Year: 2023

Job Opportunity – NU Admissions

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The Visitor Engagement Center at Northwestern University is looking to hire 4-6 graduate students  as Graduate Counselors for the upcoming academic year.
A Graduate Admission Counselor is a professional member of the Undergraduate Admission Office who works to build and maintain relationships with prospective students and their families. Additionally, Graduate Counselors supervise and train current undergraduate students in the Senior Counselor role. As such, applicants should have strong leadership and communication skills. Successful applicants have demonstrated an interest in higher education, learning about the admissions process, and have pride and passion for representing the Northwestern community.
  • Developing a comprehensive knowledge of admissions procedures and policies with the purpose of assisting prospective students through the application process via phone, e-mail, and in-person meetings with walk-in visitors.
  • Learning and mastering the general undergraduate admission information session(s), and presenting this session to prospective students, parents, and other visitors.
  • Managing the admission office and student staff on select Saturdays throughout the year (typically in fall and spring), including opening/closing the building and the execution of all admissions programming.
  • Graduate Admission Counselors also have the ability to read applications during the winter quarter to fully understand the admissions process –great opportunity for those interested in gaining reading experience.

If you think you’d be perfect for this role, please apply:  

  • Send Cover Letter and Resume to Citlally Delgado at citlally.delgado@northwestern.edu

  • The position is open to NU graduate students and graduate students who attend Chicagoland area colleges/universities
  • The deadline to apply has been extended to Friday, June 2nd 2023 at 11:59 pm CST.

Participation Requested – Research Study

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You are invited to participate in a research study  focused on investigating supervisee non-disclosure in counselors-in-training. This is a correlational study. Study ProceduresIf you agree to take part in the study, it will require you to complete a brief anonymous survey online. It is estimated that you will be a part of this study for approximately 10 minutes. Approximately 120 volunteers will participate in this study. Participation is entirely voluntary, and you may withdraw from the study at any time with no penalty to you.Please click on the link below to participate in the online survey:  https://niu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_896MptwbwhC6u4SPotential Benefits Although you may not receive direct benefit from your participation in this study, others may ultimately benefit from the knowledge obtained in this study.                          Foreseeable RisksThis project is unlikely to have more than minimal risk, or any risk greater than that encountered in your routine daily activities. Participation or not in the study will have no effect on your grades, class standing, or graduation.Costs to YouThere will be no costs to you for participation in this research study.CompensationIf you are part of this study, your email address will be entered in a drawing to win a $40 Amazon gift card.  ConfidentialityYou will not be identified in any reports on this study. Results of the study will be reported in aggregate form only. Records will be kept confidential to the extent provided by federal, state, and local law.

This study is being conducted by Drs. Dana Isawi at Northern Illinois University, Elvita Kondili at University of Detroit Mercy, and Claudia Interiano-Shverdecker at University of Texas at San Antonio. If you have any questions about this study now or in the future, you may contact Dr. Dana Isawi (disawi@niu.edu). If you have questions or concerns about your rights as a research participant, you may contact the Northern Illinois University Institutional Review Board at (815) 753-8588.

Internship Opportunity – Latinx Talk Therapy

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Latinx Talk Therapy is a mental health clinic in downtown Chicago. We offer culturally sensitive psychological services in English and Spanish to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families living in Illinois. Our goal is to reduce the mental health disparity gap in treatment and prevalence within the Latinx community.Our Clinical Internship Program provides graduate students with a unique opportunity to gain hands-on clinical experience in the mental health field while working alongside experienced clinicians. Clinical interns will have the chance to learn about cultural sensitivity in therapy, work with the Latinx population, receive clinical supervision from an LCPC/LCSW, receive clinical feedback during Monthly Group Case Consult, and practice their clinical skills.

***Please Note*** Professional proficiency in the Spanish language is a requirement

Job Opportunity: Lane County Behavior Health

Lane County Behavioral Health (LCBH), located in Eugene Oregon is soliciting your help to find qualified mental health professionals interested in building clinical skills, while working with children and adults receiving care in our community mental health center.

LCBH offers in-house group and individual clinical licensure supervision, training and education including many opportunities to earn free CEU’s. We work in a small team based model that includes peer support specialists, case managers, therapists, nurses and psychiatric providers all providing care as a team.

Lane County offers an excellent benefit package including comprehensive medical and dental options, 11 paid holidays plus a generous time management (vacation/sick) package.  We are also a part of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). We have a variety of additional offerings including gym membership, employee health center, financial wellness support, home/vehicle insurance discounts and more!

To learn about our beautiful community you can check out the Eugene, Cascades and Coast website that describes our county as “stretching from the central Oregon Coast to the towering Cascade Mountains, anchored by Eugene and Springfield in the South Willamette Valley, this region is a place of happy contrasts. Here a spirited athletic culture is thriving alongside the laid-back pace of river recreation. You’ll find artists, innovators and nature seekers enjoying iconic and hidden places to sip a beer, explore history, bike the riverfront or hike to epic views. Get to know the many towns that call this place home, each rooted in their own distinct sense of place.

Link to flyer that allows you to click “apply here” links: LCBH Hiring Flier

Save the Date! History Rhymes Lecture, Thursday May 4th

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SAVE THE DATE

DR. ANDREW T. AND ALICE O. KOPAN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LEADERSHIP INAUGURAL LECTURE

HISTORY RHYMES: BLACK ORGANIZING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICY SINCE THE MID-2OTH CENTURY

THURSDAY, MAY 4TH 5:30-7:30 PM, Cortelyou Commons

Join us for the inaugural lecture of The Dr. Andrew T. and Alice O. Kopan College of Education Social Sciences and Leadership Endowed Lecture Series

History Rhymes: Black Organizing and Public Education Policy Since the Mid-20th Century

DePaul University is pleased to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Todd-Breland who will present the inaugural talk of The Dr. Andrew T. and Alice O. Kopan College of Education Social Sciences and Leadership Endowed Lecture Series, “History Rhymes: Black Organizing and Public Education Policy Since the Mid-20th Century.”

Dr. Elizabeth Todd-Breland is author of A Political Education: Black Politics and Education Reform in Chicago Since the 1960s and Associate Professor of History and Affiliated Faculty member in Black Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago.

Dr. Todd-Breland’s talk will explore the racial politics of education reform in Chicago during the 1960s as it unfolded through community-based strategies of Black students, educators, parents, and activists and the relationship to the recent reorganization of the public sphere.

This event is free and open to the public. Please consider bringing your class if you teach on Thursday evenings or offering attendance as an extra credit option if your class meets another evening. You are welcome to forward this email to students, colleagues, and friends who may be interested. Registration is encouraged but not required; please register here.

Thursday

May 5th, 2023

5:30 – 7:30 PM

Cortelyou Commons

2324 North Fremont Street

Chicago, IL 60614

Register here.

Questions?

Contact Dr. Amira Proweller

aprowell@depaul.edu