Congratulations 2025 Grant Recipients!

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Merlin W. Schultz Professional Development Grantees​

 

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Piatt County Mental Health Center (Monticello, IL)

Substance Use and Recovery Support Training

 

Maurissa Murakami (Bartlett, IL)

Relational Therapy Training

 

Samantha Rivera (Saint Charles, IL)

Somatic Experiencing: Intermediate I Module

 

West Central Illinois Professional Counselor Association (Macomb, IL)

Ethics, Cultural Competency, and Implicit Bias Workshop

 

Eman Tadros (Syracuse, NY)

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference

 

Franciene Sabens (Murphysboro, IL)

American School Counselor Conference 2026

 

Kids Above All (Chicago, IL)

Expand and Continue Theraplay Training for Kids Above All Clinicians

 

Leslie Goines (Metropolis, IL)

2026 ASCA National Conference

 

Samantha Sheppard (Carbondale IL)

EMDR Adult and Child Training to Serve Carbondale Area

 

Barbara Gentry (Moline, IL)

Internal Family Systems Theory Training

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Robert J. Nejedlo Social Emphasis Grantees

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Crossroads Counseling Services, PLLC (Morris, IL)

Crisis Care

 

The Project of the Quad Cities (Moline, IL)

The Healing Room: Centering Folxs Through Art and Play

                   

Family Core (Peoria, IL)

Empowering Communities: Expanding Access to Diverse Counseling

Modalities  for an Underserved Population

 

Stonybrook Center, Inc (Wheaton, IL)

New Beginnings

 

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

Peer Justice Program

 

Connections Therapy Center (Rockton, IL)

Impoverished Youth and Family Behavioral Health Program

 

Amy Zero (Rock Island, IL)

Educators as Mental Health Responders

 

IMPACT Family Center (Chicago, IL)

CommUNITY Healing Initiative: Trauma-Informed Support

for Chicago Communities

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Toni R. Tollerud School Counseling Grantee

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Bobbie Madura (Glen Carbon, IL)

Transforming School Counseling: Advancing Professional Development

through State and National Conventions

 

Joshua Noe (Charleston, IL)

Freshman Connection

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Melanie E. Rawlins Research Grantee

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No selection made for 2025

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