[Counselor_Educ] FW: Ohio University Student Hilary Fitch Awarded Addictions Counseling Fellowship

[Bhat, Christine]

Congratulations Hilary!
We are proud of this outstanding accomplishment!

Kind regards,
Dr. Bhat

From: NBCC Foundation [mailto:foundation at nbcc.org]
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Subject: Ohio University Student Hilary Fitch Awarded Addictions Counseling Fellowship



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August 8, 2019



Hilary J. Fitch Awarded $15,000 Counseling Fellowship From NBCC and Affiliates

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Jackson, OH—The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected Hilary J. Fitch, of Jackson, Ohio, for the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program-Addictions Counselors (MFP-AC). As an NBCC MFP-AC Fellow, Fitch will receive funding and training to support her education and facilitate her addictions counseling service to underserved minority populations.



The NBCC MFP-AC is made possible by a grant awarded to the NBCC Foundation in collaboration with the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The Foundation administers the MFP-AC, including training and collaboration activities, such as webinars<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnbcc_foundation.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT03NTU1NjIyJnA9MSZ1PTg0NTIzNTQyNCZsaT01OTQ4NTUwMQ%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7C443940389c014301b58108d71c13c7eb%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637008743591654261&sdata=tIEPG48NANrgv2IDho7af7uSM5HYmTC%2FnMaTkLcTdYs%3D&reserved=0>, that are open to all National Certified Counselors (NCCs). The goal of the program is to reduce health disparities and improve behavioral health care outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse populations by increasing the available number of culturally competent behavioral health professionals.



The NBCC Foundation MFP will distribute up to $15,000 to Fitch and the other 39 master’s-level addictions counseling students selected to receive the fellowship award. Fitch is a graduate of Aspen University, in Denver, Colorado, and is currently a master’s student in the clinical mental health counseling and clinical rehabilitation counseling program at Ohio University, in Athens. Upon graduation, Fitch intends to work with individuals struggling with both mental health and co-occurring substance use issues, particularly individuals who are often marginalized, such as those within the gender and sexual/affectional minority spectrum, ethnic minorities, women with a history of trauma, and individuals who reside in rural areas, where mental health and addiction treatment services are typically lacking. Being awarded this fellowship will allow Fitch to attend mental health and addiction counseling conferences where she will have the opportunity to establish a stronger professional identity as a counselor, learn evidence-based practices to better serve minority populations, and advocate for the counseling profession.



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