VITA

							                                      VITA
                          Paul L. Phillips, Ed.D.
235 Education Center Annex                      1144 Magnolia Drive
State University of West Georgia                Villa Rica, GA 30180
Carrollton, GA 30118
770-836-6554; pphillips@westga.edu

EDUCATION

Ed.D., 1974         University of Northern Colorado
                    Major: Curriculum and Instruction

M.S., 1972          Mankato State University
                    Major: Secondary Education- Psychology

B.A., 1967          Huron College
                    Major: Speech/ Psychology

EMPLOYMENT

2000 – Present      Coordinator: Ed.D. in School Improvement, State University of
                    West Georgia. Responsible coordinating the Doctoral Program in
                    School Improvement.

1978 – Present      Associate Professor: Department of Counseling and Educational
                    Psychology, State University of West Georgia. Responsible for
                    teaching undergraduate and graduate Counseling and Educational
                    Psychology courses.

1974 – 1978         Assistant Professor: Department of Psychology, State University
                    of West Georgia. Responsible for teaching graduate Psychology
                    courses.

1973 – 1974         Instructor: School of Education, Univ. of Northern Colorado.

1972 – 1973         Program Director: Neighborhood Youth Corps, Winthrop, MN.

1969 – 1971         Teacher: Speech and Psychology, Winthrop High School, MN.

1967 – 1969         Teacher: Speech and English, Iroquois High School, SD.
SERVICE TO THE INSTITUTION

University:

       Faculty Senate (1994-1996)
       Institutional Studies and Planning Committee (Chair)
       President’s Advisory Council
       Planning and Prioritization Committee
       West Georgia’s Employee Leadership Course (Primary Presenter; 1994-present)
       Faculty Marshall (1996-present)
       University Dean’s Committee on Teaching Improvement
       Board of Regents Principles Summit

College:

       College of Education Planning and Prioritization Committee
       Faculty Workload Committee
       Educational Leadership Search Committee
       Ed.D. Committee (Chair and Coordinator)
       Post- Tenure Review Committee
       Promotion and Tenure Committee- Special Education (Chair)
       Arts and Sciences Faculty Grievance Committee
       Colloquium on Technology
       Graduate Oral Examination Committees (1994-present; 193 Committees)

Department:

       Transforming School Counseling Initiative (Chair)
       CACREP Committee (1994-present, Chair)
       Educational Psychology Committee (1994-present; Chair 1995-1996)
       Student Review Committee (1994-present; Chair)
       CEP Student Remediation Committee, Chair
       Post-Tenure Review Committee (Chair)
       Third-Year Review Committee
       NCATE Syllabi Revision and Review Committee (Chair)


PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

1994 – 1995   Floyd County Schools (Peperrell Middle School)
              Cobb County Schools (Buress Elementary)
 “Rationale and Strategy for Teaching Students Not to Behave in Ways That
Violate”. 6-hour seminar presented to administrators and teachers followed by
demonstrations and discussions at later times.
1995          Georgia Department of Labor and Carroll Technical Institute
“Professional in Search of a Second Career: Maintaining Self-Esteem”

1996 – 1999 Consultant: Responsible for teaching highest level executive how to be
more effective leaders.
               Shiloh Corporation
               Copperweld Corporation
               Lifeline Ambulance Service (1997-1998)
               Superior Group Inc.
               LTV Corporation

1997 – 1999  Coweta County Schools (Atkinson Elementary)
             Rome County Schools (Alto Park Elementary)
“Limiting and Directing”. Two-year project providing staff development and
classroom demonstration implementing the Limiting and Directing Model.

1998 – 2001 Co-Author, Coordinator
“Transforming School Counseling Grant”; A three year $450,000.00 Dewitt-Wallace
Reader’s Digest Foundation grant through the Education Trust for Transforming School
Counseling.


PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE WORKS (SELECTED)

Jackson, C.M., Snow, B.M., Phillips, P.L., Boes, S.R., & Rolle, G.E. (1999). Professional
       school counseling: A new vision at State University of West Georgia. Georgia
       School Counselors Association Journal, 1, 46-51.

Phillips, P.L. et al (1998). Transforming school counseling. Dewitt-Wallace Reader’s
        Digest Fund, Education Trust Inc.

Snow, B., Rolle, G., Boes, S., & Phillips, P.L. (1997). Transforming school counseling.
      Dewitt-Wallace Reader’s Digest Fund, Education Trust Inc.

Phillips, P.L. (1994). How to get employees to accept and effectively implement new
        technologies. Steel Maker, 40-58.


PRESENTATIONS (RECENT)

Phillips, P.L., Painter, L.C., Snow, B.M., Boes, S.R., Stanard, R.P., Jackson, C.M., &
        Rolle, G.E. (2000, May). A dialogue: What kind of assessment skills do school
        counselors need? A presentation at the L.P.C.A of Georgia Convention in
        Savannah, GA.
Boes, S.R., Snow, B.M., Phillips, P.L., Painter, L.C., Stanard, R.P. (1999, October).
       ACES 2000: Developing a mission driven program to improve a school
       counseling program. Poster presentation at the Association for Counselor
       Education and Supervision National Convention in New Orleans, LA.

Phillips, P.L., Painter, L.C., Rolle, G.E., Boes, S.R., & Jackson, C.M. (1999, May).
        Brokering services: Bridging the gap between schools and the community mental
        health providers. Presentation at L.P.C.A. of Georgia Annual Convention in
        Jekyll Island, GA.

Phillips, P.L. (1996a). Unacceptable and wrong. Invited contribution to the Murray
        County School System in Chatsworth, GA.

Phillips, P.L. (1996b). Unacceptable and wrong. Invited contribution to the Georgia
        Learning Resource System in Savannah, GA.


PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Counseling Association
Georgia School Counselor Association
Phi Delta Kappa
American Association of University Professors


COURSES TAUGHT

Educational Psychology: ECE
Educational Psychology: MGE
Educational Psychology: SEC
Educational Psychology: P-12
Gestalt
Lifespan Human Development
Developmental Psychology
Psychology for Classroom Learning
Transactional Analysis
Internship for Counselor Educators
Counselor as Leader
Leadership for Change

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Book Chapter: “Counselor as Leader”; Transforming School Counseling.
Transforming School Counseling Initiative.
Continued development of the “Limiting and Directing” model.
Development of a Counselor Efficacy instrument that will more accurately reflect the role
and characteristics of the “transformed school counselor”.