Sara Polanchek
Clinical Director
Contact
- Office
- ED 343
- Phone
- 406-243-4140
- Sara.Polanchek@mso.umt.edu
- Office Hours
By appointment.
Education
Ed.D. in Counselor Education, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥
M.A. in Social Work, Arizona State University
B.S. in Family Economics, Montana State University
Courses Taught
COUN 530: Applied Counseling Skills
COUN 585: Applied Counseling Methods (Internship)
COUN 685: Advanced Counseling Methods (Doctoral)
COUN 630: Doctoral Clinical Practice
COUN 512: Fundamentals in Counseling
COUN 610: Professional Ethics/Orientation
Publications
Johnson, V. I., Parrow, K. K., & Polanchek, S. A. (Eds.). (2022). Intimate relationships: Skills and strategies that lead to success. Cognella.
Johnson, V. I. & Polanchek, S. A. (2017). Conflict resolution. In J. Carlson & S. Dermer (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of marriage, family, and couples counseling (pp. 335-338). Sage.
Polanchek, S., Shaw, S. L. (2015). Ten intimate relationship research findings every counselor should know. Counseling Today, 59(6), 34-39.
Sommers-Flanagan, J., Polanchek, S.A., Zeleke, W., Hood, M., Shaw, S. (2014). The effectiveness of a two-session parent consultation intervention on parent perceptions of stress and competence. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for couples and Families, 1-7.
Polanchek, S.A. (2012). Encouragement as a foundation for working with parents. In J. Sommers-Flanagan, & R.Sommers-Flanagan, Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice: Study Guide (pp. 305-306). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Affiliations
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, SWP-LCSW-LIC-2373, 2012 - present
Member, American Counseling Association
Member, National Association of Social Workers
Member, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Honors / Awards
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Charter Day Award, 2016, Outstanding Service to the External Community
Outstanding Supervisor Award, 2019, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision