Dr. Carlos Del Rio

• Group Dynamics
• Supervision
• Quantitative Research Methods
• Spirituality
• Sexuality
• Ethics
• Theories of Personality
• Couples and Families
• Student Development Theories
• Higher Education Administration
• Due Process in Higher Education
• Classical Philosophy

• Couples and Family Therapy
• Counselor Education and Supervision
• Student Affairs Administration
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• Group Psychotherapy

• Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (NE)
• Licensed Professional Counselor (IL)
• National Certified Counselor
• Ordained Minister (Wedding Officiant)

• 2007, Golden Key International Honour Society
• 2005, Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education
• 2005, Nominated to the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders, Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC
• 2005, Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations, Cum Laude, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• 2004, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
• 1998, Outstanding Young Man of America
• 1994, Liturgical Team member and master of ceremonies for His Holiness Saint John Paul II, Vatican City State, Europe
• 1993, Academic Performance in Philosophy Recognition, Minnesota Hispanic Society
• 1992-1993, President, Honor Society in Philosophy Phi Sigma Tau, Minnesota Alpha Chapter, University of St. Thomas

• Construction and Initial Validation of the Spiritual Typology Inventory
• Denotative separation between spirituality and religiosity
• Ethical and legal issues relative to disciplinary due process in public higher education
• Ethics and law in mental health delivery to individuals, couples, and families
• Ethics and leadership in higher education and counselor education and supervision
• Human spirituality and its multiple expressions from a taxonomical viewpoint
• Phenomenology versus phenomenalism and their impact in research methodologies
• Virtue ethics vis-à-vis the counseling process to solve ethical dilemmas
• Systematic theology and the ontology of the God made flesh: Homo ousious versus co-consubstantial
• Individual dignity, human diversity, and therapeutic advocacy

• Del Rio, C. M. (2018). A reflecting team format for learning basic counseling skills. In D. Viers (Ed.). The Group Therapist’s Notebook, 2nd Edition: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Psychotherapy. New York: Taylor and Francis/Routledge.
• Del Rio, C. M. (2017). Love, theories of. In J. Carlson, & S. Dermer. (Eds.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
• Del Rio, C. M. (2017). Love, types of. In J. Carlson, & S. Dermer. (Eds.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
• Del Rio, C. M. (2017). Love, physiology of. In J. Carlson, & S. Dermer. (Eds.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
• Del Rio, C. M. (2017). Love and rituals. In J. Carlson, & S. Dermer. (Eds.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

• Del Rio, C. M., & Harper, I. (2023). A model for online training groups for counseling programs [Manuscript submitted for publication]. College of Arts and Sciences, Bellevue University.
• Del Rio, C. M., & Harper, I. (2023). An empirical study of social presence and group facilitation in synchronous online training groups [Manuscript submitted for publication]. College of Arts and Sciences, Bellevue University.

• Del Rio, C. M. (2023). The sacrament of confession using audio visual technologies [Manuscript in preparation]. College of Arts and Sciences, Bellevue University.
• Del Rio, C. M., Hurtienne, J., Harper, I., Lewis, J., Gula, P., & Korcuska, J. (2023). Surveying training groups in counseling programs [Manuscript in preparation]. College of Arts and Sciences, Bellevue University.
• Del Rio, C. M. (2023). Con-substantial or Homousios? The ontology of the Son of Man [Manuscript in preparation]. College of Arts and Sciences, Bellevue University.
• Del Rio, C.M. (2023). The sacrament of confession, using audio visual distance technologies. [Manuscript in preparation]. College of Arts and Sciences, Bellevue, University.

Professional Memberships:

• Membership with ACA (American Counseling Association)
• Membership with ACES (Association for Counselor Education and Supervision)
• Membership with IAMFC (International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors)
• Membership with Chi Sigma Iota (Honor Society for Counseling)
• Membership with Phi Kappa Phi (Honor Society in Education)
• Membership with Phi Sigma Tau (Honor Society in Philosophy)
• Membership with APA (American Psychological Association)
• Membership with AGPA (American Group Psychotherapy Association)

Editorial Service to the Profession:
Editorial Board Member for:

• Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, Chi Sigma Iota
• Advances in Applied Sociology, Social Sciences and Humanities, Scientific Research Publishing Inc.
• Family Science Review
• Journal for International Counselor Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• The Journal of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Division 36 of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
• The Family Journal. Conference Reviewer for: American Counseling Association
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision