Derek Francis, a 2012 graduate of the counseling and student personnel psychology program (CSPP), recently spoke to CSPP master’s students about cross cultural counseling. Derek is the lead counselor at Minneapolis CSD and was a former school counselor at Champlin Park High School and North High School in Minneapolis.

Derek talked to the students about building Cultural Humility and how to work with students from cultures other than their own. In addition to his role with Minneapolis schools, Derek is also on the Minnesota School Counselors Association board and runs cultural affinity groups across the state.