Assadi Named Director of Counseling Services at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock
Dr. Aresh Assadi has been named the new director of Counseling Services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
鈥淒r. Assadi has been an invaluable member of the Counseling Services team since 2010, most recently serving as assistant director,鈥� said Sharon Ann Downs, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs. 鈥淗e has been instrumental in growing the internship program, which has significantly increased capacity in the department. He is passionate about promoting overall wellness and reducing stigma toward seeking help. Assadi is a tremendous asset to the Division of Student Affairs and to the campus community, and I鈥檓 thrilled to have him in this new leadership position.鈥�
Assadi takes over for Dr. Mike Kirk, who recently retired from his role of director of Health Services and Counseling Services.
鈥淚 am very excited about my promotion,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 have been here for many years and have been working toward this for a long time. I鈥檝e got some big shoes to fill, so hopefully I can carry on Dr. Kirk鈥檚 legacy. He did some great things here, and I am planning to build on those. I inherited a really good team and situation from Dr. Kirk.鈥�
As director of Counseling Services, Assadi is responsible for managing the Counseling Services team, providing a safe, supportive, and confidential environment for student counseling needs, providing crisis intervention assistance to students, supervising a team of clinical interns, and for providing mental health programming to the campus.
Assadi earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology and a master鈥檚 degree in clinical mental health, both from Henderson State University, as well as an Ed.D. in Higher Education 鈥� Student Affairs from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.
He is a board member of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Research Connections chairperson. He recently had his paper accepted by the American Educational Research Association. Assadi will present at the association鈥檚 annual conference in April about his dissertation, which investigates men鈥檚 attitudes toward seeking mental health services.