conversations in our classrooms about how to navigate these very delicate situations professionally and personally. We discuss these pressing issues in our clinical seminars each week.鈥� Four multicultural, college-wide concentra- tions imbue future counselors with the sensi- tivity and specialized knowledge necessary to meet these emerging challenges. Students can select from global mental health, military and veterans psychology, Latino mental health, and African and Caribbean mental health. As a result, William James counseling graduates are ready to meet people鈥檚 needs on the first day of the job. For Whitaker, who has been working in the field in college counseling, that means the ability to continue specializing in counseling so that he can 鈥渨ork with those suffering from anxiety and depression. I am also very inter- ested in continuing my work with suicide pre- vention as well. After all, the 鈥榚veryday state of mind鈥� can induce a lot of suffering.鈥� For Rice, who has been working in schools for her field work, it means the skills necessary to be a counselor in schools, using expressive arts therapy to help children 鈥渄evelop emotional literacy and coping skills. I want to give children the ability to manage the anxiety and fear that comes from experiencing trauma, violence and living in unstable environments.鈥� For Samson, who holds a management position in corrections, it鈥檚 the opportunity to 鈥渕ake a difference in the lives of inmates. The corrections system is inundated with mentally ill people trying to function in a hard setting. Clinical mental health counselors are seen as the people who can reach out to them and offer help without bias.鈥� Graduates of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program are well prepared to enter the field and take the licensing exam to become Licensed Mental Health Counsel- ors (LMHC) who work in hospitals, clinics, schools, prisons and other settings. Says Laboy, 鈥淥ur department will celebrate its 10th anniversary during the 2017-2018 academic year. By that time, we will have graduated over 400 students. We are looking forward to many more years of training counselors that are dedicated, committed and culturally sensitive.鈥� They will all be needed. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, mental health counseling is a burgeoning field as insurance companies direct patients toward counselors and their affordable rates. The Bureau says that trend will contribute to employment growth of 20 percent in the profession be- tween 2014 and 2024, which translates to 26,400 new positions in this field. Expressive Arts Therapy Couples & Family Therapy WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE 15