Year: 2022

Submit Your 2022 ICA Conference Proposal

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The 74th Annual ICA Conference will be held November 11-12, 2022 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Lisle, IL.

The theme for this year’s conference is Clarity, Community and Connection: Post Pandemic Transitions.

Proposals should be 60 minutes or 90 minutes in length. Workshop proposals are due May 31, 2022. All proposals must be submitted electronically using the proposal submission form by the deadline.

Workshop submissions that focus on practical applications that counselors can put into practice are a plus!

Please use the following link to access the proposal submission form:
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM
Please note:

Poster presentations will be on either Friday or Saturday, so poster presenters need to select the day they want to display their poster.

Pre-conference sessions will be offered in a virtual format and must be co-sponsored by an ICA division.

There is a COVID-19 virtual contingency question included on the form.

Edit your proposal before submitting. If chosen, your title and description will be used as-is in conference materials.

If you have any questions, please contact the ICA office at 815-787-8787 or ilcounseling.org@gmail.com and we will be happy to assist you.

Register/submit your questions today! CSL Town Hall Meetings

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Please register and submit questions by today, Monday, May 16!

Register: https://depaul.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvfuisrz8rG9wx9qdVQ–KWt9vVfvQtHAn

Submit Questions: https://forms.gle/dykZsDVM2YGx2dLk9

Town Hall Meetings will take place on Wednesday May 18 from noon-1pm and Thursday May 19 from 4:30-5:30pm. Counseling Faculty members will share information and answer questions about the program.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Job Posting: Middle & High School Counselor (Greater Denver area, CO)

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Aurora West College Prep Academy is seeking one more middle school counselor and one more high school counselor. AWCPA is a 6-12 middle/high Title One school in Aurora, Colorado (just outside of Denver). This is a growing counseling team of counselors and social workers with strong administrative support. The caseload for high school is 240-250 and slightly higher for middle school. DePaul grads are strongly encouraged to apply!

Listing (make sure the AWCPA- Aurora West College Prep Academy application is chosen): https://www.applitrack.com/aurorak12/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Licensed+-+Counselor&AppliTrackJobId=21892&AppliTrackLayoutMode=detail&AppliTrackViewPosting=1

  • Position Type: Licensed – Counselor/School Counselor
  • Date Posted: 5/4/2022
  • Location: AWCPA – Aurora West College Prep Academy

Interested? Email Sandgren Dinkel (DePaul grad/current school counselor) a resume/cover letter at sbdinkel@aurorak12.org or call her 773-706-8782.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month #BeKindtoYourMind

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During the month of May, the American Counseling Association (ACA) joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. Established in 1949, Mental Health Month sought to put a spotlight on the importance of mental health and wellness. Each year we continue to fight against the stigma associated with mental health, provide support for those with mental illness and the counselors supporting them, as well as advocate for policies on behalf of those with mental illness and their loved ones.

This year, our slogan for Mental Health Month is #BeKindtoYourMind. We encourage you to join us as we highlight the significance of mental health awareness and how counselors are able to help!

Thank you so much for being a part of the ACA community and for everything you do to help support the health and well-being of your fellow community members.

– ACA Team

Save the Date: VA and ACA Present: VA Tools and Technology for Mental Health Month

Mark your calendars and save the date: On May 19 at 1 p.m. (Eastern), the American Counseling Association is partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Connected Care for a Facebook Live event centered on showcasing how the VA is using telehealth and mobile technologies to deliver mental health care to veterans when and where it is needed. During this joint event, the VA and ACA will discuss how VA tools such as Annie protocols, VA Video Connect, Mental Health Checkup, Mindfulness Coach, PTSD Coach, and Insomnia Coach help bring care to veterans.
The American Counseling Association is the home for professional counselors. ACA members benefit from a range of products, services and resources designed with your professional and personal development in mind. Member benefits include Continuing Education Credits, ethics consultations, complimentary subscriptions to our publications and newsletters, access to ACA’s member-only online community and much more. Join ACA online at counseling.org.

Invitation to Participate in Research

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Greetings,

 

Are you a graduate student in a mental health-related graduate program (psychology, counseling, social work, etc.)?

 

If so, we invite you to participate in a research study that explores how your experiences with your program are related to mindfulness, burnout, and professional factors. Just to note, you do not need experience with mindfulness meditation to participate in this study.

The survey should take approximately 10-12 minutes to complete. Your participation in this study is voluntary, you are free to withdraw from the study at any time, or you may choose not to answer any specific questions. You will have from 5/9/22 to 5/16/22 to complete the survey after which the link to participate will no longer be active.

 

Responses are completely confidential to the extent provided by law. Only aggregated data are used without any identification of individual responses. Data are stored on a secure website in anonymous form. The participant’s name will not be recorded on any survey materials. No links between participant information and participant responses will be recorded or maintained (i.e., no IP addresses are maintained). Participant names will not be used in any report, participant e-mail address will never be traced, and data will be safely stored on a secured website and in a locked filing cabinet.

This study is sponsored by the University of Utah Department of Educational Psychology and has been approved by the University of Utah Institutional Review Board with IRB number 00149678.

To locate this study online click here: https://educationutah.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_02HkmZSMVyXXDng

 

 

Thank you for your time and consideration,

 

Ryan Mayfield, B.S.

Principal Investigator and Ph.D. Student

University of Utah

Email: Ryan.Mayfield@utah.edu

 

Jennifer Taylor, Ph.D.

Co-Investigator and Associate Professor

University of Utah

Email: Jennifer.M.Taylor@utah.edu

Congratulations Alicia Funes, New ISCA Board Member!

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Please join me in congratulating our school counseling graduate and current adjunct instructor, Alicia Funes, for her recent election to the Illinois School Counseling Association (ISCA) Board. As always, we are so proud of the continued good work of our students and their many contributions to our field and community!

Next Week! Counseling Program Town Hall Meetings 

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The DePaul Counseling Program is hosting two Town Hall Meetings for counseling students on Wednesday May 18 from noon-1pm and Thursday May 19 from 4:30-5:30pm. Counseling Faculty members will share information and answer questions about the program. We invite counseling students to register and submit questions in advance by Monday, May 16.

Register: https://depaul.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvfuisrz8rG9wx9qdVQ–KWt9vVfvQtHAn

Submit Questions: https://forms.gle/dykZsDVM2YGx2dLk9

We look forward to seeing you there.

Internship Opportunities for 1st year students

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The Josselyn Center also offers internships for 1st and 2nd year students that offer exposure to the mental health field and allow them to begin to support efforts to respond to clients, without doing direct clinical counseling. For example, there are opportunities within the intake office, psych services, and outreach programs like Mental Health First Aid for youth serving organizations and schools. The following are examples of potential opportunities:

    • Responsible for contacting and scheduling clients/youth serving organizations,
    • Scheduling clients for intakes and assisting with resources and referrals
    • Answering potential client questions over the phone
    • Weekly supervision
    • Participating in staff meetings
    • Exposure to a full range of mental health services
    • Primarily working with diverse clients on MEDICAID

Please reach out to Tom Tharayil ( ttharayil@josselyn.org) and send him a cover letter and resume.