Jennifer Vinces-Cua, Ph.D.
Courses Taught
- CED 5965 Introduction to Family Counseling
- CED 5975 Career Counseling and Development
- CED 5966 Advanced Counseling Skills
- CED 5972 Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- CED 5980 Practicum in Counseling
- CED 5985 Internship in Counseling I
- CED 5986 Internship in Counseling II
- CED 5989 Clinical Supervision
- CED 7989 Advanced Clinical Supervision
Research Interests
Dr. Vinces-Cua’s research interests include parental stress, wellness and resilience with attention to clinical supervision and training for the behavioral sciences with cultural frameworks. My current research focuses on father wellness and the development of treatment approaches to address perceived stress in urban communities with the Wellness Exploration for Lifetime Learning (WELL) Research Team.
Biography
Dr. Vinces-Cua is a counselor educator with nearly 20 years of experience as a counselor, supervisor and consultant/ trainer. Her clinical training has been in the transportability of evidence-based treatment models and the development of community mental health in both domestic and international communities through high levels of internal and external stakeholder collaboration at the provider level with various organizations, court, probation, funders and other treatment providers. Her areas of expertise include couples and family therapy, substance use, spiritual integration, supervision, consultation, evidence-based practices, social advocacy and servant leadership. She is passionate about teaching and training of interdisciplinary professionals and emerging counselors. She currently serves as board member for the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC), is the chair of the Spiritual and Religious Values committee, and an editorial board member for the Counseling and Values journal. She has previously served as the chair of the Membership committee for the North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES) and as co-faculty advisor for the Kappa Upsilon Nu chapter of the Chi Sigma Iota Professional Honor Society International (CSI) at Kean.
Selected Publications
Vinces-Cua, J., & Davila, Z. (Spring 2024). Social justice advocacy, six domains of. In The Sage Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy (Vol. 4, pp. 1433-1439). SAGE Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071808023
Vinces-Cua, J. D., & Pulgar Guzman, C. A. (Fall 2023). Expanding access to the ASERVIC spiritual competencies through a Spanish translation. Counseling and Values, 68(2), 125-137. https://doi.org/10.1163/2161007x-bja10005
Vinces-Cua, J. (2022, Fall). Series on the spiritual and religious values in counseling competencies: Assessment and diagnosis and treatment. Association for Spirituality, Ethical and Religious Values (ASERVIC) Fall 2022 Interaction Newsletter. https://aservic.org/newsletter/
Vinces-Cua, J. & *Miller, K. (2022, Spring). Chapter relaunch efforts after high pandemic impact on the counselor education department. Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International Spring 2022 CSI Exemplar Newsletter. https://apps.tekresolutions.com/CSI_Processing/exemplar/2022_Spring/