Cory Viehl Awarded Fellowship from NBCC and Affiliates
Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) August 14, 2014 -- The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected Cory Viehl of Johns Creek, GA, for the National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program (NBCC MFP). As an NBCC MFP Fellow, Mr. Viehl will receive funding and training to support his education and facilitate his service to underserved minority populations.
The NBCC MFP is made possible by a grant awarded to NBCC by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in August 2012. The Foundation is contracted by NBCC to administer the NBCC MFP, as well as training and collaboration activities, such as webinars, that are open to all National Certified Counselors. The goal of the program is to strengthen the infrastructure that engages diverse individuals in counseling and increases the number of professional counselors providing effective, culturally competent services to underserved populations.
The NBCC MFP will distribute $20,000 education awards to Mr. Viehl and the 21 other doctoral-level counseling students selected to receive the fellowship award. Cory Viehl is a graduate of North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega and is currently a doctoral student in the counselor education and practice program at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Mr. Viehl is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia and has worked for six years as a counselor and community educator, currently as an adjunct faculty member. His research interests center around sexual and gender minorities, experiences of minority stress, and how these factors affect counselor burnout. Mr. Viehl’s goal as an NBCC MFP Fellow is to obtain a faculty position educating counselors through a lens of advocacy and leadership while also working within the community to provide services to disadvantaged and marginalized populations.
The Foundation plans to open the next NBCC MFP application period in November 2014. To learn more about the NBCC MFP and its fellows, please visit our website.
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About the NBCC Foundation
The NBCC Foundation is the nonprofit affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), based in Greensboro, North Carolina. NBCC is the nation’s premier professional certification board devoted to credentialing counselors who meet standards for the general and specialty practices of professional counseling. Currently, there are more than 52,000 National Certified Counselors (NCCs) in the United States and more than 50 countries. The Foundation’s mission is to leverage the power of counseling by strategically focusing resources for positive change.
Wendy Coe, National Board for Certified Counselors, http://www.nbccf.org/, +1 336-232-0376, [email protected]
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