Dr. Gregory Elliott Affiliate Faculty
Education:
Ph.D., Adams State University
M.A., University of Texas - San Antonio
B.A., William Jewell College
719-480-0330
gregory.elliott@nwciowa.edu
Dr. Elliott is a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Iowa and a licensed professional counselor in the state of Colorado. He has extensive teaching and clinical practice experience. He previously taught at Colorado Christian University and Adams State University.
Dr. Elliott’s clinical experiences include directing a university counseling center, working in a partial hospitalization program for severely mentally ill adults, working in an inpatient hospital setting with adults and adolescents, and working with at-risk youth and families. His clinical specialization has been in working with suicidal clients. He also maintains a small clinical supervision practice for counselors working to obtain their supervised hours for licensure. Dr. Elliott's research interests include the content and pedagogy of how counselor education programs prepare students to work with suicidal clients, and best practices in and the efficacy of online programs in counselor education. He is a former Emerging Leaders Award recipient from the Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision and he is a member of the American Counseling Association, the American Association of Suicidology, Chi Sigma Iota, and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.
He has presented at numerous national, regional, and state conferences on topics related to clinical supervision, and suicide prevention, intervention, and treatment. He was the 2020 - 2021 president of the Colorado Counseling Association, and he is the 2022 - 2023 chair-elect of the American Counseling Association Western Region.
Dr. Elliott earned his Doctorate of Philosophy in Counselor Education & Supervision from Adams State University, a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Texas - San Antonio, and a Bachelor of Arts degrees in Communication and Sociology from William Jewell College.
COUN505 - Professional Orientation
This course introduces students to the field of counseling in diverse settings, including school and clinical mental health settings. The course provides a broad overview and survey of the counseling profession, including its historical and theoretical foundations, the major professional associations of the counseling profession, and roles and responsibilities of counselors in a variety of settings and within and among the other mental health professions. Students will begin development of a professional identity and will reflect on their calling to the profession of counseling and their vision for using their master's degree in the future. Students will begin the process of spiritual formation for counseling. (3 credits)
COUN550 - Theories & Skills Of Counseling I
This course is part one of a two-part integrated skills and theories series that introduces students to the basic skills of the counseling relationship and the major theories of personality and psychotherapy, and provides students an experiential opportunity to begin practicing and assimilating these skills in their counselor identity. In Theories and Skills of Counseling I, students are introduced to counseling skills such as attending, active listening, empathy, questioning, observation, encouraging, summarizing, reflecting, and challenging. Skills are practiced with role play partners, video recorded and submitted to the professor for review and feedback. Theories covered in Theories and Skills of Counseling I include Psychodynamic, Adlerian, Client-Centered, Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Therapy, and Cognitive Therapy. Modern psychotherapies are considered through a biblical world view. Prerequisite: COUN515. (3 credits)
COUN551 - Theories & Skills of Counseling II
This course is part two of a two-part integrated skills and theories series that introduces students to the basic skills of the counseling relationship and the major theories of personality and psychotherapy, and provides students an experiential opportunity to begin practicing and assimilating these skills in their counselor identity. In Theories and Skills of Counseling II, students review counseling skills such as attending, active listening, empathy, questioning, observation, encouraging, summarizing, reflecting, and challenging. Skills are practiced with role play partners, video recorded and submitted to the professor for review and feedback. Theories covered in Theories and Skills of Counseling II include Existential, Gestalt, Interpersonal, Family Systems, Mindfulness/Contemplative, Positive Psychology, Integrative, and Multicultural approaches. Modern psychotherapies are considered through a biblical world view. Prerequisites: COUN515 and COUN550. (3 credits)
COUN555 - Crisis, Trauma and Suicide
This course introduces students to the field of counseling in diverse settings, including school and clinical mental health settings. The course provides a broad overview and survey of the counseling profession, including its historical and theoretical foundations, the major professional associations of the counseling profession, and roles and responsibilities of counselors in a variety of settings and within and among the other mental health professions. Students will begin development of a professional identity and will reflect on their calling to the profession of counseling and their vision for using their master's degree in the future. Students will begin the process of spiritual formation for counseling. (3 credits)
COUN605 - Skills II
This course is designed to give students practice experience engaging in a counseling relationship over the course of six sessions, in the practice setting most relevant to the client's future practice (clinical mental health, school counseling, etc.). Students will review and utilize basic counseling skills and continue developing their own individual counseling approaches with an emphasis on integration of theoretical orientation techniques, ethical practices, personality, spiritual integration, and setting-specific practices, under the instruction and evaluation of the course instructor. This course is largely experiential and is focused on preparing students for their Practicum experiences. Students will engage in a multi-session counseling experience with a learning partner focused on solidification of basic counseling skills and growth of advanced counseling skills. Prerequisites: COUN505, COUN515, COUN520, COUN550, COUN551, COUN555 (prerequisite or concurrent), CMHC520 or SCO520. (3 credits)
Publications:
Binkley, E. E., & Elliott, G. M. (2021). Best practices in suicide pedagogy: A quantitative content analysis. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc030101
Elliott, G. M., & Henninger, J. (2020). Online teaching and self-efficacy to work with suicidal clients. Counselor Education & Supervision, 59(4), 283-296. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12189
Elliott, A., Bohecker, L., Elliott, G. M., Townsend, B. J., Johnson, V., Lopez, A., Roach, K., & Horn, L. (2019). Interstate licensure portability: Logistics and barriers for professional counselors. The Professional Counselor, 9(3), 252-266. https://doi.org/10.15241/ae.9.3.252
Elliott, G. M., Audsley, R., Runck, L., Pechek, A., de Raet, A., Valdez, A., & Wilde, B. (2018). The development of self-efficacy to work with suicidal clients. The Qualitative Report, 23(12), 3004-3018. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol23/iss12/9/
Abrams, C., de Raet, A., McCulloch, D., Elliott, G. M., & Meder, C. (2017). The impact of program modality on Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam subscale scores. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 10(1). https://repository.wcsu.edu/jcps/vol10/iss1/5
Elliott, G. M. & Reese, C. (2014). Behavioral intervention teams and end-of-semester reporting. Journal of Campus Behavioral Intervention (J-BIT), 2, 19-28.
Elliott, G. M. (2013). Reciprocal communication between counseling centers and BITs on suicidal students. Journal of Campus Behavioral Intervention (J-BIT), 1, 40-55.
Guerra, N. S., & Elliott, G. M. (1997). Cognitive roles in the mediation process: Development of the Mediation Instrument for Cognitive Roles Assessment (MICRA). Mediation Quarterly, 14(2), 1-17.
Guerra, N. S., & Elliott, G. M. (1996). Ombudsing in an educational institution: Use of implicit and explicit power. Journal of the California Caucus of College & University Ombudsmen, 1-11.
Recent presentations:
Tomlin, L., Elliott, G., Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sallee, E. (2022, November). Suicide intervention with counselors-in-training: A panel of pedagogical proportions. North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES); Pittsburgh, PA.
Palacios, A., & Elliott, G. (2022, October). An existential phenomenological framework for working with suicide in counselor supervision. Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (RMACES); Coeur d’Alene, ID.
Elliott, G. (2022, September). Comparing three tools for suicide risk assessment. Colorado Counseling Association (CCA) Professional Conference; Copper Mountain, CO.
Elliott, G. (2022, September). Working with meaning and purpose from an existential perspective. Colorado Counseling Association (CCA) Professional Conference; Copper Mountain, CO.
Meyer, M., Elliott, G., and Wiggins, E. (2022, September). Through their eyes: Perception of grief and loss from an adult adoptee perspective. Colorado Counseling Association (CCA) Professional Conference; Copper Mountain, CO.
Elliott, G., & Henninger, J. (2022, August). 988 suicide and crisis lifeline: Counseling educators and counseling students. [Video]. American Counseling Association.
Cureton, J., Adams, C., Palacios, A., Musko, A., Elliott, G., & Binkley, E. (2021, October). Perspectives on suicide training: Ideas for improving self-awareness and conceptualization for connective counseling and teaching. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) National Conference; Atlanta, GA.
Leahey, L. & Elliott, G. (2021, May). Examining Existential: A review of the growing evidence base for the Existential approach. Colorado Counseling Association (CCA) Conference; Online.
Vanderloo, J. & Elliott, G. (2021, May). Body ready: How incorporating yoga into counseling can aid in client healing. Colorado Counseling Association (CCA) Conference; Online.
Elliott, G., & Tomlin, L. (2021, March). Post-assessment treatment of suicidality: What counselors need to know. American Counseling Association (ACA) National Conference; Online, with live chat.
Jarvie, S., Hash, E., Elliott, G., & Park, J. (2021, March). Best practices in online education: 5 do’s and don’ts to enhance student learning. American Counseling Association (ACA) National Conference; Online, with live chat.
Elliott, G. & Mendoza, K. (2020, October). Prevention and intervention at the crossroads of youth trauma and suicide ideation. Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (RMACES); Online.
Pechek, A., Wiggins, L., & Elliott, G. (2020, October). Best practices and recent research in online engagement. Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (RMACES); Online.
Elliott, G., Knight, A., & Sellar, D. (2019, August). Basic training: Suicide prevention and intervention. American Association of Service Coordinators (AASC) National Conference; Aurora, CO.
2006 – present: American Counseling Association (ACA)
2006 – present: Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES)
2006 – present: Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (RMACES)
2015 – present: American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
2015 – present: Colorado Counseling Association (CCA)
2015 – present: Chi Sigma Iota (Alpha Sigma Chi chapter)
2022 – present: Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association (IMHCA)
05/2021: Colorado Christian University School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SSBS) Outstanding Faculty Award Winner.
2016 – 2017: Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (RMACES) Emerging Leader Award.
2014 – 2016: Colorado Health Foundation Rural Healthcare Provider Scholarship Winner.
2014 – 2014: Colorado State Suicide Prevention Community Grant. $5000.
2011 – 2014: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA); Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant. $225,000.
2007 – 2007: Adams State University Title V Grant. $5000.
