WIU Clinical/Community Mental Health

The MPCAC Central Office (aka this is our accrediting body!) is delighted to announce that we are expanding our staff. Please share and distribute the attached position announcement within your networks at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your assistance in promoting this opportunity and supporting the strategic growth of our organization.

Posting and sharing this for GEP students here in one of our graduate programs in Psychology, we are on a time crunch due to a change in the WIU survey platform so please help and share!

Hello, my name is Owen Kibbe, and I am a graduate student in the Department of Psychology at Western Illinois University. I am currently working on my master’s thesis under the supervision of Dr. Leigh Ann Fisler. I am reaching out to request your assistance in recruiting participants for a research study that has received IRB approval from the Western Illinois University Institutional Review Board.
This study investigates how a brief, fully online activity influences social confidence and social anxiety in autistic college students. It is designed using a neurodiversity-affirming framework and is intended to support the social experiences of autistic individuals. Participation is open to currently enrolled college students between the ages of 18 and 24, including those who self-identify as autistic.
Participation in the study requires approximately 10-12 minutes and is completed entirely online via Qualtrics. The study involves reading a short, written scenario, completing a brief rating activity, and responding to two short questionnaires. Participation in this study is entirely voluntary, and all responses will be kept anonymous.
https://wiusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06stfx7yQXkJ7kG?fbclid=IwY2xjawSCqERleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF5aWxtT3Y4bTAyWGdjelRyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtqCmmf8LTvnU23vfldKPrPbqnYp4qE2jTormS_06DOFRcLfn40nkvl8qFim_aem_VAVLwrnKP8y1EFLhvfSR1w

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Please join us in congratulating current 2nd year, Mak Hall, on accepting an internship with McDonough District Hospital Behavioral Health Services!💛💜

Mak shares, “I am excited to begin my internship at McDonough District Hospital Behavioral Heath Services! I will be using the skills I have gathered from the CCMH program to serve a wide variety of clients with varying concerns, and I look forward to expanding my professional experience while serving such a wonderful community of people.”

Please join us in congratulating current intern, Isaiah Moorman, on accepting a position with Advanced Behavioral Heath Services!💛💜

Congratulations to our 2026 CCMH graduates! 💜💛 We are so proud of all your hard work, growth, and accomplishments. We know you will continue to do great things!

We held our Spring Professional Development Conference and social on May 1st! 💛💜 Current students and interns joined internship supervisors, alumni, and community practitioners for a full day of learning, networking, and connection.

We want to thank our outstanding speakers for sharing their expertise, and to everyone behind the scenes who helped make the event such a success!

Please join us in congratulating current 2nd year, Bindi Gosney, on accepting an internship with Monmouth College Counseling Services!💛💜

Bindi shares, “I will be interning at Monmouth College Counseling Services. I will be working with college students primarily individual services but I will also be facilitating group therapy. Additionally, I will be working on outreach and psych education within the student population.”

Please join us in congratulating current 2nd year, KC Jones, on accepting an internship position with EDCare!💛💜

KC shares, “Hello! My name is KC Jones. Beginning in June, I will be interning at EDCare in Denver, Colorado. EDCare is an intensive inpatient and outpatient facility focused on the treatment of various eating disorders. As an intern, I will be providing primarily group and meal therapy - working within a multidisciplinary team to provide a holistic approach to treatment. I look forward to where this next step takes me!”

Please join us in congratulating current intern, James Churchill, on accepting a position with McDonough District Hospital!💛💜

James shares, “After I finish my internship and graduate, I’ll be staying on at McDonough District Hospital until I get my LCPC as an independent contractor. I’m really glad I get to stay in a place I already know well. I’ll continue providing therapy services and some psychological assessments, and I’ll have a bit more flexibility with my schedule should I want to take on some outside work. I’m excited to keep serving the same community!”