Professor Donna Henderson was quoted in an October 12, 2011 article on CNN.com entitled, “Bully-Proofing Your Kids” by Katia Hetter. Professor Henderson is quoted as explaining, “Parents whose default response is one of intimidation may inadvertently model bullying for their children. Or, if parents are […]
The Wake Forest University Department of Counseling in conjunction with the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Memory Assessment Clinic has initiated a counseling program for individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias. Co-directed by faculty members Ed Shaw, MD, MA and Phil […]
Philip Clarke, ABD from UNCG, taught the Addictions Counseling course in Spring of 2011 and accepted an offer to join the Department of Counseling faculty full-time beginning in Fall of 2011. Philip will be teaching the Addictions Counseling and the Advanced Skills and Crisis Management […]
Donna Henderson, with the assistance of Philip Clarke, conducted the first training for Mental Health Facilitators done within the United States for a group of graduating WFU second year counseling students. This training curriculum was developed by Professor of Counseling Donna Henderson and Scott Hinkle, […]
In Spring 2011, the Department of Counseling gained approval to introduce an undergraduate minor in Health and Human Services with courses anticipated to be available to students beginning in Spring 2012. The minor allows students to learn basic concepts and skills applicable to applied helping […]
After 17 years of teaching in the Department of Counseling Graduate Program and 26 years of service to Wake Forest University, John P. Anderson retired from teaching in January of 2011. He is greatly missed!
Chair and Professor of Counseling. Chair and Professor of Counseling Samuel T. Gladding shared his expertise of family counseling with educators and students in Turkey during a month-long stay there this summer as the University’s first Fulbright Specialist scholar. Gladding (’67, MA ’71) gave a […]
Professor Donna Henderson was awarded ACA Fellow status at the ACA Convention in Pittsburgh. Fellow status is based on achievement in the areas of leadership and service to others. Chair and Professor Sam Gladding received the Arthur A. Hitchcock Distinguished Professional Service Award from the […]
In August 2010, Henderson travels to Malaysia to train Mental Health Facilitators. The Mental Health Facilitators (MHF) program was formed by the National Board of Certified Counselor International (NBCC) in response to a request by the World Health Organization to help people in developing countries […]
Professor Edward Shaw, MD, MA in Counseling (2010) will begin serving a four year joint appointment in the Department of Counseling (WFU) and in the Department of Radiation Oncology (WFU Health Services) where he has been serving for over 30 years and was listed among […]
