{"id":13736,"date":"2026-10-27T11:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=13736"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:48:11","slug":"dr-toni-gines-rivera-featured-in-education-technology-insights-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/27\/dr-toni-gines-rivera-featured-in-education-technology-insights-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Toni Gin\u00e9s-Rivera Featured in Education Technology Insights Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antoinette \u201cToni\u201d Gin\u00e9s-Rivera, Ph.D., director of the new Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Saint Peter\u2019s University, was recently featured in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education Technology Insights<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> magazine for her article, \u201cThe Architecture of Better Counselor Education.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/toni-gines-rivera.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/toni-gines-rivera-300x300.png\" alt=\"photo of dr. toni gines rivera\" width=\"218\" height=\"218\" class=\" wp-image-13738 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/toni-gines-rivera-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/toni-gines-rivera-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/toni-gines-rivera-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/toni-gines-rivera.png 459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a>In the article, Dr. Gin\u00e9s-Rivera shares her perspective on what it takes to build a successful online graduate counseling program, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful curriculum design, accreditation standards, clinical training and student support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drawing on more than 20 years of experience in academia, including roles as a dean, program director and professor, she discusses the importance of creating a connected educational experience that prepares future counselors with the knowledge, practical skills and professional judgment needed to serve their communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Gin\u00e9s-Rivera also addresses the importance of cultural competency, responsible artificial intelligence use and maintaining meaningful connections between faculty and students in an online learning environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCurriculum should function as a system, not a list of courses,\u201d Gin\u00e9s-Rivera writes, emphasizing the need for an intentional approach to developing counseling programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her featured article offers insight into the approach guiding the development of Saint Peter\u2019s new Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, with an emphasis on academic quality, student engagement and preparing future mental health professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read Dr. Gin\u00e9s-Rivera\u2019s full article,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationtechnologyinsights.com\/leadership-perspective\/antoinette-gines-rivera-nid-3983.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Architecture of Better Counselor Education,\u201d in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education Technology Insights<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content 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