Course overview

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) and related approaches are valuable tools for the investigation of mental health concerns, supporting ethical values in the field of counseling, promoting equity, and offering the potential for facilitating decolonization practices. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method designs are conducive to the promotion of multiculturalism, cultural humility, and social justice-focused research. This webinar will highlight how CBPR can help meet the gaps in counselor education by promoting research approaches in counseling research methodology courses that are not often highlighted. In this webinar, we will analyze how to integrate cultural humility into research practices in Counselor Education. We will discuss CBPR as a research practice in Counselor education, how CBPR aligns with the multicultural and social justice counseling competencies (MSJCC), and the ACA Code of Ethics. The webinar will also highlight the main principles of CBPR. Finally, we will identify the CACREP standards that are met by integrating CBPR into the classroom. 

 Learning Objectives:

  1. Define and explain the principles of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and its alignment with the values and goals of counselor education.

  2. Analyze how incorporating CBPR into counselor education can enhance culturally responsive research, training, and practice.

  3. Identify strategies for integrating CBPR methods into counselor education programs to strengthen community partnerships and improve mental health outcomes.

Course curriculum

    1. Understanding the Benefits of Including Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) in Counselor Education

    2. Webinar Quiz

    3. Webinar Evaluation

About this course

  • Free
  • Certificate Available
  • NBCC 1.5 CE Hours

Tanupreet Suri, Ph.D., LMHC-D (NY), LPC (NJ), NCC, ACS, BC-TMH

Dr. Suri is an assistant professor at the City University of New York, Lehman College, a licensed clinician, and an approved clinical supervisor. Her work bridges mental health, technology, and higher education. Dr. Suri has extensive clinical experience, having worked with diverse populations across various settings—including individual and group therapy, private practice, and mental health outreach on college campuses. Her teaching and supervision reflect her commitment to training the next generation of counselors. Dr. Suri's scholarly interests center on marginalized students' experiences in higher education, the role of social media and emerging technologies in identity development, the immigrant experience, community-based participatory research, and culturally responsive clinical supervision. Dr. Suri is passionate about counselor education, and she continues to mentor and support students and recent graduates through her teaching, supervision, and advocacy.

Arianna Trott, Ph.D., NCC, LPCC (NM)

Dr. Trott is a professor, consultant, and trainer. Arianna’s career is focused on addressing health and behavioral health disparities by promoting social justice, equity, cultural humility, and interpersonal communication. She obtained her BA from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and her MA and PhD in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Counselor Education from the University of New Mexico. She was trained in both mediation and counseling. Arianna’s expertise includes program evaluation of early childhood development, education, and behavioral health services, and community-based participatory research. She is an independently licensed counselor in New Mexico and is a National Certified Counselor (NCC). Some of her clinical specialties are in trauma-centered care, substance use with individuals, families, and couples.

Thomas Anthony Chávez, Ph.D.

Thomas Anthony Chávez, Ph.D., is a dedicated research faculty member at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health. With advanced training in clinical psychology, counseling, and counseling psychology from UNM and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Dr. Chávez brings over 15 years of hands-on experience providing culturally grounded counseling and psychotherapy across diverse communities in New Mexico, New York, and Wisconsin. A committed educator and advocate, he has taught foundational and advanced courses in multicultural counseling, child and adolescent therapy, school counseling, ethics, and currently leads seminars on social justice, advocacy, and policy for psychology interns and cultural psychiatry for psychiatry residents. Using community-engaged and qualitative research paradigms as well as critical frameworks (e.g., decolonial and liberation psychology), his scholarship focuses on intersectional Latinx behavioral health, centering mental health promotion, substance misuse prevention, experiences with chronic pain, immigrant trauma, and LGBTQAI+ wellbeing. Related experience also includes SAMHSA and NIH-funded program evaluation and community education and training. Dr. Chávez’s work bridges academic research and community priorities, advancing culturally congruent approaches that empower underserved populations and foster health equity.