2024 Grant Recipients

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Merlin W. Schultz Professional Development Grantees​

 

Tiffany Bainter (Macomb, IL)

EMDR Training

 

Patrick Wildman (Springfield, IL)

2025 ASCA National Conference

 

Katherine Galloway (Springfield, IL)

Theraplay Training

 

Jennifer Higgins (Laurel, MD)

The Jai Institute for Parenting

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Eman Tadros (Syracuse, NY)

American Counseling Association

 

DeAnna Cummunins (Chicago, IL)

Illinois School Counselor Association (ISCA) Conference 2024 and American School

Counselor Association (ASCA) Conference 2025

 

Madelaine Romito (Streamwood, IL)

International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED) 2025

 

Marissa Lodge (Durand, IL)

NCACES

 

Megan Denton Gillette (Belleville, IL)

Brainspotting Phase 1 Training

 

Kids Above All (Chicago, IL)

Expand Theraplay to Clinicians Pt. 2

 

Cara Cerullo (Macomb, IL)

AUCCCD Conference or Coalition of Athletic Communities for Mental Health

 

Jessica Ramos (Moline, IL)

Sand Tray Therapy

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Robert J. Nejedlo Social Emphasis Grantees

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Counseling Center of Grayslake (Grayslake, IL)

Rational Emotive Behavioral Interventions for Gender-Fluid Individuals and their Families

 

Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University (Springfield, IL)

ARC Train-the-Trainer for Survivor Recovery Center

 

Kids Above All (Chicago, IL)

Trauma-Informed Counseling Services for Underserved children, families and individuals

 

Adventure Works (DeKalb, IL)

Therapeutic Services for Youth

 

Belleville, Illinois School District #118 (Belleville, IL)

Mental Health Counseling for Educators

 

Visions, LLC (Belleville, IL)

Jump

 

Willow House (Bannockburn, IL)

Youth and Family Grief Peer Support Groups (to include Survivors of Suicide groups and Expressive Arts) –

 

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

Peer Justice Program

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Toni R. Tollerud School Counseling Grantee

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Joshua Denney-Carlisle (Savoy, IL)

B.I.O.N.I.C. Mentor Program

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 Melanie E. Rawlins Research Grantee

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Dr. Sonya Lorelle (Evanston, IL)

Self-Perceptions of Competence in Grief Counseling

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