Drexel’s Behavioral Health Counseling Graduate’s Work with SEPTA Highlighted by Philadelphia Inquirer Cover Story

Philadelphia, PA, February 20, 2012 — A training program provided by recent Behavioral Health Counseling graduate, Zach Stone, was the subject of a recent front-page news story in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Stone, a 2011 graduate of Drexel’s Behavioral Health Counseling Program, and Chief Operating Officer at Red Kite Project Consulting, has been working with SEPTA for over two years to implement a new employee training program. The trainings are equipping operators with the communication and de-escalation skills necessary to cope with the demands of their job.

Red Kite’s success within SEPTA has lead to additional trainings that are creating a greater organizational change.  Zach attributes his ability to successfully facilitate social and managerial skills trainings to the preparation he received in the Behavioral Health Counseling program.

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Jean Papaj
Director of Marketing and Communications
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Rachel Ewing
News Officer
Drexel University, Office of University Communications
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