Jennifer Vinces-Cua, Ph.D.
Courses Taught
- CED 5965 Introduction to Family Counseling
- CED 5966 Advanced Counseling Skills
- CED 5972 Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- CED 5975 Career Counseling and Development
- CED 5980 Practicum in Counseling
- CED 5985 Internship in Counseling I
- CED 5986 Internship in Counseling II
- CED 5989 Clinical Supervision
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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. Jennifer Vinces-Cua is an assistant professor for the Counselor Education department at Kean University with nearly 20 years of experience as a counselor, supervisor, and clinical consultant and trainer. Her clinical training and work have been in the Multisystemic therapy model, an intense, family-focused and community-based treatment program. She supported the development of approximately 40 community mental health programs both domestically and internationally through systemic and interprofessional collaboration with advocacy efforts involving court, child welfare, probation, governmental funding entities and mental health providers. Her professional career of service, curriculum and program development for families and children led to her national recognition by the American Counseling Association as the 2022 Don Dinkmeyer Social Interest award recipient. She was awarded the 2024 Community Leadership Award from the Union County Fatherhood Initiative Coalition for exceptional leadership and integrity, inspiring commitment, and open communication about research on fathers. She was recognized as the New Jersey Counseling Association 2025 Distinguished Counselor Educator for her teaching, mentorship, curriculum development, research, and professional leadership within the counseling field.
She is passionate about teaching and training emerging counselors, counselors, and allied professionals in the behavioral sciences. She currently serves as board member for the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) and as the chair of the Spiritual and Religious Values committee, chair of the Membership committee for the North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES). She has served 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/