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Dr. Bridget Asempapa

Associate Professor

College of Education and Social Work - Counselor Education

Bio

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Expertise

  • Integrated Care
  • Counseling Children and Adolescent
  • School Counseling
  • Developing and Organizing School Counseling Programs
  • ASCA (American School Counselor Association) Models Programs
  • Multi-Tiered System of Support
  • Group Counseling
  • Wellness
  • Theories in Counseling
  • Developing Assessment Tools
  • Counselor Trainee Development
  • Ethics and Legal issues

Education

  • B.Sc.Ed., Youngstown State University
  • M.S. Ed., Youngstown State University
  • Ph.D., Ohio University