Student Newsletter
Welcome back to school!
We hope that you enjoyed your summer and that you are excited and gearing up for the 2023-2024 academic year! Classes for the fall semester began yesterday, Monday, August 14th.
Fall Textbooks
Don't forget that textbook information is ALWAYS available on the Program's website:
http://www.nccucounseling.com/student2/index.php/course-info/textbook-list-sheet
Unless you have to purchase through the University bookstore, please feel free to order your texts through whichever site you choose. Just make sure that you will receive them before your courses begin. Most courses will have reading assignments within the first week of school.
Counseling Fellowships Available - NBCC Foundation
The NBCC Foundation is pleased to announce the application period for the 2024 National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program (NBCC MFP).
Ninety (90) doctoral- and master’s-level counseling fellowships are available for current counseling students.
Fellowship award amounts range from $10,000 to $20,000 and include fellowships in the following categories:
- Up to 20 doctoral fellowships for counselor education and supervision students
- Up to 30 master's fellowships for mental health counseling students
- Up to 40 master's fellowships for addictions counseling students
The MFP is made possible by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and is administered by the NBCC Foundation. The MFP for addictions counseling fellowships are administered by the NBCC Foundation in collaboration with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals.
Application Deadline: September 30, 2023
Welcome Dr. Bredell Moody
The Counselor Education Program at North Carolina Central University is pleased to announce the hiring of a new faculty member: Dr. Bredell Moody.
Dr. Bredell Moody (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor in the Counselor Education Program at North Carolina Central University. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education from North Carolina State University.
Before joining NCCU, Dr. Moody served as the embedded counselor for the NCSU graduate school and the Wilson College of Textiles. He was also a behavioral therapist at Avance Psychiatry and the Avance Care Centers of Excellence in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a licensed clinical mental health counselor, provisionally licensed clinical addiction specialist, and certified clinical trauma professional. He has worked with diverse populations – people from different ethnicities, cultures, socioeconomic status, and different stages of development. His scope of practice includes addressing emotional and behavioral concerns, mood disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, addictive behaviors, grief, stress management, anger management, and self-esteem concerns.
His research interests include terror management theory, police brutality, racial trauma, Black/African American coping and healing after trauma.
September Webinar
Addressing Crisis with De-escalation Strategies
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 @ 1pm (eastern)
Presenters:
Jordan Hyler, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, CSI
Jennifer Barrow, PhD, NCC, LCMHC
As our country continues to rethink appropriate responses to individuals in a crisis, counselors are in the spotlight to model and implement effective de-escalation strategies. Crisis is self-defined and looks different for every individual, but there are universally effective de-escalation strategies that work in a wide variety of crisis situations. This webinar will offer counselors techniques to utilize in crisis situations and give counselors the tools to help manage their own mindset and well-being when de-escalating a crisis. This session will also provide de-escalation strategies across the lifespan.
Click below for more information or to register.
Latest Announcements from nccuCounseling
- The Black Mental Health Conference 2023-08-14
- Stress First Aid Workshop 2023-08-09
- Key Dates: Fall 2023 2023-08-07
- Counseling Fellowships Available - NBCC Foundation 2023-08-04
Upcoming Dates to Remember for nccuCounseling:
- August 14: First day of classes - fall semester
- August 22: Departmental faculty meeting (10am)
- August 25: Site Supervisor Orientation (3pm)
- August 25: Late registration and schedule adjustment period ends at 4pm (aka, drop/add)
- August 27: Prospective student information session (7pm)
- August 28: Registrar's office will send out instructions for how to apply for graduation (week of the 28th)
- September 5: nccuCounseling webinar: Addressing Crisis with De-escalation Strategies
Did you know that you can subscribe to the nccuCounseling calendar? If you use a digital calendar, you can subscribe and have all of the information from the "Key Dates" letter auto-populate in your calendar. Visit our website for more information.
