Counselor Education: Faculty
Stanley B. Baker
Professor
(919) 515-6360
email: stanley_baker@ncsu.edu
Area of Emphasis: Developmental Counseling, Secondary School Counseling, Prevention, Cognitive-Behavioral Applications in Counseling, Quantitative and Qualitative Research.
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Biography
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota (9/3/35) Education
Family
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Professional Work Experience
- High school history teacher athletic coach, Spring Valley, Wisconsin (1957-1963)
- High school history teacher, counselor and athletic coach, Janesville, Wisconsin (1963-1969)
- National Defense Education Act Graduate Fellow, Counselor Education Department, State University of New York at Buffalo (1969-1971)
- Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor of Education, The Pennsylvania State University (1971-1994)
- Professor and Department Head, North Carolina State University (1994-present)
Professional Honors and Directory Listings
- Augsburg College Athletic Hall of Fame (1980)
- Who's Who in the East (1984)
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Research in Counselor Education and Supervision Award (1986)
- Augsburg College Distinguished Alumnus Award (1991)
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Research in Counselor Education and Supervision Award (1992)
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Distinguished Professional Service Award (1993)
- Pennsylvania Counseling Association Outstanding Research and Publications Award (1993)
- State University of New York at Buffalo Graduate School of Education Distinguished Alumni Award (1994)
Professional Organization Membership and Participation
Membership- American Counseling Association (1967 - present)
- American Psychological Association, Division 17: Counseling Psychology (1976 - present)
- American School Counselor Association (1967 - present)
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (1971 - present)
- National Career Development Association (1967 - present)
- Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (1994 - present)
Participation
- President - Pennsylvania Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (1983-1984)
- President - North Atlantic Regional Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (1985-1986)
- Chair - Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Subcommittee
- of the School Counselor Network Project on Developing a
- Lobbying Package on Certification Standards (1990-1993)
- Co-Chair -APA Division 17 Prevention and the Public Interest Special Interest Group (1992 - present)
- Editor of The School Counselor (1993 - 1999)
Research Interests
The enhancement of school counseling in particular and counseling in general. Prevention programming for children and adolescents, especially applications of cognitive- behavioral theory. Improvement of the training of counselors, especially prepracticum and supervision training methods. Professional issues in counselor education. Methodologies: experimental design, program evaluation, meta-analysis, and structured interview research
Publications
Books
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Baker, S. B., & Gerler, E. R. (2004). School counseling for the twenty-first century (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. (444 pages).
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Baker, S. B. (1981). School counselor's handbook: A guide for professional growth and development. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 300pp.
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Baker, S. B., & Shaw, M. C. (1987). Improving counseling through primary prevention. Columbus, OH: C. E. Merrill, 290pp.
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Baker, S. B. (1992). School counseling for the twenty-first century. Columbus, OH: Macmillan-Merrill Education, 360pp.
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Baker, S. B. (1996). School counseling for the twenty-first century (2nd. ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Merrill and Imprint of Prentice Hall, 438pp.
Monographs and Reports
- Swisher, J. D., Baker, S. B., Barnes, J., Doebler, M., Haldeman, D., & Kophazi, K. (1990). An evaluation of student assistance programs in Pennsylvania. Research report for the U. S. Department of Education, Washington, DC, 65pp.
Representative Articles and Chapters (since 1985)
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Baker, S. B., Johnson, E., Kopala, M., & Strout, N. J. (1985). Training for test interpretation competence: A comparison of microskills and mental practice. Counselor Education and Supervision, 25, 31-43. (Recipient of the 1986 Research in Counselor Education and Supervision Award)
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Baker, S. B., & Daniels, T. G. (1989). Integrating research on the microcounseling program: A meta-analysis. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 36,
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Baker, S. B., Daniels, T. G., & Greeley, A. T. (1990). Systematic training of graduate level counselors: Narrative and meta-analytic reviews of three major programs. The Counseling Psychologist, 18 (3), 355-421. [Major Contribution] 186. (Recipient of the 1992 Research in Counselor Education and Supervision Award)
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Baker, S. B., & Greeley, A. T. (1990). Looking at the past and into the future. The Counseling Psychologist, 18 (4), 691-693.
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Kiselica, M. S., & Baker, S. B. (1992). Progrssive muscle relaxation and cognitive restructuring training: Potential problems and proposed solutions. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 14, 149-165.
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Haldeman, D. E., & Baker, S. B. (1992). Helping female adolescents prepare to cope with irrational thinking via preventive cognitive self-instruction. Journal of Primary Prevention, 13 (2), 161-169.
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Swisher, J. D., Baker, S. B., Barnes, J. A., Doebler, M. K., Haldeman, D. E., & Kophazi, K. M. (1993). An evaluation of student assistance program in Pennsylvania. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 39, 1-18.
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Liu, Y., & Baker, S. B. (1993). Enhancing cultural adaptation through friendship training: A single case study. Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 28, 92-103.
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Baker, S. B. (1994). Mandatory teaching experience for school counselors: An impediment to uniform certification standards for school counselors. Counselor Education and Supervision, 33, 314-326.
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Kiselica, M. S., Baker, S. B., Thomas, R. N., & Reedy, S. (1994). Effects of stress inoculation training on anxiety, stress, and academic performance. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41, 335-342.
Editorials
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Baker, S. B. (1993). Action research in school counseling. School Counselor, 41, 67-68.
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Baker, S. B. (1994). Serving students with differing worldviews. School Counselor, 41, 313.
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Baker, S. B. (1994). Thoughts on proactive interventions through the school curriculum. School Counselor, 42, 91-92.
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Baker, S. B. (1995). Becoming multiculturally competent counselors. School Counselor, 42, 178.
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Baker, S. B. (1995). A balanced approach: Putting beliefs about school counseling into practice. School Counselor, 42, 259-260.
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Baker, S. B. (1995). Qualitative research has a place in the school counseling literature. School Counselor, 42, 339-340.
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Baker, S. B. (1995). The challenge to be versatile. School Counselor, 43, 3-4.

