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Kean University

Jennifer Vinces-Cua, Ph.D., is a counselor educator with 15 years of experience as a counselor, supervisor and consultant/ trainer. Her clinical training has in evidence-based treatment models and its transportability to community mental health programs both domestically and internationally through the collaboration with professional 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 leadership and advocacy. She is passionate about teaching and training interdisciplinary professionals and emerging counselors. She serves as the faculty advisor of our Kappa Upsilon Nu chapter for Chi Sigma Iota Professional Honor Society International (CSI), chair of the Membership Committee for the North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES) and chair of the Spiritual and Religious Values Committee for the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC). She is also the recipient of the 2022 Don Dinkmeyer Social Interest award from the American Counseling Association for her professional career in supporting families, curriculum development, and program development and sustainability.

Education

  • Ph.D., Counselor Education and Supervision, Liberty University
  • M.A., Mental Health Counseling, Nyack College
  • B.A., Psychology, Hofstra University

Courses Taught

  • CED 5972 Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • CED 5975 Career Counseling and Development
  • CED 5986 Internship II in Counseling
  • CED 5989 Clinical Supervision

Selected Publications

Vinces-Cua, J. & Davila, Z. (under contract, Summer 2023). The six domains of social justice advocacy. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy.

Vinces-Cua, J. & Pulgar, C. (submitted, 2022). Expanding access to the ASERVIC spiritual competencies through a Spanish translation. Counseling and Values Journal.

Vinces-Cua, J. (2021, Fall). Series on the spiritual and religious values in counseling competencies: Communication. Association for Spirituality, Ethical and Religious Values (ASERVIC) Fall 2021 Interaction Newsletter.

Vinces-Cua, J. (2020). The relationship between parental stress and externalizing behavior: The mediating role of family functioning on ethnically diverse families in Multisystemic therapy. Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 2660. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/2660

Vinces-Cua, J. (2020, Fall). Series on the spiritual and religious values in counseling competencies: Counselor awareness acuity. Association for Spirituality, Ethical and Religious Values (ASERVIC) Fall 2020 Interaction Newsletter.

Vinces-Cua, J. (2020, Summer). Spiritual and religious values during challenging times. Association for Spirituality, Ethical and Religious Values (ASERVIC) Summer 2020 Interaction Newsletter.