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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For a decade prior to coming to Claremont Graduate University (CGU), she worked as a clinical therapist in DePauw University’s counseling center. Being a trained and licensed therapist means already having ample empathy, listening skills, solution and resource-finding abilities, and a strategic mind, Carter says.

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Survey: Faculty and Staff Observe Increasing Demand for Mental Health Support Among Online Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Not only does current-day mental healthcare vary in quality, but it can be difficult for online learners to find therapists in a reasonable amount of time, said Uwilll CEO Michael London. It’s surprising how people who are not licensed therapists are being asked to help those who might need licensed therapists, London said. “We

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Ohio State, Uwill Partner to Provide Teletherapy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The university plans to enhance its existing on-campus counseling capabilities with additional teletherapy that matches students seeking help with a licensed therapist based on student needs and preferences.

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Manhattan College to Launch School of Health Professions in July

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By training the next generation of nurses, physical therapists, surgical technicians and other highly specialized health professionals, SoHP will continue the College’s tradition of providing service for the greater good. It will offer our students the chance to pursue in-demand careers that are also highly compensated.

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Addressing Disordered Eating on College Campuses

Active Minds

You are not alone in these struggles, and your RA, college counseling center, or an outside therapist can all help you either seek accommodations or, in the case of a counselor or therapist, work on your relationship with food.

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Behind the Scenes of the Fall 2023 Send Silence Packing® Tour

Active Minds

My past experiences have been working as an ABA (applied behavioral analysis) therapist and mental health worker. I will be starting a new job after the tour as a recreational therapist. I was the president of my Chapter of Active Minds in college from 2016 to 2017 before graduating in 2017.

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Many New Jersey Colleges Eligible to Apply for Mental Health Services Funding from State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I believe every school, hospital and private therapist out there did [see an uptick]. State agencies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spoke of a mental health emergency among youth and schoolchildren in 2020, citing steadily rising rates of suicide from 2010-2020. “I