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Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services News

The Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services (CSH) prepares advocates and leaders who apply theoretical, educational, and clinical models to practice and research within a variety of mental health and human service professions.

Current Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services News

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Campus News | April 21, 2023

A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.

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Campus News | February 7, 2023

UNLV PRACTICE provides a training ground for Nevada's next generation of providers while also offering reduced-fee services to the community.

2022 U.N.L.V. Spring Commencement Ceremony for the Graduate College.  May 13, 2022 (Josh Hawkins/UNLV)
Campus News | June 2, 2022

A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.

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People | April 30, 2021

A strong proponent for women, Heather Cassella says she wants women to feel safe sharing their lives and experiences.

Collage of CE Award winners
Business and Community | April 21, 2021

UNLV recognizes individuals for their exceptional work in community engagement activities.

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Campus News | April 21, 2021

Community-Based Research 2021 Award recipient Patrice Leverett’s research equips teachers with skills to address discipline in ways that mitigate bias.

Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services In The News

Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español
April 14, 2023

After an enforced lockdown at her school last month, in which the teens hid for more than an hour, Shadow Ridge High School student Pamela Llamas decided to stay home the next day.

Las Vegas Review Journal
April 14, 2023

After a hard lockdown at her school last month when teenagers hid for more than an hour, Shadow Ridge High School student Pamela Llamas decided to stay home the next day.

Nevada Independent
March 18, 2023

For the past few years, Las Vegas elementary school teacher Kristan Nigro said she has dealt with extreme, and at times violent, student behavior. In one incident, a student acted out, trashed her classroom and hit a classmate in the face with a book. That same student later threw a pair of scissors at her and just missed her face.

Las Vegas Sun
September 22, 2022

A ” We Need to Talk” panel discussion on critical race theory at UNLV’s Greenspun Hall Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.

Yahoo!
May 25, 2022

Warning signs showed in the 18-year-old who committed the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school. A UNLV psychology professor, Dr. Sam Song explains the warning signs.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13
May 25, 2022

An unfortunately familiar story for our nation.

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Recent Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services Accomplishments

June 1, 2023
Samuel Song (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) was recognized as one of the influential AAPI leaders in the field of school psychology by the Trainers of School Psychologists, a national organization committed to high-quality training in school psychology programs. Over the course of his career, Song has been elected as…
April 17, 2023
Jared Lau (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) and colleagues from New Mexico State, Kansas State, and Portland State universities published Use of the MSJCC: A content analysis of ACA journals in the journal Counselor Education and Supervision, the flagship journal of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision…
April 11, 2023
Jungnam Kim (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published the manuscript “How the culture in school counseling programs shapes college-going outcomes: Do the effects vary by race?” in the Professional School Counseling Journal. She worked alongside colleagues to examine how the culture in school counseling programs or…
January 13, 2023
Diana Pedraza Harrison (Clinical Mental Health Counseling) was recently recognized by the local news station, Fox 5, for her grassroots non-profit organization, The Promise, which is a charitable organization that serves the homeless community in Las Vegas.  
November 29, 2022
Jared Lau (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) and colleagues Kok-Mun Ng, Colleen Nguyen, and Nelandra Anselmo from Oregon State University received a research grant from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) to develop the Counselor Educators’ Use of Self in Antiracist Teaching Inventory. ACES is…
November 16, 2022
Manoj Sharma, Ravi Batra (Social and Behavioral Health), Kavita Batra (Medicine), Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education), Chia-Laing Dai (Teaching and Learning), and David Cappelli (Dental Medicine) have published a manuscript titled, “Predicting Flossing through the Application of the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change among…