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Darlene Schmitt, MSED
(She/Her/Hers)
- Associate Director
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(585) 395-2414
dschmitt@brockport.edu
Office: Hazen Hall 118
Office Hours:Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm during the academic year
Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm during winter and summer breaks
Bio
Darlene Schmitt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor the Associate Director of the Counseling Center. Darlene has been at the University since 2003, and prior to that worked in a variety of mental health settings including outpatient substance abuse programs; criminal justice diversion programs; community mental health and primary care settings; and had a private practice. In addition, Darlene is an adjunct instructor for the SUNY Brockport Counselor Education program and enjoys helping develop emerging professionals.
Campus Involvement: Darlene is actively involved on campus, providing outreach and consultation as well as serving on several college-wide committees including the Employee Assistance Program, the Student Behavioral Consultant Team, and she is the Hazen representative in the College Senate.
The Counseling Center values the well-being of all students and strives to provide equity in mental health for underrepresented populations. This past year, Darlene led the campus collaboration with The Steve Fund (https://www.stevefund.org/)
Education
- MSEd, Counselor Education, SUNY Brockport
- BA, Psychology and Sociology, SUNY Geneseo
- LMHC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
- Certificate: The Inclusive and Ethical Leadership Certificate, issued by USF Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education
- Certification: The Anti-Racist, Culturally-Competent Treatment for Black Families
Areas of Specialty
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectic Behavioral Therapy t
- Motivational Interviewing
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma
- Trained in Critical Incident Response and Disaster Mental Health
- Crisis response
Courses Taught
EDC 720: Integration of Counseling Concepts
EDC 722/724: Implementation I