The D.R.I.V.E. Symposium was conceived with the intention of demonstrating and celebrating the importance of dignity, respect, inclusion, veracity and equity to our community at large. Our hope is that by coming together as a helping community we will move beyond discussing and espousing these values, to modeling them within and beyond the counseling room. This symposium is an opportunity to explore the incorporation of these values into our daily work and lives.
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Keynote Speaker
Our distinguished Keynote Speaker is Dr. Kristina Hill, Core Faculty, Counseling@Northwestern.
Sessions
Each 50-minute presentation will focus on a topic related to the values of the D.R.I.V.E. Symposium. The complete list of sessions and room assignments can be found here.
Speakers
Speakers for this conference have all been peer reviewed and accepted based on the strength of their submitted proposal. To learn more about the speakers of the D.R.I.V.E. Symposium, please click here.
Additional Information & Resources
Continuing Education Credits
The Family Institute at Northwestern University has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6976. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Family Institute at Northwestern University is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. ACEP Contact: Michele Kerulis| 618 Library Place, Evanston, IL 60201 | 847.733.4300 michele.kerulis@northwestern.edu
About
This framework for advancing inclusion outlines the program’s commitment to the development and maintenance of a multiculturally enriched, just, and inclusive learning environment. The framework also signals our commitment to enhancing multicultural competencies in our faculty and students in personal and professional spaces including clinical practice.
This ever-evolving document will be central to the transformative change we all seek as a counselor education program. We are committed to working collaboratively with all of The Family Institute at Northwestern University counseling department stakeholders to advance this framework and related initiatives to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive program, discipline, and society.
Mission
In the counseling program, dignity, respect, inclusion, veracity, and equity are the core of who we are. We are unwaveringly committed to those values in all components of this program. Our central mission is rooted in these values. We believe having an inclusive perspective aids in the bettering of an ever-changing diverse community and world.
Vision
Advance inclusion via the adoption of (1) the Shared Equity Leadership model, (2) the Northwestern University Inclusive Teaching Practices, and (3) the American Counseling Association Multicultural Counseling Competencies as we seek to honor the diverse identities of our counseling students and the community.
Our program has adopted the American Counseling Association (ACA) Multicultural Counseling Competencies detailed below, as we strive to:
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Align our inclusion efforts with those of the ACA, which seeks to have its members
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Recognize the existence of differences in our society and adhere to the work of a cross-cultural approach in their desire to maintain the well-being, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of each individual (Multicultural Counseling Association, 2021).
Learn more about The Family Institute’s Inclusive Strategies
Learn more about the ACA Multicultural Counseling Competencies (need link)
If you have questions or are in need of more information please contact Dr. Miranda Parries at mparries@family-institute.org