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UCF Marriage and Family Research Institute Hosts Research Showcase for 20th Anniversary

This month, the Marriage and Family Research Institute celebrates 20 years of commitment to strengthening relationships in Central Florida ...
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UCF Faculty Tackle Shortage of School-Based Mental Health Providers

Over the next five years, a U.S. Department of Education grant will help facilitate the placement of more than 200 ...
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Recovery Support Specialist Internship Broadens Career Opportunities for Students

Two students discovered the career path they now want to follow thanks to an internship provided by the Department of ...
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UCF Researchers Pave the Way to Better Understand and Treat PTSD

In honor of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, here are some efforts focused on helping those affected by this condition ...
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Counselor Education Students Receive Recognition from Professional Counseling Organizations

Multiple awards will help fund the doctoral students’ dissertation work ...
Oliver Edwards

Brief Thoughts on my Experiences as a Researcher

UCF Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology Chair and Professor Oliver Edwards shares his experiences as a researcher and ...
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Master’s Students Compete for the First Time in UCF’s Three-Minute Thesis Competition

This year marked the first time that master’s students participated alongside doctoral students in the annual Three Minute Thesis Competition ...
Bryce Hagedorn

Special Considerations for Counseling Military and Veteran Populations

After experiencing combat as a Marine in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, W. Bryce Hagedorn, PhD, NCC, MAC, LMHC, ...
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Developing and Sustaining Healthy Relationships Through Education

For 18 years, UCF has been helping families stay together by teaching couples research-supported techniques focused on effective communication and ...
Gulnora Hundley

UCF Podcast: Destigmatizing Mental Health, Improving Education for Professionals

Associate lecturer, mental health counselor and Uzbekistan native Gulnora Hundley ’04MA ’08PhD, shares why she’s provided free teletherapy sessions to ...
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UCF Counselor Education Doctoral Graduate Achieves Triple Knight Status

After 10 years working in the field, Sarah Mendoza ’06 ’09MA returned to UCF to get her doctorate and become ...
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UCF Faculty Offers Teletherapy Sessions to Ukrainian Mental Health Professionals

Counselor education associate lecturer Gulnora Hundley ’04MA ’08PhD has provided free group therapy sessions to more than 60 mental health ...
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UCF Counselor Education Doctoral Students Win American Counseling Association Award

Four students earned third place in the organization’s Graduate Student Ethics Awards for Doctoral Degree Students ...
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Florida therapists could be out of a job if they don’t meet new licensing deadline

Mental health counselors are needed now more than ever because of the pandemic. But this week, some of Florida’s therapists ...
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UCF faculty member offers remote therapy to those impacted by war in Ukraine

One faculty member at UCF said when Russia invaded Ukraine, she wanted to do something and help the people there ...