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Greetings!
Hail to the Leaders and Best! This issue features some of the remarkable accomplishments of our trainees, interns, researchers, and volunteers highlighting the excellence we see from them everyday. We are proud to have qualified, dedicated trainees providing quality professional services to our clients. Our interns and trainees complete a program in which they hone skills in clinical service while keeping up-to-date on research literature that influences their clinical practice. Our undergraduate research assistants and volunteers work alongside our faculty and staff and gain valuable professional experiences that prepare them for their graduate training. We are consistently impressed with the quality of work we see from these individuals and by the contributions they provide to the program, and we applaud their many achievements. We would like to recognize several individuals who are moving forward as students, fellows, assistants, and outstanding contributors to the professional world and to IHA. |
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Social Work Trainee Mychal Riley Appointed To Menninger Fellowship
Psychological Clinic proudly congratulates Mychal
We are pleased to congratulate one of our social work trainees, Mychal Riley, who has been awarded
a 2012 Postgraduate Social Work Fellowship position with The Menninger Clinic in Houston, Texas.
The Program seeks to train its practitioners in psychotherapy in a variety of settings, encouraging its
fellows to become reflective professionals who are cognizant of whether the application of theoretical
frameworks is advantageous in treatment.  | | Mychal Riley, MSW |
Mychal Riley, MSW, received his Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan in December 2011 after completing his graduate internship at the Psychological Clinic. During this time, Mychal's training specialized in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, and he developed clinical interests that include personality functioning, psychological resilience, and the treatment of interpersonal conflict with individuals and couples. As a postgraduate fellow, he has contributed to the Clinic's research on
resiliency and the development of the group treatment for depression series.
Mychal has been an asset to IHA during his experience as an intern. Dr. Todd Favorite, director of the Psychological Clinic, looked back on Mychal's experience at IHA:
"Mychal has been an integral part of the Psychological Clinic during his internship and Fellowship. He is the kind of individual who sees a need and works to address it whether it is picking up more cases to reduce the waitlist, teaching senior staff how to use the electronic record keeping system or organizing a system to aid referrals to psychotherapy groups. Mychal is a hard working clinician who pursues knowledge with a passion and embraces challenge. This will make him an excellent fit for the Menninger Clinic, one of the more prestigious clinical training facilities in the country. We are proud of his accomplishments and pleased to be part of his clinical training."
Enthusiastically, Mychal adds, "I am ecstatic to accept a clinical social work fellowship with Menninger.
The opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary staff in an inpatient training facility seems like a natural
progression to build on the clinical experience I have developed as a member of IHA."
Since 1925, The Menninger Clinic has been one of the nation's leading inpatient psychiatric hospitals; U.S. News & World Report has ranked The Clinic among the best in psychiatry since 1991. The Menninger Clinic is dedicated to treating individuals with complex mental illnesses, and is committed to teaching future mental health professionals while advancing mental health care through research. We are confident that Mychal will excel in his fellowship position at Menninger, and congratulate him
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University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy (UCLL):
Launching pad for graduate school and young professionals
Six former UCLL employees and students will be attending graduate school in the fall. UCLL Research Specialist Stephanie Hensel comments on their contributions, saying: "Research assistants (RAs) are vital to the research program at UCLL. The RAs benefit from the experience of participating in a high-quality research program at a top university, while the faculty and staff benefit from the hard work and new ideas that the RAs bring to UCLL. I love working with the RAs and it's always bittersweet to see them leave for graduate school." We thank these individuals for their contributions and congratulate them on being accepted into these fine graduate schools. Though their presence will be missed, we hope that their experiences and training will help take them through this next step in their professional careers. We also to extend a warm welcome to our newest Speech-Language Pathologist. Graduate School Announcements Stephanie Voss joined UCLL as a volunteer in the fall of 2010 and quickly became the Assistant Client Services Coordinator. Stephanie received the outstanding honor of being accepted into five different graduate schools and has chosen to attend the University of Memphis. There she will take part in a graduate assistantship to complete her graduate training and studies and obtain her master's degree in Speech- Language Pathology.  Andrea Solochek first began as a research assistant at UCLL in 2011. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2012 and has chosen to specialize in Speech-Language Pathology as she goes on to attend the University of Wisconsin - Madison for her graduate studies. Angelica Reyes has been working at UCLL since she started as a research assistant in 2011. Specializing in Speech-Language Pathology, she has elected to attend Michigan State University for graduate school. Angelica is a member of the University of Michigan's 2012 graduating class. Dayna Henn will be specializing in Speech-Language Pathology as she goes on to attend Kean University in the fall to begin her graduate studies. She started at UCLL in 2011 as a research assistant and graduated from the University of Michigan in 2012. Megan Siekkinen graduated from Michigan State University in 2011, and began working at UCLL as a research assistant during that same year. She will be attending Michigan State University for graduate school, specializing in Speech-Language Pathology. Katie Barcy started at UCLL as a research assistant in 2012 after graduating from the University of Michigan in 2010. Her graduate studies will take place at Vanderbilt University, where she will specialize in international education policy and management. Clinical Fellowship Announcement The UCLL staff welcomes Liz Olszewski as our newest full-time Speech-Language Pathologist. Liz completed her clinical fellowship at UCLL and was awarded the Certificate of Clinical Competence by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in April 2012. The staff looks forward to continuing to work with her in providing excellent client care. Special Recognition
Finally, one of our UCLL volunteers, Jordon Fenner plans to apply to medical school this fall. Jordan, a U-M senior, is the embodiment of a passionate professional. This past fall a former client accompanied Jordan to a University of Michigan football game and they even painted the rock together.
Lisa Kraus, UCLL's Client Services Coordinator, says,
"Jordan works each day to provide exceptional client care, going above her call of duty to spend time with individual clients." Kraus adds, "The level of care that Jordon puts into her work and provides to her clients is inspiring, and we are appreciative to have such a dedicated volunteer. "
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University of Michigan Consortium Intern Alvin Thomas Selected for Membership in the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
The University Center for the Child and the Family commends Alvin on his membership
The Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society recently selected Alvin Thomas, a U-M consortium intern
at the University Center for the Child and the Family (UCCF)for membership in its University of Michigan
chapter. The Bouchet Society brings together a diverse group of scholars who are of great importance to
their fields and who are embodiments of the cornerstones of their respective universities. We applaud
Alvin on the honor he received by being selected as one of the very few to be accepted into the Bouchet
Society.
Alvin Thomas, MS, is currently a doctoral candidate in the Psychology Department's Clinical Area at the University of Michigan. He began working at UCCF as a practicum student in 2010, and became a consortium intern in September 2011. Alvin's work particularly concerns the exploration of identity, father-son relationships, and mental health in men and boys.
Reflecting on his time at IHA, Alvin says,
"My experiences at IHA have allowed me to make that critical link between my research interests and my clinical work." He was able to link his interests with his work in exploring the efficacy of the father-son relationship, and, for Alvin, "...to be able to make that link was a pleasure to experience."
Alvin has won several awards for his work and achievements, including the Rackham International Student Fellowship, Patricia Gurin Research award, the Center for the Education of Women Award, and the Rackham Graduate Student Research grant, among others. One of his biggest rewards was being able to work with children during his internship at UCCF. "I loved every opportunity to work with the families and more specifically the children whose lives I was privileged to have been allowed to be part of," Alvin explains.
There was a reception for Alvin on campus following his induction into the Bouchet Society during the
Bouchet conference at Yale University in late March. As an official member, Alvin will have the opportunity to attend the Bouchet Conference on Diversity and special workshops put on by the Society, and to take part in the Society's mentoring program. He will also get the chance to be published in the Bouchet Journal, and will become part of the extensive, prestigious network of Bouchet Society members nationwide.
With a nod to the unpredictability of the future, Alvin adds, "It may take me a while to unpack the
experiences, life lessons, and skills that I have undoubtedly garnered during my time here, but I am
sure that they will all serve me well. I have an increased appreciation for clinical work, and hope to
eventually explore this interest further."
We congratulate Alvin on his membership in the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, and look
forward to seeing his future contributions to the field as a member of an elite group of scholars.
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About Us
The Institute for Human Adjustment serves the University and the broader community with intervention programs of the highest quality to assist individuals, couples and families with difficulties in adjustment, learning and communication. We provide state of the art educational opportunities for providers-in-training in these areas, and conduct research on important facets of these activities.
The Institute is comprised of three units: University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy (UCLL), Psychological Clinic, and University Center for the Child and the Family (UCCF). |
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