Johnson University School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

July 30th 1-Day Conference hosted here at Johnson on pursuing licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist is the state of TN. Perfect opportunity for graduate students to network in the local community and find support in navigating the next steps after completing their Master's degree.

Bridging the Gap Graduating from a counselor training program can feel like jumping off a cliff.

Thursday, May 6th, is the National Day of Prayer. It was created to mobilize unified public prayer for America. In view of all that is happening, especially in our area right now, let's make a part of our prayer tomorrow (and ongoing) for the children of our nation and the world.

We Pray for Children . . .
By Ina J. Hughes

We pray for children
who sneak popsicles before supper,
who erase holes in math workbooks,
who can never find their shoes.

And we pray, for those
who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,
who can’t bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,
who never “counted potatoes,”
who are born in places where we wouldn’t be caught dead,
who never go to the circus,
who live in an X-***ed world.

We pray for children
who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions,
who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money.

And we pray for those
who never get dessert,
who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,
who watch their parents watch them die,
who can’t find any bread to steal,
who don’t have any rooms to clean up,
whose pictures aren’t on anybody’s dresser,
whose monsters are real.

We pray for children
who spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food,
who like ghost stories,
who shove dirty clothes under the bed,
and never rinse out the tub,
who get visits from the tooth fairy,
who don’t like to be kissed in front of the carpool,
who squirm in church or temple and scream in the phone,
whose tears we sometimes laugh at
and whose smiles can make us cry.

And we pray for those
whose nightmares come in the daytime,
who will eat anything,
who have never seen a dentist,
who aren’t spoiled by anybody,
who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,
who live and move, but have no being.

We pray for children
who want to be carried and for those who must,
for those we never give up on
and for those who don’t get a second chance.
for those we smother . . .
and for those who will grab the hand of anybody
kind enough to offer it.

You're invited to attend Rocky Top Cares Panel Discussion:

Anxiety and Depression through the Lens of Faith.

We all know the stats and stories - anxiety, depression, grief, stress are at record levels. We have invited 3 professional counselors to lead us in this conversation.

Redeemer Presbyterian Church
1642 Highland Ave
Sunday April 25 from 2:00-4:00.
Covid protocol will be followed. Masks required inside.

Please register at:

Rocky Top Cares Rocky Top Cares is a resource hosted by Collegiate Abbey in partnership with local counseling providers to address mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical areas of need in our campus community. …

The UCC has joined Instagram! Follow along at JUCounseling for tips & resources that promote mental and emotional wellbeing. .

https://www.facebook.com/JUSSBS/posts/1470922279783460

If you've experienced the loss of a loved one this year or are still struggling to manage past losses, we invite you to join an evening of support and remembrance. This evening is open to Johnson students & employees, as well as the local community.

Let's all celebrate by doing something kind for someone today!!

Join us in-person for the Wellness Workshop Thursday at 9am in PW 227. Space is limited and chapel credit is available!

If you've experienced the loss of a loved one this year or are still struggling to manage past losses, we invite you to join an evening of support and remembrance. This evening is open to Johnson students & employees, as well as the local community.

Check out this story about one of our students....

YOKE Welcomes Another New Team Member Join us in welcoming Alanah Drum to the YOKE family! Alanah, a psychology major at Johnson University, is completing her senior internship with YOKE this year. Alanah grew up in Georgia, but her family moved to Scottsburg, Indiana in 2018. During this transition, Alanah chose to continue