Sister Jean Abbott Honored
The Center for Counseling and Family Therapy and the department of counseling and family therapy awarded S. Jean Abbott, clinical director of the Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma in St. Louis, the 2009 Michael J. Garanzini Award, which is given to a person who demonstrates faith in God through service to others, promotes justice in meeting people where they are, encourages people to grow as whole persons and provides service which improves the quality of life for others with particular attention to the marginalized. S. Jean was honored for her more than 20 years of work in St. Louis and abroad serving refugees, victims of torture, war trauma and trauma associated with forced relocation.
Read about S. Jean’s work With Trauma Victims (248 KB pdf)
Sister Suzanne Jabro Serves Incarcerated Women and their Children
S. Susanne Jabro knows how important it is for incarcerated women at Chowchilla Prison in California to have contact with their children. Her brainchild--Get on the Bus Program--is now in its 10th year. To read about this success story, click here: Get on the Bus
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