Karen Decker Professor • Special Education, Professional Counseling and Disability Studies View CV Karen Decker is Department Chair for the Department of Special Education, Professional Counseling and Disability Studies, and she is an Associate Professor in the Professional Counseling Program at William Paterson University, New Jersey. Dr. Decker has her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. She is both a certified school counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey and has worked as a middle school counselor and as a counselor in a mental health agency. In addition to her professional licenses, Dr. Decker is also a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). Professional Interests Social justice counseling; School Counseling; Counselor Education; Individual Counseling; Clinical Supervision; Disability Studies Other Interests Professional MembershipsAmerican Counseling Association (ACA)Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES)Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) Degrees PhD Counselor Education and Supervision, Capella University , MN MEd Professional Counseling, William Paterson University Wayne, NJ BA Early Childhood Education, Montclair State College Montclair, NJ Specialization School counseling; Mental Health Counseling, Counselor Education Licenses and Certifications I am licensed as a professional counselor in the state of New Jersey. 11/30/2008 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State I am licensed to be a school counselor in New Jersey. 08/31/2004 Student Personnel Services Certification, State 06/30/2005 National Certified Counselor, National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) 03/31/2009 Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) National 06/30/1994 Elementary School Teacher Certification N-8, State Representative Publications Counseling celebrity interviews; The Handbook of Experiential Teaching in Counselor Education: A Resource Guide for Counselor Educators; 2018 Infusing social justice advocacy into counselor education: Strategies and recommendations; , The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision; 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.7729/83.1092 Creative Experiential Interventions to Heighten Emotion and Process in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy; , The Family Journal; Volume 23, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480715572964 Representative Presentations Growth of the Counseling Supervisor NARACES 2024 Conference NARACES Atlantic City, NJ 2024 Integrating Culturally Responsive Leadership Practices into Counselor Education Programs NARACES 2024 Conference NARACES Atlantic City, NJ 2024 Building Bridges: Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Counseling and Speech-Language Pathology 2022 NARACES Conference: Presentation and Conference NARACES Pittsburgh, PA 2022 Pop culture and adolescents: Experiential Interventions to work with clients American Counseling Association National Conference ACA Atlanta, GA 2018 Addiction in the Schools: Improving Training for School Counselors American Counseling Association ACA Atlanta, GA 2018 Notable Courses Taught 6030 Multicultural Counseling6200 Foundations of School Counseling6300, 6120, 6180, 6860 and 6870 Practicum and Internship in Counseling6950 Counseling with LGBTQIA+ ClientsCSP 6960 School Law and Mental Health Codes for Counselors Email 973 720 3442 3012 Valley Road Virtual https://wpunj.zoom.us/j/6724041007 Tuesdays, 8:00-9:30 am; Wednesdays 9:15-10:45 am; By appointment
