After four years working as an elementary school counselor, Ashley Smith returned to UNCG to pursue a PhD so she could teach the next generation of counselors. She persevered and found grace during her time as a Spartan. For soon-to-be graduate Ashley Smith, the “G” in “UNCG” stands for grace. … Continued
The Department of Counseling and Educational Development (CED)’s North Carolina Academy for Stress Trauma and Resilience (NCA-STAR) releases its third podcast, one that is relevant to what a lot of individuals are experiencing — isolation and loneliness. The guest is Jacob Blackstock, who is completing his doctorate in the CED … Continued
Jasmine L. Garland McKinney, second year CED doctoral student, has been selected to serve on the Planning Committee for an upcoming workshop: Exploring the Role of Health Professional Students and Trainees as Members of the Health Workforce. The Planning Committee was formed as part of the Global Forum on Innovation in … Continued
Crisis and trauma surrounds us. And as counselors, we work with trauma among many of our clients – and typically do so from day 1 in trainee practicum and internship experiences. So what lends itself to developing crisis self-efficacy? That is just want two Department of Counseling and Educational Development … Continued
Dr. Rebecca Mathews recently led a webinar “Child & Teen Suicide: Building Skills, Resources, & Multicultural Awareness” for the Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling. In this webinar, Dr. Mathews provided training on broaching suicide in child and adolescent clients, understanding cultural contours that impact risk, and creative strategies for … Continued
Dr. Christian Chan, Assistant Professor in the Counseling and Educational Development (CED) Department, was recently interviewed for the Counseling Career Stories column in Counseling Today, the American Counseling Association magazine. In the column, titled “Using the power of communities to dismantle oppression,” Dr. Chan mentions a current research project with … Continued
Dr. Christian D. Chan and Dr. Jennifer D. Deaton, assistant professors in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development, received a UNCG New Faculty Internal Grant to fund the research project titled “Investigating the Impact of Relational Satisfaction and Identity Affirmation on the Relationship Between LGBT-Based Oppression and Help-Seeking Behaviors.” … Continued
UNC Greensboro School of Education’s Counseling and Educational Development (CED) department was named No. 3 nationally and No. 1 in North Carolina in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Graduate Schools rankings, jumping from No. 6 last year. The CED department has consistently been recognized as a top … Continued
This story was originally published in the 2019-2020 issue of Transform magazine. Read more stories from Transform here. There’s a reason universities are often referred to as “the ivory tower.” Too often, the real-life stories, people, and problems that inspire our research questions fall out of focus in the isolation … Continued
At this year’s Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Conference, taking place from October 10-13th in Seattle, Dr. Scott Young and Dr. Carrie Wachter Morris of the Counseling and Educational Development (CED) Department gave a presentation on the Impact Through Innovation (ITI) KickBox projects that have been created by CED students. Presentation Description: … Continued