“And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never
were.”
—Rainer Maria Rilke
Welcome to the 2018-2019 Academic
Year!
We are so delighted you are part of
our DePaul Counseling family. As we begin this academic year, let us be
grateful for the all that has prepared us and for the opportunities that lie
ahead of us.
As the Academic Unit Leader (AUL)
this year, I will be in touch with you quarterly with updates and good news. The
counseling program also shares announcements during the year through CSL News. Please
be sure you have subscribed to CSL News at the following link: http://depaulcslnews.blogspot.com/
Let’s get started.
New
Faculty. We are thrilled that we have two new faculty members joining our CSL
team.
Dr. Jennifer Cannon joins us as an Assistant Professor
in Counseling, is originally from Chicago, and received her PhD from
the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a Licensed Clinical
Professional Counselor (LCPC) and an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
(AMFT). Her research interests include mindfulness, understanding various
factors that impact counseling self-efficacy (e.g., mindfulness, attachment
anxiety and avoidance, trauma), and integrating wellness-based and culturally
competent interventions into counselor training programs.
Dr. Cannon has worked as an assistant editor for the Counseling and
Values Journal (CVJ) and is currently a member of the CVJ editorial
board.
Dr. John Beckenbach is joining us from Saint John, IN as
a Professional Lecturer in Counseling. He received his doctorate in
Counselor Education from Northern Illinois University in 2002. John has
been teaching in counseling programs for over 15 years and a practicing therapist
for over 20 years. Working from a post-modern position, his areas of
emphasis include social justice issues and forgiveness and reconciliation
processes. His work also focuses on counseling with sexual assault
survivors. John is currently working on a book about creativity and
innovation in counseling and counseling education and a documentary
focused on resiliency in sexual assault survivors. John currently serves
as the director of the Oxford and Scotland Family Counseling Institute and
guest editorial reviewer for the British Journal of Guidance and
Counselling. John is married with 2 children, Sebastian and Sasha.
Advising. In our
program, we follow a cohort model that will help you streamline your course
planning. You can find your course sequence and other helpful information in
DePaul CSL Livebinder, Phase 1:
Coursework. If you haven’t already, you should bookmark this site!
Faculty Advisors for AY18-19 are as
follows:
Dr. Tovar-Murray: CMHC
Dr. Michel: SC
Dr. Cannon: CCSA
Prof. Pahwa: Practicum & Internship
CACREP. We are in our final stages of seeking
CACREP accreditation. HOORAY! A CACREP team will be visiting our campus to talk
to all stakeholders October 7-10. Be on the lookout for further details and
ways you can help out.
Mandatory Professional
Practice Orientation for 2nd year students. All students who will be starting their
Professional Practice (Practicum and Internship) experience in Fall 2019 are
required to attend the Professional Practice Orientation on Saturday, October
13th from 10am (sharp) until 12 noon in Levan 100. You must RSVP via
the google doc below. Registering and attending is one of the prerequisites for
Practicum/Internship and the only way to be added to the Professional Practice
D2L site.
Other
helpful people you should know:
Dr. Jennifer Walberg, Chair
Dr. Alexandra Novakovic, Associate Chair
Ms. Nancy Hashimoto, Director of Academic Advising & Certification
Officer
Dr. Nora Murphy, Director of Academic Success Center
Ms. Jen Fleming, COE Career Advisor
Mr. Marc Schell, Counseling & Special Education Faculty Assistant
All of us have the common goal of helping you become the best counselor
you can be! We have high expectations of you because we know you are capable of
achieving them. Rise up. Reach out. Shine on.
With every best wish as we begin the academic year,
Dr. Melissa Ockerman
Academic Unit Leader
