JFKU and Our Community
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
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- Community Counseling Centers in Pleasant Hill and Sunnyvale
- Monument Community Health Fair at Meadow Homes Park in Concord
- La Clinica Annual Health Fair at the Pittsburg Adult School
- Ongoing on-site support activities at the Pleasant Hill Community Counseling Center
- Some master's program graduates employed at Rio Vista Care, a community counseling center with a school-based component; at La Familia Children's Center in Hayward; at Family First in Concord; and in private practice in Lafayette
- GSPP adjunct faculty member serves on the Executive Board of the California Association for Play Therapy
- Annual Expressive Arts Camp held at JFKU's Pleasant Hill campus
- Co-sponsor for the Bay Area Organizational Development Network's Best in the West 2006 conference
- Ongoing application of student research in the workplace and in community organizations
- ACT (Adults and Children Together) Against Violence program for violence prevention in families with children
- LEAP (Life Enhancement through Athletic and Academic Participation) teaches life skills to athletic team members
- Oren Allen Rehabilitation Center in Byron: week-long camp for incarcerated young boys
- Sport psychology camps with various Bay Area youth teams
- Parents and coaches sport psychology clinics for Bay Area high schools with youth sports
- Sport psychology life skills programs for area high schools
- Sport psychology graduates work as coaches and consultants to various sports teams in local communities
- Annual Expressive Arts Camp at JFKU Community Counseling Center in Sunnyvale
- Travel/Study Program: African Culture through the Arts course traveled with students and community members for 10 days in Malawi, Africa
- Community Lecture Series, open to the public
- Founding co-sponsor of the California Association of Museums Green Initiative
- Developed educational exhibition on the planet Jupiter's moon, Europa, currently on display at NASA's SETI project
- Ongoing publication and application of student and faculty research at the American Association of Museums; Association of Science and Technologies Centers; Western Museums Association
- Host public events and lectures for Cultural Connections; ArtTable; other museums and cultural centers
- Faculty and alumni serve on international, national, and regional museum professional, editorial, and advisory boards
- Faculty and students annually help train professionals in developing countries, including Peru and Ecuador
- Helzel Museum Leadership Lecture Series
- Students, alumni, and faculty develop community advisory and technology projects for local museums, including the Oakland Museum of California, Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Magnes Museum, and San Jose Museum of Art
- City of Berkeley Mayoral Proclamation for outstanding contribution to the museum community during the 2006 Year of the Museum
- Gail Anderson Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Museums and Social Responsibility
- Co-sponsor of the California Association of Museums conference
- Dean Witter Foundation grant supports the transition of teacher leaders from classrooms into leadership intern positions
- Margoes Foundation Urban Teacher Scholarships
- Co-sponsor of the Association for the Advancement of Psychosynthesis conference Bridging Spirit and Action
- Participant in regional teacher recruitment fairs
- Co-sponsor community speaker series on High School Exit Exam
- Teaching internships in regional school districts
- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing approved internship program with multiple school districts
- Heart, Body, and Soul symposium
- Arts & Consciousness conference on Holistic Approaches to Arts Education
- Arts & Consciousness Gallery
- SHS Colloquium Series
- Center for Holistic Counseling (CHC) in Oakland celebrates 25 years of community service in 2007
- Collaborative holistic counseling program between CHC and EnCompass Academy for K-3 elementary students in Berkeley
- Holistic Health Education (HHE) community-based internships located in a kitchen, business, school, women's health center
- HHE externships: Universal Health nutrition and men's health program; Breast Health Project community program; Three Stone Hearth community kitchen volunteer program; Napa Adventure Boot Camp holistic nutrition course
- Dream Studies speaker series
- Somatic Psychology public lecture and open house series
- Community Counseling Centers in Pleasant Hill and Sunnyvale
- Infant-Parent Mental Health speaker series in San Leandro, co-sponsored with Oakland's Children's Hospital
- Annual Expressive Arts Camp at JFKU Community Counseling Center in Sunnyvale
- Student publications in the SERD online newsletter of the American Psychological Association
- Two SHS core faculty serve on board of directors for Blue Oak Therapy Center, Berkeley (CA), nonprofit counseling center
- Elder Law Clinic serving elderly clients who may be victims of financial abuse
- Co-sponsor with the Contra Costa County Bar Association of The Changing Face of Hospice conference
- Annual family law series
- Law and Community Forum on the California High School Exit Exam
- Success Built to Last workshop and book signing with author Stewart Emery
- Legal Studies program co-sponsors Law and Community Series, including topics such as Organizational and Individual Integrity: What's the Concern?, and The Have's and Have-Not's: The Growing Divide
- James Gayles Multicultural Art Exhibit
- Taking Care of Business workshop for small-business owners, home-based business owners, and entrepreneurs
- Asian Pacific Institute
- Faculty speakers at community organization meetings such as the Commonwealth Club
- Faculty consultants develop programs with area organizations and agencies, such as Creating a Culture of Collaboration in a City Government
(800) 696-5358
proginfo@jfku.edu