Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich
Assistant Professor,
College of Education
Department of Counseling
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
ECDC 232A
6300 Ocean Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5818
(361) 825-3318
faii.sangganjanavanich@tamucc.edu
Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education in the Department of Counseling and Education Psychology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She has provided services to individuals with diverse background such as bilingual and migrant children, transgender individuals, as well as non-traditional couples and families. Her primary research interests include career counseling and development, play therapy, as well as multicultural competencies in counseling and supervision.
Sangganjanavanich primarily teaches master's and doctoral level courses. Master's courses include Career Counseling and Play Therapy. Doctoral courses include Introduction to Research Design and Statistics, Advanced Appraisal Techniques, and Consultation.
Education
| Ph.D. | Counselor Education and Supervision University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado CACREP Accredited Program |
| M.S. | Human Sexuality Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand |
| B.S.W. | Social Work Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand |
Professional Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Sangganjanavanich, V. F. (In press). Career development practitioners as advocates: Understanding Gender Transition. Journal of Employment Counseling.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F., & Black, L. L. (In press). Clinical supervision for international counselors-in-training: Implications for supervisors. Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory, and Research.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F., & Magnuson, S. (2009). Averting role confusion between doctoral students and major advisers: Adviser disclosure statements. Counselor Education and Supervision, 48(3), 194-200.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F., & Milkavich, A. K. (2008). A narrative approach to career counseling: Applications to the interpretation of the MBTI and SII. VISTAS 2008.
BOOK/BOOK CHAPTER/ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRY
Black, L. L., & Sangganjanavanich, V. F. (2008). Immediate feedback in counseling. In F. T. L. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Counseling (Vol. IV) (pp. 207-209). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F. (2005). Real life after sex reassignment surgery: Male-to-female transgendered individuals. Bangkok, Thailand: Sangsanbook.
National Presentations
Sangganjanavanich, V. F., & Black, L. L (2009, October). The multicultural supervision scale: Enhancing a quality of clinical supervision and fostering multicultural supervision competencies. Session presented at the annual conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, San Diego, CA.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F., & Lenz, A. S. (2009, October). Transformational leadership: Experiential consultation training model as a service to local community agencies. Session presented at the annual conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, San Diego, CA.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F. (2009, July). Utilizing sandtray and miniatures to facilitate the career decision-making process. Session presented at the annual conference of the National Career Development Association, St. Louis, MO.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F., & Smith, R. L. (2009, July). Critical components of career counseling supervision in the twenty first century. Session presented at the annual conference of the National Career Development Association, St. Louis, MO.
Helm, H. M., & Sangganjanavanich, V. F. (2008, October). Developing skills in play therapy - Supervision theory and technique. Session presented at the annual conference of the Association for Play Therapy, Dallas, TX.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F. (2008, March). Enhancing the use of the DISCOVER in career counseling and development for college students: A major selection process. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Counseling Association, Honolulu, HI.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F., & Milkavich, A. K. (2008, March). A narrative approach to career counseling: Applications to the interpretation of the MBTI and SII. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Counseling Association, Honolulu, HI.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F. (2007, October). Transitioning genders and sex reassignment surgery: Implications for counselor educators and counselors. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Columbus, OH.
Sangganjanavanich, V. F., & Black, L. L. (2007, October). Clinical supervision for international counselor-in-training: Practices, difficulties, and recommendations. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Columbus, OH.