Directory

Sara Polanchek

Clinical Director

Contact

Office
ED 343
Phone
(406) 243-4140
Email
Sara.Polanchek@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours

By appointment.

Education

Ed.D. in Counselor Education, University of Montana

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

University of Montana Charter Day Award, 2016, Outstanding Service to the External Community

Outstanding Supervisor Award, 2019, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision