Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) June 12, 2013
The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), not too long ago chosen Claudette A. Brown-Smythe of Syracuse, New York, for the National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship System (NBCC MFP). As an NBCC MFP Fellow, Ms. Brown-Smythe will receive funding and instruction to assistance her education and facilitate her service to underserved minority populations.

The NBCC MFP is made achievable by a grant awarded to NBCC by the Substance Abuse and Mental Wellness Solutions Administration (SAMHSA) in August 2012. The Foundation is contracted by NBCC to administer the NBCC MFP, as well as instruction and collaboration activities that will be open to all National Certified Counselors. The goal of the program is to strengthen the infrastructure that engages diverse men and women in counseling and increases the quantity of expert counselors supplying successful, culturally competent solutions to underserved populations.

The NBCC MFP has distributed $ 20,000 education awards to Ms. Brown-Smythe and the 23 other doctoral-level counseling students chosen to obtain the fellowship award. Claudette Brown-Smythe is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and Syracuse University, where she is enrolled in the counselor education plan. Ms. Brown-Smythe has worked as a higher school teacher, counselor and college lecturer. Her goal as an NBCC MFP Fellow is to give culturally suitable assessment, remedy, prevention and rehabilitation services that are a lot more congruent and authentic for underserved populations. Following graduation, she plans to operate as a mental well being counselor in a setting that focuses on serving underserved diverse populations.

The Foundation plans to open the next NBCC MFP application period in December 2013. To learn much more about the NBCC MFP and its fellows, please go to http://www.nbccf.org/mfp.

About the NBCC Foundation

The NBCC Foundation is an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), based in Greensboro, North Carolina. NBCC is the nations premier specialist certification board devoted to credentialing counselors who meet requirements for the general and specialty practices of professional counseling. Currently, there are a lot more than 52,000 National Certified Counselors in the United States and more than 50 nations.





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