Sharon Y. Song, Ph.D.
Counselor Education
Assistant Professor
Office:
LWH 4017
Email:
sy-song@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
Summer 2025: Wednesday: 2:00 p.m.. - 4:00 p.m.; Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
COUN 403 Theories of Counseling
COUN 405 Individual Counseling Skills
COUN 406 Group Counseling
COUN 412 Topics in School Counseling
COUN 415 Children and Youth in School and Family Systems Study
Research Interests
Bridging the gap between families and school counselors by partnering with school districts (local or otherwise) in order to discuss current services provided in schools to ensure that school counselors are collaborating with families for the benefit of students, particularly with students and families of color; multicultural counseling and multicultural counselor education, including online counselor education; Increasing engagement in online counselor education; Increasing mental health services for populations with high mental health stigma (e.g. Asian American, etc.); Increasing services for survivors of domestic abuse.
Education
College of William and Mary
Counselor Education and Supervision, Ph.D.
Eastern Illinois University
School Counseling, M.S.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Psychology, B.S.
Selected Publications
Merlin-Knoblich, C., Harris, P. N., Chung, S. Y., & Gareis, C. R. (2018). Reported experiences of
school counseling site supervisors in a supervision training program. Journal of School
Counseling, 16(3). Retrieved from http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v16n3.pdf
Greene, C., Williams, A., Harris, P., Travis, S., & Kim, S. (2016). An Experiential Practicum
Curriculum Infusing Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster Preparation, Counselor Education and
Supervision, 55(3), 216-232.
Harris, P. & Kim, S. (2015). A Counselor’s Journey: Belly of the Whale, Association for Specialists
in Group Work.
Larson, H., Kim, S., McKinney, R., Swan, A., Moody, A., Offenstein, K., German, D. & Puchalski,
S. (2015). This Is Just A Test: Overcoming High-Stakes Test Anxiety through Relaxation and
Gum Chewing When Preparing for the ACT. Eastern Education Journal. 43(1), 42-55.
Kim, K. H., & Kim, S. (2014). Empathy. In S. Thompson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of diversity and social
justice. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Kim, K. H., & Kim, S. & (2014). Sensitivity. In S. Thompson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of diversity and
social justice. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Kim, K. H., & Kim, S. & (2014). Biculturism. In S. Thompson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of diversity and
social justice. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Kim, K. H., & Kim, S. & (2014). Acculturation and enculturation. In S. Thompson (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of diversity and social justice. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
*Bertulu, G., Kim, S., Santilli, S., Sestu, V., Taylor, W., Waechter, B., & Williams, A. (2014). The
University of Cicerone and Matthew College. William and Mary Educational Review, 3(1),
18-21.
Larson, H.A., Rose, J.R, & Kim, S. (2012). Effects of deep breathing and muscle Relaxation on ACT
Scores. Journal of Counseling in Illinois. 2, 6-13.
Selected Exhibitions
Chung, S., Merlin-Knoblich, C. & Harris, P. (2018). Infuse Multiculturalism in School Counseling
Programs. Presentation at the 2018 American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
Conference. Los Angeles, CA.
*Chung, S. & Harris, P. (2017). A Tale of Two Studies: School Counselor Involvement with
Families of Color. Presentation at the 2017 American Counseling Association (ACA)
Conference & Expo. San Francisco, CA.
Chung, S. (2016). An Investigation of School Counselor Understanding and Response to Help
Seeking Among Second Generation Asian American Students in the US Public School
System. Presentation at the 2016 National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Symposium. Washington, D.C.
*Chung, S., Greene, C., Harris, P., Travis, S., Williams, A. (2015). Say What?: Recognizing
Microaggressions in Group Counseling Case Studies. Presentation at the 2015 Association
for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Merlin, C. & Chung, S. (2015). “I Had No Idea That There Were Models of Supervision”: Exploring
Experiences of School Counseling Site Supervisors in a Supervision Training Program.
Presentation at the 2015 Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Kim, S. (2015). A Millennial ways to Supervise: trends, needs, and tips for us. Presentation at the
2015 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Kim, S. (2014). What I Wish I Would Have Known as a Site Supervisor. Presentation at the
University of Padua Symposium. Padua, Italy.
Harris, P., Sheffield, B., Kim, S. (2014). Coaching Parents to Build Better Communication and
Collaboration with their Children’s Schools. Presentation at the 2014 International Family
Therapy Association Conference. Panama City, Panama.