Researchers have evaluated pornography's relational impacts; few studies explore animated genres high consumer interest. To address this gap, our team is validating the Pornography Use in Romantic Relationships Scale among college students via anonymous snowball sampling. We include pilot questions assessing animated pornography's perceived impact on relationships. Full results will be discussed in roundtable at the AARC Conference in September 2026.
This roundtable session is intended to discuss how different cultures and countries conceptualize the Social Determinants of Mental Health (SDMH). Some key topics of this roundtable discussion include how counseling research outside of the United States can utilize the SDMH model, what specific cultural factors should be considered when using the SMDH model for research, and how research of the SDMH model may have already been conceptualized internationally.
Single case research design (SCRD) in counseling is a powerful tool for advancing client outcome counseling research that is practice based and equity focused. This session will focus on the use of mixed methods in SCRD to transform routine clinical practice data into meaningful client centered research. Participants will learn how to enhance the measurement of complex client outcomes and center the clients voice by integrating qualitative and quantitative data into their research.
Group counseling is required in CACREP-accredited programs at multiple points, yet assessment practices rarely capture group-specific competencies. This session proposes a multidimensional approach to evaluating group counseling skills and engages participants in discussion of challenges and strategies for assessing skills through live observation and recordings.
This roundtable explores clinical language proficiency in counselor education, highlighting its relationship to language discrimination and counselor self-efficacy among international students. The session introduces a three-facet model to support teaching and supervision. Attendees will receive practical strategies for promoting linguistically and culturally responsive training and will discuss future approaches to assessing clinical language proficiency.
This session presents research validating the Transracial Adoption Counseling Assessment (TRACA), an instrument measuring counselor competencies for supporting transracial adoptees. Attendees will examine psychometric validation findings to identify specific competency gaps in counselor preparation, gain evidence-based assessment strategies for counselor education programs, and explore curriculum integration approaches to enhance clinical practice with transracial adoptees and their families.
