I am Jakara Scurry, a doctoral candidate in the Counseling and Counselor Education program at North Carolina State University. This email is being sent to request participation for a research study. I am conducting a qualitative study exploring counseling students’ perceptions of the ASERVIC Spiritual and Religious Best Practices (formerly named the ASERVIC Competencies for Addressing Spiritual and Religious Issues in Counseling) within their counseling programs and how these Best Practices are included within the curriculum of counselor education programs. Findings from this study can provide information that could be useful for counselor educators to improve spirituality and religion training for counseling students, which may help increase counseling students’ competency in spirituality and religion, and enhance their ability to provide culturally responsive counseling services. The Human Subjects Research Board at NC State University has approved this research study under protocol number (eIRB# 28848). Participation in this study is entirely voluntary and participants may withdraw consent and terminate participation at any time. The information below details the criteria for participation and the procedures of the study. Please share this research request with counseling students within your institution, and/or if you meet the criteria please consider participating in the study. I have also attached a flyer to this email that also details the research process that may be shared with students.
Criteria for Participation
In order to be a participant in this study, you must (1) be a master’s or doctoral level counseling student, (2) enrolled in a CACREP accredited counseling program, (3) have completed a Multicultural Counseling course, and/or (4) have taken a Religion or Spirituality course.
Procedures
If interested in being a participant in this study the first step is to complete the informed consent from which is accessible through the link below. This form details the research process, risks, benefits, compensation, and contact information for questions and/or concerns. Upon completion of the consent form please email the form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The next step will be to complete the Demographic and ASERVIC Spiritual and Religious Best Practices Questionnaire will take about 10 minutes to complete and is accessible through the link below. After completion of the questionnaire participants will be contacted for scheduling of a virtual semi-structured interview.
Informed Consent Form: (Make a copy for the form and fill it out)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CuqDjpg1CqwbECH_PklBWfCl9SXbhPbsO9s-NJGvDHs/edit?tab=t.0
Questionnaire:
https://ncsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9t0Ic0bGtCFpaBM
If you have any questions regarding this research study you can contact myself the Principal
Investigator, Jakara Scurry at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and (484) 366-8853. You can also contact the Faculty Advisor and Dissertation Committee Chair, Dr. Marc Grimmett at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and (919) 515-6358.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Jakara T. Scurry, M.A., LCMHC, LCAS-A, NCC, CCC, Licensed School Counselor
