Francis Lachappelle
- Department
- Human Services
- Primary campus
- Cattaraugus County
- Location
- TECH 226
- Phone
- 716.376.7552
Assistant Professor
I have been a professional in the field of human services for over 30 years. I began teaching at JCC in 2003 and became a full-time faculty member in 2012. My work has included counseling for families, couples (marital), groups, and individuals, as well as vocational rehabilitation (evaluation and work adjustment), and as a counselor at a psychiatric unit.
My interests include developing a deeper understanding of 21st century families in order to better prepare students to meet the challenges of the future. I am interested in developing a manual for workers who will be providing in-home services to their clientele, and I have written a draft of a manual for supervisors. During my career, I spent 13 years coaching high school and college hockey, and have self-published six coaching manuals. I continue to serve on the Editors/Academic Advisory Board for "Annual Editions: Drugs, Society, and Behavior," and the 26th and 27th editions were published by McGraw Hill.
Education:
- M.S.Ed. Counseling Psychology - St. Bonaventure University
- B.S. Physical Education - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- B.S. Vocational Rehabilitation - University of Wisconsin-Stout
Academic Interests:
- Alcohol and chemical dependency
- Family therapy
- Individual, couples, family, and group counseling
- Mental health
Publications:
- LaChappelle, Francis. "Skills, Practices and Positional Play by Age Group: Mite, Squirt, Pee-Wee and Bantam." 2002
- LaChappelle, Francis. "The Complete Instruction and Drill Manual for Defensemen." 2001
- LaChappelle, Francis. "Angling, Checking and Pursuit Drills." 2001
- LaChappelle, Francis. "Basic Positioning and Team Play for Ice Hockey." 2001
- LaChappelle, Francis. "Training and Conditioning for Ice Hockey." 1990
Courses teaching
Fall 2025
- Field Placement I-Social Work – 4400
- Field Placement I-Social Work – 4401
- Field Placement I-Social Work – 4405
- Field Placement I-Social Work – 4406
- Field Placement II – 4403
- Field Placement II – 4404
- Field Placement: Addictions I – 4402
- Field Placement: Addictions I – 4407
- Field Placement: Addictions I – 4408
- Field Placement: Addictions I – 4513
- General Psychology – 4274
- Interpersonal/Group Dynamics – 4273
- Interviewing and Counseling – 4616
- Intro to Human Services – 3974
- Intro to Human Services – 3975
- Social Psychology – 4275
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