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Loretta Bradley, Ph.D. appointed to Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors Loretta Bradley, Ph.D. of Lubbock holds a Paul Whitfield Horn Professorship in Counselor Education, and is coordinator of the Counselor Education Program at Texas Tech University. (Source: Mark Umstot) By KCBD Staff | April 21, 2021 at 10:18 AM CDT - Updated April 21 at 10:30 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas
(NEWS RELEASE) - Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Carmelia “Lia” Amuna, Ph.D. to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. Additionally, the Governor reappointed Loretta Bradley, Ph.D. and Brenda Compagnone for terms set to expire February 1, 2027 and February 1, 2025, respectively. The board has licensing, examination, and rulemaking responsibilities in the field of professional counseling.
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Johnson named Prairie View President/CEO
Prairie View recently announced Marcy Johnson. EdS. LCPC, as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. She will officially join the Prairie View staff May 10.
“We look forward to welcoming Marcy to Prairie View and supporting her in helping to fulfill our important mission,” said John Waltner, Prairie View Board of Directors chairperson.
A native of Medicine Lodge, Johnson has a worked in the behavioral health field for over 17 years as a direct service clinician, mid-level manager and executive. She most recently served as Vice President of Treatment Services (Chief Clinical Officer) at Mirror, Inc., where she was responsible for clinical and budgetary performance for 18 locations throughout the state of Kansas. During her time at Mirror, Inc., employee turnover decreased, telehealth services were implemented and services expanded, including the opening of three new facilities.
(Photo by Monkey Business Images, courtesy of Shutterstock).
Biden Must Address the Public School Mental Health Crisis Right Now
The pandemic has been especially traumatic for students and, to make matters worse, school counselors that could help are in short supply.
This perfect storm of disease-driven adversity underscores studentsâ need for mental health care.
With the current unemployment rate still far above pre-pandemic levels, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, school-age students face financial instability and food insecurity. Families that already lived at the edge of a fiscal precipice are especially at risk. Meanwhile, reliance on virtual learning has challenged young people to adopt a level of self-direction that, in many cases, is far beyond their ability.Â
My Childâs Egg Donor Is Latin American. Does That Make Him Latino?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/magazine/egg-donor-latin-american.html
My Childâs Egg Donor Is Latin American. Does That Make Him Latino?
The magazineâs Ethicist columnist on what forms our identity and the importance of informed consent to medical procedures.
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Published April 6, 2021Updated April 7, 2021, 9:31 a.m. ET
I am the parent of a child who was conceived via in vitro fertilization and surrogacy using the sperm of a Caucasian man and a donor egg from someone who is half Colombian and half Central American. My spouse and I are professionals and both Caucasian, so (knock on wood) our son will most likely not encounter financial hardships. May we in good conscience check âLatino/Hispanicâ on his college application?