Laura Barbour
Clinical Assistant Professor, Elementary MAT Program Director
Dr. Laura Barbour is an Assistant Professor in the School Counseling Program at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Dr. Barbour brings a wide range of educational and counseling experience to the classroom as a professional school counselor and special education teacher. She received her PhD in Counseling from Oregon State University and her licensure training in School Counseling from Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Laura served as President on the Oregon School Counselor Association Governing Board. Dr. Barbour’s professional and research interests include compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, self-care, and self-compassion among school counselors.
Publications
Barbour, L., Correa, N., & Sallee, E. (2021). Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI): What school counselors need to know to support students. Journal of School Counseling.
Presentations
International
Barbour, L. Bott, C.J., Brown, J., Ellis, D. & Ludwig, T. (2011, May). From Kindergarten to High School: Books Start Discussions and Create Safer Classroom Environments. International Reading Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
National
Barbour, L. & Eakin, G. (2024, March). Preventing School Counselor Burnout: Caring for your Students by Caring for Yourself. Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference, Virtual Conference.
Barbour, L. & Eakin, G. (2022, March). Preventing Burnout: Self-Compassion and Self-Care for School Counselors. Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference, Virtual Conference.
Barbour, L. & Sallee, E. (2018, July). Responding to Students Engaging in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. American School Counselor Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Regional
Barbour, L. (2022, November). Preventing Burnout: Self-Compassion and Self-Care for School Counselors. Western Association for Counselor Education, Portland, Oregon.
Barbour, L. & Sallee, E. (2022, November). Igniting Doctoral Dreams in Practicing School Counselors. Western Association for Counselor Education, Portland, Oregon.
Barbour, L. (2020, November). School Counselors’ Professional Quality of Life: Self-Compassion as a Protective Factor for Burnout. Western Association for Counselor Education, Tucson, AZ (conference cancelled due to COVID-19).
Altiero, H., Barbour, L., & Sallee, E. (2018, November). Supporting the Unique Needs of Professional School Counselors in Counselor Education and Supervision Doctoral Programs. Western Association for Counselor Education, Santa Rosa, CA.
State
Barbour, L., Eakin, G., & Hamada, S. (2023, October). Preventing School Counselor Burnout: Self-Care as an Act of Social Justice. Oregon School Counselor Association Conference, Sunriver, OR.
Hadraba, H. & Barbour, L., & Bourgeois, M. (2022, November). Exploring Supervision Strategies: Strengthening the School Counselor, Supervisor, and Intern Relationship. Oregon School Counselor Association Conference, Oregon City, OR.
Barbour, L. , Hadraba, H., Armsby, A., Bourgeois, M., Hamada, S., Keller, C. & Martinez, M. (2022, November). School Counselors and Social Justice: Advocacy in Action. Oregon School Counselor Association Conference, Oregon City, OR.
Hadraba, H. & Barbour, L. (2021, November). Assessment in Schools: Current Practices and Considerations for Transformation. Oregon School Counselor Association Conference, Corvallis, OR.
Barbour, L. (2021, November). Preventing Burnout: Self-Compassion and Self-Care for School Counselors. Oregon School Counselor Association Conference, Corvallis, OR.
Barbour, L. (2020, November). Preventing Burnout: Self-Compassion and Self-Care for School Counselors. Oregon School Counselor Association, Virtual Conference.
Barbour, L. (2019, October). The Prevalence of Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction Among Oregon School Counselors: Exploring Self-Compassion as a Protective Factor for Compassion Fatigue. Oregon School Counselor Association Conference, Portland, OR.
Barbour, L. & Sallee, E. (2018, October). Responding to Students Engaging in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. Oregon School Counselor Association Conference, Silverton, OR.
Barbour, L. (2017, October). The Prevention of Relational Aggression and Bullying in Schools. Oregon School Counselor Association Conference, Hillsboro, OR.
Webinars
Barbour, L. & Sallee, E. (2018, November). Responding to Students Engaging in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. Oregon School Counselor Association Webinar.
Barbour, L., Barclay Moore, D., Ludwig, T., & McNulty, S. (2018, September). Building Empathy and Kindness with Children’s Literature. Random House Children’s Books/Baker, Taylor, and Follett Webinar.
Academic Credentials
PhD, Counselor Education and Supervision, Oregon State University College of Education, Corvallis, OR
Licensed Professional School Counselor, Oregon
MA, Education and Human Development, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
BA, English, Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia