Counseling and Human Services Newsletter, Fall 2022

Exit interview: Dr. Oliver Morgan, Ph.D., LMFT, MAC

How many years have you been employed with the University of Scranton?

I came to the University of Scranton in the Fall of 1990, for a total of 32 years

Why did you choose to work at the University of Scranton?

I was finishing a dissertation at Boston University and was sent here by my Jesuit Superiors to begin a teaching career Yes, I came here as a Jesuit priest. However, the opportunity to teach in my areas of interest, addictions and family therapy really attracted me. At that time, the Department offered a set of three courses related to addictive behaviors. I was offered these courses and tasked with updating/revising them. I could put my own stamp on these courses The task has guided my educational and research agenda for the past 32 years I have enjoyed being able to connect addictions AND family therapy, and also writing about counselor education My own research and clinical practice with trauma and chronic illness have helped to illuminate new areas of interest that provide avenues into a deeper understanding of addiction and treatment. One thing I would indicate as a point of pride: Beginning with my dissertation, I helped to open research and discussion of long-term RECOVERY. When I came, we had no coursework that addressed " recovery. " It was still too new as a topic for scholarly discussion in 1990

What was your favorite course to teach?

The courses in Addictions have become a well-spring of ideas for my scholarship. Most of my publications focus in this general area, including my last book: Addiction, Attachment, Trauma, and Recovery: The Power of Recovery (2019)

What will you miss most about the University of Scranton?

I will miss the interaction of teaching, research, and practice. I will also miss the companionship of interested individuals and their encouragement The scholarship is really about being part of a conversation

What advice would you give to new Counseling/Human Services faculty members?

My advice for new faculty joining our department is to stay connected to clinical practice. It is very difficult to teach over the long term in counselor education without continuing with a counseling practice of some kind. Staying rooted in practice is a sine qua non for good teaching and research!

What do you look forward to most in your retirement?

My boys want me to dedicate time to writing fiction in retirement The idea intrigues me and I plan to see where it leads But, i still have a few articles I want to write

David w. Hall Counselor training center (ctc)

Everyone in Counseling and Human Services has heard of the CTC, but have you ever wanted to know more about it? Director Gerianne Barber M.S., NCC, LPC, CRC, provides us with important information regarding what you need to know about this vital campus resource.

What population of students have access to counseling through the CTC?

Typically, The CTC is available to undergraduate students referred by advising centers, student life, academic departments or the counseling center In some circumstances, undergraduate students can self-refer to the CTC. Some students participate in the CTC services as a part of course assignments.

How many counseling sessions does the average student attend through the CTC?

This varies by the type of client The typical range of sessions is 4-8 per client

Approximately how many students utilize the CTC? (Average number per semester)

During the 2021-2022 academic year 685 individual clients were seen. There were another 588 clients that were seen in group or psychoeducational settings. The CTC provided approximately 2500 clinical service hours

How does the CTC benefit students at both the undergraduate & graduate levels?

The CTC is a place where undergraduate students benefit from ongoing support and graduate students have the opportunity to enhance their skills in preparation for internship

What are some of the recurring themes students address through counseling in the CTC?

Those who utilize the CTC have brought a broad a range of developmental and academic concerns. Some typical things discussed include adjustment to the university, relationship concerns, anxiety and stress management, choice of majors, or academic difficulty. The CTC offers students a safe place to explore their emerging adulthood.

Stewards of Service

St. Ignatius encourages us to be “Men and Women for Others.” The CHS department ingrains this teaching into the fabric of our undergraduate and graduate education by encouraging our students to become Stewards of Service. Each semester our students provide our community with voluntary support services within their major of interest This provides a beneficial need to the local community and invaluable experience to our students Below is a list of some of the many local businesses that have partnered with our students during this semester.

Artists for Art Gallery

Ritz Performing Arts Center

Greenhouse Project

St. Francis Kitchen

Jane Kopas Women's Center

Student Food Pantry

We Care Program at the Arrupe House

Montessori Preschool

Clothesline for Men

Open House

Love Your Body Day

Holiday for Heroes Program

Angels Attic

Children's Advocacy Center of NEPA

The Aaron Center

Scranton Counseling Center

The Catherine McCauley Center

NEPA Youth Center

Children’s Advocacy Center

Hospice of Sacred Heart

Lackawanna College

The Trinity Center

EOC

Undergraduate Graduate (Practicum & Internship)

Jewish Home

Approximate Total Hours:

9,000

Scranton High School

Howard Gardner Charter

Old Forge High School

Moscow Elementary

North Pocono High School

Integrative Counseling Services

Dr. Tiffany Griffiths

Children’s Service Center

Robinson’s Counseling Services

Marywood University Counseling & Career Services

Kings College

Keystone College

Revive Counseling Associates

University of Scranton Counseling Center

Approximate Total Hours: 17,300

Community Based Learning

Students in CHS 110X: The Ignatian imagination, CHS 112: Intro to Human Service Systems, and CHS 333: Multicultural Issues in Counseling used thier communitty based learning hours to (clockwise from top left) collect clothes for the Clothesline Project for Men, collect school supplies for the United Neighborhood Center, collect hygine products for the Women's Resource Center, collect and sort food for Bread Basket of NEPA, clean up the Lackawanna Heritage Trail, and run a Thanksgiving food drive.

Graduate Student Advocacy Project

"In order to advocate, I started small by emailing the dean of students here at the University of Scranton. In my letter, I addressed my concern about the percentage of individuals with ASD who attend and complete college degrees. Then, I suggested that we implement a “buddy-system” program here at the university, so that prospective students could feel comfortable attending here and hopefully assist them in graduating"

Alaina Weston, Clinical Mental Health

"I wrote an email to senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey asking for their support for the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021. The act would allow LPCS to get reimbursed to Medicare clients such as those over 65, veterans, and those with disabilities. Due to the pandemic, there has been a spike in anxiety & depression in the elderly population, so this act would help deliver more mental health care to those in need"

Evelyn Hosey, Clinical Mental Health

"I wrote to the New Jersey Department of Children and Families to advocate for keeping School-Based Youth Programs instead of a 'HUB' model The HUB model prevents students from receiving immediate access to a school counselor for mental health services Using a HUB model creates many barriers to access mental health services such as transportation and schedule conflicts There is a great need for easily accessible mental health services after the pandemic which resulted in high rates of depression and anxiety"

Maddy DeBaro,

Professional School Counseling Faculty Endevors

Publications

Datti, P. A., & Bruch, L. A. (2022). Fitness for the profession of human services in today’s world. The Council for Standards of Human Service Education Bulletin, Fall (2022). CSHSE: Alexandria, VA.

Dileo, R., Choi, S., Hanneman, T., Demirbas, A. R., Hearld, K. R., Datti, P. A., & Borkowski, (2022). Do hospitals achieving “leader in LGBTQ healthcare equality” maintain higher patient scores compared to non-leaders? Journal for Healthcare Quality, 44(5), 269-275.

Presentations:

Charette, J , Connell, A , Dalton, S , Gruber, R , Krasta, K , Loeffler, D , Petitto, D, & Datti, P. (2022, October). Queering your conceptualization; just because we haven’t measured it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t work. Half-day pre-conference institute provided at the 2022 Pennsylvania Counseling Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Troy, M.L (2022) Women and careers: what's the story? Presented at the 2022 Pennsylvania Counseling Association’s Annual Conference Pittsburgh, PA

Professional Issues

(COUN 509) Presentations

How We Break the Cycle of Mass Incarceration for the Most Traumatized Members of Society

Laurie Hudak (Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

An Exploration of How Chronic Social Media Usage Can Contribute to Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents Evelyn Hosey (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), Alexandra Hindelly (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), & Darren Weber (Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

Expanding Access to Counseling for Individuals Living in Poverty: Identifying Barriers and Combatting Challenges Kathryn Moore (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), Lacey Carey (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), & Mary Kate Mooney (Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

Preventing Cyberbullying Within School Communities

Joseph DeGrazia (School Counseling), Lauren Filardi (School Counseling), & Alvaro Jaramillo (School Counseling)

Understanding Early Intervention Among Adolescents to Decrease Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Haley Erb (School Counseling), Alaina Weston (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), & Emily Romanski (Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

Evaluating and Comparing the Social, Emotional, and Academic Performance of Individuals aged 14-18 years old that are Neurodiverse Nick Sumner (School Counseling), Luis Vasquez (Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling), & Mia Sandy (Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling)

Fostering a Better Quality of Life Among Veterans With PTSD Maria De Jesus (Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling), & Caitlin Mentz (Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling)

Exploring Methods to Manage Anxiety Among Adolescents Due To School Refusal Miriam Hernandez (School Counseling), Rachel Clark (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), & Janice Tellier (Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

Understanding Burnout Among Professional School Counselors Katy Golosky (School Counseling) & Emily Piazza (School Counseling)

Effects of Poverty within Children in the Black Community Lauren Wallace (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), Adeyemi Onafowokan (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), & Olivia Labosky (Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

The Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences Gabriella Anderson (Clinical Mental Health Counseling) & Taylor Oakes (Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

Understanding the impact of non-inclusive sports programs on adolescents who identify as LGBTQ+ Madeline DeBaro (School Counseling), Michael Foder (School Counseling), & Molly Sheehan (School Counseling)

The Impact of Religious Upbringing on LGBTQ+ Youth Identity Formation Ariana Hastings (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), Nicole Gomber (Clinical M ental Health Counseling), Tanya Siberón (Clinical Mental Health Counseling) & Chelsea Hernandez (Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

CHS

Students Activities Fair

CHSA attended the Fall 2022 Student Activities Fair in September, which is an event for students to learn more about ways to get involved on campus. The CHSA officers had the opportunity to meet numerous students and recruit a handful of new members!

Katie's Place 5Kate Race and Wellness Fair

CHSA was involved in the Katie Foundation’s “5Kate” Race and Wellness Fair at Nay Aug Park in October for the first time ever! This foundation was created as a result of the death of Katie Shoener by suicide, and its mission is to shine a light on mental illness. CHSA participated in the event by doing a table sit at the 5K race and providing local community members with suicide prevention resources.

Annual CHSA Internship Fair

CHSA hosted its first in-person internship fair since COVID-19 in November, and it was a huge success! The CHSA Internship Fair allows club members and other Counseling and Human Services students at The U to connect with human service agencies from the NEPA area and inquire about possible internship and/or volunteer experiences. This year, 18 local agencies attended the event, such as the Aaron Center, Catherine McAuley Center, Multicultural Center, and Scranton Counseling Center.

Chi Delta Rho

The Women's Resource Center provides comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in Lackawanna and Susquehanna Counties. Services include a crisis hotline, crisis counseling, emergency shelter, safe housing, legal services, support services, community education and advocacy.

Chi Delta Rho donated $150 to help feed our neighbors for Thanksgiving.

Future Readiness Night

Future Readiness Night provided an opportunity for Scranton High School students to begin preparing for their futures after high school graduation. Future Readiness Night included an Admissions Counselor Panel, where local college representatives participated in a panel discussion on relevant topics such as attending college, cost of tuition, and much more. University of Scranton graduate counseling students provided different work stations for Scranton High School students and participants Participants moved from station to station at their own pace, received information and resources, and asked thoughtful questions. Counseling graduate students prepared a trifold presentation poster and a 1–2-page handout for the event. The station topics included: How to Select a College Major, Adulting, Making a Plan, How to Visit a College, Guide to College Housing, and SAT/ACT information.

A special thank you to Dr. Tiffany Bordonada and our graduate student volunteers for making this event possible!

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Dr. Ben Willis and graduate student Brianna May

Graduate student Rachel Millan

Graduate students Tim O’Driscoll and Bianca Gibbons

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Dr. Ben Willis and graduate student Carl Dietz

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Graduate student Mei Lin McElhil & Dr. Sonja Lund

Dr. Mary Troy

Job Club

Graduate students KateKate Dalrymple, Emily Howells, Chris Zinkle, and Zack Nearhoof

Thank you to all involved with our six week job club! With grants from the Scranton Area Foundation, and PPL we enjoyed working with seven transitioning students with autism this fall. A special shout out to 4 very hard-working, practicum students, Kate Dalrymple, Emily Howells, Chris Zinkle, and Zack Nearhoof! We had lots of fun and learned so much. Thank you also to the ACCE Executive Hub and Erin Dunleavy and Lauren Wallace for welcoming & supporting our parents each week!

Dr Rebecca Dalgin with Job Club paricipants

Where are They Now?

Alumni Spotlight

Marino Angeloni CHS '22

Hello and Kammagar (thank you) for wanting to read a little bit more about my story. My name is Marino Angeloni. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Counseling and Human Services in May 2022 and I am spending a year volunteering in the FSM (Federated States of Micronesia) - specifically the Island State of Yap. I am serving at Yap Catholic High School and I am teaching Religion 12: The Magis: Exploration of Ignatian Spirituality, Religion 10: Jesus of History; Christ of Faith, and ELA 9. Even though I am far from home, my Scranton connections are close by as I am working with fellow CHS alum (and Yap citizen) Jalaini Gootinmutnguy.

PCPS Contact list

Name Phone Office

Victoria Hammer Castellanos, Ph.D, RD, Dean, PCPS

Lori A. Bruch, Ed.D, CRC, LPC, Department Chair

Gerianne Barber, MS, NCC, LPC, CRC, CTC Director

Kevin Wilkerson, Ph.D, Interim SC Director

Rebecca Spirito Dalgin, Ph.D, CRC, CPRP, RC Director

Paul Datti, Ph.D, CRC, HS-BCP, CHS Director

Ben Willis, Ph.D, NCC, ACS, CMHC Co- Director

Tiffany Bordonada, Ph.D, CMHC Co-Director

570-941-6305

570-941-4308

570-941-7645

570-941-6599

570-941-7819

570-941-4127

570-941-6172

570-941-7487

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Troy Student Editors Tara James and Molly Sheehan