Michael Powell, Ph.D., LPC, LADAC
1151 E. Shepherd Lane #310, Fayetteville, AR 72703
Current
Employment
(479) 263-3839
michael@jarr.us
www.jarr.us
Youth Bridge, Inc. (June 2009 – present)
Addictions therapist providing outpatient and residential co-occurring
psychotherapy and various psycho-educational/diagnostic assessments to
adjudicated youth.
Founder and sole counselor for the Sexual Trauma and Offense Prevention
(STOP) program, a structured outpatient sexual behavior problem course
for low to moderate recidivism and sexually addictive-risk youth.
Clinical supervisor for counseling interns and licensed associate
counselors (LACs), in addition to consulting duties with the certified
substance abuse counselors-in-training (CITs) on SA screenings.
Previous
Employment
Vantage Point (formally Vista Health; November 2008 – March 2012)
PRN inpatient counselor conducting psychosocial assessments and
individual counseling with acute and sub-acute patients.
School-based mental health professional at Bentonville High School and
outpatient family counselor in the Benton County, AR clinic during the
2008 to 2009 school-year).
University of Arkansas Fort Smith (June 2007 – November 2008)
Counselor under contract with Western Arkansas Counseling and
Guidance Center to provide brief supportive therapy to the students of
UAFS in their new campus counseling clinic.
WACGC: Outpatient Clinic (July 2003 – November 2008)
Mental health professional providing child and adult community based
counseling and psychological testing in Fort Smith, AR. Duties included
school-based counseling, adult individual and group counseling, family
counseling, and child/adult psycho-educational/diagnostic testing.
Education
Ph.D., University of Arkansas (January 2005 – December 2008)
Student of counselor education with a cognate in mixed-methods research,
psychological assessment, and supervision.
M.S., Pittsburg State University (January 2001 – December 2002)
Student of community counseling with an emphasis in Eclecticism.
B.A., Missouri Southern State University (August 1996 – May 2000)
Student of communications with an emphasis in family dynamics.
Endorsements
State License (July 2003 – present)
Board approved professional counselor (LPC) in Arkansas.
Board approved alcohol/drug abuse counselor (LADAC) in Arkansas.
Board approved specialist in alcoholism/drug abuse in Arkansas.
Certifications (July 2003 – present)
Certified in nonviolent crisis prevention
American Red Cross certified in adult CPR and first aid
Memberships (June 2006 – present)
National Health Service Corp
Arkansas Drug Court Professionals Association
Inactivated License (2008)
Board approved psychological examiner in Arkansas (now voluntarily
inactivated upon approval from the Board of Examiners in Counseling to
do testing under the LPC license alone).
Approved
Assessments
Psycho-Diagnostics
Board approved to use Adolescent Anger Rating Scale, the Adolescent
Psychopathology Scale, the Aggression Questionnaire, the Adolescent
Chemical Dependency Checklist, the Beck inventories, the Burk’s
Behavior Rating Scale 2, the Checkmate checklists, Child Attachment
Checklist, the Child Behavior Checklists, the Child Sexual Behavior
Inventory, the Conners’ assessments and Conner’s Continuous
Performance Test, the Goldberg Depression Scale, the Goldberg Mania
Scale, the Jesness Inventory, the Juvenile Addiction Risk Rating, the
Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale, the Reynolds Adolescent
Depression Scale 2, the SNAP-IV, the Santa Barbara Adult AD/HD
Rating Scale, the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale, the Structured
Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth, the Substance Abuse Subtle
Screening Inventories, the Suicide Probability Scale, the Suicide Ideation
Questionnaire, the Symptom Checklist 90 - Revised, the Test of Variables
of Attention, the Tests of Clinical Functioning, the Trauma Symptom
Checklists, the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment, the
Vanderbilt Assessment Scale, the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales 2,
the Youth Outcome Questionnaire, the Young Manic Rating Scale, and the
Youth Service Level-Case Management Inventory 2 to assess clinical
symptomology and behavior.
Career / Vocational
Board approved to administer the International Personality Item Pool, the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Lifestyle Orientation Survey, the My
Vocational Situation, the My Work Values, and the O*NET Career
Inventories in order to assess personal preferences and interests for career
counseling.
Psychoeducational
Board approved to use the Auditory Discrimination Test, the Kauffman
Brief Intelligence Test 2, the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales, the
Test of Information Processing, and the Wechsler scales to assess
cognitive functioning. I use the Basic Achievement Skills Inventory, the
Jordan Oral Screening Test, the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test Third Edition, and the Wide Range Achievement Test to assess academic
achievement.
Personality / Temperament
Board approved to administer subscales from the International Personality
Item Pool, the NEO-PI-R, and the Millon inventories to assess personality
functioning.
Teaching
Experience
Promoting Change Through Brief Therapy (Fall 2008)
Course at John Brown University focusing on time-limited approaches to
helping people change in various clinical settings with a special emphasis
on the historical and theoretical analysis of various brief approaches, as
well as a review of their application to individual and group counseling.
Career Development Info and Vocational Education (Fall 2008)
Course at John Brown University focusing on career development
theories and the research supporting the theories, in addition to vocational
assessment and the practical application career counseling.
The Counseling of Children and Adolescents (Spring 2006)
Instructor-in-training at the University of Arkansas assisting with
the development of a syllabus, objectives, lessons, midterm, and activities
for a course on counseling young people. Duties included facilitating class
discussions, demonstrating micro-skills, administering and scoring
midterm, and teaching seven lectures.
Internships
Technology and Education Research (Summer 2007)
Research assistant responsible for data analysis, editing, and manuscript
preparation in the areas of technology and education.
Behavior and Personality Appraisals (Spring 2007)
Examiner-in-training of a clinical psychologist gaining competence in the
administration, scoring, and interpretation of psych-diagnostics.
Counselor Development (Fall 2006)
Supervisor-in-training at the University of Arkansas using the
Discrimination Model to assist masters-level counselors-in-training in
enhancing their therapeutic skills and counselor identity.
Cognitive Appraisals (Spring 2006)
Examiner-in-training under supervision of a clinical psychologist
learning the proper administration, scoring, and interpretation of the
following appraisals: ADT, KBIT-II, RIAS, SBIT, WAIS-III, WIAT-II,
WISC-IV, and VMI.
Adolescent Residential Treatment (Summer 2002)
Counselor-in-training at a high-risk facility in Joplin, Missouri conducting
individual and group counseling with youth diagnosed with a serious
emotional disturbance.
School-Age Day Treatment (Spring 2002)
Counselor-in-training with a regional day treatment facility conducting
individual therapy with behavior disordered children, in addition to
participating in on-site transition and supervision of students during
their therapeutic return into public education.
Publications
Powell, M.L., & Newgent, R.A. (2014). The Juvenile Addiction Risk
Rating (JARR): Early Development and Initial Psychometrics. Under
Review.
Powell, M.L., & Newgent, R.A. (2011). Assertiveness and mental health
professionals: Differences between insight-oriented and action-oriented
clinicians. Journal of Professional Counseling, 1(2), 92-98.
Powell, M.L., & Newgent, R.A. (2010). Improving the empirical
credibility of cinematherapy. Counseling Outcome and Evaluation
Journal, 1(2), 40-49.
Powell, M. L. (2008). Cinematherapy as a clinical intervention:
Theoretical rationale and empirical credibility. Retrieved from
ProQuest Thesis and Dissertations (AAT 3341245).
Powell, M.L., & Newgent, R.A. (2008). Disc golf play: Using recreation
to improve disruptive classroom behavior. Journal of School
Counseling. 6(2). Retrieved February 1st, 2008, from http://www.
jsc.montana.edu/articles/v6n2.pdf
Powell, M.L. (2007). Evaluation of an Online Cinematherapy Resource
for Child Counselors. Journal of Technology in Counseling, 5(1).
Available at http://jtc.colstate.edu/Vol5_1/Powell.htm
Powell, M.L. (Fall 2007). Response to the clinical communications
committee regarding the rewards and challenges of play therapy
supervision. Play Therapy Magazine, 2(3), 13.
Lee, S.M., Baker, C.R., Cho, S.H., Heckathorn, D.E., Holland, M.W.,
Newgent, R.A., Ogle, N.T., Powell, M.L., Quinn, J.J., Wallace, S.L., &
Yu, K. (2007). Development and Initial Psychometrics of the Counselor
Burnout Inventory (CBI). Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and
Development, 40(3), 147- 170. [All authors contributed equally. Names in
alphabetical order].
Powell, M.L. (Spring 2007). Overcoming the mental health stigma. The
Counselor, 28(1), 4-5.
Powell, M.L., Newgent, R.A., & Lee, S.M. (2006). Group cinematherapy:
Using metaphor to enhance adolescent self-esteem. The Arts in
Psychotherapy, 33(3), 247-253.
Powell, M.L. (Winter 2006). The Power of Play. The Counselor, 27(3), 2.
Presentations
Powell, M.L. (April 2010). Medical Panel Discussion on Children’s
Health. Northwest Regional Medical Center. Rogers, Arkansas.
Powell, M. L. (January 2009). Understanding Anger Management.
Gateway Alternative School, Bentonville, Arkansas.
Powell, M. L. (October 2008). Psychologists and their Jobs. University of
Arkansas Fort Smith [UAFS], Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Powell, M.L. (April 2008). Cinematherapy 4 Kids. University of Arkansas
[UA], Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Powell, M.L. (December 2007). Cinematherapy and Sexual Abuse
Treatment. The Arkansas Association for the Treatment of Sexual
Abusers [ArATSA], Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Powell, M.L. (November 2007). Ethics in Child Counseling: Schoolbased and Family Issues. John Brown University [JBU], Siloam
Springs, Arkansas.
Powell, M.L. (September 2007). Careers in Psychology. Western
Arkansas Technical Center [WATC], Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Powell, M.L. (August 2007). Introduction to College Counseling.
University of Arkansas Fort Smith [UAFS] Nursing Program
Orientation, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Powell, M.L. (July 2007). Cinematherapy 4 Kids. Arkansas Mental Health
Counselors Association [ArMHCA] Western Division Luncheon,
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Powell, M.L. (June 2007). Using Newsletters in School Counseling.
Arkansas School Counselor Association [ArSCA] Technology
Conference, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Website
www.JARR.us
Promotes the Juvenile Addiction Risk Rating (JARR), a brief measure of
addiction potential based on 10 risk factors found in the literature to be
predictive of youth alcohol and drug-related problems. Derived from
collateral information, the JARR is a screening instrument designed to
assist examiners in better clinical decision-making and selectivity when
self-report data is limited or inconsistent.