Below is a forwarded request for help in collecting data for a

							Below is a forwarded request for help in collecting data for a dissertation
study. The researcher is Dwight Tolliver, a PhD candidate in
Counseling Psychology at the Univ. of Tennessee - Knoxville . He is
seeking as wide a range of participants as possible, although the
respondents are limited to White-identified therapists (including
trainees), for reasons that will be obvious in the material below.

                           Research Request
Hi all,

I need your help in order to complete my dissertation. Actually, if you
could see me right now, you would see me on my knees begging for
your participation (e.g., helping a starving artist). So, I have two
requests. First, if you self-identify as a white therapist; please complete
this web survey. There will be six $50 cash awards awarded for
those who participate and enter a valid email address. Second, I would
greatly appreciate any efforts from each of you to send this to therapists
you personally know (e.g., in the community, from your specific
graduate programs, etc.). Below you can learn more about the study.
Thank you for your time.

Purpose:

The purpose of this culturally informed and directed research study is to
validate a new scale that measures racial attitudes of white mental health
helping professionals and white mental health helping professionals-in-
training. This dissertation project has been approved for human subjects
use by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of
Tennessee .

Targeted Population for the Websurvey:

Self-identified white, non-Hispanic, mental health helping professionals
and mental health helping professionals-in-training. The survey is
anonymous and solicits only non-identifying demographic information
(e.g., age, gender, degree earned, professional identity).

Time:

The websurvey comprises ~150 items and will approximately 25-30
minutes to complete.

Where to go:

http://survey.utk.edu/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll?I.Project=CCCSVAL

Contact Information:
If you have questions at any time about the study or the procedures, you may
contact the primary investigator, Dwight Tolliver, at dtolliv1@utk.edu, or his
academic advisor, Jacob J. Levy, Ph.D., at 215G Austin Peay Building,
Knoxville, TN 37996, phone: (865) 974-4866, email: jlevy4@utk.edu.
Additionally, you may contact the University of Tennessee ’s Compliance
Office at (865) 974-3466 or at the following address: Research Compliance
Services, Office of Research, 1534 White Avenue , Knoxville , TN , 37996 .

Dwight Tolliver, M.S., N.C.C.
Psychology Intern, Counseling and Consultation Service
The Ohio State University
1640 Neil Avenue, 4th floor
Columbus , OH 43201

http://www.ccs.osu.edu/