Candice
Hughes
Candice Hughes
- Campus: Chicago, IL
- Department: School Psychology
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Address: 325 N Wells Street Chicago, IL 60654
- Office Phone: 312-467-2582
Biography
Dr. Hughes has served as a core faculty member in the School Psychology Department since 2009 and as an adjunct faculty member for the International Psychology Department since 2014. She was awarded the TCSPP Multicultural Teaching Excellence Award in 2020. She is an experienced teacher and school psychologist who has worked in public schools in the United States, for the New Jersey Department of Education as a regional state school psychologist, and in international schools in Germany and Switzerland. She lived abroad for fourteen years as a member of an expatriate family. Her personal and professional international experiences led Dr. Hughes to serve as one of four partners in the establishment of the company, Bridging Cultures GmbH, in Zurich, Switzerland in 1996. Its focus was to help internationally mobile people with their cross-cultural transition challenges as well as opportunities for personal growth.
Following her family's repatriation to the United States in 1999, Dr. Hughes established Bridging Cultures Inc. to help individuals, families, and organizations in cultural transition. She created a Cultural Transition Resiliency Model which she has used in her private practice with individuals and families, and in her consulting and training work with multicultural school and organizational communities, and in her teaching of the Diversity in Clinical Practice course at TCSPP. Dr. Hughes also conducts training workshops and provides coaching services on topics related to Living, Learning, & Working in Multicultural Contexts. She served as a two-term board member of the national organization SIETAR-USA, the Society for Intercultural Training, Education, and Research and served as co-chair of the organization's 2012 national conference.
Dr. Hughes focuses her personal and volunteer efforts on topics related to working with diversity in educational settings, parenting and family development, child adoption, and mental illness. She currently serves as a member of the board of directors for Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center in Skokie, Illinois, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Suburban Cook County affiliate chapter, and the Foundation Board of Kent State University in Ohio. She previously was a board member for the Aschiana Foundation based in Washington, DC that supports the education of street children of Afghanistan.
Education History
Degree Institution Year B.S. Elementary Education Kent State University , Kent, Ohio 1970 M.Ed. School Psychology Kent State University , Kent, Ohio 1972 Ed.S. School Psychology Seton Hall University , South Orange, NJ 1974 Ph.D. Urban School Psychology Fordham University , New York, New York 1993 Professional Memberships
Presentations
Title Location Date Embers to Flames: Navigating the Explosion of Diversity Issues in U.S. School Communities Society for Intercultural Relations Education, Training, & Research - Omaha, Neb. 2022 The COVID-19 Pandemic: Current & Future Mental Health Challenges - Navigational Tasks & Opportunities for Families. National Alliance on Mental Illness - Cook County North Suburban Affiliate 2022 Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Family: Mental Health Challenges, Coping Strategies & Resilience Opportunities National Alliance on Mental Illness - Cook County North Suburban Affiliate 2020 Working with Culturally Diverse Students and Families in School Communities Virginia Academy of School Psychologists 2019 Meeting the Need for Play and Joy Across the Lifespan wtih Multicultural Applications American Psychological Convention, Chicago 2019 Adoption and Foster Care Round Table Discussion Virginia Academy of School Psychologists 2018 Airports as Intercultural Bridges Between People Times, and a Changing World Society for Intercultural Education, Training, & Research 2017 An Applied Diversity Training Experience: Creating Lab Notes of the Intercultural Intersections of School Settings American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, DC 2017 Resiliency-Building Strategies to Strengthen Immigrant Children & Families in Cultural Transition in School Settings Cultural Impact Conference, TCSPP, Chicago 2015 Volunteering Across Borders in Places of War: Supporting Aschiana Afghanistan Children to Develop Tomorrow's Leaders Society for Intercultural Education, Training, & Research. Washington, DC 2013 Expatriate Children & USA Schooling World Bank Family Network, Washington DC 2010 Community Involvement
Role Organization Board Member Kent State University Foundation Board Member Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center in Skokie, Illinois Board Member, Past President NAMI-CCNS (National Alliance on Mental Illness - Cook County North Suburban Chapter) Previous Board Member Aschiana Foundation. (Supports Aschiana Children's Center in Afghanistan). Washington, D.C. Past Two-Term Board Member SIETAR-USA (Society for Intercultural Education, Training & Research) International Committee Rotary Club of Wilmette, Illinois Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Child & Adolescent Development Identity Development Parenting Styles Social Development Diversity Acculturation Diversity Issues Ethnic/Racial Identity Models Immigration/Immigrant Issues Multicultural Training Social Justice and Advocacy Marriage & Family Adoption Family Therapy Parenting School Psychology Cultural Diversity International School Psychology Licenses
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor , Illinois Certified School Psychologist , Illinois Publications
Book Hughes, C.A. (1993). Doctoral dissertation: A knowledge utilization investigation of the adoption of a consultation- based service delivery model by multidisciplinary teams.. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International.
Chapter Hughes, C.A. (2017). Navigating the cultural complexities of school consultation with contemporary families a globalized world.. In Hatzichristou, C. & Rosenfield, S. (Ed.) The International Handbook of Consultation in Educational Settings (pp. 115-136). New York, NY: Routledge.
Hughes, C.A. (1987). Children and Adoption. In Thomas, A. & Grimes, J. (Eds.) (Ed.) Children’s needs:Psychological perspectives. (pp. pp. 9-19). Washington, DC: National Association of School Psychologists.
Lennox, N., Hyman, I.A., & Hughes, C. (1988). The institutionalization of a consultation-based service delivery system.. In Graden, .L., Zins, J.E., & Curtis, M.J. (Eds.) (Ed.) Alternative educational delivery systems: Enhancing instructional options for all students. (pp. pp. 71-88). Washington, DC: The National Association of School Psychologists.
Journal Fireoved, R., Lennox, N., & Hughes, C. (1985). Trends from the 1984-85 survey of salaries, negotiations, and professional issues of New Jersey school psychologists.. New Jersey School Psychologist, 5 , pp. 6-12.
Other Hughes, C.A. (2012). Navigating the rough waters of today's political discourse through an intercultural lens. Diversity Times, Center for Multicultural & Diversity Studies. (pp. 1, 4).
Hughes, C.A. (2001). Strangers in one's own land - Reentry surprises!. The Round Robin.
Hughes, C.A. (1994). Children and mobility. Inter-Community School Newsletter.
Hughes, C.A. (1995). Bridging Cultures: A review of the cultural adjustment workshop for parents on the move - fall term 1995. Inter-Community School Newsletter.
Media Exposure
Question and Answer
Please describe your teaching philosophy. As an educator, I believe that learning needs to have a purpose, allows for student engagement, best takes place in a student-teacher relationship, and respects the student as the pilot of his or her own journey with the instructional topic.
Please provide a statement or philosophy regarding the practice of psychology. Whether working in the schools or in private practice, my philosophy as a psychologist is to facilitate pathways for a client to achieve significant goals based on principles of wellness and positive psychology.
Why did you choose to enter the field of psychology? I was intrigued by the subject of psychology during my adolescent years of identity development, discovered its profound usefulness in my early twenties as an elementary school teacher, and decided to become a school psychologist upon realizing that I could merge my passion as an educator with knowledge of applied mental health principles to enhance the learning and well-being of children.
What advice would you give to a student entering The Chicago School? Remain curious and receptive to new knowledge and learning opportunities as they will serve you well in a dynamically evolving professional field in an ever-changing world. Additionally be alert to the ways in which you can begin to apply this knowledge in innovative ways during the applied learning experiences of your academic program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Professional Skills
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Children and families, Chronic mental illness, Cultural issues, Disability issues, Diversity issues, Identity development, Immigrant populations, International psychology, Clinical Interviewing, Multicultural training, Parenting
