SALISBURY, N.C. — Troy Schiedenhelm, a psychology instructor at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina (LPCANC).

            Schiedenhelm’s appointment starts Jan. 1. He will serve as chair of university relations.

            The LPCANC serves licensed professional counselors through advocacy, marketing and professional development and by responding to the needs of the mental health profession and the community at large.

            LPCANC defines professional counseling as assisting individuals, groups and families through a combination of clinical mental health and human development principles, methods, diagnostic procedures, treatments plans and other psychotherapeutic techniques.

            Through its university and college relations program, LPCANC works to develop active relationships with the counselor education graduate programs in North Carolina. The goal is to assist graduate students and recent graduates in the process of becoming licensed professional counselors and in their search for employment.

            Schiedenhelm’s appointment will put him in frequent and direct contact with administrators, faculty members and students from colleges and universities across North Carolina.

            Schiedenhelm holds a bachelor’s degree from Point Park College, a master’s degree from West Chester University, and a doctorate in counseling psychology from Argosy University-Sarasota. He joined the RCCC faculty in 2005.

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.