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Tsui-yee (Dorothy) Chow, Ph.D.
Programme Director
Counsellor Education and Supervision
Chicago
“Education is a social process; education is growth; education is not preparation for life, but is life itself.” – Dewey
We interact with our surroundings to adapt and adopt new behaviors. This transformation shapes us individually and collectively, as well as the systems.
Dr. Chow is a distinguished Counsellor educator with over 20 years of experience leading Counsellor education programs at various universities. Her tenure as chair of the Counselling Department at Adler University spanned 12 years, concluding in the fall of 2024. Under her leadership, she developed and secured CACREP accreditation for both the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counselling and the Doctorate of Philosophy in Counsellor Education and Supervision Programs for two eight-year cycles. She also designed courses for the programs in multiple formats — online, hybrid, and virtual — to accommodate the diverse needs of students.
Her areas of expertise include advanced social justice Counselling, leadership and advocacy, pedagogy in higher education, group Counselling, and research methods. Dr. Chow’s expertise also includes training leaders and facilitators of diversity and social justice-related workshops, cross-cultural conflict resolution, academic Programme development and evaluation, and cross-cultural supervision.
MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS
2015 – President, Illinois Association for Multicultural Counselling
2014 – President Elect, Illinois Association for Multicultural Counselling
2004-2008 – Member, Asian American Suicide Prevention Initiative
Member, American Counselling Association
Member, Association for Counsellor Education and Supervision
Member, Association for Multicultural Counselling and Development
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations
Using Social Justice as the Focus of an Entry-Level Rehabilitation Counselling Education Programme
2022
Fall 2022 Online Conference, National Council on Rehabilitation Education – Virtual
Author(s):
Wang, C. C., & Chow, T.
Go There! Women of Colour as Departmental Leaders of Counselling Programs
2022
North Central Counsellor Education and Supervision Conference 2022 – Omaha, Nebraska
Author(s):
Baptiste, D. R., & Chow, T.
Cross-Cultural Supervision: Racing to Cultural Competence
2021
Association of Counsellor Educators and Supervisors 2021 Conference – Atlanta, Georgia
Author(s):
Chow, T., & Stoner-Harris, T.
Exploring and Utilizing Diversity Factors to Embrace Supervision Effectiveness Between Culturally Different Supervisor and Supervisee Dyads
2017
69th Annual Conference, Illinois Counselling Association – Skokie, Illinois
Council for Accreditation of Counselling and Related Educational Programs
2018 to Present: Peer Reviewer
Higher Learning Commission
RESEARCH INTERESTS + OPPORTUNITIES
My current research interests lie in the areas of cross-cultural conflict and interpersonal interactions, as well as the transcultural application of Counselling approaches. I welcome students to join me in conducting the research.
