Woodbury is also an artist of kiln-formed glass and her work is carried in several fine art galleries on the Big Island. She volunteers as a docent at Firehouse Gallery in Waimea.
Counseling psychology master’s degree offered
The University of Hawaii at Hilo is now accepting applications for its master of arts degree program in counseling psychology for fall.
The master of arts in counseling psychology is a 60-credit hour program based on a scientist-practitioner model and designed to provide multicultural-focused, student-centered graduate training in counseling psychology. It aims to train students to become knowledgeable, skillful, ethical counselors able to assist people in need of professional counseling services.
The program’s curriculum meets the educational requirements for licensure as a mental health counselor in the state. Graduates from the program will be able to work in a variety of counseling settings that include, but are not limited to, state and federal counseling agencies, a variety of mental health programs, schools and the private mental health care industry.
To be eligible for admission, applicants must possess a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, a minimum of 24 semester hours of course work in psychology, at least one three-credit course in statistics and one three-credit course in research methods from any discipline and a score of 550 on the TOEFL if English is not the applicants’ native language, or the undergraduate degree was earned in a non-English speaking country.
The priority application deadline is Feb. 1, although applications may be accepted after that depending on space availability. Admission will be limited to a maximum of 20 students.
For more information, visit https://uhh.hawaii.edu/~psych/counseling. Additional information is also available by contacting Dr. Chris Frueh at frueh@hawaii.edu.
ProService Hawaii adds two to its staff
ProService Hawaii has embarked on a substantial expansion of its Kona operation with the addition of two key new positions.
John Simmerman has joined the Kona office as senior business development manager and Jennifer Woodbury has joined as business development manager. They join ProService’s four other Kona staffers, including ProService founder Pete Paisley, bringing the total team to six.
Simmerman’s and Woodbury’s responsibilities include building relationships with small- and medium-sized businesses, developing new business and educating businesses on health care cost containment, health care and health benefit services that ProService provides.
Simmerman has nearly 20 years’ experience in the health cost containment field. Prior to joining ProService in September, he was division manager of health cost containment with Pioneer Health Group in Boulder, Colo.
Woodbury is also an artist of kiln-formed glass and her work is carried in several fine art galleries on the Big Island. She volunteers as a docent at Firehouse Gallery in Waimea.