Professional Vita

for

 

 

 

 

LINDA H. FOSTER, Ph.D.

 

 

 

 

McAdory High School

4800 McAdory School Road

McCalla, AL  35111

 

Work phone:  (205) 379-4700, ext. 116

Work fax:  (205) 379-4722

Evening:  (205) 901-8392

e-mail:  fosterlh@bellsouth.net

Education

 

Doctor of Philosophy, Counselor Education, 2003, Mississippi State University,

(Dissertation: The Importance and Frequency of Work Activities of Professional School Counselors: Addressing the National Standards for School Counseling Programs)

 

Education Specialist, Agency Counseling, 1999, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

 

Master of Education, Agency Counseling, 1997, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

 

Bachelor of General Studies (Cum Laude), Counseling Foundations, 1994, Samford University.

 

 

Employment History

 

Adjunct faculty, University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama, under contract, December 2003 – March 2004.

 

School counselor, McAdory High School, Birmingham, Alabama, 2002 – present.

 

School counselor, E. B. Erwin Elementary School, Birmingham, Alabama, 1998 – 2002.

 

Mental health counselor in private practice, Homewood Counseling Services, Birmingham, Alabama, 2001 – present.

 

College counselor, University of Alabama Campus Counseling Center, Birmingham, Alabama, 1996 – 1999.

 

 

Professional Credentials

 

Licensed Professional Counselor in Alabama, August 1999, License number: 1880. 

 

National Certified Counselor, October 1999, Certificate number 61235.

 

National Certified School Counselor, September 2000, Certificate number 61235.

 

Certified Awareness Presenter for True Colors Communications Group, Personality Typing, July 1999.

 

 

Professional Service Activities

 

National Certified School Counselor Test Development Committee Chairperson, National Board for Certified Counselors, 2002 - present.

 

Treasurer, Chapter IV, Alabama Counseling Association, 2003 – present. 

 

National Teacher Assessment Development Team member for School Counseling Certificate, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, 2002 - 2003.

 

Government and Public Relations Committee Co-Chairperson, Alabama Mental Health Counselors Association, 2002-2003.

 

National Certified School Counselor Standards Review Committee member, National Board for Certified Counselors, 2002.

 

Newsletter Editor, Alabama Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, 2002 - present.

 

State Awards Chairperson, Alabama School Counselors Association, 2002-2003. 

 

Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling and Academic Honor Society International), Zeta Chapter, President, 1997, Treasurer, 1996, Newsletter Editor 1995. 

 

 

Honors and Recognitions

 

E. B. Erwin Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association Teacher of the Year, 2002.

 

Outstanding Practitioner Award 2001, Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International), March 2001.

 

Outstanding Researcher Award 2001, Zeta Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International), April 2001.

 

Outstanding Practitioner Award 2001, Zeta Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International), April 2001.

 

Nominated for Elementary (school) Counselor of the Year, Alabama School Counselor Association, November 1999. 

 

Featured in “Life goes to the movies for conversation. UAB Reporter (May 3, 1999), 23(18), 1.

 

 

Professional Presentations

 

Foster, L.H. (accepted for presentation 2004).  The importance and frequency of the work activities of professional school counselors: Addressing the National Standards for School Counseling Programs, American Counseling Association 2004 Convention, Kansas City, KS. 

 

Foster, L.H. (2003).  Implementing the National Standards in a Large District:  It’s not as hard as you think” Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL. 

 

Foster, L.H. (2003).  Update on National Credentialing for School Counselors, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 2003 Conference, Chattanooga, TN. 

 

Foster, L.H.  (2003).  Single subject research for school counselors: Why and how to become a researcher, American School Counselor Association Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.

 

Foster, L.H. (2003).  Single subject research designs for school counselors, American Counseling Association World Conference, Anaheim, CA.

 

Foster, L.H. (2002).  Single subject research for school counselors: Why and how to become an applied researcher, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision National Convention, Park City, UT. 

 

Foster, L.H. (2002).  Why should I become an NCSC? and what is an NCSC anyway?

, Jefferson County School District Spring Counselors’ Workshop, Birmingham, AL.

 

Foster, L.H. (2000).  Guest Speaker, Graduate Student Center, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL.

 

Foster, L.H. (2000).  Into the new millennium: Training needs of school counselors, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.

 

Foster, L.H. (2000).  The inclusion of spirituality in counselor training: A national survey, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.

 

Foster, L.H. (2000).  Guest Lecturer, Adventure based counseling in the classroom, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS.

 

Foster, L.H. (2000).  Panelist, Ethical and legal issues forum, University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Counselor Education, Birmingham, AL.

 

Foster, L.H. (2000).  Using adventure based counseling in classroom guidance, American Counseling Association World Conference, Washington, DC.

 

Foster, L.H. (2000).  True colors, Jefferson County School District Spring Counselors’ Workshop, February and September 2000, Birmingham, AL.

 

Foster, L.H. (1999).  Student-led parent conferences, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL.

 

Foster, L.H. (1999).  Cinematherapy in school counseling, University of Alabama at Birmingham Counseling Awareness Month, Birmingham, AL.

 

Foster, L.H. (1998).  The use of cinematherapy in small group counseling, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference, Mobile, AL.

 

 

Publications

 

Foster, L.H., Young, J.S. & Hermann, M.A. (in preparation).  The Work Activities of Professional School Counselors: Are the National Standards Being Addressed?

 

Foster, L.H., Young, J.S. & Hermann, M.A. (submitted).  A Preliminary Investigation of the Interface between Expert and Practitioner Opinions on the Work of School Counselors. 

 

Loesch, L.C., & Foster, L.H. (in press).  Counseling uses of tests.  In D. Capuzzi and D. Gross (Eds.), Introduction to the counseling Profession (4th ed.) (pp.   ).  Boston:  Allyn and Bacon.

 

Foster, L.H. (in press).  Goal Development:  "Let's Just Talk And See Where We Go."   In Critical Incidents in Group Counseling (pp.   ) Tyson, L.E., Perusse, R., & Whitledge, J. (Eds.).  Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

 

Foster, L.H., Watson, T.S., Young, J.S., & Meeks, C. (2002).  Single subject research design for school counselors: Becoming an applied researcher.  Professional School Counseling, 6(2), 146 – 154.

 

Foster, L.H. (2000).  Addiction in the Home: “What’s Behind the Door?”.  In Critical Incidents in School Counseling (2nd ed.) (9 – 11). Pedersen, P. & Tyson, L. (Eds.). Alexandria, VA:  American Counseling Association.

 

Foster, L.H. (2000).  Terminal Illness: “I Can’t Believe This is Happening”. In Critical Incidents in School Counseling (2nd ed.) (292-294). Pedersen, P. & Tyson, L. (Eds.). Alexandria, VA:  American Counseling Association.

 

Foster, L.H. Cinematherapy in the schools. (2000).  Chi Sigma Iota Exemplar, 16(3), 8.

 

Tyson, L.E., Foster, L.H.,  & Jones, C.M. (Winter, 2000). The process of Cinematherapy as a therapeutic intervention, Alabama Counseling Association Journal, 26(1), 35 – 41.   

 

Foster, L.H., & Tyson, L.E. (2000). Cinematherapy website: www.ed.uab.edu/cinematherapy.

 

 

Funded Professional Activities

 

Safe and Drug Free Schools grant to use adventure based counseling with fifth and sixth grade students, 1999, $1,500, Jefferson County School District, Birmingham, Alabama. 

 

Safe and Drug Free Schools grant to fund teaching personality typing to elementary school children, 1999, $2,000, Jefferson County School District, Birmingham, Alabama.

 

 

Professional Association Memberships

 

American Counseling Association

Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

Association for Assessment in Counseling

American School Counseling Association

Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

Alabama Counseling Association

Alabama Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

Alabama School Counselors Association

Alabama Peer Helpers Association

Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society

National Education Association

Alabama Education Association

Jefferson County Education Association

 

 

References

 

Professional references available upon request.