Newswise — The Family Institute at Northwestern University (TFI) is proud to announce that its on-ground Master of Arts in Counseling Program is the proud recipient of the 2016 Leo G. Bent Outstanding Professional Counseling Program in Illinois Award by the Illinois Counseling Association (ICA). This award recognizes outstanding counseling programs that demonstrate a history of exemplary counseling, and place emphases on ethical and state-of-the-art counseling practices. The award was conferred at the ICA’s 68th Annual Conference held in Springfield, Illinois.
The Master of Arts in Counseling Program is a nationally renowned program that is dedicated to the cutting-edge preparation of tomorrow’s counselors. The program is founded upon four pillars of excellence: Innovative teaching and pioneering research in the highly collaborative environment that is Northwestern University; A dynamic clinical training environment that integrates education, research and clinical services; A traditional counseling foundation; and the Program’s historical perspective, with historical roots in counseling Psychology.
For more information on TFI’s Graduate programs, please visit our website at http://www.family-institute.org/academics-alumni/counseling.
ABOUT THE FAMILY INSTITUTE AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY – The Family Institute at Northwestern University (www.family-institute.org) is committed to strengthening and healing families, couples and individuals from all walks of life through clinical service, education and research. An affiliate of Northwestern University, The Family Institute is a relationally based mental health system of care governed by its own independent Board of Directors and responsible for its own funding. The Institute offers a wide range of high quality mental health counseling through our staff practice and our sliding-fee scale Bette D. Harris Family and Child Clinic, where we are committed to serving at-risk, under-resourced communities. The Family Institute also operates two nationally-renowned graduate programs in marriage and family therapy and counseling psychology in affiliation with Northwestern University, and conducts cutting-edge research projects that lead to a better understanding and treatment of mental health issues.
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