Position:

Associate Director of Clinical Training

Contact Information:

sloganmckibben@paloaltou.edu

Other Positions:

Clinical Assistant Professor (Core Faculty)

Programs:

Associate Director of Clinical Training

Education:

• PhD, Counselor Education & Supervision (specialization in Leadership), University of Florida (CACREP-accredited)
• MA, School Counseling, Chapman University
• BA, Psychology, California State University-Long Beach

Certifications

• Pupil Personnel Services Credential-School Counseling (PPS-CA)
• National Certified School Counselor (NCSC)
• National Certified Counselor (NCC)
• Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS)
• Board-certified Telemental Health Provider (BC-TMH)
• Youth Mental Health First Aid Facilitator (Virtual, hybrid, & in-person)

Biography:

Sandra (Sandi) Logan-McKibben has been a counselor educator for more than 10 years, serving students in campus-based and online programs.  Prior to earning her doctorate, she worked as an elementary and middle school counselor in Southern California, was the district-level Tobacco Use, Prevention, and Education (TUPE) Coordinator. 

She has served in multiple leadership roles with various state and national counseling associations, including California Association of School Counselors, Florida School Counselor Association, and Chi Sigma Iota International. Additionally, she serves on the editorial board as Assistant Editor of the Journal of Counselor Preparation & Supervision. 

She has taught undergraduate courses, as well as Master’s and doctoral-level courses in Counselor Education.  Lastly, she is co-author on the nationally awarding winning book The Ultimate School Counselor’s Guide to Assessment & Data Collection.

Areas of Interest:

Areas of Interests

• Counseling supervision
• Comprehensive school counseling programs
• Assessment and data collection
• Use of technology in counselor education

Selected Publications:

Book Chapters:

Logan-McKibben, S. M. & Sheperis, D. (2024). Choosing an Assessment to Benefit Your Client. In Gibbons & Barrio Minton (Eds), Case Studies in Counselor Education. Cognella.

Logan-McKibben, S. M. & Wheeler, M. (2024). Closed-ended Questions Versus Open-ended Questions. In Gibbons & Barrio Minton (Eds), Case Studies in Counselor Education. Cognella.

Alvarez, J., Logan-McKibben, S. M., Porter, J., & Graham, M. (2022). History of the Profession and Future Trends in Foundations of School Counseling: Innovation in Professional Practice. New York; NY: Springer Publishing.

Logan-McKibben, S. M. & Inman, S. (accepted). Advocacy Competencies for Professional School Counselors. In Dermer & Abdullah (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications.

 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Abreu, R., Long, H., Logan-McKibben, S., & Kenny, M. (2022). School Counselors’
Perceived Preparedness and School Support for LGBT Students. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15538605.2021.1967254

McKibben, W. B. & Logan-McKibben, S. M. (2021). A Content Analysis of CounselingOrganizations’ Social Media Usage. Journal of Technology in Counselor Education &Supervision. https://digital.sandiego.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=tces 

Bledsoe, K. G., Logan-McKibben, S., McKibben, W. B., & Cook, R. M. (2018). A Content
Analysis of School Counseling Supervision. Professional School Counseling, 22(1), 1-8.

https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X19838454