Mastewal Seyeneh
Clinical Interests
My clinical interest includes trauma-informed practice in schools, trauma healing and community re-engagement in conflict-affected areas, providing culturally responsive mental health and psychosocial support, working with vulnerable groups/individuals, addiction prevention and intervention. My research interest is in both school and mental health counseling: culturally responsive mental health counseling approaches, implementing strategies for student resilience, social-emotional learning, integrating curriculum for student wellbeing, promoting equity and diversity in school counseling practices, internationalization of school counseling, and so on.
Courses Taught: Theories of Counseling, Multicultural Counseling, Group Counseling, Career Counseling, School Counseling, Substance Use and Addiction Counseling, Research in Counseling, Practicum, and Internship
About Me
My interests outside of school focus on promoting partnership, advocacy, leadership and social justice/ being a change agent. Volunteerism and providing training and empowering women/children/youth are my best qualities as a person. My hobbies: walking/activities connected to Mother Nature; traveling; reading; listening to songs, and listening to others when they need comfort.
Favorite quotes:
“Between stimulus and response there is space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom" - Vicktor Frankl
"Love is listening." - Paul Tillich
Contact
Winther 6047 / 262-472-5401