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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lee J. Richmond, “Career Counseling with Diverse Populations”

Dr. Lee J. Richmond is a Professor of Education at Loyola College in the area of school counseling. Winner of 2002 Eminent Career Award of the National Career Development Association, she has co-authored three books, six book chapters, two monographs and numerous articles on the subject of career development, multicultural counseling and other counseling related fields.

Currently, Dr. Richmond serves on the editorial advisory committee of ASCA School Counselor magazine, post secondary vice-president of MASCA, president elect of MACD, and member of the professional standards committee of NCDA.

In the past Dr. Richmond has served on the national level as President of ACA, and of NCDA, and she has also served twice on the CACREP Board, once ad NCDA Representative, and most recently as ACA representative. She has also been a member and chair of the ACA Insurance Trust, Past President of the Maryland Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors, and Past President of the Baltimore Psychological Association. She has served as Chair of the Board of the Career Development Training Institute of America, and since 1996, she has worked as a consultant and trainer in Career and Leadership Development for the United States Postal Service and for R. Recruit Co. Ltd., Japan.  Dr. Richmond is a Master trainer of Career Development Facilitators.

After 16 years of service, Dr. Richmond has recently resigned as coordinator of the school counseling program at Loyola College to focus on teaching and on her current research interests in the areas of the use of myth in school counseling, and on the topic of spirituality and career development.

Prior to coming to Loyola, Dr. Richmond served for ten years as professor and director of the counseling and Human Development Program at the Johns Hopkins University, and prior to that at Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Division of Social Sciences at Dundalk Community College in Maryland.  She is an instructor for Lifestyle and Career Development and Decision Making, Cross Cultural Counseling, Group Counseling, Theories of Counseling, Techniques of Educational Counseling and practicum and internship. 

Symposium Panel Speakers:

Ellen Fabian, Ph.D., “Career Counseling for People with Disabilities”

Ellen Fabian, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Director of the Rehabilitation Programs at the University of Maryland.  Much of her research interest has been in career development and employment for people with disabilities, including youth with disabilities transitioning from school to work.   She has published more than 50 papers on these topic, and has secured a number of federal grant awards related to disability and employment. In 2007, she received the University of Maryland's Disability Achievement Award.  She is the current editor of he Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, a scholarly publication in the field.

Ryan D. Duffy, M.A.,  “Career Counseling and Spirituality”

Ryan D. Duffy, M.A. is a Doctoral Candidate in counseling psychology at The University of Maryland, College Park. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Art’s degree in Human development and Philosophy from Boston College and a Master’s Degree in counseling psychology from The University of Maryland, College Park. Ryan’s research interests are broadly in the area of vocational psychology, and he has specifically investigated the work values of college students, the career development of medical students and physicians, and the interface of spirituality and career development. Ryan has published articles in numerous career related journals, including the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Career Development Quarterly, Journal of Career Development, and Journal of Career Assessment. Additionally, Ryan has served as a counselor for college students in a variety of settings, including the University of Maryland Counseling Center, Howard Community College Counseling Center, and Towson University Counseling Center. As a career counselor, Ryan has a particular interest in working with clients who are struggling with barriers which limit their work volition.

Deborah G. Haskins, Ph.D. , “Career Counseling with People of Color”

Deborah G. Haskins, Ph.D. is Affiliate Professor and Director of Undergraduate and Masters Field Education in Psychology at Loyola College in Maryland and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the State of Maryland. She is also a National Certified Gambling Counselor and Supervisor and provides problem gambling counseling and clinical supervision for counselors seeking problem gambling certification. 

Presently, Deborah is co-producing a video “African Americans and Problem Gambling” with the Delaware Council of Problem Gambling and The Cole Group, Inc (expected release Spring, 2006).  

Her counseling expertise includes sexual abuse recovery for adolescent females and women, substance abuse aftercare treatment, grief and loss, identity problems, and integrating religion and spirituality in human functioning and practice. 

In 2003, she formed MOSAIC Counseling and Consulting Services to train human service professionals in how to integrate cultural diversity in mental health services.  Deborah holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rider University, a Masters of Arts degree in Counseling Services, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola College in Maryland. 

She has published research on sexual abuse attitudes among African Americans and psychotherapy with African Americans and cultural diversity in mental health delivery (“Psychotherapy with African Americans,” a book chapter co-authored in the Practicing multiculturalism:  Affirming diversity in counseling and psychology, T. Smith, Editor, and published in January, 2004). 

She was appointed to serve on the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists, is Vice Chairperson and Chairs the Credentials Committee providing leadership in regulating all certified and licensed counselors in the State of Maryland.   She also assists congregations and communities in mental health prevention and support.

Wonjin Sim, M.A., “Career Counseling with International Students”

Wonjin Sim, M.A. is a Doctoral Candidate in the counseling psychology program at the University of Maryland, College Park. She earned her Bachelor of Art’s degree from Ewha Women’s University in Korea, and earned her Master’s degree from University of Maryland, College Park. She has worked as a counselor at the University of Maryland counseling center, University of Maryland health center, and Howard Community College Counseling and Career Services Center. Her research and practice interests include multicultural counseling, Asians’ issues, international students’ issues, and dream work with Asians. She has published one book chapter (“Insight in Psychotherapy”) and four  journal articles in Psychotherapy and Dreaming.

Karen O’Brien, Ph.D., Discussant for the Panel   

Karen M. O’Brien, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland. Through her research, teaching, and service, she strives to generate knowledge that can be used to address social concerns and individual problems, to educate and mentor students to achieve their research and clinical potential, and to actively contribute to the communities where she lives and works. The primary focus of Dr. O’Brien’s research program is to investigate the factors that contribute to the circumscription of women and people of color to low status, low paid occupations. A second focus of her research centers on improving the practice of career counseling and developing vocational interventions for populations that are at risk for occupational underachievement. Recently, Dr. O’Brien has begun to investigate predictors of healthy functioning in adoptive families. Dr. O’Brien has published extensively and currently serves as the associate editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology. She is a licensed psychologist and maintains a small private practice.

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