Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
Sabrina Lugo Finds Her Calling in Counseling — and Song Sabrina Lugo thinks she has always been a bit of a therapist.As an undergraduate student at Pace University, Lugo started her own business doing nails and noticed that clients she had never met before were opening up to her in very personal ways during [...]
Mental Health Clinic Opens, Serving Students and the Community The Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Counseling Professions launched a new clinic in January, providing free counseling services to all Rutgers students and New Jersey residents while giving graduate students in the department opportunities to train in their field.Clinic director Dr. Aubrey Daniels, assistant professor, [...]
Eye2Eye Peer Support Offers Vital Connection for the Visually Impaired Tracey Simon, a peer support specialist, understands the devastating toll of vision loss. When she lost her sight, she experienced sadness, anger, isolation, and denial—yet, she had to learn to take care of herself and her children, how to grocery shop, how to [...]
$1.3 Million in Grants Awarded to SHP Faculty Primarily for Research SHP faculty recently received over $1.3 million in grants from the federal government, the state of New Jersey, industry and non-profit organizations. Congratulations to recipients Weili Lu, Ph.D., associate professor in psychiatric rehabilitation and counseling professions, Scott Parrott, Ph.D., professor in interdisciplinary [...]
Jewish Disability Services – Together, We Make An Impact Podcast by Adam Roth & Rose Greenblatt On this episode of the Jewish Disability Services - Together, We Make An Impact Podcast we are discussing mental health and well-being within the disability community.We have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Tameika Minor, Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and [...]
Rutgers School of Health Professions and New York University Receive $4.4 Million Grant to Train Mental Health Organizations in Peer Support Services With a $4.4 million grant from the state of New York Office of Mental Health, Rutgers School of Health Professions (SHP) and New York University (NYU) have partnered to widen access to [...]