MU SIGMA RHONEWSLETTER

UPCOMING EVENTS

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS?

Qualifying Hunter College Counseling

Program students will receive an invitation for the Mu Sigma Rho society.

Dear Chi Sigma Iota members,

We, the officers of the Hunter College chapter of your counseling honor society,  would like to take this opportunity to welcome and congratulate you all for being part of the 2015-16 Chi Sigma Iota Mu Sigma Rho chapter at Hunter College. This is a privilege that only a few of us get to enjoy.  As a new member of our Chapter, we hope to serve you in many ways.  Your first newsletter, is enclosed.  Through it, you will start to become familiar with the people and activities that make our Chapter special. 

There are so many ways for you to get involved. From filling one of our board positions to attending one of our many events. You may also suggest events for next semester. I think the best part of what our Chapter does is have fun! We were very pleased to meet some of you at our "coffee break" event and hope to meet more of you on our upcoming events.

We know that life gets busy, but we personally hope you will make time to come to our next meeting.  Please look for one of our greeters at the doors.  They will be happy to introduce you to other members who share your interests.

Mu Sigma Rho Chapter

of Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society at Hunter College

MU SIGMA RHO AVAILABLE POSITIONS:Alumni Liaison, Rehabilitation Representative and School Counseling Representative.

If you are interested in one of these positions contact:

Mayulie Luciano @ Mayulie.Luciano27@myhunter.cuny,edu

MSR INFORMATION & UPDATES

GREETINGS FROM YOUR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

Fall 2015

CPR Training

Wednesday, December 9th7:00PM

West 1007CLICK TO RSVP

We would love to hear from you! If you have topics you would like for us to cover, upcoming conferences and events or even volunteer

opportunities, send us your suggestions!

Sincerely,

The Mu Sigma Rho Executive Board and Faculty Advisors

  M ayulie Luciano, PresidentCarolina Contreras, Vice PresidentLisbette Cancinos, SecretaryChristine Lacey, TreasurerCinta González Alba , Social M edia RepresentativeJessica Murphy, M ental Health Counseling Representative Dr. John Keegan, Faculty AdvisorDr. Stephaney M orrison, Faculty Advisor

On Wednesday, October 28th, 2015, the Mu

Sigma Rho Chapter of Chi Iota Sigma hosted a

M eet & Greet Event for all current and

prospective members of the M SR Hunter

community. Guest speaker, Tommasina Faratro,

Counselor at BM CC, was able to conduct an ice

breaker activity which allowed students to get to

know one another

T he Counseling & Wellness Services at H unter College offers the following workshops of interests for Counseling students:

FREE EVENTS AT HUNTER!BECOME INVOLVED IN THE COUNSELING COMMUNITY

We asked students: "What is the m ost valuable thing you have learned in the program so far?"

STUDENT QUOTES

?Self care is a revolutionary act.? - Joshua Khan,

School Counseling

?That our job is not to cure people, but to listen and

help people tell their story, so with time they can create

a better, healthier narrative for their life.? - Ariel

Bailey, M ental Health Counseling

?Creative Arts therapist Heidi Landis taught me to

'roll with the resistance.'" - Sharon M arazzo, School

Counseling

?Diversity of experiences and ideas is important and

must be heard and acknowledged.? - Katey Ray,

School Counseling

?Sometimes all someone needs is to be heard.? - Ivy

Jacobson, M ental Health Counseling

?To be empathic. How as a counselor being there

could mean simply acknowledging the feelings of others

and helping them talk through those feelings, empathy

allows us to do that without rejecting a client's feelings

and making them feel alone.? - Julia Ramirez,

School Counseling

"I've learned that we can't necessarily 'fix' lives, but we

can help clients figure out how they think and feel

about their issues and that can be enough." -

M onique Edwards, Rehabilitation Counseling

M aster ing Anxiety Workshops: Learn skills to reduce excessive thinking, social anxiety and stress related to academic performance and social interactions.

D ates: D ecem ber 2 & 16 Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pmPlace: Conference Room 1130, East Building

M anaging Com passion Fatigue in Your Clinical Pract ice: Learn how to identify the signs of compassion fatigue while discovering new strategies to enhance self care and reduce stress levels associated with practice related fatigue.

D ates: T hursday, D ecem ber 10 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pmPlace: Room 1130, East Building

and discuss values

within the

counseling field.

?Identify your problems but give your power and

energy to solutions.?

According to Brad Waters these are six tips that can help students to learn to become their own best stress experts:

1. M onitor Your M indset. 4. Spot the Advantage.

2. Incorporate Self-care for Coping. 5. M aximize Your Brain Space.

3. M aintain Reality. 6. Avoid Isolation.

TIPS FOR THE SEMESTER

PRESIDENT

GET TO KNOW YOUR MSR E-BOARD

VICE PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

M ayulie Luciano previously attended the University at Albany and studied Psychology with a minor in education. She is now in her final year of the School Counseling Program and will be starting internship at M arble H ill H igh School for International Studies in the Bronx, N ew York. She currently works within the Borough of M anhattan Community College as a Program Coordinator/Advisor and hobbies include attending concerts, reading and sleeping!

Carolina Contreras is in her second to last semester in the school counseling program. She graduated with a bachelors in Psychology and Sociology. She has spent many years working with organizations advocating for immigration reform and the rights of immigrant undocumented students. As a former undocumented student herself, she learned to be resilient and persistence. Her current research focuses on undocumented immigrant youth and newcomer border crossers. As a school counselor, she plans to use her experience to empower minority students and bridge any and all achievement gaps.

Lisbette Cancinos is currently in her third semester in the M ental Health Counseling Program. She completed a double major at CUN Y Hunter College and loves being a Hunter student since she is back for graduate studies. Currently, she is a supervisor for two pediatric clinics in the Bronx all while raising her one year old son. She has been passionate about pursuing counseling as a career since the age of 13, specifically with the depressed and in crisis adolescents. She gained exposure to such population when she interned at The Door in the LES, and immediately knew she had to become a counselor regardless of what came in her way. Today, she advocates and is driven to teach adolescents to become confident while being a major supportive individual.

SOCIAL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE

MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVEJessica Murphy is a second year graduate student on track for a M aster?s degree in M ental Health Counseling. She attended SUN Y Albany for her undergraduate career and graduated in spring 2014 with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology and Communications. Jessica is currently interning at Bellevue Hospital Center. Her primary unit is the Opiate Treatment Program in which she runs three groups: mixed journaling group, a vocational group, and a CBT group. She also sees patients for individual counseling and has run groups in other units such as the Detox Unit, Chemical Dependency Outpatient Unit, Adolescent Inpatient Unit, and the Adult Inpatient Unit. Jessica currently works at the Pleasantville Cottage School, a residential treatment agency with at-risk youth who have various emotional and behavioral problems. She enjoys working with adolescents and hopes to obtain employment after graduation with the adolescent population.

Born and raised in Galicia, Cinta González Alba?s educational background includes a combined Bachelor's and M aster's Degree in Music Education and Educational Psychology by the University of Vigo and the University of Santiago de Compostela. Her professional approach follows a Constructivist model where experiential and immersive experiences offer room for self-reflection and adjustment. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in School Counseling at Hunter College. Counseling has become a career passion where she believes she can learn from others while offering the listening and support everybody deserves. Her main interests are related to multiculturalism and social justice, which she considers are basic when counseling in urban N YC public schools.

TREASURER

Christine Lacey is a second-year School Counseling student at Hunter College. She graduated M agna Cum Laude from Queens College with a B.A. in English and minors in Sociology and Journalism. For the past three years, Christine has volunteered at Lighthouse International as a reader to blind and visually impaired individuals as well as a Teacher Assistant for their Youth Skills Program. She is currently completing her Internship at Forest H ills H igh School in Queens. She plans to graduate in Spring 2016 and would like to continue working with the adolescent population in a N ew York City public school.

The ACA Foundation 2016 Graduate Student Essay Competitions is now open to master's and doctoral level students. ACA student members are asked to address what the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (M SJCC) mean to them and identify ways in which they can be integrated into their formal education and eventual practice. Complete the information requested on the entry form and submit to ACA by December 11, 2015 at 11:59 pm, EST.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of therapy that uses acceptance and mindfulness along with commitment and behavior change strategies to help a patient achieve the rich and meaningful life that they value. ACT is present-focused; clients practice mindfulness and learn skills to deal with their painful thoughts and emotions effectively. The ultimate goal is for clients to reach clarification of what is truly important and meaningful for them. They explore their values, and become motivated and inspired to change their life and behaviors in order to meet these values. Clients are encouraged to let go of unhelpful thoughts and beliefs and accept and make room for painful experiences, feelings, urges, and sensations, allowing them to come and go without resistance. Committed action is the ultimate stage in which the client takes action in their lives by doing what matters to them regardless of how uncomfortable and difficult it may be; it is taking action to achieve that life they truly value. 

THERAPY SPOT-LIGHT

SPRING '15 INDUCTEESSTUDENTS AWARDS

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

A D ream D efer red

The future of African American

education

M arch 7th and 8th, 2016

Charlotte, N .C.

ACA Conference & Expo

M arch 31st - April 3rd, 2016

M ontreal, Canada

Prepárate

Educating Latinos for the future

of America

April 18th and 19th, 2016

N ew York, N .Y.

ASCA Annual Conference

The Recipe for Success

July 9th-12th, 2016

N ew Orleans, L.A.

Yudelca Alcantara

Sabrina Ally

Laura Arias

Talia Berk

Yosary Bhikam

Lisbette Cancinos

Gabriella Collantes

Carolina Contreras

Alexis Garbarino

Lauren Gianfagna

Dunia H amdan

N aziat H assan

Brianna Hopps

N orman Hoyte

Kelsey Jacobsen

Ivy Jacobson

Christine Lacey

Xenia Laureano

M ayulie Luciano

Brittany M asi

M ichelle M ota

Jessica Murphy

N icole N agler

Olya N akonechny

Candie Patterson

Elaine Pereira

Saraya Pooly

Ghislaine Posy

Julia Ramirez

Carrie Reyes

Samantha R ickman

Sarai Rodriguez

Stephany Rodriguez

N atalie Sanchez

Heather Siegel

Fumie Singh

M elissa Sorger

M arluan Vargas

Katie Wanner

Tiffany Wong

Paige Wootten

Lucrezia Zanca