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Counselor Education at Siena Heights University

I’m proud that I earned my master’s degree in Counselor Education at Siena Heights University in Michigan (class of 1983).  I’m equally proud that I joined SHU’s Graduate Faculty this fall as Director of Counselor Education and Assistant Professor of Counselor Education.

When I was accepted into the doctoral program in counseling psychology at West Virginia University in 1987, I wondered, “Will I be competitive with students coming from larger schools with bigger presences in the public spotlight?”  I was.

Siena Heights gave me an edge in two ways.

Siena’s graduate faculty were both teachers and working professionals with solid field experience; they shared a practical sense of the real world of helping.  Second, I was taught to focus on what was right with people rather than what was wrong with them.  What a gift to know that all human beings can access well-being, no matter what they have been through or are currently facing.

People who are struggling need HOPE.  Helpers who KNOW and SEE the indomitable spirit inside every human being stand a much better chance of awakening others to their true, healthy nature.  Watching people reconnect with the love and understanding inside of them is a wonderful protection against burn-out!

The mission of Siena Heights University is to educate “competent, purposeful, ethical” human beings.  The mission of the Adrian Dominican religious women who sponsor the University is to “seek truth, make peace, reverence life.”  I’m grateful for the opportunity to uphold both charters.

Siena’s master’s degree in counselor education is experiential, practical, health-oriented and emphasizes the health of the helper.  If you want to know more about the program, feel free to call me (304.692.4868), email me (lpettit@sienaheights.edu),  or visit the Siena Heights University website to learn about either the community or school counseling tracks.  The program is offered on campuses in Adrian, Lansing and Southfield, MI.

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New Contact Information

In August, I moved to Michigan and joined the faculty of Siena Heights University as Director of Graduate Counselor Education.

I can be contacted at:

PO Box 347, Pinckney, MI/ Phone: 304.692.4868

lpettit@sienaheights.edu

I’ll be developing this blog in the coming months! Come back and visit!

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Effective Counselor Preparation for the 21st Century

Effective Counselor Preparation for the 21st Century

Changes are coming in the field of mental health.  For my take on some of the forces shaping the shift,  take a peek at this powerpoint presentation!

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Whether you have opened this website to find information about Siena Height’s Counselor Education program, or about the 3 Principles Understanding, or about my coaching work with individuals (especially mental health professionals) and couples — I hope you’ll FEEL how deeply I celebrate the human spirit!

Although there is much chaos in the world, there is also much reason to HOPE.  Though disaster, distress and dehumanizing experiences dominate the news, I never find that I have to look far to find love, understanding and shining examples of resilience.

Resilience, grace, wisdom — call it what you will — are the essence of every human being.  I’ve known that, quite consciously,  since I was small. But it wasn’t until eight years ago, when I found an understanding about the Three Spiritual Principles behind the human experience, as described by Sydney Banks, that I began to see with greater clarity how to more continuously access my own equanimity and how to help others awaken to theirs.

My hope is that within these pages you’ll find food for reflection about reconnecting with what is most true within you — your unlimited potential to be a loving, peaceful, contented and joyful human being.  Happy reading….and do contact me at linda@3-principles.com  or 304.692.4868.  I’ll be delighted to share information with you about my training, consulting, speaking and coaching work and/or about Siena Heights University’s graduate program in Counselor Education.

“Love is not just an idea. Love is a living, breathing essence that the wise can pluck from the air at will and then like a master artist mold it into something beautiful.”  — Syd Banks, Second Chance

“Someday after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.” — Teilhard de Chardin

 

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