Faculty and Staff

Paula Danzinger

Professor • Special Education, Professional Counseling and Disability Studies

Dr. Danzinger is from Cleveland Ohio originally, and has been living in NJ since 1998. She is a counselor educator, a clinical mental health practitioner, and a clinical supervisor.

Professional Interests

Professional Ethics, Gerontology, Grief and Loss, Counseling and disability.

Degrees

PhD Urban Education: Counselor Education, Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH

MEd Community Counseling, Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH

BS Psychology, John Carroll University Cleveland, OH

Specialization

Clinical Mental Health, Supervision, Grief Counseling, Working with Older Adults

Licenses and Certifications

Licensed to diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual (DSM) 11/01/1999
Licensed Professional Counselor, State of New Jersey State

09/01/2001
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, National Board of Certified Counselors National

Certified to provide supervision for counseling clinicians. State recognizes this certification for LPC's doing supervision of LPC candidates in New Jersey 10/30/1999
Approved Clinical Supervisor, Center for Credentialing in Education National

03/23/2021
Board Certified Telemental Health Provider, Center for Credentialing in Education International

Representative Publications


Teaching research: Adventures in wonderland; In D.M. Perera-Diltz & K.C. MacCluskie, (Eds.). The Counselor Educator’s Survival Guide: Designing and Teaching Outstanding Courses in Community Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling; Routledge; 2013
http://5 Sunset Terrace

Representative Presentations


Ethics and supervision
NBCC approved supervisor workshop Professional Counseling Program
Wayne, 2022


The mistakes we make: Using APA style
Chi Sigma Iota
Wayne, NJ 2021

Awards and Honors

William Paterson University Award for Excellence in Service
William Paterson University
05/15/2006

Faculty of Excellence
William Paterson University
05/15/2005

Notable Courses Taught

CSP 6050 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling
CSP 6010 Foundations and Techniques in Counseling Practice
DIS 2070 Disability in Media and Literature
DIS 4660 Ethical Issues in Disability Studies
CSP 6210 Case Studies in Counseling
CSP 6860 and CSP 6870 Internships in Counseling
CSP 6320 Advanced Practice and Practicum in Counseling
CSP 6950 Counseling LGBTQIA Clients
CSP 6960 Counseling for Grief and Loss

3001 Valley Road

Monday 3-4:30 and by appointment