trauma Archives - NIU College of Education

COVID-19 challenges counselors to treat children, paves long, difficult road ahead

June 7, 2020 Mark McGowan CAHE, enewsletter

COVID-19 changed abruptly from just a concerning topic in the news to a crushing force that isolated and locked down schools, communities and economies. The pandemic continues to claim a heartbreaking inventory of victims, from small businesses and gainful employment to human

Certificate in trauma counseling proves popular way for professionals, students to impact workplaces, internship sites

September 11, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni, Alumni eNewsletter, CAHE

In the two years since the NIU Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education launched its Graduate Certificate in Trauma-Informed Counseling, 97 people have enrolled. Twenty-one of those already have completed the one-year program while the rest continue to enhance their skills

Suicide ‘survivors,’ counselors discuss uncomfortable subject, stigma at powerful CLS event

October 30, 2017 Mark McGowan CAHE, enewsletter

For Adam Carter, the moment came some 15 years ago in the preschool classroom where he taught. Three-year-old Malcolm would not – or perhaps could not – sleep during the nap time; instead, Carter remembers, the young boy asked to climb onto