Dr. Jacqueline Swank awarded the FAPT Viola Brody Award
Dr. Jacqueline Swank was selected to receive the Florida Association for Play Therapy (FAPT) Viola Brody Award for making an outstanding contribution to the field of play therapy.
Dr. Jacqueline Swank was selected to receive the Florida Association for Play Therapy (FAPT) Viola Brody Award for making an outstanding contribution to the field of play therapy.
Dr. Hannah Bayne received the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) Research Award at the 2019 ASERVIC Conference in Colorado Springs.
Jo Lauren Weaver, doctoral student, was selected as the Graduate Student Representative for the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC). She will serve the organization in this capacity from 2019-2021.
Caleb Chambliss and Jamie Edmondson, both master’s/Ed.S. students, received the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) Presidential Award.
UF Counselor Education Program faculty, students, and alumni attended the 2019 ACA Convention in New Orleans.
Justin Tauscher, counselor education doctoral student, received a research grant from the Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling for his study titled, “Predicting Treatment Attrition in Adolescent Addiction Treatment Services: A Machine Learning Approach”.
Nina Medyk, counselor education doctoral student, was selected as the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC) Emerging Leader.
The Outstanding Graduate Professional Practice Award recognizes a student who demonstrates excellence in professional activities related to educator preparation including pedagogy, best practices, assessment, and the translation of research to improve practice.
The UF Counselor Education Program has consistently been ranking in the top 10 by the US News & World Report since the ranking began in the 1990s. Recently, they released the rankings for 2020 and the UF Counselor Education Program moved up two spots to be tied for #3.
The UF Counselor Education Program traveled to Tallahassee to engage in legislative advocacy for the 4th straight year.