NBCC Foundation Awards Counseling Scholarship to Carmen M. Gutiérrez
Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) October 28, 2014 -- The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors, recently awarded a 2014 scholarship to Carmen Gutiérrez, of Colorado Springs, Colorado. This new scholarship was made possible as part of the Foundation’s Colorado First campaign with a grant from The Colorado Trust. The scholarship was available to students who are currently enrolled in a master’s-level counseling program in the state of Colorado and commit to serving underserved communities in Colorado for at least two years upon graduation. Gutiérrez will receive $5,000 to support her counseling education and facilitate her service to minority populations in Colorado.
Ms. Gutiérrez is currently enrolled in the graduate clinical mental health counseling program at Adams University in Alamosa, Colorado. She hopes to obtain her National Certified Counselor (NCC) certification upon graduation. Ms. Gutiérrez holds a B.A. in psychology from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and an A.A. in social science from Central Texas College in Killeen.
Ms. Gutiérrez has worked as a volunteer for over 20 years with diverse, underserved Latino populations in various settings. She is currently working as an intern at the Centro de la Familia, a nonprofit organization that provides therapy and community resources for primarily non-English-speaking clients. Ms. Gutiérrez’s goal is to continue to provide services that will empower Latinas, not only as a professional counselor but also as an advocate working toward positive policy changes.
The scholarship program supports the Foundation’s goal of increasing access to mental health care through professional counseling services, particularly for underserved populations. This scholarship is designed to help ensure that the behavioral health needs of all Americans are met by providing financial support to counseling students who have substantial experience with the minority community they commit to serving after graduation.
The NBCC Foundation offers annual scholarships and fellowships to increase the number of counselors in the areas where they are needed most. Applications are currently being accepted for nearly 115 scholarships and fellowships for master’s- and doctoral-level counselors-in-training who commit to serving military, rural or minority populations. For more information about these scholarships, please visit http://www.nbccf.org/Programs. To make a gift in support of the Foundation’s mission, visit http://www.nbccf.org/Donate.
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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 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 56,000 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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