Media mentions: Changing the face of therapy; Camp DIVE wraps up; Kopcha quoted on teacher training
Empowering black women to make mental health a priority
After realizing many African-Americans weren’t embracing the importance of mental health, Joy Harden Bradford, an Atlanta-based therapist and founder of the mental health platform Therapy for Black Girls, made it her life’s work to encourage more people to get help, talk about it, and simply learn more about mental health.
A college counselor for many years, Bradford broke out on her own in 2014 to create the Therapy for Black Girls brand, which now includes a blog, podcast, and more than 32,000 members of a social media community.
Read more on The Huffington Post.
Camp DIVE celebrates third successful year
About 80 children gathered in the cafeteria at Clarke Middle School on Friday to celebrate the end of the third session of Camp DIVE, a partnership program between the UGA College of Education and the Clarke County School District, with lots of help from students, local teachers, and community organizations as well.
The camp aims to keep kids engaged and learning during the summer, and it’s also a chance for faculty and local teachers to flex their creativity in planning lessons and activities outside of a regular school day.
Read more in the Athens Banner-Herald, or read the College’s recap on our website.
Kopcha quoted on teacher training, development
While students are out for the summer, teachers are taking advantage of local businesses to learn about industry trends and work life balance to gain insight into an ever-evolving job market.
In a recent article published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Theodore J. Kopcha, an associate professor in the Department of Career and Information Studies, highlighted the importance of evolving the teacher training experience.
“One thing that is often overlooked is how this training can immediately be used in the classroom,” he said. “The focus is on the technology or the skills or the content, and the teacher may not know how to apply it to learning.”