K-State doctoral student receives second fellowship from American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
MANHATTAN — Adriatik Likcani, a doctoral student in marriage and family therapy at Kansas State University, has received a second fellowship of $25,000 from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
Likcani and his family live in Warrensburg, Mo., where he operates a substance abuse treatment clinic. “I have commuted to K-State for the past two years. It’s been so worth it to be trained by such a great group of faculty,” he said.
His major professor is Tony Jurich, K-State professor of family studies and human services. Likcani’s areas of research include family therapy and substance abuse treatment, supervision, collaborative health care, family measurement, trauma and tele-health.
The native of Albania is one of 20 fellowship winners. He also received the fellowship in 2007.
“The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Minority Fellowship Program’s objective is to expand the delivery of culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services to underserved minority populations by increasing the number of culturally competent minority marriage and family therapists,” said Sandra Stith, professor and director of K-State’s marriage and family therapy program.
The award presentation will be in November at the organization’s annual convention. Funding comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Likcani, who is from Albania, received a master’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and completed a postgraduate certificate program in medical family therapy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is a Certified Advanced Substance Abuse Counselor and is currently pursuing licensure as a marriage and family therapist in Missouri.
He has worked in the field of addictions since 1993 as co-founder and vice president of Teen Challenge Albania, and later as substance abuse counselor in residential and outpatient settings in Missouri, providing individual, couple and family counseling. His focus is to promote evidence-based treatment modalities and family engagement in treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. He has provided training and professional presentations in Missouri and Kansas on substance abuse treatment approaches, effects of substance abuse on the family system, teenage drinking/drugging and co-morbidity, and on an array of other related topics.
Source: Jane Marshall, 785-532-1519, jpm2@k-state.edu
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