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Empowering Voices: Two School Counseling Graduate Students’ Journey to Enhance Family Engagement in Schools

March 19, 2024 by Ronda Kalaji | News

In an era where diversity in education demands innovative approaches, two school counseling graduate students from Attallah College of Educational Studies have emerged as beacons of change and inclusivity. Andres Rocha and Taryn Hastie, both passionate about transforming how schools engage with non-English speaking families, recently shared their insights at the past California Association of

Meet New Faculty Member: Dr. Zack Maupin New Attallah Faculty Member Brings Focus on Mental Health Services and Inclusive Learning Environments

September 30, 2022 by Ronda Kalaji | Attallah College of Educational Studies

With an increase in the need and support of mental health services in public school districts, Dr. Zack Maupin brings a wide-range of knowledge to support Attallah College’s graduate programs in School Counseling and School Psychology. Meet Dr. Zack Maupin What is your educational background? I received my undergraduate degree in psychology with an emphasis

What Is the Difference Between a School Counselor and a School Psychologist?

January 14, 2022 by Cheryl Baltes | Community

If you are looking to pursue a career supporting youth in your community, there are a number of careers in school settings that don’t involve teaching. Both school counselors and school psychologists help students succeed in school and beyond. While both of these professions support a student’s academic success, they are also focused on improving

Attallah Alumna Honored with National School Counseling Award

June 22, 2021 by Cheryl Baltes | News

Katerina Sorrell, a 2014 graduate of Chapman University’s MA in School Counseling program in the Attallah College of Educational Studies, has received the 2021 National Certified School Counselor Award by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). NBCC created the NCSC Awards to recognize school counselors’ achievements and help promote the programs they are implementing

Attallah Convenes New Superintendents and Presidents Advisory Council

September 19, 2019 by Cheryl Baltes | News

As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its programs and serve its partners more effectively, the Attallah College of Educational Studies held its inaugural Superintendents and Presidents Advisory Council (SPAC) meeting this month. Attallah College Dean Margaret Grogan, Ph.D., explained that this first SPAC meeting was the result of nearly four years of relationship

Attallah School Counseling Alumni and Faculty Receive Highest Honor in Orange County

February 21, 2019 by Cheryl Baltes | News

As the winners for this year’s Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) Counselor Recognition and Counselor Advocate Awards were notified in early February, the news got better and better for the Attallah College of Educational Studies’ School Counseling graduate program. One after the other, Attallah alumni and faculty were notified they’d been selected for Orange

Global Expansion of School Psychology Chapman Faculty Efforts in Vietnam Reach Milestone

August 29, 2018 by Cheryl Baltes | Events

In his opening keynote at the 6th Conference on School Psychology in Hanoi, Vietnam this summer, Dr. Michael Hass, Attallah College Professor and Program Coordinator of the School Counseling and School Psychology graduate programs, congratulated the Hanoi National University of Education and University of Education, Vietnam National University for opening the first graduate programs in

Attallah School Counseling Alumni Receive State-Level Recognition

July 9, 2018 by Cheryl Baltes | News

Two Attallah College graduates were recently selected to be the California Association of School Counselors’ 2018–2019 School Counseling Emerging Leaders. Brittney Pacini and Hayleigh Herrera both graduated from Chapman this spring with a Master of Arts in Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC). The CASC School Counselor Emerging Leaders (SCEL) Program provides recent graduates

Association of School Counselors Offers Suicide Intervention and Prevention Workshop

March 26, 2018 by Cheryl Baltes | News

The Association of School Counselors at Chapman University recently held its first suicide risk assessment workshop for the local Orange County community. “We saw a need for additional awareness when it came to suicide prevention. Our goal was to provide evidenced-based strategies to educators in an effort to reduce the number of suicide attempts and

Meet Dany Espinoza, MA in School Counseling and PPS Credential Graduate

March 31, 2014 by Marisol Rexach, Dany Espinoza-Onofre | Attallah College of Educational Studies

My name is Dany Espinoza. I was born and raised in Santa Ana and graduated from Century High School. I decided to become a counselor in high school as a result of the guidance and support I received from my high school counselor, Tomas Hernandez. I attended CSUF and graduated with a BA in Psychology and minor in Human Services. In 2012, I received my MA in Counseling and PPS credential from Chapman University.