2019 Grant Recipients

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Melanie E. Rawlins Research Grant 

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Dr. Ryan Liberati (Dunlap, IL)

Improving Counselor Education and Training for Disadvantaged Populations:

Assessing School Counselor Knowledge of Sexual Identity and Development 

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Merlin W. Schultz Professional Development Grantees​

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Rachel Ineichen (Moline, IL)

American Counseling Association Conference and Expo

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Jacob Mitchell (Springfield, IL)

Child Centered Approaches to Play Therapy

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Pearl Parks (Crest Hill, IL)

Divorce Mediation Certificate Program

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Gretchen Rhodes (Chicago, IL)

American School Counselor Association Conference

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Hector Rivera (Chicago, IL)

Summer Youth Training Institute

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April Schroeder (Rock Island, IL)

American Counseling Association Conference

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Michael Villarreal (Chicago, IL)

Year Long Family Therapy Narrative

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West Central Illinois Professional Counselors Association (Macomb, IL)

Workshop on Modern Sexual Issues in Clinical Proactive:

What Every Clinician Needs to Know

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Robert J. Nejedlo Social Emphasis Grantees

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DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau (DeKalb, IL)

Expanding Youth and Family Counseling to Include In-Home Counseling Services  

 

Family Core (Peoria, IL)

Overcoming Traumatic Events and Prevention of Repeated Traumatization in Children

 

Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island County (Moline, IL)

Providing Mental Health and Court Diversion Services to Youth and Families

Through a Comprehensive Peer Justice Program

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