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SUMMARY:An Introduction to the Field of Counseling Psychology: 
 Integrating Science, Practice, and Social Justice
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 Professor Hilary Miller-goldwater\, hilary.miller-goldwater@lawrence.e
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 Counseling psychology is a values-driven discipline 
 that integrates science, clinical practice, and 
 social justice to promote mental health and well-being 
 across diverse identities and life contexts. This 
 talk provides an overview of the field of counseling 
 psychology, including its historical roots within 
 psychology more broadly. The history of psychology 
 reflects both significant advances, such as increased 
 access to mental health care, and significant 
 harms, including the pathologization and marginalization 
 of minoritized communities. Counseling psychology 
 emerged, in part, as a response to these tensions, 
 emphasizing strengths, development, prevention, 
 and the importance of sociocultural context.\n
 The presentation will outline key distinctions 
 and areas of overlap between counseling and clinical 
 psychology, typical training pathways at the masteraEUR(TM)s 
 and doctoral levels, licensure and accreditation 
 considerations, and common career trajectories. 
 The final portion of the talk will highlight counseling 
 psychology in action through my own research focused 
 on thriving and the promotion of health and well-being 
 among trans and nonbinary people. My work centers 
 resilience, community connection, and structural 
 factors that shape mental health for trans and 
 nonbinary communities, illustrating how counseling 
 psychology can move beyond deficit-based models 
 toward approaches that support flourishing across 
 identities.\n\n

LOCATION:Steitz 102
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