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Judy Warchal, PhD

Judy Warchal

Associate Professor
Program Coordinator of Master's of Arts in
Community Counseling
Psychology & Counseling Department

Bernardine Hall
Room 133
ALVERNIA COLLEGE
Reading, PA 19607

610-796-8242
judith.warchal@alvernia.edu

Professional Education

  • Ph.D. Lehigh University
  • M.S. University of Scranton
  • B.A., King's College

Research Interests

  • Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Program Evaluation
  • Pedagogy of Service-Learning
  • Mental Health Issues in the Geriatric Population

Recent Publications

  • Chapdelaine, A., Ruiz, A., Warchal, J., Wells, C. (Summer, 2005). Service-Learning Code of Ethics. Bolton, MA~ Anker, Publishing
  • Warchal, J. & Metzger, G. (2005). What counselors need to know about physical disabilities:Lessons learned. In G.R. Walz& R. K. Yep (Eds.) VISTAS Compelling Persoectives on Counseling. Alexandria, VA. American Counseling Association.
  • Warchal, J. (2004-2005). Curriculum materials for psychology: Integratingpsychology,emergency management, and service-learning. In Ready Campus Manual-Preliminary Draft Version. Developed through a partnership with U.S. Office of Domestic Preparedness, College Misericordia, Pennsylvania Campus Compact, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Association ofIndependent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania,Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities, the American Red Cross, and the Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security. (Final manual due to be published in Fall,2005)
  • Warchal, J. & Ruiz, A. (2004) The long-term effects of undergraduate service-learning programs on post-graduate employment choices, community engagement, and civic leadership. In M. Welch & S.Billig (Eds.) New Perspectives in Service-Learning: Research to Advance the Field. Boulder,Colorado: RMC

Recent Conference Presentations

  • Hamm, T. & Warchal, J. (March, 2007). Inclusion of Substance Abuse Training in a Community Counseling Program: A Case Study. American Counseling Association Conference, Detroit, Michigan.
  • Warchal, J. & Metzger, G.(2006), American Counseling Association-Life after a stroke: The counseling needs of stroke patients and their families.
  • Ruiz, A. Warchal, J. Wells, C, and Chapdelaine, A. (May, 2006). Identifying and resolving ethical issues that emerge through civic engagement. Workshop presented at The University & Civil Society: Autonomy and responsibility conference. University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
  • Scala,J., Warchal, J.,Holt, J., & Roberts, J. (2005).Pennsvlvania's "Ready Camous" Program. Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. FEMA's National Emergency Training Center-Emergency Management Institute, June, 2005, Emitsburg, MD.
  • Warchal, J. & Metzger, G. (2005). What Counselors Need to Know about Phvsical Disabilities: Lessons Learned. American Counseling Association Annual Conference. April 2005, Atlanta, GA.
  • Chapdelaine, A., Ruiz, A., Warchal, J., Wells, C. (2005) Assessment of a Code of Ethics for Service-Learning. A panel discussion at the 76th. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological
    Association, Boston, MA.
  • Ruiz, A., WarchaI, J.,Wells,C., Chapdelaine, A." Recognizing and Resolving Ethical ChaIIenges in the practice of ServiceLearning". InternationaI Symposium" "Service-Learning: Models for the21st Century- Stellenbosch University, South Africa, Nov. 20-22, 2005

Honors

  • 1994: The Saint Bernardine Award for Excellence in Teaching

  • 2004: The Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching

 


Updated: April 2, 2008