Featured Program: Private Counseling for Public Service
Private Counseling for Public Service works with the Veterans Administration, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, community-based programs, and other non-profit organizations to offer local mental health care particularly for those who are serving in the National Guard and Reserves and their loved ones since 9/11/2001
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Thank you, Clinicians, for attending the Parenting Alone Clinician Workshop on May 15, 2009.
More than 30 clinicians enjoyed the information presented by Gloria Vanderhorst, a licensed clinicial psychologist, about helping women to build healthy families. We are also grateful to the Caroline Center, Paul's Place, and the YWCA for providing resources for our clinicians.
THANK YOU to all who attended the 2009 Speakers Forum
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Clinicians in Maryland enjoyed our 13th Annual Mary Douglas Wells Speakers Forum at the Sheppard Pratt Conference Center learning about "Men, Women, and the Development of Sexual Identity: Implications for Clinical Practice".
PBCP Receives the Prestigious Standards for Excellence Award
The Pro Bono Counseling Project recently passed the Standards for Excellence certification program and earned the Seal of Excellence from the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations. The Maryland Nonprofits Standards for Excellence® Program is designed to promote excellence and integrity in nonprofit organizations. Read more »
New Parenting Alone Program
The Pro Bono Counseling Project launches a new single parenting program, Parenting Alone: Helping Women to Build Healthy Families. It is funded by the Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle to link single parent women and their children in Baltimore City and County with volunteer therapists and related community resources. Read more »
PBCP launches new
Caring for the Caregivers Program
funded by The American Cancer Society - an innovative program which links low income and underinsured caregivers coping with a loved ones cancer diagnosis with volunteer therapists across the state. Read more »
Healthy Howard Program
PBCP and Howard County are working in partnership to support this innovative new Healthy Howard Program to offer mental health care support for uninsured Howard county residents. Read more »
PBCP welcomes two new talented staff!
Stacey Sugar , Clinical Coordinator
Stacey is finishing the requirements for her Masters in Counseling at Johns Hopkins University.
Previously, Stacey worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the psychiatric inpatient unit; and at the Way Station, a residential rehabilitation program.
Bailey T. Susic
Bailey recently received her Masters in Public Policy and will now apply those skills in a newly created position, Program Outreach Coordinator. Bailey also teaches Sociology at the Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus.
In addition to assisting international students as a Writing Advisor at UMBC, Bailey mentors men in the Johns Hopkins methadone treatment center. Bailey will take on the responsibilities of our newest program, “Parenting Alone: Building Healthy Families” and of developing community relationships for many of our continuing programs, as well.
