Faculty Profile

Daphne Washington

Daphne Washington

Associate Professor

Division of Counseling

Ph.D.; LCPC; NCC; ACS

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Dr. Daphne Washington earned her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology and a minor in Child Psychology. She also earned a M.S. in Counseling with a specialization in School Guidance and Counseling and a M.A. in Biblical Counseling. She has served numerous Christian schools of higher education as an online counselor educator for over 15 years, and first joined the IWU Division of Graduate Counseling in 2019 as an adjunct prior to transitioning to full-time faculty in July 2023.

Dr. Washington has provided counseling services in various settings, including: an alternative school for at-risk youth, university counseling centers, a crisis counseling hotline, pastoral and Christian counseling agencies, and most recently in private practice as a tele-health counselor. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, as well as a life member of Chi Sigma Iota, the Counseling Honor Society. She is an approved clinical supervisor for licensed graduate professional counselors as well as a licensed psychologist in the State of Maryland, a licensed professional counselor in the State of Arizona, and a Nationally Certified Counselor.  She is also a Board Certified Coach, Certified Professional Christian Life Coach, and Certified Positive Psychology Coach.  Dr. Washington is the published author of the poetry book, A Christian’s Book of Haiku. She resides in Maryland with her husband Joseph, and their three children, Joseph IV (JoJo), Jadon and Jada.

INTERESTS
  • Self-care and wellness
  • Integration of Christian faith and clinical practice
  • Consumer advocacy
  • Multicultural competence
  • Self-coaching
  • Spiritual formation
PHD
Educational Psychology

University of Minnesota , 2008

MS
Counseling

Johns Hopkins University , 1997

BS

University of Maryland Baltimore County , 1994

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

  • Washington, D. (2020). Student Success – Tips to Thrive as an Online Learner. The Chi Sigma Iota Exemplar, 35(3), 19–22.
  • Painter, E., & Washington, D. (2020). Review of Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Practitioner’s Wellness Approach (6th ed.). The Counselor’s Bookshelf.
  • Washington, D. (2019). Student Success – Facilitating Counselor Professional Identity Development: Reflections from a Counselor Educator. The Chi Sigma Iota Exemplar, 34(3), 18–20.
  • Washington, D. (2019). Student Success – Withstanding the Flames: Promoting Counselor Self-Care in the Face of Trauma. The Chi Sigma Iota Exemplar, 34(2), 16–18.
  • Washington, D. (2019). Global Mental Health: A Call to Advocacy and Reflection. American Association of Christian Counselors Multicultural Division, 4(1), 5–6.
  • Washington, D. (2012). A Christian’s Book of Haiku. Westbow Press.
  • Washington, D. (2009). Review of Ruby Bridges. The Counselor’s Bookshelf: Movies and TV Shows.

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d.blickwashington@indwes.edu

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