Amanda C. Prugar, MA, NCC, Certified School Counselor

Disciplines/Field of Instruction

School Counseling
Child and Adolescent Counseling

Degrees Received

PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision (in progress) Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
MA in Counseling, Geneva College, 2014
BM in Music Education, Grove City College, 2004

Licenses and Certifications

Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC)

Courses Taught

CNS 504: Statistics
CNS 505: Testing and Appraisal
CNS 512: Research Design and Program Evaluation
CNS 514: Human Growth and Development
CNS 534: Social and Cultural Foundations
CNS 579: Counseling Skills for Children and Adolescents
MSC 539: Professional Issues and Ethics in School Counseling
MSC 568: School Counseling Internship
PSY 252: Adolescent Development

Selected Presentations/Publications

Trauma: What’s the Big Idea
American Counseling Association Conference, New Orleans, LA March 2019
Trauma: What’s the Big Idea, Pennsylvania Counseling Association Conference, Pittsburgh, PA November 2018
Using Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents; Mediating Issues of Resistance, Ambivalence and Change, Dr. James K. Matta; Amanda C. Prugar; Bennett Minchen; Andrew Brokenshire; Regina Schrecengost
American Counseling Association Conference, Atlanta, GA - April 2018
Motivational Interviewing and Adolescents: Tailoring an Approach to a Resistant Crowd, Dr. James K. Matta; Amanda C. Prugar; Bennett Minchen; Andrew Brokenshire; Regina Schrecengost Pennsylvania Counseling Association Conference, King of Prussia, PA - November 2017
Using Integrative Supervision Approach for Clients Identified with Comorbidity, Dr. James K. Matta; Amanda C. Prugar; Kenya Coleman; Mary Kate Matta Pennsylvania Counseling Association Conference, State College, PA - November 2015
What’s in a Word: A New Frontline Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults with Comorbidity, Dr. James K. Matta; Amanda C. Prugar; Kristin Brown; Karen Walters American Counseling Association Conference, Orlando, FL - March 2015
What’s in a Word: A New Frontline Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults with Comorbidity, Dr. James K. Matta; Amanda C. Prugar; Kristin Brown; Karen Walters Pennsylvania Counseling Association Conference, State College, PA - November 2014
Lights, Camera, Action! Using Film to Educate Students, Clients, and Counselors about Substance Use, Addiction, and Treatment Dr. James K. Matta; Amanda C. Prugar; Deanna Grubb; Jenean Maratta
Pennsylvania Counseling Association Conference, State College, PA - November 2012

Affiliations, e.g., membership in professional organizations, etc.

American Counseling Association
Pennsylvania Counseling Association

Academic Distinctives

Dr. Pruger presented the topic "Trauma: What’s the Big Idea" to the American Counseling Association Conference in New Orleans, LA in March 2019.

Dr. Pruger is a Nationally Certified Counselor and is a member of both the American Counseling Association and the Pennsylvania Counseling Association.

Amanda Prugar

Lecturer