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Cecile Brennan

Visiting Associate Professor - Counseling

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eMail

cbrennan@jcu.edu

Phone Number

216-397-1987

Location

Saint Ignatius Hall 314

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Biography

Cecile Brennan is a licensed professional clinical counselor with a supervisory designation, a counselor educator and a clinician in private practice. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling at 芭乐大人版app约炮. During her time at John Carroll, she was the first chair of the newly established Department of Counseling, developed a certificate program in Spiritual Wellness & Counseling and helped establish the substance-use disorder concentration and certificate program. Dr. Brennan鈥檚 primary areas of scholarly inquiry are counseling ethics, the interface of spirituality and counseling, and the socio cultural context of mental dysfunction.

Dr. Brennan is active in a number of professional organizations and regularly presents at local, state and national counseling conferences. In addition, she has written a number of scholarly articles and book chapters. Prior to her present position at 芭乐大人版app约炮, she taught in the Art Therapy & Counseling Program at Ursuline College and had earlier worked as a high school teacher and counselor.

Teaching Interests

Counseling Ethics Diagnosis Human Growth & Development Spirituality & Counseling Practicum & Internship

Research Interests

Ethics Counselor Education Spirituality & Counseling Cross-cultural conceptions of mental illness Role of society in the development of mental illness

Degrees

  • Ph.D.: Urban Education--Counseling, Cleveland State University, May 1999.
  • Master of Education Degree-Counseling, Cleveland State University, 1989.
  • Master of Arts Degree-English, Cleveland State University, 1984.
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree, Anthropology: Cleveland State University, Magna cum Laude, 1976.