Dear student, 

 

All students over the age of 18 enrolled in a CACREP programs are invited to participate in this study. The aim of this study is to understand group leader’s facilitative interpersonal skills in group therapy. This study is IRB approved. 

 

This study is being conducted by researchers in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Iowa. The study involves completing a demographics questionnaire, an audio response task, and questions related to group facilitation. Completion of the survey should take approximately 30-45 minutes. Your training programs will not see the answers you provide to the research team. Deciding not to be in this study will not in any way affect your academic standing. 

 

You will not be paid for being in this research study. Nonetheless, at the conclusion of this study, you will be given the option to submit your contact details through an additional survey link should you wish to enter a raffle to win one of five $100 Amazon gift cards in addition to a $10 Amazon gift card for a completion as a token of appreciation for your full participation. You may also choose to participate in the study and not provide your information. If you provide your email, it will be logged separately from the main study survey before an electronic gift card being emailed to you. Following the distribution of gift cards, your contact information will be permanently deleted as soon as possible. 

 

If you participated in this study previously, we ask that you please do not complete the survey again. 

 

If you are interested in participation, please follow the link below:  

 

(https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bBIwuCgINwDACWy) 

 

 

Thank you, 

 

Kun Wang, M.S. 

Principal Investigator 

Doctoral Student, Counseling Psychology 

Psychological and Quantitative Foundations 

University of Iowa 

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Martin Kivlighan, Ph.D. 

Research Advisor 

Professor, Counseling Psychology 

Psychological and Quantitative Foundations 

University of Iowa 

N334 Lindquist Center 

Iowa City, IA 52240 

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