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Welcome Dr. Latasha Hicks Becton

Becton The Counselor Education Program at North Carolina Central University is pleased to announce the hiring of a new faculty member: Dr. Latasha Hicks Becton.

Dr. Becton is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at North Carolina Central University. She received her PhD in Counseling and Counselor Education from UNC-Greensboro in 2019. She has over a decade of clinical practice experience and specializes in the treatment of substance use disorders from initial experiences with abstinence to long-term recovery management. She continues her clinical work as a counselor at Fellowship Hall in Greensboro, NC. She served a three-year term as an appointed member of the American Counseling Association Ethics Committee and is currently co-chair of the Ethics Committee for the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors.

Dr. Becton’s research agenda is focused on assessment and intervention for alcohol and other drug use in college students. She is also interested in the impact of clinical supervision on ethical decision making.

Key Dates: 2019-2020

Dear Counselor Education Students,

Welcome back for the 2019-20 academic year! I trust that you had a good and productive summer. I want to let you know that I will be transitioning the role of program coordinator to Dr. Royal during this semester. If you are corresponding with me in the coordinator role, please also copy Dr. Royal as we will work together this semester.

There are some key dates and tasks that you need to focus upon depending on where you are in your plan of study. The forms mentioned in the key dates are located on our program website (www.nccucounseling.com) on the student page.

Please note that all graduation paperwork for December graduates must be typed and sent to your adviser by August 30^th at 5:00 pm.

Pay special attention to the CPCE (Comps) process as this is new this semester. Follow the instructions to register for the comps by Sept. 6th.

Please note that all spring and summer Foliotek documents should be uploaded into Foliotek by September 9, 2019.

Have a great semester!

Dr. Whiting & Dr. Royal

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Dr. Robert Horne Received the Bridging the Gap Award for Lifetime Leadership

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In October 2015, the Counseling Program at NCCU was selected as the "Most Outstanding Master's level Counseling Program" by the Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision.

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