The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
E-Newsletter, May 2012 National President's Message
In This Issue TCSPP Named to 2012 President's Honor Roll Response to VA Announcement Architect of "Black Psychology" Presents NASP Approval Dr. DuBose Diveheart Partnership Newman Civic Fellows Award U.S. Army Scholarships President Joins Leadership Class
Mental Health Month Since 1949, May has been officially recognized as Mental Health Month. The focus for this year's awareness campaign is the mental health of young people. Mental disorders are common in the U.S. and internationally. An estimated 22.1% of Americans ages 18 and older-about 1 in 5 adults-suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.
Dear Student, At TCSPP, we celebrate diversity--recognizing that the fabric of our society is woven from multicolored threads that are our similarities and differences. Diversity is our goal. It is one of our institutional learning goals and is an essential partner with scholarship, professional behavior, and professional practice. Our faculty strives to develop professionals who exemplify a commitment to understand and respect individual and cultural differences. We believe it is important that our graduates have the ability to combine and apply theoretical and practical knowledge about racial, gender, sexual, cultural and religious, age, and disability differences in their professional practice. Diversity is our commitment. We are dedicated to building an environment of mutual respect and inclusion, where all individuals are valued for who they are and what they contribute and, in turn, are expected to be active, participatory members of our learning community. Our learning community promotes cultural awareness, competence, and understanding of diversity. Whether our students are in the classroom or in the community helping those in need; the curriculum, the experience, the learning opportunity, is infused with the commitment to diversity and the understanding that we are not all the same. Recognizing differences, accepting them, and moving on to complete the task at hand is what sets our graduates, as well as our faculty, staff, and leadership, apart from their peers. We believe in the transformative power of diversity of thought, diversity of belief, and diversity of expression, and feel that conversations about diversity should be shared with the goal of sparking earnest thought and consideration of what it means to be accepting, understanding, patient, and tolerant. I hope these conversations continue in our classrooms, our hallways, our offices, and our communities.
Michele Nealon-Woods, Psy.D., National President
CSPP Named to 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll INSIGHT Magazine Summer 2011
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For the fifth consecutive year, TCSPP has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. In 2012, 110 colleges and universities are being recognized with the additional award of “Honor Roll with Distinction” for their strong institutional commitment to service, developing campus-community partnerships that produce measurable impact, and engaging students in meaningful service. Our Community Partnerships Department, students, faculty and staff are to be commended for achieving this tremendous recognition. Read more here.
TCSPP Responds to VA Announcement TCSPP issued a statement to the news media on April 24 in response to the announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs to hire roughly 1,900 mental health professionals to handle the growing number of returning war veterans, who require long-term mental health services. The response stated that it is critical that effective mental health services be made available to all veterans to support their safe return to their families and communities. Read full statement.
Dr. White Delivers Multi-Campus Address Commemorating Black History Month A gift, no matter how big or small, can greatly impact the success of the outreach our campuses are currently planning.
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Joseph White, Psy.D., a renowned psychologists and once of the chief architects of the concept of “Black Psychology,” presented at a national video conference on Friday, February 17, 2012 on “Black Psychology: A Historical Review and Outline for Today’s Challenges.” Dr. White’s engaging and candid address focused on the implications of his work for national policy related to addressing mental health issues within the diverse communities of American society. The event was attended by faculty, students and staff from across the country, representatives from national professional associations, and leaders from community partner organizations.
School of Psychology Program Receives Full Approval from NASP The School Psychology program has received the highest level of approval from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). The Program Review Board notified TCSPP in February, 2012.
Dr. DuBose Receives APA Career Award Todd DuBose, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the American Psychological Association’s Division 32 Early Career Award. The award is presented to psychologists for their contributions in the areas of inquiry, application, and social action. Recipients are recognized for their scope of in-depth inquiry, research, and new discoveries and theoretical insights using a broad range of qualitative, quantitative, and integrative methods. Congratulations.
National Center Launched for Graduate Teaching and Learning TCSPP's National Center for Graduate Teaching and Learning (NCTL) has been established to further our commitment to supporting our faculty's innovative teaching and learning methodologies while also supporting the academic and professional development of its students. To learn more, visit NCTL.
Dr. Liljedahl and Chicago Campus Students Partner With Diveheart
Pictured above, Erika Liljedahl, Ph.D.(center front), and students from her service-learning course at the Chicago Campus, swim with Diveheart, a foundation that uses scuba diving as a therapeutic technique for children, adults, and veterans with disabilities. For their first SCUBA outing, Dr. Liljedahl and her students worked with children from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Learn More about Community Partnerships.
TCSPP-Chicago Student Presented with Newman Civic Fellows Award Timothy Burnett, second-year student in the Chicago Campus' Clinical Psychology Psy.D. program, was one of 160 student leaders nationwide who received the Newman Civic Fellows Award presented by Campus Compact, a national coalition of nearly 1,200 college and university presidents. The award honors is presented to college and graduate student leaders who exemplify the next generation of public service. Newman Civic Fellows join a web-based network of Fellows and attend state and regional conferences throughout the year. Each year a new class of Fellows is added to the program. For more information on Campus Compact and the Newman Civic Fellows Award, please learn more at Campus Compact.
Chicago Students Receive U.S. Army Medical Department Health Profession Scholarships Timothy Burnett and Daniella Pettinari, second-year students at the Chicago Campus' Clinical Psychology Psy.D. Program, were awarded the prestigious U.S. Army Medical Department Health Profession Scholarship, which includes full tuition, a $2,000 stipend, and a $20,000 signing bonus to students pursuing graduate degrees in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, psychiatric nursing, optometry or psychology. Students selected for the scholarship program will serve after graduation in active duty in their specific field and rise to the rank of captain. Among 80 applicants, only 10 scholarships were awarded. Read more here.
Dr. Nealon-Woods Selected to Join Leadership Class of 2012 Dr. Michele Nealon-Woods has been selected to join an elite network of more than 5,000 women as a member of the Leadership America Class of 2012. In her invitation to the Class, Martha P. Farmer, Founding and Executive Director of Leadership America said, “Dr. Nealon-Woods is one of over 50 outstanding women leaders competitively selected from across the nation to participate in the longest-running women’s leadership development program in the US." Leadership America is now in its 25th year. Read press release.
Mission Integrating theory, professional practice, and innovation, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology provides an excellent education for careers in psychology and related behavioral and health sciences. The school is committed to service and embraces the diverse communities of our society.