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  • Program Manager Ben Geilhufe and ECP student Ves Mahanian (left to right) image link to story

    ECP Counseling Psychology LGBTQ+ Emphasis Announces First Practicum at New County of Santa Clara Gender Affirming Care Clinic

    “We have amazing ‘trans-cestors’ who have fought so hard for this and for gender diverse care to be brought to the forefront. On the shoulders of our trans-cestors, we’re really fighting hard to close that gap.”

    This upcoming academic year, an ECP Counseling Psychology student will hold the first ever Practicum spot at the new County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Gender Affirming Care Clinic – a significant step forward for both the highlighting of gender care in graduate counseling psychology education, and the growth of gender care in Santa Clara County.

  • Noyce Fellowship Workshop, Noyce Fellows in collaboration with Mathematics Professor, Linda Burks. Fellows Miguel Garcia and Daniel Pham image link to story

    Changing the Narrative Around Math Success – A Closer Look at ECP’s Noyce Fellowship

    “As Noyce Fellows, we’re using education for social justice. As educators, we want to help students use math as a sword to fight injustices and their newfound literacy as a shield against systemic issues in their communities.”

    The Noyce Fellowship Program at the Santa Clara University School of Education & Counseling Psychology (ECP) is a National Science Foundation sponsored fellowship committed to getting high quality mathematics teachers into high needs schools, and improving mathematics learning opportunities for students from traditionally underrepresented populations.

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    Embodying the SEMILLA Way: A Closer Look at ECP’s SEMILLA Fellowship with Alum Erik Ugalde

    Erik Ugalde '18 - Teacher Education

    For 10 years, ECP has offered a fellowship called SEMILLA, developed to recruit and prepare high-quality teachers and to expand the number of bicultural and bilingual teachers to serve in high-need schools. ECP spoke with alum Erik Ugalde about his journey that inspired him to eventually join the fellowship, his experience in the program, and how he’s applying the experience to his work.

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    A Q&A with Our Health Psychology Coordinator, Dale Larson

    Dale Larson - Counseling Psychology

    For 40 years, ECP has offered a Health Psychology emphasis within its Counseling Psychology Master’s Program that has attracted the largest number of students since its inception. To provide a deeper look into the emphasis and the health psychology landscape, ECP spoke with Health Psychology Coordinator and Professor Dale Larson.

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    SCU Receives $3 Million NSF Grant for STEM Teachers

    Kathy Sun - Teacher Education

    To help support the development of high-quality mathematics teaching in high-need schools, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $3 million grant to Santa Clara University to pay for 20 future math teachers to earn both a master’s degree and teaching credential, while learning cutting-edge approaches to teaching math.

  • Dale Larson HS 2017 image link to story
    Dale Larson HS 2017 image link to story

    Dale Larson honored by the National Hospice Foundation

    Dale Larson - Counseling Psychology

    The National Hospice Foundation recognized Dale Larson, Ph.D. as “… one bold innovator who forged ahead in the face of conventional wisdom for a vision of a world where everyone facing serious illness, death, and grief will experience the best that humankind can offer.”

  • Marco Claudia Grant for Web image link to story
    Marco Claudia Grant for Web image link to story

    $2.3 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Education

    Marco Bravo and Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica - Teacher Education

    Marco Bravo, Ph.D. and Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica, Ph.D. have secured a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to enhance teacher preparation for dual language environments.

  • Person in graduation attire on a college campus, smiling at the camera. image link to story
    Person in graduation attire on a college campus, smiling at the camera. image link to story

    Forging a Path, Reflecting Community

    Tanesha Cartwright ’18, M.F.T. ’23

    Searching for a therapist that would get it led former hairstylist Tanesha Cartwright ’18, M.F.T ’23 to change everything—and return to SCU.

  • A woman wearing a black shirt, smiling outdoors. image link to story
    A woman wearing a black shirt, smiling outdoors. image link to story

    The SECP Receives Leadership Gift from Sobrato-Brisson Family

    Sobrato-Brisson Endowed Chair

    ECP alumna Sheri Sobrato Brisson MA ’94, and Eric Brisson have made a generous gift to the School of Education and Counseling Psychology for the establishment of the largest endowed chair in the history of Santa Clara University. In addition to the creation of the endowed chair in child and adolescent mental health, the gift provides funding to support research, a new specialization in child and adolescent mental health, community outreach, and thought leadership programming related to this critical area.

  • Liam Ling HS 2017 image link to story
    Liam Ling HS 2017 image link to story

    The Power of Feeling Safe - TEDx

    Ling Lam - Counseling Psychology

    SCU Counseling Psychology faculty member presents at TEDx Belmont Shore on the Power of Feeling Safe: How Kindness Restores Resilience. Polyvagal Theory is the science of feeling safe.

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    How to Contain the Virus of Racism During Coronavirus Outbreak

    Sherry Wang, PhD - Counseling Psychology

    Being Asian in the midst of coronavirus means being scared for our health while simultaneously facing unpredictable racism and xenophobia. So, how do we cope? Assistant Professor Sherry Wang offers strategies in an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle.

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    Two headshots with text

    AAPI, Mental Health, and You — How to Get Involved

    Sherry Wang & Ling Lam - Counseling Psychology

    May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. This month celebrates and highlights the intersection of two topics that are so important to our community and the broader community that our students and graduates serve every day. Counseling psychology faculty, Sherry Wang, Ph.D., and Ling Lam, Ph.D., offer a few resources to support the AAPI community and raise awareness about mental health.

  • Through My Latina Lens with Lori Salazar, EdD '24

    Lori Salazar is in the first cohort of the Doctor of Education in Social Justice Leadership program and recently began releasing a new podcast through Spotify and Apple called, “Through My Latina Lens” which focuses on topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  • Masters of Arts in Teaching and Teaching Credential image link to story
    Masters of Arts in Teaching and Teaching Credential image link to story

    Santa Clara University Offers New Online MA in Teaching + Credential

    Master of Arts in Teaching + Credential online

    In response to the growing demand for flexible teacher-education programs, Santa Clara University’s School of Education and Counseling Psychology (ECP) is bringing its Teacher Education programs online, offering a Master of Arts and teaching credential for public, private, and Catholic school teachers. Aligning with the commitment to prepare educators dedicated to ensuring all learners are supported in the classroom, this program is the first online offering from the School of Education and Counseling Psychology.

  • Leverage Grant image link to story
    Leverage Grant image link to story

    $2.7M Grant to Support Project Leverage

    Marco Bravo, PhD, is Transforming the Future of Bilingualism in STEM for Educators

    Santa Clara University professor and associate dean of the School of Education and Counseling Psychology Marco Bravo has received a $2.7 million grant from the National Professional Development Program of the Department of Education to fund “Project Leverage.”

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    A man holding a smiling child outdoors. image link to story

    Bridging the Tech Industry and Mental Health

    Mike Valdez - Counseling Psychology

    Mike Valdez, a first-generation Latinx counseling psychology student, is working towards blending the world of mental health with the tech industry.