Paul A. Carrola, PhD., LPC-S

University of Texas at El Paso

Assistant professor

500 W. University Avenue, Ed 703

El Paso, TX 7996-0633

Office (915) 747-7496

Cell (210) 287-1453

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This CurriculumVitae is current as of April 21, 2016

Academic Credentials

Doctorate of Philosophy

Counseling Education and Supervision

The University of Texas at San Antonio, Dec 2012

San Antonio, TX

GPA- 3.95

Master of Arts

Community Counseling

The University of Texas at San Antonio, December 2004

San Antonio, TX

GPA- 3.5

Bachelor of Arts

Criminal Justice with Minor in Psychology

The University of Texas at San Antonio, December 2001

San Antonio, TX

GPA- 2.94 (Honor Roll- Fall 1999)

Professional Training

Advanced Statistical Modeling (Structural Equation Modeling) Course

The University of Texas at San Antonio

College of Education and Human Development

Department of Counseling

January 2010-May 2010

Supervision of Counseling Graduate Course

The University of Texas at San Antonio

College of Education and Human Development

Department of Counseling

September 2009-December 2009

Therapeutic Community Experiential Training

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Programs and Services Division

Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Hightower unit, Dayton TX

November 1-4, 2005

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Services at the University of Texas El Paso (Sept 2013-Present)

Teach graduate level classes in the counseling mental health program

  • Conduct and publish research in the area of mental health counseling
  • Engage in public service at the department, university, professional and community level

Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Psychology at Northwest Vista Community College in San Antonio, TX (Jan 2012-May 2013)

  • Taught classes including general Psychology, Social Psychology and Developmental Psychology
  • Attended staff development and orientation training

Contracted Licensed Professional Counselor at Wellspring of Life Counseling and Play Therapy Center (Jan 2012- June 2013)

  • Provide counseling services for clients dealing with diverse issues as an approved provider of Employee Assistance Programs and multiple insurance programs

Case Manager for Communities in Schools Summer Enrichment Program (May 2011- July 2011)

  • Assisted in developingprogram activities and bringing in psycho educational resources
  • Monitored students learning and development during program activities
  • Worked with crisis management issues referred by school administration

Contracted Clinical Supervisor for Harlandale Independent School District First-Time Substance Abuse Offending Youth Group Counseling and Concurrent Family Education Program (September 2010- January 2012)

  • Provide live clinical supervision to masters level intern students while they facilitate group counseling sessions
  • Provide group supervision before and after live supervision
  • Assisted with developing curriculum for group sessions and training the counselors

Career Transition Guide-Academy of Teacher Excellence (January 2010-September 2010)

  • Provide counseling guidance services to student teachers who participate in the ATE program
  • Focus on both personal and academic issues to help them transition from students to teachers
  • Lead workshops and presentations focusing on issues related to both academic and personal endeavors (e.g., self esteem & time management)

Graduate Research Assistant-University of Texas at San Antonio (September 2008-August 2009)

  • Assist graduate counseling students with taping required role play counseling sessions and retain responsibility for assessments and other materials for student use.
  • Assist with grant writing for UTSA Counseling Department Community and Family Life Center (CFLC).
  • Assist with development and implementation of clinical course syllabi, clinical training manual and clinical course forms.
  • Assisted with teaching masters level counseling course (Career Counseling) and served as guest lecturer for undergraduate counseling class (Helping Skills).

Staff Psychotherapist for the University of Texas Medical Branch -Correctional Managed Care Division (August 2006-August 2008)

  • Completed Mental Health Evaluations on offenders when referred and if necessary made referrals to psychiatric provider for possible treatment with psychotropic medication.
  • Assessed for suicidality/ decompensation and if necessary refer to psychiatric inpatient facility for crisis management intervention or Diagnostic and Evaluation.
  • Assessed mental status for disciplinary process.
  • Provided anger management counseling to inmates on a self referral basis

Associate Psychologist in the Sex Offender Treatment Program within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (April 2005-August 2006)

  • Counseled sex offenders in an institutional environment through group and individual counseling.
  • Provided treatment plans for individual offenders regarding their progress in group therapy and psycho-educational classes.
  • Worked within a team of therapists to monitor the offender’s behavior in their living area.
  • Attended trainings and seminars dealing with sex offender treatment and assessment.

Counseling Intern at South Texas Offender Treatment Program in San Antonio, Texas (August 2004-Nov 2004)

  • Counseled court ordered criminal offenders in group and individual settings dealing with both sex offender and anger management treatment.
  • Administered various psychological assessments which included the Beck Depression Inventory, SASSI (Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory) and the MMPI (Minnesota Multi phasic Personality Inventory)

Hotline Operator at the San Antonio Rape Crisis Center (Dec 2001-Sept 2004)

Answered hotline calls from sexual assault survivors who are in crisis. Offered information and referral resources as well as crisis intervention for these survivors. Dispatched advocates to hospitals to meet with and support survivors during sexual assault exams.

Arranged transportation for survivors/counseling clients from hospital or to and from counseling center if needed.

Entered all calls into database and maintain administrative resources such as information "coping" packets.

VA Work Study position with the Disabled American Veterans Association in San Antonio (Jan 1999-Dec 2001)

  • Screened calls and walk-in clients applying for veteran disability.
  • Copied and filed medical records and disability claims.
  • Performed other basic office duties such as typing and handling outgoing mail.

Police Officer with the Austin Police Department (April 1998-December 1998)

  • Training in Texas Criminal Law (Texas Constitution, Penal code and Traffic Code).
  • Training in criminal and accident investigation, department policies and procedures.
  • Assigned to patrol duties on the east side of Austin.
  • Handled calls including the investigation of all facets of criminal law violations.

Active Duty service in the United States Marine Corps (Aug 1992-July 1996)

  • Served as Corporal of the Guard during security forces assignment
  • Served as Squad Leader while assigned to Infantry unit.
  • Received meritorious citations for service overseas and in U.S.
  • Received honorable discharge

Teaching Experience

Instructor for EDPC 5373 (Counseling Internship II)- University of Texas at El Paso

Instructor for EDPC 5347 (Addictions Counseling)- University of Texas at El Paso

Instructor for EDPC 5347 (Substance Abuse: Theory and Practice)- University of Texas at El Paso

Instructor for EDPC 5339 (Techniques of Counseling)- University of Texas at El Paso

Instructor for EDPC 5341 (Theories of Counseling)- University of Texas at El Paso

Instructor for EDPC 5371 (Counseling Practicum)- University of Texas at El Paso

Instructor for PSY 2314 (Lifespan Growth and Development) - Northwest Vista Community College (January 2013-May 2013)

Instructor for PSY 2319 (Social Psychology) - Northwest Vista Community College (January 2013-May 2013)

Instructor for PSY 2301 (General Psychology)- Northwest Vista Community College (January 2012-Dec 2012)

Co Instructor for COU 5113 (Ethical and Legal issues in Counseling)- University of Texas at San Antonio

Guest Lecturer for COU 3103 (Helping skills)- University of Texas at San Antonio

ProfessionalVolunteer Experience

Clinical Supervisor with Communities in Schools Incorporated, San Antonio, TX (January 2011-May 2011)-Doctoral level internship

  • Provided off site group supervision for CIS interns
  • Provided off site triadic supervision for CIS interns
  • Also saw high school students for crisis management and behavioral issues.

Counselor with Communities in Schools Incorporated, San Antonio, TX (August 2010-May 2011)-Doctoral level internship

  • Counseled high school and elementary school students and parents who were referred by site case managers.
  • Provided assessments before and after counseling services.
  • Collaborated with parents and school staff regarding the progress of students.

Clinical Supervisor for the Parent Consultation Center (January 2010-May 2010)-Doctoral level practicum

  • Provided live supervision for masters level practicum students while they conducted family consultation sessions
  • Provided individual supervision for masters level practicum students
  • Assisted with group supervision before and after live supervision

Counseling Volunteer with Communities in Schools Incorporated (Project Access) San Antonio, TX (Jan 2009-May 2009)-Doctoral level practicum

  • Counseled recently immigrated refugees from countries including Burma, Iran, Iraq and Somalia.
  • Assisted refugees with college placement and career development.
  • Counseled elementary age students who were part of the refugee population.

Counseling Intern with Communities in Schools Incorporated at Memorial High School in San Antonio, TX (Jan 2004-May 2004)-Masters level practicum

  • Counseled students on a weekly basis dealing with issues such as behavioral problems, social interaction and academics.
  • Documented the treatment and progress of students through case notes and consultation with my supervisor.
  • Collaborated with outside agencies that referred students to me.

Related Volunteer Experience

Mentor for Communities in Schools Incorporated at Anson Jones Middle School in San Antonio, TX (Jan 2004-May 2004)

  • Met weekly with individual student and dealt with issues of self esteem, goal setting and social interaction.

Volunteer worker at The Children’s Shelter in San Antonio (April 2004-Oct 2004)

  • Spent an average of four hours a week with children (ages 4-12) who had recently been exposed to abuse/neglect and were removed from their homes as a result.

Publications

Peer Reviewed

Kim, S.J., Song, K., Carrola, P.A. (under review-submitted 3/10/2016). Living Together in a Diverse World: Mexican-origin Children’s Conversations about the Stories of Two Mommies and Daddies. Multicultural Learning and Teaching.

Carrola, P.A. & Brown, C.H. (under review-submitted 12/20/2015). Arguing for Increased Advocacy for the Counseling Needs of Incarcerated Populations: A Call to Action. Journal of Social Action in Counseling and Psychology

Carrola P.A. & DeMattews.D.E. (revised and re-submitted on 4/21/2016). Correctional counseling supervision: Managing the duality of security and mental health needs. The Clinical Supervisor

Carrola, P.A., Olivarez, A. & Karcher, M.J. (2016). Correctional Counselor Burnout: Examining Burnout Rates using the Counselor Burnout Inventory. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 55(3)

DeMattews, D.E., Mungal, A.S. & Carrola, P.A. (2015). Despite Best Intentions: A Critical Analysis of Social Justice Leadership and Decision Making. Administrative Issues Journal, 5(2), 17-37.

Carrola, P.A. & Corbin-Burdick, M.F. (2015). Counseling Military Veterans: Advocating for Multifaceted Interventions. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 37(1), 1-14.

Carrola, P.A., Yu, K., Sass, D.A., & Lee, S.M. (2012). Measurement Invariance of the Counselor Burnout Inventory across United States and Korean Cultures.Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 45(4), 227-244.

Book Chapters

Carrola, P.A. & Lugo Munoz, E. (In press). Practical Interventions for Addressing Trauma with Children. AlgunaasAportacionesPsicologicas Y Sociologicas a La Education.Volumen II.

Carrola, P.A. & Juhnke, G. (2014).The MO(o)D PIRATES Malingering Mnemonic Risk Assessment: General Implications and Guidelines for Correctional Counselors. Annual Review of Addictions and Offender Counseling: Best Practices.

Non-Peer Reviewed

  • The Measurement of Burnout in Prison Counselors using the Counselor Burnout Inventory: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling Study. Carrola. Dissertation-The University of Texas at San Antonio(December 2012).
  • Supervising Masters Level Interns in Adolescent Substance Abuse Groups. Carrola. IAAOC Graduate Student Highlights (Summer 2011).

Interviews and Editorials about Research

  • Texas Tribune Q & A: Paul Carrola. Carrola. The Texas Tribune. May 2015
  • UTEP Team Studies Burnout. Carrola, Williams, Lugo & Gomez. UTEP Newsletter. February 2015.

Grants

Funded

  • Texas Counseling Association Educational Endowment Fund Award

Amount: $500, Awarded: Oct 13, 2015

  • University Research Institute (URI) Grant, Exploring the burnout of counselors in Juarez, Mexico: A mixed methods approach to measure the effects of border drug violence on mental health providers. Amount: $5,000, Awarded: February 16, 2015
  • Texas Counseling Association Educational Endowment Fund Award

Amount: $500, Awarded: Jan 23, 2012

Not Funded

  • Hogg Foundation Mental Health Research Grant for Tenure Track Assistant Professors in Texas, Military veterans perceptions of mental health treatment issues and the therapeutic relationship. Amount: $19,250
  • 2015 IAAOC Research Grant, Correctional Counselor supervision and Best Practices. Amount: $500 Submitted: February 15, 2015
  • University Research Institute (URI) Grant, Exploring the burnout of counselors in Juarez, Mexico: A mixed methods approach to measure the effects of border drug violence on mental health providers. Amount: $4,200 Submitted: July 28, 2014
  • Personnel Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services, Teachers as Intervention Leaders (project TIL): Preparing personnel in minority institutions of higher education to serve children, including infants and toddlers, with disabilitiesAmount: $400,000, submitted: April 8, 2014

Professional Presentations

  • Counseling on the Border: A Panel Discussion of Students from the El Paso Borderplex. Carrola, Williams, Balderrama, Laize, Carlos, Duarte, Rios & Monte. American Counseling Association (ACA) and Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) Annual Conference and Expo, March31-April 3, 2016.
  • Advocating for Mental Health Services in Prisons: Calling the Counseling Profession to Action. Carrola & Brown. Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) Midwinter 2016 Conference, January 2016, Austin, TX.
  • Preparing Counselors to work with Military: Veterans utilizing Post traumatic Growth Approaches and Cultural Identity Models. Carrola. Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) Midwinter 2016 Conference, January 2016, Austin, TX.
  • Crisis Counseling in Juarez, Mexico: Implications for practice and Collaboration. Carrola. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Bi Annual Conference, October 2015, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Burnout Prevention for Correctional Mental Health Providers. Carrola. Federal CorrectionalInstitution, La Tuna Psychology department training retreat, August 21, 2015, Anthony, TX.
  • Correctional Counselor Burnout and Implications. Carrola. American Counseling Association (ACA) Annual Conference and Expo, March 2015, Orlando, FL.
  • Demonstration of a Systematic Developmental Model for Teaching Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning. Williams and Carrola. American Counseling Association (ACA) Annual Conference and Expo, March 2015, Orlando, FL.
  • Effective Correctional Counselor Supervision. Carrola. Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) Midwinter Conference, January 2015, Austin, TX.
  • Correctional Counselor Burnout: Evidence for Increased Burnout in Restrictive Environments. Carrola. Texas Counseling Association (TCA) Annual Professional Growth Conference, November 2014, Dallas, TX.
  • Providing Culturally Competent and Holistic Counseling for Veterans. Carrola & Corbin-Burdick. Second Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium: Defining the Future in Health Promotion and Disability Outreach, October 17, 2014, University of Texas at El Paso.
  • A Systematic Developmental Model for teaching Cases Conceptualization and Integrating Cultural Formulation. Williams & Carrola. Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) Midwinter Conference, January 2014, Austin Texas.
  • A Mosaic: The hearts and souls of education on the border in times of violence. Argus-Calvo, Carrola & Gonzales. World Education Research Association (WERA) WERA Focal Meeting, November 2013, Guanajuato, Mexico.
  • Measurement Invariance of the Counselor Burnout Inventory across United States and Korean Cultures. Carrola, YuLee. American Counseling Association (ACA) Annual Conference and Exposition, March 2012, San Francisco, CA.
  • Reflections on a Relational Cultural Approach to Mentoring in Counselor Education and Supervision. Duffey, Trepal & Carrola. Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) Midwinter Conference, February 2012, Austin, TX.
  • Providing Counseling within the Prison Environment. Carrola. Texas Counseling Association (TCA) Professional Growth Conference, November 2010, Austin, TX.
  • Parent Consultation Center: A Benefit to Schools, Students and Communities.Moyer, Lopez, Carrola, Pavelka, Mireles, and Primm. (TCA) Austin Professional Growth Conference, November 2010, Austin, TX.
  • Counselor Supervision in Correctional Settings. Carrola and Tovar. Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) Midwinter Conference, February 2010, Austin, TX.
  • Voices of Doctoral Students. Smith, Juhnke, Watts, Davis, Flamez, Carrola, Melton, Stark &Polonyi. Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) Midwinter Conference, February 2010, Austin, TX.
  • Suggestions for Supervising Diverse Counselors.Trepal, Boie, Carrola, Leeth, Lopez & Tovar. Second Life virtual symposium 2009, San Antonio, TX.
  • Sunrise Reflections: Wellness and Nontraditional Approaches/Interventions for Counselors and their Clients. Evans, Moyer, Lopez, Leeth, Herndon, Renken, Carrola, and Boie. American Counseling Association (ACA) World Conference, March 2009, Charlotte, NC.

Significant Professional Service

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

Editorial Board Member and Blind peer reviewer (April 2016-present)

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Blind peer reviewer (October 2015-present)

Chi Sigma Iota (Honor Society)

Acting Secretary, University of Texas at San Antonio (Spring 2012-Fall 2012)

Chapter Faculty Advisor, University of Texas at El Paso (November 2013-Present)

Faculty Search Committee (2014-2015)

University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Educational Psychology and Special Services

Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)

2015 Conference program reviewer

Do the Write Thing Leadership Conference (El Paso Chapter)

Blue Ribbon Committee Member- 2015

Significant Professional Memberships

American Counseling Association

Member # 6272417

Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

(Home region: SACES)

Texas Counseling Association

Member # 70319

InternationalAssociation of Addiction and Offender Counselors

Member (March 2011-May, 2015)

Awards and Other Special Recognition

Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) 2015 Emerging Leader- Selectedat theOctober 2015Bi Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA

University of Texas at San Antonio Spring 2012 Presidential Dissertation Fellowship Award

$2,000 Award received April 20, 2012

Chi Sigma Iota (Honor Society)

Inducted 11/14/2008

Undergraduate Honor Roll (Fall 1999)

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Licensures/Certifications

LPC-S - Licensed Professional Counselor #60660- Effective 12/14/2007

  • Board Approved Supervisor-Effective 12/14/2009

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