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 counseling and school psychology graduate students in local high-need schools...
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 Counselor Education and School Psychology...
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...
UCF Graduate Programs Climb in U.S. News Rankings, Highlighting Research Excellence and Community Impact
UCF’s emergency management program ranks No. 2 in the country, and graduate programs in education, engineering and nursing climbed in this year’s U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools...
Counselor Education Students Receive Recognition from Professional Counseling Organizations
Multiple awards will help fund the doctoral students’ dissertation work...
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 his advice to students as part of our celebration of...
New $1.25 Million UCF Project Addresses State’s Critical Shortage of Special Education Teachers, School Psychologists
Project CENTRAL is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and will help educators in the state receive enhanced education and preparation...
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 at UCF...
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, QCS, began considering the possibility of becoming a counselor and...
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 listening...
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 Ukrainian mental health professionals, the importance of culturally competent mental...
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 a triple Knight...
24 Faculty Members Receive Promotion
Two dozen faculty members from the College of Community Innovation and Education were approved for promotion effective Aug. 8...
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 professionals impacted by war in the Ukraine...
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...
College of Community Innovation and Education 2022 Founders’ Day Honorees
Each year, UCF recognizes outstanding faculty and student accomplishments during the annual Founders’ Day Honors Convocation. Here are the College of Community Innovation and Education's 2022 honorees...
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 in training may not be able to help anymore...
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 on the ground...
Research in 60 Seconds: How Play Therapy Helps Children Communicate
Associate Professor Dalena Dillman Taylor’s research examines play therapy and the data of three distinct factors that examine how change occurs in children...
UCF Relationship Expert on the Five Love Languages
The executive director of UCF’s Marriage and Family Research Institute discusses love languages and suggestions for balancing these expressions in relationships...
How to Become a Counselor and Why
Many counseling offices have lengthy waitlists, which underscores a tremendous need for counselors during difficult times. For those thinking of pursuing a career in counseling, here are some things to...
Knights Do That: Relationship Advice from an Expert
Sejal Barden, associate professor of counselor education and executive director of UCF’s Marriage and Family Research Institute, shares insights and advice on steps we can all take to improve relationships...
UCF Professor to Study Couples-based Intervention for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors
Working with researchers from other Florida universities, a UCF associate professor will help adapt and test the online program...
HIV 101: What You Need to Know on World AIDS Day
In honor of World AIDS Day, UCF Associate Professor J. Richelle Joe shares some insight into the HIV epidemic...
3 Faculty Honored for Advancing Research, Creative Works
The 10th Women of Distinction Awards recognize faculty who excelled in scholarship amid challenges from the pandemic...
UCF Counselor Education Program, Faculty Member Receive ACES Awards
The counselor education master’s program and Associate Professor J. Richelle Joe were recognized for excellence and innovation in counselor education...
How I Say It with a Button
They may seem like insignificant accessories, but buttons have proved to be useful tools, words of encouragement and declarations of self-expression...
Benefits of Practicing Radical Gratitude
How I found healing through journaling and reminiscing about photographs...
2 Alumni Team Up to Spread Inclusion, Diversity
Nicole Warren and Andrea Piazza co-founded Inclusive Impact Initiative, which aims to educate the public about inclusivity...
Tend to Your Relationship: 6 Tips to Reduce Stress
UCF relationship experts from the Marriage and Family Research Institute offer advice for lowering stress and nurturing your relationship...
Getting to the Place Where Body Size Doesn’t Matter
Society’s fascination with weight is a type of discrimination and prejudice...
1st Cohort from UCF Opioid Workforce Expansion Program Graduates
Eight clinical mental health counseling graduate students spent two semesters learning how to treat clients with opioid and substance-use addiction...
Faculty Members Honored with UCF Incentive Awards
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the 2021 UCF Teaching Incentive Program and Research Incentive Award...
WUCF Celebrates National Superhero Day with New ‘Meet the Helpers’ Videos
Series helps children understand who to turn to help keep them safe...
25 Faculty Members Receive Promotion
In recognition of their commendable performance in assigned teaching, research and service, 25 faculty members from the UCF College of Community...
I Wish We Had Learned Better From Our Early Response to HIV
Addressing a major public health crisis like COVID-19 requires the full engagement of the public, so we cannot afford to be divided and disconnected...
Federal Grant Funds UCF Students to Train as Recovery Support Specialists
Students can train to become recovery support specialists thanks to a new grant and partnership between UCF and Aspire Health Partners...
2021 Women’s History Month Honorees
Recognized by Faculty Excellence, the 2021 honorees have not wavered in their commitments as mentors, role models, friends, researchers and teachers...
UCF Students Remove Barriers to Mental Health Care for Children by Offering School-Based Counseling
UCF counselor education students gain meaningful, supervised experience while providing accessible counseling services at no cost to K-5 students and their families...
12 Valentine’s Day Date Ideas During the Pandemic
Lacking inspiration for a date night? The UCF Marriage and Family Research Institute shares a list of virtual and in-person experiences for couples to enjoy...
Federal grant funds UCF relationship study for couples affected by the pandemic
Since the pandemic began, local family therapists have found that many relationships are really feeling the strain...
14 Faculty Members Inducted into the UCF Scroll and Quill Society
This years’ inductees are experts in methodology, animation, music history, business ethics and other fields...
Wounded Educators
Are you a Wounded Educator? You do not need a bandaged hand, an arm in a sling, or a cast on your leg to be a Wounded Educator. Wounded...
UCF Community Counseling and Research Center Recognized for Community Impact
The Community Counseling and Research Center was recently recognized for their work with the Central Florida community...
UCF Receives $7.5 Million Grant to Help Save Relationships During COVID-19
The money will expand a successful relationship education program to help more Central Florida families manage stress and conflict, which have heightened during the pandemic...
UCF Counseling Center Offers Virtual Mental Health Services to Local Community
The Community Counseling and Research Center is a training facility for counseling students in the College of Community Innovation and Education, the anchor college to UCF Downtown. The center has...
Federal Grant Prepares Mental Health Counseling Interns for Work in Opioid Treatment and Recovery Services
Graduate students as part of the UCF-Aspire Behavioral Health Internship Program are being prepared to better serve clients struggling with opioid and substance-use addiction thanks to a new grant...
UCF Alumnae Teach Coping Skills during COVID-19 Pandemic
Mental health professionals share tips for dealing with stress during coronavirus precautions...
‘How Can Humans Do This to Other Humans?’
Demonstrations of the past week encapsulate the pain and anger carried by millions of Black Americans every day...
Suicide: Myths, Signs and Prevention
In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, UCF mental health expert Glenn Lambie offers insight into the myths, warning signs and ways to help prevent suicide...
WUCF Receives Funding to Help Children Prepare Better for Emergencies
$250,000 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will help expand the station’s Meet the Helpers project into a national model...
Fellows Advocate for Minority Voices in Mental Health
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, when we turn our attention to the mental health needs of racial and ethnic minorities who face disparities in treatment and unique...
UCF Grad Aims to Improve Mental Health in West Indian Cultures
A few years ago, Shainna Ali ’10 ’12MA ’16PhD was studying some statistics when the mental health clinician came across something shocking –– in 2016 Guyana had the highest suicide...
Interim Chief Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Officer
At UCF, we’ve long believed our best work comes from bringing together people with diverse backgrounds and ideas. I am grateful to have so many champions of diversity and inclusion...
Center Offers Students Unique Education, Free Counseling to Community
You always have the support you need at the Community Counseling and Research Center, according to Alexander Fields, who is pursuing a master’s degree in counselor education...
African-American Moms Are Helicopter Parents Too, But Endgame is Survival
Study finds African-American mothers live in fear that their sons will be stopped by people in authority and could potentially be killed, which impacts the way these women parent their...
UCF Relationship Expert Shares Tips to Help Your Love Life (Just in Time for Valentine’s Day)
Whether you’re single, dating or have been married for many years, everyone can use a little help in love and relationships. So why not learn about it on a college...
Research on College Athletes’ Attitudes of Seeking Mental Health Support Awarded Funding
Most college athletes have access to highly-skilled doctors, physical therapists and trainers. They are offered academic support through tutoring and a dedicated space for study. Some of these college athletes...
We Need to Talk About Mental Illness
The number of people privately dealing with mental health issues will stun you. It’s why alumni Brandon and Michi Marshall launched Project 375 — to make mental health the most...
Counselor Ed Grad Students Support Minority Youth, Earn Fellowships
When Petion discovered the field of mental health, it changed the way he managed internal challenges. As a child of a Haitian immigrant, “mental health was not something we talked...