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of knowledge for the exam to become a Certified Threat Manager (CTM) with the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP). The second project is developing a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, which we are eventually seeking CACREP accreditation for. We are in the very early stages of the development of this program. We just hired a CACREP consultant and we soon will post the job opening for a Program Director for this program. There is much more to come, so stay tuned. In conclusion, and most importantly, I want to thank you for your engagement with your students, your fantastic work on curriculum projects, your support of assessment tasks, your work on committees, and your engagement with the department. Because of you, this is a great department and a great place for our students to learn and grow. Thank you! Darren Adamson, PhD Chair, Department of Marriage and Family Sciences Greetings, Colleagues and Friends! Where is time going, we are already in April of this new year? It seems to fly faster and faster as I get older and older. I am grateful that I am enjoying the passage of time with all of you in this very compelling endeavor. It appears that in some parts of the world there seems to be growing optimism that we are moving toward a resolution of the pandemic. I hope that will be the case, and that the new normal will find us a wiser and more inclusive society of humans. We have welcomed a number of new faculty to the Department of Marriage and Family Sciences since the last newsletter. They are as follows: Part-Time Faculty MSW • Yolanda Byrd, PhD, LCSW – trained at Capella University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Yolanda will also join us in July as the new FT Field Education Director) • Robyn Hudson, PhD, LCSW – trained at Virginia Tech and Radford University • Thomas McLaughlin, PhD – trained at The Union Institute and University and University of New England, Biddeford, Maine

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