Dr. Reiner has been in the Department of Counselor Education since 2007. She previously worked as a school counselor in Rochester, NY and in Prince George’s County Maryland. She became Chair of the Department of Counselor Education in 2020, and is serving a three-year term in that role. She is enthusiastically involved in several counseling associations. Dr. Reiner is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES), and the American Counseling Association of New York (ACA-NY). She has served as President of AADA, ACES, NARACES and ACA-NY. She is the Past Chair of the American Counseling Association’s North Atlantic Region. She was the 2016-2022 ACA Governing Council Representative for the North Atlantic Region.
Dr. Reiner is honored to have a voice in the future of the profession and the ability to influence the expansion of counseling services so that ACA may achieve their Vision that: Every person has access to quality professional counseling to thrive.
Education
2007 PhD Educational Psychology: Counselor Education, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2004 Certificate of Advanced Study in School Counseling, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
2000 M. S. Counselor Education, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
1999 B. A. History, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Areas of Specialty
School Counseling
Adult Development
Life Balance
Leisure Development
Spirituality
Sports Counseling
Courses Taught
EDC 604: Career Development Concepts
EDC 606: Research and Program Evaluation
EDC 612: The Human Experience
EDC 619: Comprehensive School Counseling Programs
EDC 693: K - 12 Student Services
EDC 718: Pre-Practicum
EDC 720: Integration and Application of Basic Concepts (Practicum)
EDC 721: Supervision for Integration
EDC 722/23/24: Implementation I (Internship I)
EDC 728/29/30: Implementation II (Internship II)
EDC 735: Supervision for Implementation
EDC 883: Counselors as Systems Consultant
Research Interests
School counseling
Counselor professional identity
Leisure development
Life balance
Adult development
Spirituality in counseling
Reiner, S. M. & Dobmeier, R. A. (2014). ACA member views on the value, exposure, and readiness to practice the 14 ASERVIC Competencies. Counseling & Values, 59, 192 - 207.
Reiner, S. M., Dobmeier, R. A., & Hernández, T. J. (2013). The perceived impact of professional counselor Identity fragmentation. Journal of Counseling and Development, 91, 174-183. Research was supported by CACREP Grant.
Fallon, K. M., Dobmeier, Robert A., Reiner, S. M., Casquarelli, E. J., Giglia, L., Goodwin, E. (2013). Reconciling spiritual values conflicts for counselors and lesbian and gay clients. Adultspan, 12, 1.
Reiner, S. M., & Hernández, T. J. (2013). Are we going in the right direction? Concerns about school counseling. Michigan Journal of Counseling: Research, Theory & Practice, 39, 2, 28-41.
Dobmeier, R. D., & Reiner, S. M. (2012). Spirituality in the counselor education curriculum: A national study of student perceptions. Counseling and Values Journal, 57, 47 - 65.
Scime, A. & Reiner, S. (2012). “Finding Interesting Classification Rules: An Application from Education”, Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN 2012), Las Vegas, NV, July, CSREA Press, pp. 37-43.
Houseknecht, S., Sculli, N., King, N., Beringer, A., Reiner, S. M., & Dobmeier, R. A. (2011). Parent, teacher, and school administrator views of the role of school counselor in elementary education: A survey in a suburban school district. New York State School Counselor Association, 8, 23-31.
Reiner, S. M. (2009). Ethical and legal issues in substance abuse counseling. In P. Stevens & R.L. Smith (Eds.), Substance abuse counseling: Theory and practice (4th ed., pp. 390-414). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Reiner, S. M., Luther Pitcairn, M. S. (Prepared by). (2009). Instructor’s manual for substance abuse counseling: Theory and practice. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Reiner, S. M. (2009). Ethical and legal issues in substance abuse counseling. In P. Stevens & R.L. Smith (Eds.), Instructor’s Manual to accompany Substance abuse counseling: Theory and practice(4th ed., pp. 107-115). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Reiner, S. M., Colbert, R. D., & Pérusse, R. (2009). Teacher perceptions of school counselors: A national study. Professional School Counselor, 5, 325-331.
Reiner, S. M. (2007). Religious and spiritual beliefs: An avenue to explore end-of-life issues. Adultspan Journal, 2, 111-118.
Colbert, R., Pérusse, R. Reiner, S. M., Twomey, J.; & Lucky, J. (2007). A school- university partnership: Key for developing and implementing a school-wide data-driven guidance curriculum. New York State School Counselor Association, 4, 13-20.
Comprehensive School Counseling Program Publications
Reiner, S. M., Alvis, M., Boylan, M., Costanza, T., Fleck, C., Heffernan, K., Hess, J., Levermore, A., James, J., Jones, M., Neadom, K., Overstrom, J., Pierre-Phillipe, L., Pierri, C., Rollo, L., Sperr, G., Smith, R., Taylor, N., Wiggins, T., Prince, A., & Houseknecht, S. Keshequa Central School District K-12 Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Nunda, NY: Keshequa Central School District.
Reiner, S. M., Clark, A., Gallup, K., Hernandez, Y., Navarra, J., Powell, A., Sculli, N., Thomas, S., Serafine, J., Barbero, K., Howe, C., Howe, T., Rowe, H., Newtown, F., Secor, M., Covell, C., Palmer, W., Cocilova, N., Lawther, J., Nolan, H., Geng, C., Petroske, M.K., Reidell, B. (2011, January). Fairport Central School District 6-12 Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Fairport, NY: Fairport Central School District.
Reiner, S. M., Hicks, L., Houseknecht, S., Lentner, M., Navarra, J., Thomas, S., Abrams, S., Fortin, L., Greene, E., Logar, C., Malta, L., Ohls, C., Palumbo, M., Pellman, L., Pignagrade, K., Randisi, J., & Rundle, M. (2010, December). Hilton Central School District K-12 Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Hilton, NY: Hilton Central School District.
Reiner, S. M., Beringer, A., Gallup, K., Graff, C., Sculli, N., Kilminster, M., Dominquez, C., Gorton, M., & Paris, J. (2010, June). Aquinas Institute 7-12 Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Rochester, NY: Aquinas Institute.
Reiner, S. M., King, N., Swalbach, T., Sykes, M., Dasta, A., Denninger, M., Fici, M., Foley, S., Grasso, H, Hager, S., Miller, J., & Vander, T. (2009, September). Gates Chili School District 9-12 Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Gates, NY: Gates Chili School District.
Reiner, S. M., Barrell, M., Corteville, M., Dunning, K., Kirchoff, L., Knab, K., Sakofsky, M., Winicki, J., Hunt, K., Lally, J., Moredock, N., Sabido, K., & Traver, J. (2008, September). Gates Chili School District 6-8 Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Gates, NY: Gates Chili School District.
Reiner, S. M., Barrell, M., Corteville, M., Knab, K., Myer, E., Sakofsky, M., Tobin, K., Anselme, N., Dasta, A., Denninger, M., Fici, M., Foley, S., Grasso, H., Hager, S., Miller, J., & Vander, T. (2008, August). Gates Chili School District 9-12 Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Gates, NY: Gates Chili School District.
