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March 2025

Archives for March 2025

UT’s Chi Sigma Iota: Upsilon Theta

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Counseling would like to introduce it’s own LeAnn Wills, Chi Sigma Iota’s Upsilon Theta Chapter President, to speak about it’s presence here at UT and their excellent work in our community: Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society is the international honor society for counseling students, professionals, and counselor educators. CSI is dedicated to promoting and recognizing excellence in scholarship, professionalism, leadership, and research in professional counseling practice. Here […]

Spencer Olmstead

Spencer Olmstead, Ph.D.

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It’s our pleasure to introduce the twin pillar of Counseling, Human Development, and Family Science (CHDFS), Spencer Olmstead, Ph.D. Olmstead is our Assistant Department Head, professor in HDFS, and the current HDFS Graduate Program Director. Through our interactions with Olmstead, we’ve seen his dedication to students in making sure the next generation of HDFS graduates […]

Casey Barrio-Minton, Ph.D.

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It’s our pleasure to introduce Casey Barrio-Minton, Ph.D., our Department Head. When thinking about the department and who we are, Barrio is never far from our mind. It is clear that her passion is to equip those around her to be their best while also giving her all so that CHDFS not only grows, but […]

Counseling: Mental Health Avenue

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Did you know that you can become a licensed mental health care provider in all 50 states with a Master’s degree? Our CACREP-accredited program offers a two-year, 60-credit hour Master’s degree that prepares you for licensure in clinical mental health counseling or school counseling Our Counseling and Counselor Education programs promote optimal development and holistic […]

HDFS: A History

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The Department of Counseling, Human Development, and Family Science (CHDFS) may have just established in August 2024, but many would be surprised to learn how rich a history it stems from. An evolution from Home Economics (to Human Ecology to Child and Family Studies to), Human Development, and Family Science (HDFS) is now a forefront […]