Camille Helkowski, M.Ed.

, NCC, LCPC
chelkow@luc.edu camillehelkowski.com Summary Over thirty years of higher education experience in the arenas of administration, counseling and supervision, instruction, and program management. Demonstrated leadership with staff and student teams, acknowledged expertise regarding young adult development and related transitions, and proven writing and presentation skills successfully utilized in a mission-driven educational settings and professional organizations. Licensure and Certification Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Illinois #180-001278, 1996-present National Certified Counselor (NCC), #26519, 1991-present Counseling and Supervision Provide personal and career counseling to individuals, couples and groups. Adept at working with adolescents and adults on a wide and varied range of personal and career concerns in both university and private practice settings. Expertly interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory for individuals and groups. Redesigned career counseling services for two academic institutions to include psycho-social issues that affect students ability to make satisfying academic and vocational choices. Skilled clinical supervisor, guiding the education and practice of graduate students from counseling psychology, clinical psychology, and higher education programs. Conduct individual and group supervision for graduate students as well as professional counselors working toward licensure. Established a highly regarded counselor training and supervision program that has proved attractive to students from area graduate and professional schools and has increased staffing without extra cost. Administration, Management and Leadership Served as an assistant, associate or a director of counseling and/or career services at three diverse institutions of higher education. Supervised staff, managed budgets, coordinated day-to-day operations, led teams in the creation of a vision and mission, implemented cooperative ventures with internal and external constituencies, and expanded the scope of programs and services for students and alumni. Cultivated relationships with the employment community, successfully establishing job and internship sites and providing employers with a cost-effective flow of qualified candidates through resume referral, job and internship postings, and job fair participation. Coordinated a summer pilot for provisionally accepted freshmen, overseeing the academic, student life and residence life components of the program. Success of the pilot resulted in the expansion of the program and retention of at-risk students. Selected to serve on numerous university advisory committees, task forces, and search committees. Chaired the faculty/staff internship task force and the faculty/staff programming committees. Instruction and Program Management Completely redesigned Loyola University Chicagos Career and Life Planning course to broaden its focus and include family of origin issues, professional development topics, and on-going discussion of vocation and calling. Teach one of the four available sections each semester and train new instructors. Designed and taught graduate courses for Loyolas Institute of Pastoral Studies and a Chicago-based school of professional psychology, including career theory and counseling, group counseling, and practicum seminar. Taught First Year Seminar at two institutions. Designed and taught a leadership course at two womens colleges. Sought after to create and conduct workshops on a range of professional and personal development topics for students, alumni, work groups, and community organizations.

Managed job fairs and career information events. Organized and oversaw the successful implementation of multi-institutional career fairs. Developed alumni mentor programs to assist students and new graduates expand their career networks. Created and managed three successful peer counseling programs, each serving a different student population. Programs enhanced the visibility and broadened the accessibility of departmental services. Served as advisor to a variety of student groups, focusing on leadership development and team building.

Professional Experience Private Practice, Lincolnwood, IL, 1989 present o Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Loyola University Chicago, 1991 present o Associate Director, Career Development Center,, 2007 - present o Assistant Director, Career Development C enter, 1991-2007 o Instructor, School of Education, 1991 present o Instructor, Institute for Pastoral Studies, 2007 present Instructor, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University Chicago, 2006 - 2007 Director, Personal & Career Development Center, Mundelein College, Chicago, IL, 1984 1991 Education Master of Education, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL Bachelor of Arts, DePaul University, Chicago, IL Publications Helkowski, C. (2014). What is the secret of excellent career planning? In P. Hettich and E. Landrum, Your undergraduate degree in psychology: From college to career. (pp. 59-75). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Helkowski, C. and Hettich, P. (2006, May/June). Missives on Working with the Startup Adult. About Campus. pp. 30-32. Helkowski, C. and Sheahan, M. (2004, May/June). Too Sure, Too Soon: When Choosing Should Wait. About Campus. pp. 19-24. Helkowski, C., Stout, C. and Jongsma, A. (2004). The College Student Counseling Treatment Planner. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Helkowski, C., ed. (1996-2000 editions). The Loyola Experience at Work: A Career Planning Guide for Juniors and Seniors. Atlanta, GA: Career Publishing Network. Helkowski, C. (1998). Passing the Stress Test. In P. Hettich, Learning Skills for College and Career. (pp. 131-163). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. Hettich, P. and Helkowski, C. (2005). Connect College to Career: A Students Guide to Work and Life Transitions. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson. Zechmeister, E., and Helkowski, C. (2001). A Career Course and Fair. Teaching of Psychology. 28, pp. 276-278. Recent Presentations Helkowski, C. Working to Your Hearts Content Preparing for College to Workplace Transitions. The Twelfth Institute for Students and Teachers of Psychology. Glen Ellyn, IL, March 2005. Helkowski, C. and Hettich, P. Helping College Students Enter the Real World: Is an Extreme Makeover Required? Careers Conference 2005. Madison, WI, February 2005.

Helkowski, C. and Livengood, J. Aloha Adulthood: Special Challenges in Counseling Millennials. The American Counseling Association 2008 Conference and Exposition. Honolulu, HA, March 2008. Helkowski, C. and Reaves, J. Focus on Calling: A Course that Takes Young Adults to the Next Dimension of Career Development. The 2003 Career Development Across the Lifespan Conference . Denver, CO, June 2003. Hettich, P. and Helkowski, C. Transitions Programming: Great Expectations Meets The Real World. The Third Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Tucson, AZ, February 2007. Hettich, P. and Helkowski, C. Beginning the Transition to Work and Life: The Junior Year Experience. Twelfth National Conference on Students in Transition, Costa Mesa, CA, November 2005. Hettich, P. and Helkowski, C. College to Career Transitions: Reducing the Need for an Extreme Makeover of New Grads. Fourteenth World Association of Cooperative Education World Conference . Boston, MA, June 2005. Livengood, J. and Helkowski, C. Learning Millennial Style: Best Practices for Connecting through Media. American College Personnel Association 2009 Convention, Metro DC, March/April 2009. Parra, O., McKiernan, J. and Helkowski, C. Formative Challenges in Graduate and Professional Programs. 2011 NASPA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 2011. Professional Memberships American Counseling Association National Career Development Association Illinois Counseling Association National Association of Colleges and Employers