The 60-credit master鈥檚 degree in Mental Health Counseling (MHC) prepares students to work as mental health counselors within medical, community, and private practice settings. Through rigorous academic coursework and clinical internship training, students learn to apply mental health approaches to contemporary practice, assessment, and treatment.

In this virtual session, you will learn about聽 admission requirements, the application process, and have the opportunity to talk with our faculty.

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In college, when many young people are first learning how to make their way in the broader world, accessible mental health services can mean the difference between resilience and crisis, between healing and isolation. These services are not just about managing stress or overcoming obstacles鈥攖hey are essential to students鈥� success.

At 可乐视频, the Personal Counseling Program provides free and confidential services, offering a range of support, including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and workshops on stress and time management.

These services are not simply a convenience. Many students face very significant obstacles in accessing community services, including co-pays that are unaffordable for the student, insurance disclosures to families who oppose seeking help, and long waiting times for appointments. If they don’t have access to campus services, many become discouraged and drop out.

With demand for mental health services on the rise, the staff鈥攆our full-time licensed mental health professionals, along with several part-time staff comprised of master of social work and doctoral trainees鈥攑lays a vital role in supporting student well-being. The program provides more than 4,000 sessions annually to over 700 students, a number that has grown significantly in recent years.

Increasing Demand

鈥淏efore the pandemic, we were already seeing an increase in the severity of mental health issues among college students,鈥� says Gregory Kuhlman, the director of the program and a professor in the M.A. program in mental health counseling. 鈥淣ow, the impact is even greater.鈥�

Kuhlman says that the demand for services has been 鈥渆lastic,鈥� meaning the more accessible and welcoming the services, the more students seek support.

In previous pandemics, studies showed that up to 7% of people experienced post-traumatic stress. The college鈥檚 diverse student population has felt this impact acutely. Many students come from communities heavily affected by the crisis, including health care and other frontline workers, and families who suffered significant losses.

The impact of social isolation is another post-pandemic concern.

鈥淐ollege is a time when students are supposed to build relationships, but the pandemic disrupted that,鈥� says Andy Hale, one of the program鈥檚 licensed clinicians. 鈥淣ow, many students struggle to connect and aren鈥檛 sure where to start.鈥�

Kuhlman also notes a shift in the types of cases the program handles. Previously, only about a quarter of students seeking help exhibited significant risk factors such as suicidality or self-harm. Now, more than half present with serious concerns requiring close monitoring and intervention.

鈥淸While] we don鈥檛 have the resources to provide long-term individual therapy to every student,鈥� he says, 鈥渨e screen everyone who comes in for risk and prioritize care accordingly. Our goal is to ensure that students get the help they need, whether through in-house counseling or referrals to external providers.鈥�

The Power of the Peer

One of the program鈥檚 most effective tools is group therapy, which the staff say is incredibly powerful but underutilized.

鈥淧eople assume individual therapy is better, but research shows that group therapy can sometimes be more effective,鈥� says Hale, pointing out that group sessions provide peer support and community.

鈥淭here is often someone in the group who is a step ahead in their healing journey. Watching peers navigate similar challenges can be incredibly powerful,鈥� he adds.

Prarthana Patelia, a second-year student in the mental health counseling M.A. program, says that the college years are an ideal time to engage in these services. 鈥淢ost students are juggling so many things鈥攑ersonal issues, career aspirations, choosing a major. These things can induce so much anxiety. When you have this type of service on campus, you don鈥檛 even have to go out of your way. It can be life-changing to have someone in the field who can listen to you and give you the right guidance.鈥�

The program provides various group therapy options, including interpersonal process groups, cognitive behavioral therapy groups, coping skills workshops, and mindfulness-based sessions. Some groups have formed organically around shared experiences, such as grief support or navigating masculinity.

As mental health challenges continue to evolve, the staff will remain committed to adapting its services, Hale says.

鈥淪tudents are figuring out who they are, what they want, and how to navigate life鈥檚 challenges. If we can support them in that journey, it benefits not just the individual but the broader community as well.鈥�

Broad Impact

To ensure that students know about available services, the program collaborates with various campus organizations, including the LGBTQ+ Resource Center, the Immigrant Student Success Office, and the Women鈥檚 Center. While they offer general workshops on things like time management and stress management, they sometimes create tailored supports for special populations.

鈥淭his might look like designing a specialized workshop, visiting a resource space in the wake of a painful or traumatic event for that community, or support at a campus event that the organizer anticipates may be emotionally charged,鈥� explains Hale.

Beyond individual well-being, mental health professionals at the college agree that mental health services are integral to student retention and success.

鈥淎cademic success is often accompanied by good attention, organizational, and study skills, and these skills can be impacted when facing mental health concerns,鈥� says Professor Paul McCabe, chair of the Department of School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership.

鈥淪tudents who are struggling with mental health issues, stress, and trauma may not be able to fully attend to their studies and cope with life demands. Counseling can help students develop coping strategies and self-care so they are better able to focus on their studies, thus leading to increased academic success.鈥�

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The 60-credit master鈥檚 degree in Mental Health Counseling (MHC) prepares students to work as mental health counselors within medical, community, and private practice settings. Through rigorous academic coursework and clinical internship training, students learn to apply mental health approaches to contemporary practice, assessment, and treatment.

In this in-person session, you will learn about聽 admission requirements, the application process, and have the opportunity to meet with our faculty.

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Xie is a Tow mentee who has been researching alongside Assistant Professor Yana Kuchirko about how White parents socialize their children to understand race. Though the research is still evolving, he is laying the foundation for uncovering how racial biases get passed down from parent to child.

We sat down with Xie to get to know him better.

What drew you to research?

I like hearing people鈥檚 stories. My dad used to tell me about how when he first immigrated here from China, he helped run a Chinese restaurant with my grandpa and two aunts. One day they got held up at gunpoint and robbed. It鈥檚 a crazy story to me. I鈥檝e never seen a gun in my life. It鈥檚 what made me curious about what else he and my family did before I was born. I used to be shy until I started working at a sushi restaurant in high school, which made me realize that I love getting to know people. That鈥檚 a big part of qualitative research. I think that hearing people鈥檚 stories is a catalyst for change.

Why did you want to be part of this research team?

I鈥檝e always wanted to work with kids. I used to be a summer camp counselor at the YMCA. I learned that kids are really smart, which people don鈥檛 give them credit for. I just think they鈥檙e fascinating creatures, and also very emotional, which is something I鈥檓 drawn to. The research focuses on how parents socialize their children to understand race. We鈥檝e been observing parents and kids and studying their emotions, which has been exciting.

What are you most proud of?

It鈥檚 sort of a spiritual thing. I鈥檝e been trying to live life day by day and appreciate the small things. When my grandma had a stroke and had to learn how to walk again, I鈥檇 come home after school and sit with her and talk to her. I鈥檓 most proud of developing that mindset and learning to appreciate the little things.

How would you describe your college experience?

I love 可乐视频. You get off the bus and you see the trees and everything is so nice. The mix of people is very interesting. It鈥檚 one of the only places where you can sit down and the person next to you is a 62-year-old barber and then someone in your class is a bus driver who just got off his shift.

I鈥檓 a Macaulay Honors College student and I鈥檝e gotten a lot out of that and my Tow mentorship. Before the Tow Mentorship Program, I didn鈥檛 know what to do. Professor Tammy Lewis is the director of the program. She encouraged me to take some cool classes and think about studying abroad and graduate school.

What鈥檚 most important to you?
Family is really important to me. We all live together and have always been very close. Family is a huge system, and it goes both ways. In the dynamic interactions between parent and child, wisdom doesn’t just go from the parent to the kid鈥攖he child also gives important insights that inevitably help them both learn.

Where do you imagine yourself in the future?

I鈥檓 still figuring it out, but I鈥檝e been looking into school psychology master鈥檚 degrees鈥攊ncluding 可乐视频鈥檚 program鈥攂ecause I want to help kids develop emotional skills and give them mental health resources at school. I鈥檓 also considering someday doing a developmental psychology Ph.D. program. Besides school, I want to stay close to my family but also work to live independently soon. I鈥檓 taking it one step at a time.

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The psychology major and spring 2019 graduate knew in 2017 that the end was near for him. He had been diagnosed with terminal cancer after being deported back to their birth country of Mexico.

But she couldn’t take the chance of visiting him there, despite the fact that she had been approved for advance parole鈥攁n application available to “Dreamers,” or those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival status, which allows recipients to travel out of the country and return lawfully. The political winds were too treacherous for the journey.

“The stories of deportations on the news stirred fears inside me,” she wrote in a moving testimonial for a writing workshop. “What if I can鈥檛 make it back? What if I become another story on the news of yet another dreamer who gets deported?”

The workshop was put on by PEN America as part of their Dreaming Out Loud project for student Dreamers who want to develop short stories, poems or personal essays that are then performed during public readings. Santiago learned about it on Facebook. Writing about her brother has helped her to heal.

“I found out about the readings right after my brother passed,” she says. “I needed something to put all my energy into鈥攕omething that would excite me.”

The program began in 2016 out of a recognition that the many financial, legal, and cultural obstacles that Dreamers have faced in pursuit of higher education could translate into some dynamic stories. Part of the point, say its founders, was not only to help Dreamers build their sense of community on campus and develop their writing and self-expression skills, but also to spark important public conversations to counter stereotypes and humanize media reports. In May, students read their pieces during PEN America鈥檚 World Voices Festival, a premier literary gathering that attracts some of the best-known writers from across the globe.

Now Cruz Santiago is working on a memoir about her brother, who had gotten married when he returned to Mexico and had two young sons.

“During the workshop, I realized how much of his life was shaped by the law here,” she says. “I remember when he was a teenager, he wanted to join the army but because of his immigration status, he couldn鈥檛. That was really upsetting for him and led him to realize that even if he graduated high school, his job opportunities would be limited.”

Her brother ended up being deported after getting arrested in a street fight. He then returned to New York, only to be deported a final time after being pulled over while driving.

“There’s a lot of his story that revolves around our status,” she says. “The PEN America workshop has allowed me to find an outlet to discuss my hardships. I hope that people can hear my story and change their minds about Dreamers. That鈥檚 what I really hope to accomplish with my writing, to show people a little more about what we are going through and how these legal decisions impact our lives.”

Cruz Santiago and her family remain undocumented. She came to America when she was just seven years old with her father, mother, and her brother. Her father had already been traveling back and forth between the U.S. and Mexico for five years. The family settled in Queens. Her mother cleans homes and babysits while her father works at a seafood warehouse.

Cruz Santiago enrolled in 可乐视频 right after completing high school. She received a scholarship that covered her tuition from , a nonprofit that has partnered with CUNY institutions and others to provide college funding for Dreamers who cannot access federal financial aid. During her time here, she has been on the Dean’s List every semester, while interning at a nonprofit that provides resources for immigrants and working in an afterschool program.

Next fall, she will be attending the mental health counseling graduate program at 可乐视频 and she would like to eventually become a therapist working with teenagers and young adults.

Her own dreams have not been deferred by her immigration status.

“I feel like I can鈥檛 stop and think about it, otherwise I will be stuck,” she says. “I鈥檓 just going to keep going and hope for the best.”

可乐视频 has a long-standing commitment to diversity and equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and education practices. We are strongly committed to supporting policies and practices that foster nondiscrimination, affirmative action, diversity, and inclusion as well as to providing myriad resources that assist our students. Visit Resources for Undocumented Students and DACA to find answers to questions regarding immigration policies, available legal resources, and offices on campus.

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Award-winning CBS producer and editor Warren Lustig ’99 delivered the keynote address the 2 p.m. master’s ceremony, held in Walt Whitman Theater, for graduates in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences, and School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts.

“I was persistent and, after joining CBS, I was lucky enough to cover many important world events,” he said.

Lustig’s 30-year television career includes documenting the discovery of the Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean; former President Ronald Reagan’s visit to Russia in 1988, which preceded the fall of communism; the 1989 protest in Tiananmen Square; Operation Desert Storm; the Winter Olympics; and Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. He also created CUNY/CBS-TV Boot Camp, an intensive two-week seminar for introducing students from underrepresented communities to broadcast news training. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized the program in 2010.

“Move ahead and move swiftly,” Lustig told graduates. “Think about what you can do to lift others. Maybe some years from now, you’ll be here today, honored with a distinguished alumni award.”

Yemeni native Inshera Yafaee, who received her master’s degree in psychology and who specializes in mental health counseling, was especially proud to celebrate this milestone. “It means a lot to me, not only because I’m the first in my family, but because women in my country hardly get any education, let alone an advanced college degree. It makes me proud to have helped, in my own modest way, to perhaps pave the way for other women with similar backgrounds. I dedicate my success to all Yemeni women.”

William B. Guggino, M.D. ’69 delivered the keynote address at the second master’s ceremony for graduates in the School of Business and School of Education, held at 7 p.m. in Walt Whitman Theater. Guggino has had a long and distinguished career at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he serves as a professor of pediatrics and of physiology, head of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Development Program, and co-director of the Polycystic Kidney Disease Research and Clinical Core Center. His research collaboration with colleague Peter Agre on water channel proteins led to discoveries that eventually won Agre the 2003 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Agre often credited Guggino for critical experiments that led up to his award. In 2006, Guggino received the Doris F. Tulcin Cystic Fibrosis Research Award from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which recognized his research achievements as well as his mentoring work.

Kate Rothko Prizel, M.D. ’73, a physician specializing in clinical pathology and transfusion medicine, keynoted the baccalaureate ceremony, held on the college’s Quadrangle. The daughter of famed abstract painter Mark Rothko, she successfully sued one of the most powerful art galleries in New York City to claim her father’s paintings. After nearly a decade in court, she won the return of more than 650 of her father’s paintings, and through the Mark Rothko Foundation, has allowed public access to some of the most important paintings of the twentieth century.

Howard Slusher ’59 received the Presidential Medal. A Nike consultant and legendary sports attorney, Slusher’s keen tactics changed the game for athletes seeking equitable representation at the negotiation table. He represented 16 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and more than 200 athletes, coaches and entertainers. Slusher worked for Nike for more than thirty-five years as special assistant to chairman Phil Knight. With his wife Rebecca, Slusher founded the Athletic Fund for 可乐视频, which has generously donated state-of-the-art uniforms, athletic footwear and equipment for 可乐视频 student-athletes, coaches and game staff.

Speaking for the class of 2013 was Latricia Davidson, who received a B.A. in Television and Radio Communications and a B.F.A. in Theater (acting). She is the vice president and treasurer of the 可乐视频 Forensics Team and is the recipient of the Spring 2012 Susan & Zachary Solomon Scholarship from the Theater Department, as well as the 2011 Alumni Association Student Award. Davidson plans to pursue a doctorate in human development and culture, and conduct research in underserved areas of the world, including parts of West Africa and the Caribbean. A Marge Magner Spring Internship Honoraria, Davidson also hopes to pursue studies in media, especially in film production, to become a professor of communication and cultural studies.

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz ’70, who will conclude his final term this year, told undergraduates, “It doesn’t matter how you get here or how long it takes you to get your degree. I know because it took me eight years to complete my degree since I had to go to work and help my mother and my siblings. What matters is that you get the degree and succeed.”

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