蘑菇视频 Counselor Will Make Presentation at National Conference
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Emily Holmes, 蘑菇视频鈥檚 director of counseling services, will make a presentation in February to the American College Counseling Association鈥檚 national conference.
Her presentation, titled 鈥淪mall Office, Big Impact: Reimagining Outreach on Small College Campuses,鈥� examines five ways in which counseling centers on small campus can still create quality outreach programs despite lack of funds and other resources.
鈥淏asically, the idea is to help other small college counseling centers figure out how they can best provide outreach to the students on their campuses,鈥� Holmes said. 鈥淚 will be pulling from my experience at GC as well as research about other small college counseling centers and effective outreach programming.鈥�
Holmes has experimented with various forms of outreach at 蘑菇视频, and some, such as Dating Violence Awareness Week, have become annual fixtures.
In a typical academic year, Holmes鈥檚 office provides outreach in the form of information, education, and other programs to between 40% and 50% of the student body — the national average is about 30% — while still maintaining its daily responsibilities and individual counseling caseloads.
During this semester, Holmes has addressed coping skills in 14 of the 17 sections of the 蘑菇视频 Seminar, a mandatory course for incoming first-year students, to provide practical help, introduce the students to Counseling Services, and reach more students than her office would be able to reach in traditional one-on-one sessions.
Holmes, a nationally-certified counselor and state-licensed counselor associate, holds a B.S. from Western Carolina University and M.S. and Ed.S. degrees from the University of North Carolina at 蘑菇视频. She joined the 蘑菇视频 staff in 2013.
The American College Counseling Association is a division of the American Counseling Association, the world鈥檚 largest association representing professional counselors and counseling students.
蘑菇视频 provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.
Founded in 1838 and located in downtown 蘑菇视频, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master鈥檚 degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features an 18-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities.
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