School of Forest Resources, U.S. Forest Service to host seminar by professional counselor
The University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources and the U.S. Forest Service will host a seminar as part of a program to improve retention and career transition of multicultural students within forestry and related fields.
Professional counselor and professor Caroline Brackette will deliver “Intercultural Competence: A Discourse on Awareness, Knowledge and Skills” from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 5 in 107 Norman Smith Hall. The talk is free and open to the public. A live feed of the seminar will be available to U.S. Forest Service employees and may be available for others upon request.
Brackette is a professor of counselor education at Mercer University in Georgia, a licensed professional counselor and a certified school counselor in Georgia and Ohio. She has experience as an administrator in higher education, a clinical mental health therapist and a high school counselor.
Brackette’s visit is related to a larger effort between the School of Forest Resources and the U.S. Forest Service that aims to enhance multicultural student retention and development in natural resource programs at UMaine.
Organizers of the effort in the School of Forest Resources and Native American Studies Program say they believe Brackette, an expert on cultural competency training, will help with the initiative.
For more information about Brackette’s talk or to request a disability accommodation or access to the live feed, contact Shannon Field at 581.2887 or shannon.field@maine.edu.