Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) June 19, 2013
The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently chosen Tiffany R. Hairston of Toledo, Ohio, for the National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Plan (NBCC MFP). As an NBCC MFP Fellow, Ms. Hairston will obtain funding and coaching to support her education and facilitate her service to underserved minority populations.

The NBCC MFP is made possible by a grant awarded to NBCC by the Substance Abuse and Mental Wellness Services Administration (SAMHSA) in August 2012. The Foundation is contracted by NBCC to administer the NBCC MFP, as effectively as instruction and collaboration activities that will be open to all National Certified Counselors. The purpose of the plan is to strengthen the infrastructure that engages diverse people in counseling and increases the quantity of expert counselors providing powerful, culturally competent solutions to underserved populations.

The NBCC MFP has distributed $ 20,000 education awards to Ms. Hairston and the 23 other doctoral-level counseling students chosen to acquire the fellowship award. Tiffany Hairston is a each a student and a graduate of the University of Toledo, exactly where she is pursuing a doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision. Ms. Hairston has worked as an executive secretary, accounting technician, lead counselor/case manager, director of mentoring and juvenile services, and graduate assistant. As an NBCC MFP Fellow, she plans to obtain advanced education on troubles connected to minorities, networking and sophisticated investigation opportunities. Soon after graduation, she plans to teach multicultural classes to additional educate masters- and doctoral-level students on concerns of diversity and affecting adjust in a community in order to invoke a spirit of urgency inside the counseling profession to focus attention on underserved minorities in want.

The Foundation plans to open the next NBCC MFP application period in December 2013. To understand more about the NBCC MFP and its fellows, please check out 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 expert certification board devoted to credentialing counselors who meet requirements for the general and specialty practices of skilled counseling. Presently, there are more than 52,000 National Certified Counselors in the United States and a lot more than 50 nations.





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