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Patrick Pössel, professor in the College of Education and Human Development and director of the Cardinal Success Program, has been awarded the Kentucky Psychological Association's 2021 Psychologist of the Year. The recognition was given for Pössel's dedication to the field of psychology and demonstrating extraordinary care toward clients and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The award means a lot to me," Pössel said. "It is not something I could have accomplished alone, and my team at the Cardinal Success Program has gotten us here." As the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, Pössel and the Cardinal Success Program, including post-doctoral associate Brooke Rappaport, moved the operation entirely to telehealth services within just one month. This shift, and the massive effort on behalf of the program to provide counseling services through a telehealth format, allowed counseling services to continue when the community needed them most. "Pa ....

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