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Master’s Degree Student MaryAnne Tatum ‘15 Serves as Longtime Student Assistant at The Graduate School

May 27, 2021
MaryAnne Tatum entered a master’s degree program offered by the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, beginning in fall 2020. Tatum explained that her bachelor’s degree in journalism provided a jumping off point for the field, because communication is a critical skill for both areas of study. “Mental...

Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling students share their 2020-2021 scholarship experiences

May 17, 2021
Weiss Urban Livability fellow, Shannon Mulloy, and Merit Assistantship awardee, Jenna Brunner, describe their scholarship activities for the 2020-2021 academic year. The fellowship is an initiative of The Graduate School. “Our division was very grateful to have two of our students receive these important and valuable scholarships. These scholarships provide...

Madison Swisher first Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling student to complete LEND traineeship

May 17, 2021
Madison Swisher, a first-year master’s degree student in the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, is completing a nine-month traineeship with the North Carolina Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program in May. She will be the first CRMH student to complete the training. The LEND...

Eileen Burker Featured in The Well

February 26, 2021
The Well, an e-newsletter product of the University, recently featured Eileen Burker, director of the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling.

Eileen Burker Receives 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction

January 19, 2021
Eileen Burker, PhD, CRC and the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling’s division director, has received a 2021 University Teaching Award.

Vickie Carpenter’s (’11 MS) Personal Connection to Mental Illness Spurs Action and Advocacy

November 24, 2020
Vicki Carpenter (’11 MS), an alumna of the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, decided to pursue graduate school as a non-traditional student following her then-teenage son’s diagnosis with schizoaffective disorder. “Being involved in his care and seeing what his mental health care was like, I had the...

Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling students receive a 100 percent pass rate on the CRC Exam

October 28, 2020
The national pass rate for the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor certification exam is 67%.

HEELS Prep, Interdisciplinary Program to Support Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Wraps Online Program During Summer 2020

August 18, 2020
HEELS Prep, an interdisciplinary collaboration designed to support young adults with intellectual disabilities, concluded seven weeks of online programming in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HEELS Prep, Interdisciplinary Program to Support Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Moves Online in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

June 1, 2020
HEELS Prep, an interdisciplinary collaboration designed to support young adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), has moved to an online format for summer 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; organizers hope the program will continue to support these individuals as they transition to adulthood.

Brianne Safer (MS ’20) Experiences Transition to Telehealth; Coordinates Wellness Webinars

May 19, 2020
Brianne Safer (MS ’20) began a year-long internship with Department of Psychiatry with the Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders inpatient unit that transitioned to telehealth care following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In mid-March, Safer said she noticed her team became more creative with patient care as the...