Gregory C. Wright, LCPC, NCC
Counselor Education and Supervision
Counseling
"Counseling invites the heart to heal through understanding- where presence becomes the pathway to transformation."
Gregory C. Wright, LCPC, NCC
Having transitioned from early childhood education to counseling, I have had the opportunity to learn, grow, and develop as a counselor educator supervisor. As I journeyed through the Counselor Education & Supervision PhD program here at Liberty University, I learned about and developed my counseling style and was presented with rigorous work and engagement. Upon much reflection, I have come to realize that authenticity, empathy, unconditional positive regard, and collaboration are some aspects that I strongly believe and encourage. Providing an environment that is safe, warm, and nonjudgemental helps to create a rapport that allows for healing, honest conversation, engagement, enlightenment, and transformation to take place. Training champions for Christ and equipping others with effective, ethical, and transformative tools are my goals. We are on this road together!
CACREP Doctoral Competencies (2024):
A. Scholarly examination of the evidence base for counseling processes and theories
B. Integration of theories relevant to counseling
C. Conceptualization of clients from multiple theoretical perspectives
D. Scholarly examination of culturally sustaining counseling practice across multiple settings, contexts, and across service delivery modalities
E. Methods for evaluating counseling effectiveness
F. Legal and ethical issues and responsibilities in counseling across multiple settings and across service delivery modalities
Group Co-Leadership Self-Evaluation Paper
Meets Criteria D, F
I facilitated a group of master’s students with Dr. Myers in COUC 512 weekly. This COUC 710 artifact includes my personal evaluation and reflection on my skills, co-leadership, and self.
Discussion Board: Member Selection & Group Structure
Meets Criteria B, D, F
This COUC 710 artifact entails my reflective question, which was presented to the class in this discussion board. Two of my replies to my colleague’s posts are also included.
Supervision Reflection Paper
Meets Criteria D, F
This reflective paper, which was an assignment in my COUC 710 class, focuses on what I learned as I co-taught with Dr. Myers in his virtual COUC 512 class. Reflections on training/supervising group leaders, on most challenging aspect, and on supervisory skills were discussed.
Reflective Paper: Personal Counseling Approach
Meets Criteria A, B, C, D, E, F
This purpose of this COUC 715 paper is to reflect upon, examine, and explain my outlook on the overall counseling experience, ranging from integrative theories to methodologies used during this counseling experience. This reflective paper examines the following things: integrative modalities of treatment, the procedures used during the treatment process, the importance of accurate case conceptualization, the implementation of using evidenced based/best practices, the methodology of evaluating effective counseling, and present and personal key thoughts about the ACA Ethics Codes and the ACA Counselor Competencies.
Reading, Reflection, Critical Analysis and Synthesis Paper
Meets Criteria B, D, F
This reflection, critical analysis, and synthesis COUC 715 paper examines, compares, and contrasts chosen psychological disorders from the Dailey et al. and Antony & Barlow texts and integrates my understanding about key aspects from both texts that are most important to me concerning those chosen conditions, in order to show my understanding of how to demonstrate best practices using the DSM-5.
Benchmark Capstone Project: Theoretical Model and Case Study Application
Meets Criteria A, B, C, D, E, F
This COUC 715 artifact effectively identifies and conveys the best practices used in my overall model of clinical counseling, including the use of the DSM-5 to effectively diagnose, treat, and meet the needs of the counselee. It explores my expansive and theoretically grounded model of clinical counseling, including the theories used in counseling, biopsychosocial/cultural/spiritual assessments, and the processes used in the clinical counseling setting. A case study is also thoroughly discussed, ranging from the given DSM-5 diagnosis to all phases of treatment, as well as appendices, showing a case conceptualization and an evidenced-based treatment plan.
Course Synthesis Paper
Meets Criteria A, B, C, F
This course synthesis paper in COUC 730 analyzes and synthesizes course texts of Entwistle (2021) (4th Edition) and Grudem (1999) . This includes a developed treatment plan with a strong Integrationist approach for the Jones’ marriage and for their family as a whole and individually.
Creative Arts in Counseling
Meets Criteria B, D, F
This COUC 792, creative synthesis project entails a brief description of the Emotional Color Circle exercise that was researched, chosen, and presented to the professor and fellow classmates, as well as the steps of this activity, ethical and cultural considerations, and a synthesis of everything that was learned in the class, including the application of what has been learned in this class to my biblical worldview.
Multicultural Reflection Journals for Career Counseling
Meets Criteria D, F
This personal, reflective, COUC 850 artifact entails multicultural reflective journal entries focused on the unique challenges and needs of various populations, as well as the role of social determinants on career development, choice, and adjustment, as reflected from the book by Brown & Lent (2020).
Career Development Applied Theory Paper
Meets Criteria A-F
This paper in COUC 850 combines theory with practice concerning children’s career development and includes the tenets of Dr. Linda S. Gottfredson’s Theory of Circumscription & Compromise.
Case Conceptualization
Meets Criteria A- F
This COUC 998 case conceptualization was developed using Sperry’s (2000) case conceptualization model. The client in this conceptualization is a 43-year-old, Caucasian, male, who reported dealing with anger and substance abuse/dependence.
Self-Evaluation of Counseling
Meets Criteria B, E
This COUC 998 paper reflects the following: self-awareness, self-evaluation, and my ability to create a detailed action plan that assists in my professional development. This is a comprehensive assessment of my overall professional growth.