The 20th cohort of NIU’s School Counselor Institute (SCI) will finish this spring. Launched in 2005, the program enables licensed clinical mental health counselors to earn their Illinois Professional Educator Licenses and School Counseling endorsements without pursuing a second master’s degree. Students
Read moreCounseling faculty win national award for excellence in standards, innovation
When NIU received the national Robert Frank Outstanding Counselor Education Program Award this fall, Suzanne Degges-White was thrilled. But she wasn’t surprised. Just look at the facts, she says. The first in Illinois to receive the seal of approval from the Council
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Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Peitao Zhu, assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, has been chosen to receive the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision’s Outstanding Research Award. This award
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Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Brad Hawk, a clinical assistant professor of Educational Administration in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, received the Calvin Jackson Career Impact Award from the Illinois Association of School
Read moreSupervisors of teacher-candidates learn mentorship of trauma-informed practice
What is your current level of awareness about the impact of trauma on the lives of students? Can you think of times when any of your students were triggered into a fight, flight or freeze response? How can you help your students
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Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Q Hutchings, assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education (CAHE), has received ACPA-College Student Educators International’s Commission for Professional Preparation Teaching Excellence Award. The ACPA CPP Teaching Excellence
Read moreMessage from the Chair
Dear Alumni and Friends of CAHE, We are so excited to have this opportunity to share with you updates on how this academic year has been going here in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education as we head closer to commencement.
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