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Counselor Education
James J. Bergin, Ed.D., LPC, NCSC
Professor of Counselor Education
Georgia Southern University
ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
B.A. University of St. Mary of the Lake, Philosophy, 1967
M.Ed. Loyola University (Chicago), Guidance & Counseling, 1971
Ed.D. The College of William and Mary in Virginia, Counseling, 1974
CERTIFICATION/LICENSURES
- Certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors as a national certified counselor (NCC) & National Certified School Counselor (NCSC)
- Certified by the Georgia Professional Standards Committee as a School Counselor (S-7)
- Licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by the Georgia Composite Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
1967-1973
Elementary/Middle School & Special Education Teacher (Chicago Ridge Public Schools; Chicago Public Schools; Williamsburg Public Schools [VA])1973-1981
Elementary School Counselor (Richmond Public Schools & Williamsburg Public Schools [VA]; District #146 Public Schools [IL]; Cumberland County Public Schools & Fort Bragg Dependent Schools [NC])1981-1992
Professor of Counselor Education & Teacher Education, East Central University (OK)1992-Present
Professor of Counselor Education, Georgia Southern University (GA)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Georgia School Counselors Association
- Georgia Association for Counselor Education & Supervision
- American School Counselor Association
- Chi Sigma Iota
AWARDS/HONORS
- Georgia School Counselors Association, GSCA Post-Secondary Counselor of the Year, 2000
- American Counseling Association, Carl D. Perkins Legislative Award, 1995.
- American School Counselor Association, ASCA Post-Secondary Counselor of the Year, 1994.
- American School Counselor Association, Award of Merit for Government Relations Activities (1989-1993), 1993.
- Oklahoma School Counselor Association, OSCA Post-Secondary Counselor of the Year, 1993.
- American School Counselor Association, Award of Recognition for Organizing and Conducting the ASCA Day at the National Capitol, 1991.
- Oklahoma Vocational Association, Friend of Guidance Award, 1990.
- Oklahoma Association for Counseling and Development, Oklahoma Counselor of the Year, 1987.
Last updated January 18, 2007