I hope this email finds you well. My name is David Johnson and I am an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University. I am conducting a research
study to investigate the psychometric properties of an empathy scale that measures how counselors experience empathy during a specific session with a client while conducting either telemental health counseling or traditional in-person counseling (IRB00023839).
I am contacting you to ask if you or your students, colleagues, or supervisees would be interested in participating in the study. If you or your students, colleagues, or supervisees are currently providing individual counseling or psychotherapy to an adult
client, you are invited to participate in the study.
If you agree to participate in the study, you will be asked to complete an online survey that will take about 20 minutes to complete. The survey will ask questions about
your experiences providing counseling services. You will not be asked to provide any identifying information about yourself or your clients.
If you choose to participate in this study, you will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for one of eight $25 gift cards to Amazon.com by
submitting your email address to participate in the drawing.
If you have questions about the study, you may contact Dr. David Johnson at 336-758-5673 or by email at johnsoda@wfu.edu.
If you are interested in participating in the study, please click on the link below for informed consent information and to access the online survey. Also, feel free to share
this survey with other mental health professionals.
Michael J. Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research
Professor of Educational Psychology
College of Education and Human Development
University of Texas at San Antonio
501 Cesar Chavez Blvd., Suite DB 4.337 (DT); MB 3.304D (Main Campus, COEHD Dean’s Suite)
San Antonio, TX 78207