Selected publications - see attached CV for full listing.
Books
Geroski, A., Okech, J. E. A., & Krauss, K. (2021). Group Work in Schools: Preparing, Leading, Responding. San Diego, CA: Cognella.
Okech, J. E. A & Rubel, D. J. (Eds). (2019). Counselor Education in the 21st Century: Issues and Experiences. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Selected Articles in Refereed Journals
Okech, J. E. A., Ort, J., Steen, S., & Goodrich, K. (2022). New group work practice manuscripts: Recommendations for manuscript development. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 47(1), 1-9. doi:10.1080/01933922.2022.2014744.
Wolff, J. R., Atieno Okech, J. E., Smith, L. C., & Southwick, P. J. C (2019). Protecting sexual and gender minorities in disaffirming academic institutions: ethical, psychological and accreditation concerns. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 14(3), 249-256. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tep0000272
Okech, J. E. A. (2019). Editorial Introduction. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 44, 1-2. doi:10.1080/01933922.2018.1561071.
van Eeghen, C., Hitt, J., King, J., Okech, J. E. A., Rouleau, B. A., Melekis, K., Kessler, R., & Pinckney, R. (2019). An interprofessional education pilot program on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) improves student knowledge, skills, and attitudes. International Journal of Higher Education, 8, 119-132. doi: https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v8n1p119
Rubel, J. D., & Okech, J. E. A. (2017). Qualitative Research in Group Work: Status, Synergies, and Implementation. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 42(1), 54-86. doi:10.1080/01933922.2016.1264522.
Okech, J. E. A., Pimpleton, A., Vannata, R., & Champe, J. (2016). Intercultural conflict in groups. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 41(4), 350-369. doi:10.1080/01933922.2016.1232769.
Smith, L. C., & Okech, J. E. A. (2016). Negotiating CACREP accreditation practices, religious diversity, and sexual orientation diversity: [A rejoinder to Sells and Hagedorn]. Journal of Counseling & Development, 94, 280-284. doi:10.1002/jcad.12082.
Smith, L. C., & Okech, J. E. A. (2016). Ethical issues raised by CACREP accreditation of programs within institutions that disaffirm or disallow diverse sexual orientations. Journal of Counseling & Development, 94, 252-264. doi.10.1002/jcad.12084
Okech, J. E. A., & Geroski, A. (2015). Interdisciplinary training: Preparing counselors for collaborative practice. The Professional Counselor, 5(4), 458-472. doi:10.15241/jeo.5.4.458
Okech, J. E. A., Pimpleton, A., Vannata, R., & Champe, J. (2015). Intercultural communication: an application to group work. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 40, 268-293. doi: 10.1080/01933922.2015.1056568
Champe, J., Okech, J. E. A., & Rubel, D. (2013). Emotion regulation: processes, strategies, and applications for group work training and supervision, Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 38(4), 349-368. doi:10.1080/01933922.2013.834403
Okech, J. E. A. (2012). A multidimensional assessment of children in conflictual contexts: The case of Kenya. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 34(4), 331-348. doi: 10.1007/s10447-012-9166-4, IF 0.560
Okech, J. E. A., & Kimemia, M. (2012). Professional counseling in Kenya: History, current status, and future trends. Journal of Counseling & Development, 90, 107-112. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-6676.2012.00015.x
Selected Book Chapters
Okech, J. E. A. (in press). Effective observation: Skills of group process observation. In Devika D. Choudhuri and C. J. McCarthy (Eds.), Fundamentals of Group Process Observation. Taylor & Francis.
Dibya, D., McCarthy, C. J., & Okech, J. E. A. (in press). Fundamentals of process observation in groups. In Devika D. Choudhuri and C. J. McCarthy (Eds.), Fundamentals of Group Process Observation. Taylor & Francis.
Okech, J. E. A & Rubel, D. J. (2018). Preface. In J. E. A Okech & D. J. Rubel (Eds.). Counselor Education in the 21st Century: Issues and Experiences. (pp. vii-ix). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Okech, J. E. A & Rubel, D. (2018). Introduction to Counselor Education in the 21st Century. In J. E. A Okech & D. Rubel (Eds.). Counselor Education in the 21st Century: Issues and Experiences. (pp. 1-16). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Rubel, D. & Okech, J. E. A. (2018). Diversity and Multicultural Group Counseling. In D. Capuzzi & M. Stauffer (Eds.), Foundations of Group Counseling. (pp 111-131). Denver: Pearson.
Okech, J. E. A. (2015). The ORAL model for feedback exchange. In M. Luke & K. Goodrich (Eds.). Group work experts share their favorite supervision activities: Volume 2. (pp. 162-167). Alexandria, VA: Association for Specialists in Group Work.
Okech, J. E. A. (2015). An introduction to group work supervision activities. In M. Luke & K. Goodrich (Eds.). Group work experts share their favorite supervision activities: Volume 2. (pp. 243-247). Alexandria, VA: Association for Specialists in Group Work.
Okech, J. E. A., & Kimemia, M. (2013). Professional Counseling in Kenya. In T. Hohenshil, N. Amundson, & S. Niles (Eds.), Counseling around the world: An international handbook, (pp. 31-39), Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. doi: 10.1002/9781119222736.ch4