Research

An important part of my work as a professional counselor and counselor educator is active involvement in research. The following list includes research and scholarship in several key areas:

International Counseling
Law Enforcement Officer Wellness and Resiliency
Child & Adolescent Counseling/ Parenting
Faith Identity and Integration in Counseling

In Publication

Perron, N. C. D., & Yamoah, K. (2020). Protect and serve: Equipping counselors to support health and wellness among law enforcement officers. Journal of Military and Government Counseling, 8(2), 19-48. ISSN: 2165-7726

Perron, N. C. D. (2019). Clinical Mental Health Counseling. In M. Guindon and J. Lane (Eds.). A counseling primer: An orientation to the profession, 2nd ed. (pp. 179-195). New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN: 978-1-138-33961-3

Perron, N. C. D. (2018). Training Structural Family Therapists. In J.L. Lebow, A.L. Chambers and D.C. Breunlin (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. New York, NY: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8

Perron, N. C. D. (2018). Training Strategic Family Therapists. In J.L. Lebow, A.L. Chambers and D.C. Breunlin (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. New York, NY: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_661-1

Perron, N. C. D. (2018). The Four Cs of parenting: Applying key counseling concepts for raising healthy children across countries, cultures, and families. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 26(1), 1-8. DOI: https://doi-org.turing.library.northwestern.edu/10.1177/1066480717753014

Perron, N. C. D. & Tollerud, T. (2017). International counseling insights: A qualitative study exploring the perspectives of international counseling students. Journal of Counseling in Illinois, 4(1), 56-73.

Perron, N. C. D. (2017). Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory. College student development: Applying theory to practice on the diverse campus (pp. 197-210). In W. Killiam and S. Degges-White (Eds.). New York, NY: Springer. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/9780826118165

Perron, N. C. D. (2017). Depression in adolescents. In J. Carlson and S. B. Dermer. (Eds.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family and Couples Counseling (pp. 432-435). Thousand Oaks: SAGE. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483369532.n135

Perron, N. C. D. (2017). Posttraumatic stress disorder in children. In J. Carlson and S. B. Dermer. (Eds.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family and Couples Counseling (pp. 1278-1282). Thousand Oaks: SAGE. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483369532.n385

Perron, N. C. D. (2017). Reactive attachment disorder in children. In J. Carlson and S. B. Dermer. (Eds.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family and Couples Counseling (pp. 1369-1371). Thousand Oaks: SAGE. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483369532.n411

Perron, N. C. D., Tollerud, T., & Fischer, T. A. (2016). International counseling traits: Identifying counseling traits ranked most important by international counseling professionals through Q sort analysis. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 38(2): 159-176. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-016-9264-9

Perron, N. C. D. & Pender, D. A. (2015). Meeting the need: Applying concepts for assessment and planning with child and adolescent trauma, Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 1(1), 37-49. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2015.1023607

In Process

Perron, N. C. D. (2021). Advancing counseling worldwide: A qualitative inquiry into professional counseling values in different cultural contexts. Manuscript in process.

Perron, N. C. D. (2021). Faith identity: Expanding cultural competence to recognize religious and spiritual values in the counseling office. Manuscript in process.