January 30, 2020
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Shiyu Sun, a Penn GSE counseling student, and Philadelphia middle schooler Ciani Patton-Collins laugh together during a mentoring session.

Counseling mentors help Philadelphia middle schoolers explore possibilities

Penn GSE’s Michael Nakkula and Andy Danilchick are at the forefront of research into possibility development, an emerging field in the study of human development.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Counseling & Psychology
November 21, 2019
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Bridging the Digital Divide Through Counseling

Penn GSE alumna Angela Cleveland, GED’01, is helping school counselors broaden student participation in computer science.

  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Alumni
July 31, 2018
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As the school year starts, communication is key for parents

Penn GSE’s Marsha Richardson tells the Tampa Bay Times the most important thing parents can do to support their child is to know them.

 

  • Counseling & Psychology
May 30, 2018
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NPR showcases Sharon Wolf's work to transform Ghana’s preschools

In Ghana’s capital city of Accra, roughly 80 percent of children are enrolled in preschool by age three – but tests show that traditional call-and-response teaching, rote memorization, and corporal punishment do not lead to much learning.

 

  • Global Initiatives
  • Counseling & Psychology
February 22, 2018
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Howard Stevenson on stage at the TEDMED event

In a TEDMED talk, Stevenson says 'We need a racial literacy to decode the politics of racial threat in America'

At the latest TEDMED session, Penn GSE's Howard Stevenson explained how racial stress impacts health, and what we can do about it.

 

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
August 17, 2017
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Wolf: Children from poor neighborhoods are less likely to be ready for school

In Education Week, Wolf discussed her latest research on the effects living in high-poverty neighborhoods has on childhood development. 

 

  • Counseling & Psychology
June 16, 2017
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Racial Empowerment Collaborative helps families confronting racism

A 5-week culturally-based therapeutic program directed by Postdoctoral Fellow Riana Anderson empowers African American youth and their parents to confront racial trauma and stress together.

 

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
May 19, 2017
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Talking about suicide helps prevent it, writes Counseling alumna

Writing for the Huffington Post, clinician Nitika Gupta explains that rather than planting the seed, talking about suicide can open the door to reducing loneliness and isolation.

 

  • Counseling & Psychology

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