Faculty and Staff

Michelle Hinkle

Professor • Special Education, Professional Counseling and Disability Studies

Dr. Hinkle’s clinical experience is in mental health counseling. She has worked with clients across the lifespan in the capacity of individual, couples, family, and group settings. She has also provided consultation services to public school districts and collaborated closely with school counselors. The majority of her clinical work has been with children, adolescents, and families where she has used Solution-Focused Counseling and Narrative Therapy to help clients achieve their goals. Currently, Dr. Hinkle is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision and the 2020-2021 President of the North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES).

Professional Interests

counseling children and families, creativity in counseling and supervision, counselor professional identity, counselor education

Other Interests

Professional Memberships

American Counseling Association (ACA)
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES)
Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC)
New Jersey Counseling Association (NJCA)
New Jersey ACES (NJACES)

Degrees

PhD Counselor Education and Supervision, Kent State University Kent, OH

MA Counseling, East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN

BS Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO

Licenses and Certifications

12/31/2013
Licensed Professional Counselor, State

12/31/2015
Approved Clinical Supervisor, National

Representative Publications


Reflective supervision: 15 activities for supervisees to enhance counselor professional identity development during practicum and internship; New York, NY; Routledge; 2020
https://www.routledge.com/The-Reflective-Counselor-45-Activities-for-Developing-Your-Professional/Hinkle-Drew/p/book/9780429203657


Chapter 11: Postmodern Approaches; Counseling Theories and Case Conceptualizations: A Practice-Based Approach; Springer; 2023


Party at 5, bring a date!: Drama to practice communication and application of counseling theories; Journal of Creativity in Mental Health; Volume 14, 2019


Counselor Educators’ Teaching Mentorship Styles: A Q Methodology Study; , The Professional Counselor; 2018
http://dx.doi.org/10.15241/erb.8.1.46


Creativity in Teaching Case Conceptualization Skills: Role-play to Show the Interconnectedness of Domains; Journal of Creativity in Mental Health; Volume 12, 2017
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85014802362

Representative Presentations


Digging Deeper: Reflective Activities for Professional Identity
2019 Conference Association for Counselor Education & Supervision
Seattle, WA 2019


Building community and maximizing student success: Perspectives from counselor educators in traditional, online, and hybrid counselor education programs
2019 Conference Association for Counselor Education & Supervision
Seattle, WA 2019


Virtual reality in counselor education: The possibilities are virtually endless
North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Burlington, VT 2018


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

CSP 6040: Assessment and Appraisal in Counseling
CSP 6260: Theories and Techniques of Family & Couples Counseling
CSP 6060: Individual Counseling Theories and Practice
CSP 6090: Human Development Across the Life Span
CSP 6980: Integrating the Creative Arts into Counseling

3112 Valley Road

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