Patricia A. Harris, Ed.D., LPC, CSC, NCC, NCSC
Patricia A. Harris, Ed.D., LPC, CSC, NCC, NCSC
Clinical Instructor
(409) 880-7235 p.
Education 225
paharris@lamar.edu
Dr. Harris became a full-time faculty instructor at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University in Jan. 2011, when the College of Education and Human Development introduced the new school counseling online degree program. She was born in Southern California, but raised in the Beaumont area in Texas. Harris has served the community for over 25 years. Since 2014, as a licensed professor counselor, Harris has given time to counsel individual clients using EMDR therapy and has participated in counseling research with colleagues in a clinical setting. She is a certified school counselor and has worked at two area high schools for 10 years in the school systems. She loves to engage those key members in dialogue to promote teamwork with students, the professional learning community and families in order to empower all students.
Awards and Honors
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University: Ed.D. in Education Leadership, Effective Schools cognate; M.Ed. in Counseling and Development; B.A. in Secondary English. Texas and Arizona Principal Certifications; Texas School Counselor Certification; Texas Teacher Certification-Secondary English; PDAS and ILD Certified; Licensed Professional Counselor; National Certified Counselor; National Certified School Counselor; Past President and former Senator of Southeast Texas Counseling Association. Leadership ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ RecipientExperience
2011 - present:
Clinical instructor in the College of Education and Human Development in the Department of Counseling at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University
- Hired as a graduate faculty member to develop an online school counseling program based on counselor leadership experience and has served as the coordinator of the school counseling program
2007-10:
Adjunct professor in the Department of Education Leadership
- Taught the graduate counseling courses and aligned counseling standards since the Department of Counseling was still under that department
Secondary counselor, campus test coordinator, crisis counselor, career/vocational counselor at Silsbee High School, Silsbee, Texas
- Proposed and developed a credit recovery program for non-completers
Graduate assistant coordinator and high school counselor for 9-12 grade levels at West Brook High School in Beaumont, Texas
- Served as testing coordinator for this 5A campus
Ninth-grade initiative department head and Title I classroom teacher of secondary english at Clifton J. Ozen High School in Beaumont, Texas
- Taught in the english and journalism departments
- Coordinated and implemented a program to serve at-risk 9th-grade students with their respective 9th grade assistant principals and counselors
- Sought out community volunteers to assist incoming high school students on character building strategies
Research and Publications
Lopez, B.J & Harris, P. A., Miller, S.D. (2017, November 15-18). Update to the 2016 ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors: A Side by Side Review of the Changes. To be presented at the 61st Annual TCA Professional Growth Conference, Galveston, TX.
Lopez, B.L., Ammons, R., Harris, P., Wines, L. (2015) Navigating a digital textbook or online lab. In Sheperis, C., Davis, R.J. (Eds.). The handbook of online counselor education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Harris, P.A., Nguyen, A.D. & Lopez, B. J. (2015, September). Coping Strategies for Informal Caregivers of a Relative With Alzheimer’s: A Case Study. Poster presentation at 9th Annual Research Symposium of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, Rice University Bio-Science Research Collaborative, Houston, TX.
Lopez, B.J., Harris, P.A. & Nguyen, A.D. (2015, September). Mattering: An Investigation of teachers in the a SE TX school counseling program. Poster presentation at Association of Assessment and Research in Counseling, Memphis, TN.
Mohr, J.D., Nguyen, A.D., & Harris, P.A., & Nelson, C.A. (2015, April). A proactive integrative support model for families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Session presented at the Council of Exception Children Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
Kattakkara, J. & Harris, P.A. (2014, March). A self help group approach and community organization in a rural village. Session presented at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University Education Research Conference, Beaumont, TX.
Lopez, B.J. & Harris, P.A. (2014). Tortilla soup for the counselor’s soul: Stirring the Latino Family pot. Session accepted at the American Counseling Association, Honolulu, HI, 2014.
Harris, P. & Lopez, B. (2013, September). School counselors employing spiritual leadership: Assisting adolescents through times of crisis. Session presented at TCA Directors of Guidance Conference, Corpus Christi, TX.
Sheperis, C.J., Sheperis, D. & Harris, P. (2013, March). Measurement of learning outcomes in counselor education. Session presented at the American Counseling Association Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Harris, P. (2013). Spirituality in education. Interaction 12 (4). Newsletter of the Association of Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values In Counseling.
Service
Department:
- School counseling program coordinator
- Advisor for graduate counseling students D_E_F
- Course developer and lead for school counseling
- Search committees for new faculty
- ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Committee
- Student Development and Academic Performance Committee
- Honors Award Committee
Memberships:
- American School Counseling Association
- Texas Counseling Association
- American Counseling Association
- National Board of Certified Counselors
- Eye Movement Desen