Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 9. Source pages: 14.
Tamia Randolph-Alvarez, a University of New Orleans doctoral student in the UNO College of Education and Human Development’s Counselor Education Graduate program, has been named a 2013 Minority Fellow by the National Board for Certified Counselors. The honor is connected to a $20,000 award. Only 24 doctoral students across the nation will be granted this honor.
According to the UNO news article, Randolph- Alvarez is also a fellow in the UNO College of Business Administration’s new business accelerator program. The program helps students develop plans for successfully going into business.
The national board received its first Minority Fellowship Program grant award in August 2012 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. SAMHSA offered its first fellowships in 1973 with an aim of increasing the number of "qualified behavioral healthcare providers who truly understand the language of the ethnic and racial minorities they serve," according to the agency and the UNO reports.
This year's grant allocation to National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) marks an expansion of programs to include professional counselors under the SAMHSA grants. A congressional change in 2012 supported the grants being made available to professional counselors.
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