Faculty Profile

Leslie Jones

Title
Clinical Professor
Department
Counseling and Higher Education
College
College of Education

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of North Texas, 2001. 
Major: Counseling and Student Services
Dissertation Title: Effectiveness of Filial/Play Therapy Training on High School Students' Empathic Behavior With Young Children
MEd, University of North Texas, 1995. 
Major: Counseling and Student Services
BA, Texas A&M University, 1993. 
Major: Psychology





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
COUN 5760.001, Appraisal in Child and Adolescent Counseling, Spring 2024 Syllabus
COUN 6090.001, Counselor Supervision, Spring 2024 Syllabus
COUN 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024 
COUN 5690.001, Practicum in Counseling, Spring 2024 Syllabus
COUN 6900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2024 


          
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  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    COUN 5760.503, Appraisal in Child and Adolescent Counseling, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023 
                    

                    COUN 5640.001, Play Based Group and Family Counseling, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5690.001, Practicum in Counseling, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2023 
                    

                    COUN 5680.014, Essential Skills in Counseling, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.709, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2023 
                    

                    COUN 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023 
                    

                    COUN 6680.002, Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Counseling, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5100.001, Expressive Arts in the Counseling Process, Spring 2023  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5900.718, Special Problems, Spring 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    COUN 6900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    COUN 5760.502, Appraisal in Child and Adolescent Counseling, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022 
                    

                    COUN 5000.001, Filial/Family Therapy, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    COUN 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    COUN 5640.001, Play Based Group and Family Counseling, Summer 10W 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6260.001, Counseling Principles and Process V, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022 
                    

                    COUN 5000.001, Filial/Family Therapy, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2022 
                    

                    COUN 6250.001, Counseling Principles and Process IV, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021 
                    

                    COUN 5720.704, Internship in Counseling I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5721.704, Internship in Counseling II, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5700.001, Introduction to Play Therapy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2021 
                    

                    COUN 6900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2021 
                    

                    COUN 6900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2021 
                    

                    COUN 6240.001, Counseling Principles and Process III, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6260.001, Counseling Principles and Process V, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021 
                    

                    COUN 5100.001, Expressive Arts in the Counseling Process, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5690.004, Practicum in Counseling, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2021 
                    

                    COUN 5760.501, Appraisal in Child and Adolescent Counseling, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6250.001, Counseling Principles and Process IV, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020 
                    

                    COUN 5690.003, Practicum in Counseling, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    COUN 6900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    COUN 6240.001, Counseling Principles and Process III, Summer 10W 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2020 
                    

                    COUN 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2020 
                    

                    COUN 6900.706, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2020 
                    

                    COUN 6260.001, Counseling Principles and Process V, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    COUN 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020 
                    

                    COUN 5680.003, Essential Skills in Counseling, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    COUN 5700.001, Introduction to Play Therapy, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    COUN 5900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    COUN 6900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    COUN 6900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    COUN 5650.001, Advanced Skills in Play Therapy, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6250.001, Counseling Principles and Process IV, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2019 
                    

                    COUN 5690.004, Practicum in Counseling, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2019 
                    

                    COUN 6900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2019 
                    

                    COUN 6240.001, Counseling Principles and Process IV, Summer 10W 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    COUN 6900.706, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    COUN 6900.708, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    COUN 5800.001, Studies in Education, Summer 10W 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6260.001, Counseling Principles and Process VI, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019 
                    

                    COUN 5100.001, Expressive Arts in the Counseling Process, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5700.001, Introduction to Play Therapy, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    COUN 5650.001, Advanced Skills in Play Therapy, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6250.001, Counseling Principles and Process V, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018 
                    

                    COUN 5690.002, Practicum in Counseling, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    COUN 6900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    COUN 6240.001, Counseling Principles and Process IV : Career Emphasis, Summer 10W 2018  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.702, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2018 
                    

                    COUN 6900.706, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2018 
                    

                    COUN 5680.001, Basic Counseling Skills., Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6260.001, Counseling Principles and Process VI: Capstone, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6090.001, Counselor Supervision, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    COUN 6250.001, Counseling Principles and Process V: Crisis Emphasis, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5640.001, Play Based Group and Family Counseling, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5690.002, Practicum in Counseling, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    COUN 6240.001, Counseling Principles and Process IV : Career Emphasis, Summer 10W 2017  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6230.001, Counseling Principles and Process III : Systems Emphasis, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6090.001, Counselor Supervision, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    COUN 5800.001, Studies in Education, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5800.791, Studies in Education, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5650.001, Advanced Skills in Play Therapy, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5680.003, Basic Counseling Skills., Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6220.001, Counseling Principles and Process II : Consultation Emphasis, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    COUN 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2016 
                    

                    COUN 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    COUN 5700.001, Introduction to Play Therapy, Summer 10W 2016  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6230.001, Counseling Principles and Process III : Systems Emphasis, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6090.001, Counselor Supervision, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2016 
                    

                    COUN 5700.001, Introduction to Play Therapy, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    COUN 6900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    COUN 5650.001, Advanced Skills in Play Therapy, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5680.004, Basic Counseling Skills., Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6220.001, Counseling Principles and Process II : Consultation Emphasis, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2015 
                    

                    COUN 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2015 
                    

                    COUN 6900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2015 
                    

                    COUN 6210.002, Counseling Principles and Process I, Summer 10W 2015  SPOT
                    

                    COUN 5900.701, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2015 
                    

                    COUN 5900.713, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2015 
                    

                    COUN 6900.706, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2015 
                    

                    COUN 6230.001, Counseling Principles and Process III : Systems Emphasis, Spring 2015 
                    

                    COUN 5720.001, Internship in Counseling I, Spring 2015 
                    

                    COUN 5721.001, Internship in Counseling II, Spring 2015 
                    

                    COUN 5690.002, Practicum in Counseling, Spring 2015 
                    

                    COUN 5680.004, Basic Counseling Skills., Fall 2014 
                    

                    COUN 6220.001, Counseling Principles and Process II : Consultation Emphasis, Fall 2014 
                    

                    COUN 5640.001, Group Play Therapy, Fall 2014 
                    

                    COUN 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    COUN 6210.002, Counseling Principles and Process I, Summer 10W 2014 
                    

                    COUN 6900.706, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2014 
                    

                    COUN 5760.001, Appraisal in Child and Adolescent Counseling, Spring 2014 
                    

                    COUN 6230.001, Counseling Principles and Process III : Systems Emphasis, Spring 2014 
                    

                    COUN 5720.001, Internship in Counseling I, Spring 2014 
                    

                    COUN 5721.001, Internship in Counseling II, Spring 2014 
                    

                    COUN 5680.002, Basic Counseling Skills., Fall 2013 
                    

                    COUN 6220.001, Counseling Principles and Process II : Consultation Emphasis, Fall 2013 
                    

                    COUN 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    COUN 5800.001, Studies in Education, Fall 2013 
                    

                    COUN 6210.002, Counseling Principles and Process I, Summer 10W 2013 
                    

                    COUN 5640.001, Group Play Therapy, Summer 10W 2013 
                    

                    COUN 5760.001, Appraisal in Child and Adolescent Counseling, Spring 2013 
                    

                    COUN 6230.001, Counseling Principles and Process III : Systems Emphasis, Spring 2013 
                    

                    COUN 5720.001, Internship in Counseling I, Spring 2013 
                    

                    COUN 5721.001, Internship in Counseling II, Spring 2013 
                    

                    COUN 5680.002, Basic Counseling Skills., Fall 2012 
                    

                    COUN 6220.001, Counseling Principles and Process II : Consultation Emphasis, Fall 2012 
                    

                    COUN 5290.001, Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Fall 2012 
                    

                    COUN 5640.001, Group Play Therapy, Summer 10W 2012 
                    

                    COUN 5720.700, Internship in Counseling I, Summer 2012 
                    

                    COUN 5721.700, Internship in Counseling II, Summer 2012 
                    

                    COUN 5760.001, Appraisal in Child and Adolescent Counseling, Spring 2012 
                    

                    COUN 5680.002, Basic Counseling Skills., Spring 2012 
                    

                    COUN 6230.001, Counseling Principles and Process III : Systems Emphasis, Spring 2012 
                    

                    COUN 6220.001, Counseling Principles and Process II : Consultation Emphasis, Fall 2011 
                    

                    COUN 5640.001, Group Play Therapy, Fall 2011 
                    

                    COUN 5700.003, Introduction to Play Therapy, Fall 2011 
                    

                    COUN 5640.001, Group Play Therapy, Summer 10W 2011 
                    

                    COUN 5290.001, Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Spring 2011 
                    

                    COUN 5690.004, Practicum in Counseling, Spring 2011 
                    

                    COUN 6900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    COUN 5760.001, Appraisal in Child and Adolescent Counseling, Fall 2010 
                    

                    COUN 5690.001, Practicum in Counseling, Fall 2010 
                    

                    COUN 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2010 
                    

                    COUN 5640.001, Group Play Therapy, Summer 10W 2010 
                    

                    COUN 5900.713, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    COUN 5760.001, Appraisal in Child and Adolescent Counseling, Spring 2010 
                    

                    COUN 5680.001, Basic Counseling Skills., Spring 2010 
                    

                    COUN 3640.001, Group Process in Helping Relationships, Spring 2010 
                    

                    COUN 4620.001, Interpersonal Skills in Helping Relationships, Spring 2010 
                    

                    COUN 3620.001, Principles of Counseling II, Spring 2010 
                    

                    COUN 5000.002, Filial Therapy, Fall 2009 
                    

                    COUN 5640.001, Group Play Therapy, Fall 2009 
                    

                    COUN 2610.001, PRIN COUNSELING I, Fall 2009 
                    

                    COUN 2610.003, PRIN COUNSELING I, Fall 2009 
                    

                    COUN 5690.001, Practicum in Counseling, Fall 2008 
                    

                    COUN 5700.002, Introduction to Play Therapy, Fall 2006 
                    

                    COUN 5700.792, Introduction to Play Therapy, Fall 2006 
                    

                    COUN 5000.002, Filial Therapy, Spring 2006 
                    

                    COUN 5700.002, Introduction to Play Therapy, Fall 2005 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book
Giordana, M., Landreth, G., Jones, L. A. (2009). A practical handbook for building the play therapy relationship. Korean Translation. Hakjisa. 
Gioradano, M., Landreth, G., Jones, L. A. (2005). A practical handbook for building the play therapy relationship. Jason Aronson. 
Book Chapter
Jones, L., (2019). Adjunct, Part-Time Faculty, and Nontenured Positions in Counselor Education. Counselor Education in the 21st Century. 129-148.  Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. 
Jones, L. A., Baggerly, J., Ray, D., Bratton, S.  (2010). High school students as therapeutic agents with young children. John Wiley. 
Journal Article
Lindsay, T., Leslie, J.  (2019). Person-Centered Supervision: A Realistic Approach to Practice Within Counselor Education. 1(2), . Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. https://trace.tennessee.edu/tsc/
Lindo, N. A., Dillman Taylor, D., Meany-Walen, K., Purswell, K., Jayne, K., Gonzalez, T., Jones, L. A. (2014). Teachers as therapeutic agents: Perceptions of a school-based mental health initiative.. 42, 284-296. 
Bratton, S. C., Ceballos, P. L., Sheely, A., Meany-Walen, K., Pronchenko, Y., Jones, L. A. (2013). Child-centered play therapy compared to mentoring as a Head Start mental health intervention: Effects on children exhibiting disruptive behavior in the classroom.. International Journal of Play Therapy. 2, 28-42. 
Jones, L. A., Rubin, L.  (2005). PT 101: Teaching introduction to play therapy at the graduate level. International Journal of Play Therapy. 
Bratton, S., Ray, D., Rhine, T., Jones, L. A. (2005). The efficacy of play therapy with children: A meta-analytic review of treatment outcomes. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 
Jones, L. A., Rhine, T., Bratton, S.  (2002). High school students as therapeutic agents with young children experiencing school adjustment difficulties: The effectiveness of a filial therapy training model. International Journal of Play Therapy. 
Ray, D., Bratton, S., Rhine, T., Jones, L. A. (2001). The effectiveness of play therapy: Responding to the critics. International Journal of Play Therapy. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Service   
Jones, L. (Principal), "Bill Giese Memorial Grant," Sponsored by Flow Healthcare Foundation, Local, $20000 Funded. (January 2020 – December 2020).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
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