Michael J. Gargano, M.S.ED., Community Mental Health, Counselor Educat
Allegany, New York, United States
Research field: Psychology - Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Developing sensitivity to religious issues in counseling; Religious and cultural identity formation; Spirituality & Mental Health; Humanistic & Existential Psychologies; Journal writing and the therapeutic process
Awards and Grants
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May 2013Graduated Magna Cum Laude (With High Honors)
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Jan 2011St. Bonaventure University Graduate Dean's Scholarship
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Jul 2010The Francis E. Kelley Oxford Memorial Scholarship, St. Bonaventure University
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May 2009Adirondack Community College Student Senator of the Year Award
Biographical Information
Michael J. Gargano is a first generation Italian-American, native New Yorker, blogger, educator, and mental health counselor with an interdisciplinary perspective that brings creative solutions to complex and real-time issues.
Michael is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Saybrook University, a world-renowned institution in the humanistic, existential, & transpersonal approaches to clinical practice & scholarship located in San Francisco, CA. He earned a master’s degree, magna cum laude, in community mental health counseling & a bachelors degree in theology from St. Bonaventure University, studied abroad for six-weeks at Trinity College at University of Oxford in England, and earned an associate's degree in liberal arts from Adirondack Community College (now SUNY Adirondack) where he served as Student Trustee on the College's Board of Trustees and Student Senate.
Michael is conversant in the theories and application of grant seeking, administration, and writing as well as providing counseling services and organizing community engagement programs or service initiatives. He currently serves as Graduate Student Chair and Upstate Region Chair for the American Counseling Association of New York, a not-for-profit grassroots organization that represents professional counselors and counseling students, of all specialty areas, who live or work in New York State.
His most interesting project is the 2013 launch of will2meaning.com a Wordpress blog that provides readers and contributors a springboard to discuss social and interdisciplinary issues from a humanistic perspective.
Michael’s research and professional interests include spirituality and counseling, mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and developing interdisciplinary approaches to counseling & psychology.
Michael is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Saybrook University, a world-renowned institution in the humanistic, existential, & transpersonal approaches to clinical practice & scholarship located in San Francisco, CA. He earned a master’s degree, magna cum laude, in community mental health counseling & a bachelors degree in theology from St. Bonaventure University, studied abroad for six-weeks at Trinity College at University of Oxford in England, and earned an associate's degree in liberal arts from Adirondack Community College (now SUNY Adirondack) where he served as Student Trustee on the College's Board of Trustees and Student Senate.
Michael is conversant in the theories and application of grant seeking, administration, and writing as well as providing counseling services and organizing community engagement programs or service initiatives. He currently serves as Graduate Student Chair and Upstate Region Chair for the American Counseling Association of New York, a not-for-profit grassroots organization that represents professional counselors and counseling students, of all specialty areas, who live or work in New York State.
His most interesting project is the 2013 launch of will2meaning.com a Wordpress blog that provides readers and contributors a springboard to discuss social and interdisciplinary issues from a humanistic perspective.
Michael’s research and professional interests include spirituality and counseling, mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and developing interdisciplinary approaches to counseling & psychology.
CV
Professional Experience
2013 - Present
Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology at Saybrook University
San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
2011 - Present
Upstate Region Chair at American Counseling Association of New York
Albany, New York, United States
Albany, New York, United States
2011 - Present
Assessment Intern at St. Bonaventure University/ Center for Community Engagement
Saint Bonaventure, New York, United States
Saint Bonaventure, New York, United States
2010 - Present
Sep 2011 - Dec 2012
Teaching Assistant at St. Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, New York, United States
Classes taught:
University 101: Skills for the Good Journey
Saint Bonaventure, New York, United States
Classes taught:
University 101: Skills for the Good Journey
Education
2013 - 2013
2011 - 2013
St. Bonaventure University
in Saint Bonaventure, New York, United States
Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.), Counselor Education, Community Mental Health
Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.), Counselor Education, Community Mental Health
Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
Trinity College, University of Oxford
in Oxford, United Kingdom
Summer Study Abroad with the St. Bonaventure University Francis E. Kelley Oxford Program
Summer Study Abroad with the St. Bonaventure University Francis E. Kelley Oxford Program
Sep 2009 - Dec 2010
Sep 2007 - Aug 2009
Adirondack Community College
in Queensbury, New York, United States
Associate of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Associate of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Consulting Services
Center for Community Engagement, St. Bonaventure University
Center for Community Engagement, St. Bonaventure University
Contact Information
| Address: | P.O. Box 368, Allegany, 14778, United States |
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| Phone: | 585-403-1165 |
| Google Talk: | garganomichael |
| Skype: | garganomichael |
| Webpage: | http://will2meaning.com |
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