Category Archives: Counselor Education

Supported through a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-funded grant, Project Harmony is building a tailored, free curriculum to address relationship stressors unique to couples in the first responder and parenting communities.

As the recipient of the 2025 Exemplary Research Practices Award, Sejal Barden continues to advance innovative work in the field of counseling.

Barden, who currently serves as executive director of the Marriage and Family Research Institute, has assumed the role of department chair.

As a veteran with firsthand military and counseling experience, Bryce Hagedorn is helping fellow service members process trauma and seek mental health support in a stigma-free, community-based setting.

Professor of Counselor Education Sejal Mehta Barden’s research examines how to create and maintain healthy relationships for couples and individuals.

Although designed as a mental health services course, anyone can benefit from its valuable lessons on creating and maintaining meaningful relationships.

Carl Balado, professor of school psychology for nearly 25 years, leaves an inspiring legacy of service and dedication.

This month, the Marriage and Family Research Institute celebrates 20 years of commitment to strengthening relationships in Central Florida.

Over the next five years, a U.S. Department of Education grant will help facilitate the placement of more than 200 counseling and school psychology graduate students in local high-need schools.

Two students discovered the career path they now want to follow thanks to an internship provided by the Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology.