Hope Counseling Center Update
Interns in the Hope Counseling Centers continue to provide excellent care for clients who might not otherwise be able to afford therapy. For the fiscal year July, 1 2010 to June 30, 2011, students rendered a record of 4,081 hours of counseling in the centers.
In May, a center was opened at the invitation of Word of Faith Cathedral, which is located on Riverside Drive near Six Flags. The need was readily evident when the schedules for the two interns placed there were full within a month, and a wait-list was instated. A third intern was assigned to assist, and she began seeing clients there in August. The center is under the very capable guidance of Richmont alumna, Ushirkia Johnson. Many thanks to Bischop Dale Bronner and Dr. Nina Bronner and to pastors Chris Boyd and Charles Houston for their initiative and on-going support.
With the closing of the North Peachtree location, Richmont alumna, Debbie Emerson, has assumed the coordinator position at the campus Hope Center on Monday evenings. We are grateful for her able leadership there. Debbie, a licensed professional counselor who works with children, is also providing supervision for students who are pursuing the child/adolescent certificate.
Excerpt from “Connecting” Fall 2011.
About the author, Brooke Blews
