message from Interim Dean Douglas Guiffrida
- 7/09/2021The “good enough” professor during a global pandemic
- 2/12/2021Doug Guiffrida on the future of mind/body counseling in healing chronic pain in Counseling Today
- 9/10/2020Douglas Guiffrida Shares Expertise in the Field of Chronic Pain on The Mind and Fitness Podcast
- 7/13/2020Douglas Guiffrida Publishes Article on Mind-Body Healing and Chronic Pain in Counseling Today
- 2/23/2018Warner Professor Takes ‘Pain-Free’ Journey as the School’s First Bridging Fellow
- 10/21/2016College Student Motivation Study Featured on Huffington Post
- 10/13/2015Latest Book by Warner School Professor Receives National Counselor Education & Supervision Award
- 1/09/2015New Book Presents a "Constructive" Model of Psychotherapy Supervision
- 9/10/2013Martin Lynch, Doug Guiffrida on College Student Motivation in Counseling Today
- 8/09/2013Douglas Guiffrida Quoted in RBJ Story on Data Mining Usage in Higher Ed
- 5/01/2013Education Week Blog Highlights Warner Study on College Student Motivation and Academic Success
- 4/25/2013Warner Study on Motivation, Student Success Featured in Inside Higher Ed
- 4/24/2013Reasons for Attending College Affect Students’ Academic Success, Study Finds
- 10/13/2009Doctoral Students Help Improve College Access for Underprivileged Youth in Rochester
- 11/13/2007Guiffrida Leads Workshop on Counselor Supervision at Children’s Institute Conference
- 9/20/2007Guiffrida Leads Discussion on Supporting Minority College Students
- 7/02/2007Three Warner Faculty Earn Tenure, Promoted to Associate Professor
- 4/23/2007Guiffrida Receives American Counseling Association Award
Courses
EDU460 Counseling Theory & Practice II
ED483 Communication and Counseling Skills for Teachers, Administrators, and Other Helping Professionals
EDU553 Counselor Supervision
EDU457 Counseling Theory and Practice I
ED430 College Retention: Theory, Research, and Practice
EDE423 Spirituality, Religion, and Healing in Counseling
EDU470 Multicultural Perspectives in Counseling
EDU514 Mind/Body Approaches to Healing Chronic Pain
Publications
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- African American Student Organizations As Agents of Social Integration
- Client Pretreatment Characteristics as Predictors of Outcome in Brief Therapy for Bulimia
- Counseling Deaf College Students: The Case of Shea
- Deciding how much to share in class A study of the experiences of students of color enrolled in multicultual counseling courses.
- Development and Validation of the Need for Relatedness at College Questionnaire (NRC-Q)
- Friends from Home: Asset and Liability to African American College Students Attending a Predominantly White Institution - (2004) NASPA Journal
- How Involvement in African American Student Organizations Supports and Hinders Academic Achievement - (2004) NACADA Journal
- Othermothering as a Framework for Understanding African American Students' Definitions of Student-Centered Faculty - (2005) The Journal of Higher Education
- Preparing and supporting African American college students
- Preparing Rural Students for Large Colleges and Universities
- Supporting and Retaining Students from Rural Home Communities
- The African American Student Experience at Predominantly White Colleges: Implications for School and College Counselors
- The Emergence Model: An Alternative Pedagogy for Facilitating Self-reflection and Theoretical Fit in Counseling Students
- The Use of Metaphor in Clinical Supervision
- To break away or strengthen ties to home: A complex question for African American students attending a predominantly White institution - (2005) Equity and Excellence in Education
- Toward a Cultural Advancement of Tinto's Theory - (2006) The Review of Higher Education
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