Dr. Gilstrap has been an admired and dedicated professor at the department since 2020. Recently she has attained various achievements in the counseling profession. Gilstrap, LCCE clinical supervisor, published an article "Treating Mood Disorders and Suicidality in Children: Enhancing Protective Factors Through Play" in the Sept 22 issue of Play Therapy Magazine.
She was selected as Board Member for Wellness Project New Orleans, a mental health and wellness worker-directed nonprofit and collective in New Orleans.
Dr. LeAnne Steen recently held a continuing education (CE) entitled “Expressive Play Therapy for Mental Health Professionals: Drama, Movement, Art” on June 9th, 2023.
Loyola Center for Counseling and Education (LCCE) will be the recipient of a 2.5 million dollar grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of HRSA.
With support from this grant, the LCCE aims to improve outcomes for children from birth to 12 years of age by developing, maintaining, and enhancing infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment services. Providing services to this target population will be addressing a significant need in the community.
Our adjunct Professor, Dr. Mary Hermann, presented the keynote address at the annual Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference this past January.
Counseling graduates Stephanie Robinson (’11), Jordan Esfeld (’20), Kathryn Pennings (’20), Annie Rooney (’20) published an article titled Integrating trauma-Informed Yoga into Addiction Treatment. Read the full article here https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15401383.2021.1972067?src=&
Dr. Christine Ebrahim presented on the ACA Code of Ethics at the annual conference of the Louisiana Counseling Association and presented four continuing education events in the Greater New Orleans Area on applied counseling ethics and working with clients in crisis.
Student Mya Sherman published an article with Dr. John Dewell in the Louisiana Counseling Journal: “Addressing Climate Trauma Among Adolescents: Process-Oriented Group Therapy as a Way Forward.” Congratulations, Mya!
Dr. T'Airra Belcher and Dr. Christine Ebrahim presented on Ethical Practices in LPC Supervision at the annual conference of the Louisiana Counseling Association in Baton Rouge, LA.
Student group Students Addressing Race & Privilege (SARP) continues to promote antiracist and social justice values within the counseling department through facilitation of new student orientation, regular meetings, sharing and creation of resources, and open forums for community building and conversation.
Dr. Christine Ebrahim has been asked to serve a 2 year term as a journal reviewer for the LCA Journal.