Faculty Vita

Charles Ridley, Ph.D.

Academic Degrees

Certification/Licenses

Professional Experience

Faculty load

Other Administrative Responsibilities

Faculty Teaching

Selected Publications

Ridley, C. R. (1984). Clinical treatment of the nondisclosing black client: A therapeutic paradox. American Psychologist, 39(11), 1234-1244.

Ridley, C. R. (1985). Imperatives for ethnic and cultural relevance in psychology training programs. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 16(5), 611-622.

Ridley, C. R. (1986). Diagnosis as a function of race pairing and client self-disclosure. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 17(3), 337-352.

Ridley, C. R. (1991). Managing resistance in organizational consultation. Consulting Psychology Bulletin, 42(3), 47-54.

Ridley, C. R. & Mendoza, D. W. (1993). Putting organizational effectiveness into practice: The preeminent consultation task. Journal of Counseling and Development, 72(2), 168-177.

Ridley, C. R., Mendoza, D. W., & Kanitz, B. E. (1994). Multicultural training: Reexamination, operationalization, and integration. The Counseling Psychologist, 22(2), 227-289.

Ridley, C. R., Mendoza, D. W., Kanitz, B. E., Angermeier, L., & Zenk, R. (1994). Cultural sensitivity in multicultural counseling: A perceptual schema model. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41(2), 125-136.

Johnson, W. B., Devries, R., Ridley, C. R., Pettorini, D., & Peterson, D. R. (1994). The comparative efficacy of Christian and secular rational-emotive therapy with Christian clients. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 22(2), 130-140.

Ridley, C. R., Li, L. C., & Hill, C. L. (1998). Multicultural assessment: Reexamination, reconceptualization, and practical application. The Counseling Psychologist, 26.(6), 939-947.

Johnson, W. B., Ridley, C. R., & Nielsen, S. L. (2000). Religiously sensitive rational emotive behavior therapy: Elegant solutions and ethical risks. Professional psychology: Research and practice, 31 (1), 14-20.

Hill, C.L. & Ridley, C.R. (2001). Diagnostic decision making: Do counselors delay final judgments? Journal of Counseling and Development, 79, 98-104.

Ridley, C. R., Hill, C. L., & Weise, D. (2001). Ethics in multicultural assessment. In L. A. Suzuki, P. J. Meller, & J. G. Ponterotto (Eds.). Handbook of multicultural assessment: Clinical, pyschological, and educational applications (2nd ed). (pp.29-45). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Ridley, C.R., Liddle, M.C., Hill, C.L., & Li, L.C. (2001). Ethical decision making in multicultural counseling. In J. Ponterotto, J.M. Casas, L.A. Suzuki & C.M. Alexander (Eds.). Handbook of multicultural Counseling (2nd. Ed.). (pp. 165-188). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Ridley, C.R., & Udipi, S. (2002). Putting cultural empathy into practice. In P. Pedersen, J. Praguns, W. Lonner & J. Trimble (Eds.). Counseling across cultures (5th Ed.). (pp. 317-333). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Ridley, C. R. (1995). Overcoming unintentional racism in counseling and therapy: A practitioner's guide to intentional intervention. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Funded Projects

$4,095.00 Spencer Foundation (1978-79) Sex-role stereotyping and clinical judgment as a function of sex pairing and client self-disclosure

$10,000 Proffitt Endowment (1992-1993) Training culturally competent counselors: A program survey and training evaluation

$12,000 Proffitt Endowment (1998-1999) Evaluation of the Multicultural Assessment Procedure

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

American Psychological Association (fellow of Division 17; member of Divisions 13 & 45)

Fellow, Consortium on Institutional Cooperation, Academic Leadership Program (1992-1993)

Conference Presentations

Ridley, C. R. (1986, August). The future of training in cross-cultural counseling. Invited paper presented at the 94th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Meara, N., Schmidt, L., Carrington, C., Davis, K., Dixon, D., Fretz, B., Meyers, R., Ridley, C., & Suinn, R. (1987, April). Education and training in counseling psychology: Issues and recommendations. Preconference working paper for the National Conference for Counseling Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Johnson, W. B. & Ridley, C. R. (1989, August). Christian and secular rational-emotive therapy with depressed clients. Paper presented at the 97th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Ridley, C. R. (1991, August). Conceptualizing resistance to change in organizational consultation. Paper presented at the 99th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Johnson, W. B., DeVries, R., Ridley, C. R., & Pettorini, D. (1991, August). Comparative efficacy of religious and nonreligious rational-emotive therapy. Paper presented at the 99th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Ridley, C. R. (1992, August). Operationalizing organizational effectiveness: A necessary consultation task. Paper presented at the 100th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Ridley, C. R. (1993, August). Chair. Reexamining, operationalizing and integrating multicultural training. A symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Ridley, C. R. (1995, February). Mechanisms of change in multicultural counseling and therapy. Invited address at the Winter Roundtable on Cross-Cultural Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York.

Ridley, C. R. (1995, October). Conceptualizing multicultural interventions. Invited address at The Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education, The State University of New Jersey Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Ridley, C. R., & Li, L. (1996, April). Accommodating culture in multicultural assessment. Great Lakes Regional Conference for Counseling Psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

Ridley, C.R. (2000, August). From A Competencies-Based Model to a Competence Model. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Levy, J.J., & Ridley, C.R. (August, 2000). Bridging theory and practice: The Indiana Cultural Assessment Questionnaire. Paper at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Ridley, C.R., Sexton, T.L., Thompon, C.E., & Whiston, S.C. (April 2001). Scientist-Practitioner Revisited: Curriculum Reform and Integration. Symposium at the National Conference for Counseling Psychology, Houston, Texas.

Ridley, C.R. (August, 2001). The contribution-centered psychologist. Paper at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA.

Ridley, C.R. (February, 2002). Multicultural Counseling Competence: A construct in search of a definition. Keynote address at the 19th Annual Teachers College Winter Roundtable, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Research Areas

Multicultural training and counseling; Integration of psychology and theology; Organizational consultation.

Service/Outreach Projects

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Psychology and Theology (1987 - present).

Member, Editorial Board, The Counseling Psychologist (1988 - 1990). Ad hoc Reviewer (1979-present), Journal of Abnormal Psychology, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, The Counseling Psychologist, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Psychology and Christianity, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

Member, Awards and Recognition Committee for Division 17 of the American Psychological Association (1995 - 1998).

Member, The Counseling Psychologist Search Committee for editor (1994-1995).

Member, Membership Committee for Division 17 of the American Psychological Association (1990-1993).

Member, Training and Education Committee for Division 13 of the American Psychological Association (1990-1991).

Member, Program Committee for Division 17 of the American Psychological Association (1979-1982).

Contributor to Item Development of the National Psychology Examination.

Honors/Awards

Fellow, Division 17 of the American Psychological Association.