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Aparna Ramaswamy, EdD, PhD, LCPC, ACSSUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONSLicensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Counselor Educator, Clinical and Academic Supervisor forMasters and Doctoral level counseling students striving to cultivate an authentic engagement that isinclusive and conducive to self-acceptance and inspired growth, both in the counseling office and in aclassroom - learning space. Values such as humility, empathy, non-judgmental acceptance are integratedwith structured guidance and an unwavering focus on working towards desired educational andtherapeutic goals. Counseling and educational passion to reclaim multicultural healing practices as worldtraditions that add value to Western counseling theories. This has guided research articles and academiccourse creations to re-present dance, music and meditation as therapeutic modalities thereby advocatingfor under-represented communities of women and men dancers, performing artists, and immigrantpopulations that may not have a counseling history but hold a legacy of healing practices that often pre date formal counseling constructs.TEACHING PEDAGOGYTeaching pedagogies include Master’s and Doctoral level andragogical and transformative learningapproach to cultivate a progressive learning environment that inspires critical reasoning, experientiallearning, and empowered leadership infused with values of social equity, cultural humility, andprofessional integrity. Creative teaching methods reflect a multidisciplinary approach and employexperiential educational methods that are delivered in traditional classroom settings, and in asynchronousand synchronous online learning formats using HIPAA compliant learning management systems withinBlackboard and Zoom.PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING ORIENTATIONA passion to identify culturally effective strategies that integrate Western counseling constructs withmulticultural healing traditions that include dance, movement, music, and meditation to empower eachperson to be their own center of healing. Clinical supervision orientation is aligned with concepts fromIntegrative Developmental Model of supervision that foster counselor’s personal growth and professionalcompetence across developmental domains.EDUCATIONUniversity of the Cumberlands. Williamsburg, Kentucky (CACREP accredited)Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Counselor Education and Supervision (2017)California Institute of Integral Studies. San Francisco, California.Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Transformative Studies (2012)Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MarylandMaster of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (2004)Stella Maris College, IndiaBS in Biology (1985)1Dr. Aparna Ramaswamy240 506 2793; aparnaramaswamy@yahoo.com
CITIZENSHIP: United States of AmericaPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (Licenses Current)State licensure: Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Maryland (2006) State / District licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor, Washington, DC (2014)Approved Clinical Supervisor (2015)Professional Clinical Mental Health Counseling (15 years of experience)Graduate Teaching experience (5 years of experience)Online pedagogies specific to clinical training program (5 years of experience)CACREP Standards and Program Evaluation (3 years of experience)Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling (15 years of experience)Developing Multicultural Supervision Competence (2 years of experience)Delivery of hybrid classes (3 years of experience)Learner-centered education delivery (5 years of experience)Experiential learning and social engagement methods (25 years of experience)TEACHING EXPERIENCE and PROGRAMMATIC LEADERSHIPJohns Hopkins University, MD (Counseling program)Visiting Assistant Professor (2015 – present)Adjunct faculty (2014 – 2015) Proposed and designed new course titled Integrating alternative approaches to mental wellnessProposed and designed new course titled Meditation and Mindfulness in CounselingRevised asynchronous online course titled Appraisal and Testing in CounselingAsynchronous Online teaching experience using Blackboard LMSo Introduction to Clinical Mental health Counselingo Appraisal and Testing in Counselingo Ethical and Legal issues in CounselingFace-to-face teaching experienceo Counseling Theory and Practiceo Counseling Techniqueso Career / Life Development and Planningo Diagnosis in Counselingo Meditation and Mindfulness in Counselingo Integrating Alternative Approaches to Mental Wellnesso Clinical Practicum: Clinical Mental health Counseling (academic and clinical supervisor)o Clinical Internship – Clinical Mental health Counseling (academic supervisor)Advisor to 75 counselors-in-trainingProgrammatic Leadershipo Initiated and collaboratively created standardized syllabi for 5 core counseling coursesadhering to CACREP, CAEP and MSDE standards for learning outcomes and assessmentso Admission of candidates that match programmatic emphasis on rigorous learning,research interest, and experiential involvement in community.o Writing support for international students and non-native English speakers2Dr. Aparna Ramaswamy240 506 2793; aparnaramaswamy@yahoo.com
University of the Cumberlands, Kentucky (School of Counseling)Director of CES Doctoral Studies (2017 – 2018) Directed CES doctoral program with over 125 doctoral students using hybrid learning formatCompliance with CACREP Standards and Program EvaluationApplication evaluation and Admission interviews for doctoral studentsSupervision and delivery of high-quality course content that reflected a learner-centered andandragogical teaching pedagogyPresentations and Workshops during on-campus residenciesLeadership in admissions screenings and increasing enrollment of studentCreated Dissertation manual per CACREP requirementsDissertation Chair and committee member for doctoral candidatesIntroduced new course titled Dissertation proposal writing for quicker dissertation completionCourse steward for Multicultural Issues in Counselor Education and Supervision to focus onMulticultural Supervision CompetenceCourse steward for Dissertation seminar and Advanced Educational ResearchSynchronous Online instructor using Blackboard LMS and Zoom Advanced Internship for doctoral students (supervision)Multicultural Issues in Counselor education supervisionAdvanced Educational ResearchDissertation seminar - literature reviewDissertation – writing proposal and dissertationCalifornia Institute of Integral Studies, California (Transformative Leadership Program)Teaching Assistant (2011 – 2012) Hybrid teaching formatDoctoral level courseso Research design and methodologyo Integral Approaches to dream analysisCo-created research methodology courseo Integral Research: Arts and ImaginationSusheelam Center for Indian Cultural Studies, Germantown, MDLead Instructor and Owner (1990 – 2011) Taught classical Indian dance for over 20 years to 250 young girls and women using experientiallearning and social engagement methodsDeveloped Dance Curriculum designed to preserve integrity of an ancient theatrical traditionPromoting teamwork, collaboration, respect, and self-esteem through group and socialengagement working with students from 5 years old to adultsOffered individualized dance lessons to emphasize individual strengths through learner centeredteaching and performance techniques.3Dr. Aparna Ramaswamy240 506 2793; aparnaramaswamy@yahoo.com
RESEARCH INTERESTS, PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONSEdD Research Mixed method research culminating in dissertation on Multicultural Counseling CompetenceCorrelational analysis between counselor’s meditative practices and their social empathy,advocacy and openness to diversityCurrent studies on efficacy of Meditation and Mindfulness coursework on counselor’sMulticultural Counseling and Social Justice CompetencePhD Research Reclaimed yoga as guiding principles of multicultural practices that lead to meditationDistilled core principles of yoga from ancient Indian manuscriptsCompleted arts-based phenomenological research on classical Indian danceUsed self-heuristic inquiry on meditative dancing experienceCounseling Research Developed integrative approach combining expressive arts, music and meditation with cognitiveand behavioral counseling orientation (published article)Completed qualitative research study on efficacy of integrative approach in treating depression,anxiety and bipolar disorder (published article)Completed Action Research study to develop meditative model for schizophrenia (publishedarticle)PUBLICATIONSRefereed Journal article Ramaswamy, A., Werries, J., Wesley, M., Bluemlein, J., and Simpson, J. (2017). The role ofmeditation in cultivating cultural humility and multicultural competence (under review)Ramaswamy, A. (2016). Integrative Yoga Therapy to relieve symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, andBipolar Disorder. Proceedings of Yoga and Psyche Conference (2014). Caplan, M. and Axel, G. (Ed.).UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 137–154.Ramaswamy, A., and Deslauriers, D. (2014). Dancer – Dance – Spirituality: A phenomenologicalexploration of Bharatha Natyam and Contact Improvisation. Dance, Movement and Spiritualities,1(1), 105–122.Ramaswamy, A. (2014). Natya yoga therapy: Using movement and music to create meditativerelief in schizophrenia (based on ashta anga yoga). Action Research, 12(3), 237–253.Ramaswamy, A. (2014). Natya yoga therapy: Using movement and music to create meditativerelief in schizophrenia (based on ashta anga yoga). Action Research, 12(3), 237–253.Doctoral Dissertations Ramaswamy, A. (2017). Cultivating Multicultural Counseling Competence (Doctoral dissertation).University of the Cumberlands, KY.Ramaswamy, A. (2012). Natya Yoga – the yoga of Bharatha Natyam (Doctoral dissertation).California Institute of Integral Studies, CA.4Dr. Aparna Ramaswamy240 506 2793; aparnaramaswamy@yahoo.com
Book chapter contribution Ramaswamy, A. (in press). Meditation and Mindfulness in Counseling. In Corey, G, Austin, J., andMuratori, M. (2018) Counselor self-care. VA: American Counseling Association.Single Author Book Ramaswamy, A. (2015). Bharatha Natya Yoga: Understanding Bharatha Natyam as anEmbodiment of Ashta Anga Yoga. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.Work Cited by Bowe, K. P. (2016). (R) Evolution of self: an ethnographic investigation into the stratums ofinspiration in the rhythms of yoga and music (Doctoral dissertation, San Diego State University).Crothers, J. A. (2018). The Rider-bike Assemblage: A Qualitative Investigation of the EmbodiedAdult Learning of Amateur Bicycle Road Racers. The Pennsylvania State University.Dupiton, L. M. (2019). Wearing a Mask to Supervision: A Phenomenological Exploration of BlackFemale Therapists and Covering in Cross-Racial Clinical Supervision (Doctoral dissertation, EasternUniversity).Ford, B. C. (2018). " I Felt Safe in My Body Again": The Experience of MFTs Who Practice Yoga asSelf-Care (Doctoral dissertation, Alliant International University).Gayá, P., and Phillips, M; (2016); Imagining a sustainable future: Eschatology, Bateson’s ecologyof mind and arts-based practice. Organization, 23(6), 803-824.Patibanda, S. (2017). Understanding the design of breathing exercise games.Pisharody, I. C., Lakshmi, M. S. K., and Aithal, S. (2016). Auditory Temporal Processing Skills inDancers and Non Dancers. Board of Reviewers, 37.Vaughan, M. (2016). Generating states: exploring the kinaesthetic and energetic relationshipbetween the moving body-mind and environment, through the lens of a dancer, a choreographerand a performer.Williamson, A. (2014). Glancing back–looking forward. Dance, Movement and Spiritualities, 1(3),361-365.PresentationsPresenter at noteworthy presentations in the past 8 years Proposal accepted: License Portability and an Interstate Compact for Distance Counseling,American Counseling Association (ACA) March 2019License Portability and an Interstate Compact for Distance Counseling, Southern Association forCounselor Education and Supervision (SACES), Oct. 2018Cultivating Counselor Cultural Humility with Meditation and Mindfulness Training, Association forCounselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Oct. 2017Multicultural Orientation in Teaching. University of the Cumberlands Doctoral Residency,Williamsburg, KY. 2017.Bridging the Gap in a Polarized Society. University of the Cumberlands Doctoral Residency,Williamsburg, KY. 2017.Cultivating Multicultural Counseling Competence. Johns Hopkins University School of Education,Baltimore, MD. 2017.All Counseling is Multicultural, Maryland Counseling Association (MCA) Annual Conference,Baltimore, MD. 20165Dr. Aparna Ramaswamy240 506 2793; aparnaramaswamy@yahoo.com
Visible and Invisible Race, Ethnicity and Culture, Maryland Counseling Association (MCA) AnnualConference, Baltimore, MD. Nov. 2016Sound Healing seminar, IACCM, Chantilly VA, 2015 and 2016Natya Yoga Therapy, Yoga and Psyche conference, San Francisco, CA. 2014Natya Yoga, University of Chicago, IL. 2013Expressive Dance workshop, University of Chicago, IL.Meditation in Movement, Sivananda Ashram, San Francisco, CA. 2012Natya Yoga, Cultural Integration Fellowship, San Francisco, CA. 2012What is natya yoga? Auroville, India. 2011Natya Yoga and Yogasutra, ICYER, Gitananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India. 2011Natya Yoga, Yoga Institute, Mumbai, India. 2011Healing Tradition of Natya Yoga Therapy, National Institute of Mental Health and NeurologicalScience, Advanced Yoga Treatment Center for Schizophrenia, Bengaluru, India. 2011Bharatha Natyam and Natya Yoga, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. 2011Spirituality in Indian Dance, International Association of Yoga Therapy Conference, Pacific Grove,CA. 2011Meditation in Movement, International Association of Yoga Therapy Conference, Pacific Grove,CA. 2011Bharatha Natyam as Natya Yoga, Integral Yoga Foundation, Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville, VA.2011PROFESSIONAL SERVICEPrivate practice – Germantown, Maryland and Washington, DCProfessional Counselor and Clinical Supervisor (2003 – present) Established private counseling practice serving South Asian communityProvide individual counseling addressing inter-generational and relational conflicts, symptoms ofdepression, anxiety, and bipolar disorderDeveloped integrative approach combining meditation, expressive arts and conventionalcounseling techniquesOffer clinical supervision to graduate students working towards professional licenseExtensive experience in non-profit and pro-bono domains providing counseling needsassessment, professional counseling services, and supervision of trained volunteersContemporary Therapeutic Services, Germantown, MarylandDiagnostic Specialist (2006 – 2010) Provided individual and group counseling for all ages in outpatient mental health settingaddressing symptoms of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, AD/HD, and oppositional defiantdisorderWorked as primary intake and diagnostic specialist utilizing highly individualized approach inoutpatient mental health clinics in three counties - Montgomery, Prince George, and Washingtoncounties, MDVesta, Inc., Lanham, MarylandResidential Rehabilitation Service Coordinator (2005 – 2006) Provided residential rehabilitation service coordination for adults with schizophrenia6Dr. Aparna Ramaswamy240 506 2793; aparnaramaswamy@yahoo.com
Offered individual and group counseling on self-advocacy, symptom management, andindependent skills developmentWashington Assessment and Therapy Services, Gaithersburg, MarylandCounseling Intern and Professional Graduate counselor (2003 – 2005) Provided psychiatric rehabilitation counseling at outpatient day program for adults withschizophreniaOffered individual and group counseling at outpatient mental health center for children,adolescents and adultsOffered group counseling promoting self-advocacy, creative expressions, meditation, andsymptom management skillsWorked with families in high-risk situations referred by court systems, medical practitioners andchild protective services.Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and TherapistsMember (2016 – present)Vice-Chair (2018 – 2019) 4 year appointment by Governor of MD after extensive interviewsLegislation and Regulation Committee member developing regulations for professional therapyRegulate professional practice of counseling and supervisionCOMMUNITY SERVICEChildren and Adult Educational program, Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, MarylandEducation Coordinator (2015 – present) Lead teacher at Sunday school programEvent organizero Annual Yoga Conferenceo Women’s empowerment conferenceo Annual Educational symposiumImage-in-Asian productions, MHz NetworkTelevision Host (2006 – 2012) Created and hosted Ask a Counselor promoting mental health needs to the South Asiancommunity in Washington, DC metro areaConducted weekly narrations of Indian mythological stories explaining social relevance oftraditionsMitra Mandala (Circle of friends) Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Lanham, MDCoordinator (2006 – 2010) Supported South Asian community with outreach initiates to familiesCompleted needs assessment for counseling and support servicesProvided crisis support – bereavement, medical, financial and housing emergenciesSupervised trained volunteers working in the community7Dr. Aparna Ramaswamy240 506 2793; aparnaramaswamy@yahoo.com
AWARDS AND HONORSAwards Nominated for Excellence in Teaching by Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association (2019).Nominated by Masters Level counseling students.Received Excellence in Teaching award from Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association (2017).Nominated by Masters Level counseling students.Recognized as traditional healer and distinguished scholar in Creative Systemic Studies onlinedoctoral program at University of Louisiana, Monroe (2013)Recognized as leading teacher of Indian dance by the President Clinton’s Committee for Arts atthe United States Millennium Celebrations (2000)Memberships Maryland Counseling Association (MCA) - Lifetime membershipAmerican Counseling Association (ACA)o Counselor Education and Supervision Interest group on Multicultural Supervision Competencieso Multicultural Counseling Development Counselors for Social Justice8Dr. Aparna Ramaswamy240 506 2793; aparnaramaswamy@yahoo.com
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