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Janice Miner Holden

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Department Chair, Professor, Counseling and Higher Education
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Stovall Hall 155-E
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940-565-2919
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jan.holden@unt.edu
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"I grew up in, taught high school psychology for 11 years in, and served as a high school counselor for one year in the Chicago suburbs. My bachelor’s degree is in psychology with honors from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. Both my master’s and doctoral degrees are in counselor education from Northern Illinois University.

Since completing my master’s in 1979 until 2007, I maintained a part-time private practice in counseling. Upon completing my doctorate in the spring of 1988, I came to Texas to join the UNT Counseling Program faculty that fall, and have worked here ever since; it would take an exceptional job to persuade me to move back north of the Mason-Dixon line!

My primary professional interest is the transpersonal perspective in counseling – “transpersonal” referring most basically to experiences and stages of development that involve transcendence of the usual personal limits of space and/or time. My single most meaningful professional experience so far has been serving for three years as president of the International Association for Near-Death Studies. My greatest professional fantasy is to find a donor to fund a Center for Near-Death Studies at the University of North Texas.

I’m married with no children and enjoy watching movies on our home-theater-like setup, maintaining the landscaping around my house, attending arts-related events in the DFW area, and taking vacations focused on hiking and photography.

I am extremely proud of the UNT Counseling Program: I believe we nurture the development of outstanding counseling associates and professionals. "

I am a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor – Supervisor, Texas Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and National Certified Counselor. My teaching areas include Counseling Theory, Transpersonal Counseling, Dreamwork in Counseling, and Supervised Practice of Counseling. My research interests include Transpersonal / Spiritual Issues in Counseling, Couple Counseling, Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunction Therapy, Integral Therapy, and Screening Counseling Program Applicants. My most recent honor/award was being nominated by my College Dean and selected by the UNT Provost as a 2010 UNT Leadership Fellow. My recent publications include:


Articles:

Nouri, F. M., & Holden, J. M. (2008). Electromagnetic aftereffects of near-death experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 27(2), 83-110.

Oden, K. A., Holden, J. M., & Balkin, R. S. (2010). Required counseling for mental health professional trainees: Its perceived effect on self-awareness and other potential benefits. Journal of Mental Health, 18(5), 441-448.

Avramidis, S., Holden, J. M., & Sharp, K. C. (2010). Treating a drowning swimmer with a near-death experience. FEGUI. Revista de Salvamento Acuatico y Primeros Auxilios (Spain; Journal of Aquatic Lifesaving and First Aid), 32(3), 183-186.

M Bell, K., Holden, J. M., & Bedwell, J. (2010). How school counselors can assist student near-death experiencers. Professional School Counseling, 14(2), 165-173.

Holden, J. M., Oden, K., Kozlowski, K., & Hayslip, B. (2011). Teaching about near-death experiences: The effectiveness of using The Day I Died. Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying, 63(4), 373-388.



Books:

Holden, J. M., Greyson, B., & James, D. (Eds.). (2009). The handbook of near-death experiences: Thirty years of investigation. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger/ABC-CLIO.

Fall, K. A., Holden, J. M., & Marquis, A. (2010). Theoretical models of counseling and psychotherapy (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.



Book chapters:

Foster, R., & Holden, J. M. (2011). Human and spiritual development and transformation. In C. S. Cashwell & J. S. Young (Eds.). Integrating spirituality and religion into counseling: A guide to competent practice (pp. 97-118). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.



Electronic:

Holden, J. M. (2008). Near-death experiences, part 1: Recognizing a pleasurable near-death experience. (75-minute online continuing education program for healthcare providers.) Available at http://www.iandsce.org/NDE/Index.html Durham, NC: International Association for Near-Death Studies.



Editorship:

2008- Journal of Near-Death Studies, Editor