EDUCATING FOR DEMOCRACY:

Teaching opportunities and challenges as the 2024 election approaches!

Monday, September 30^th,  5:30 to 7 pm (CST)  Livestreamed to YouTube.

Registration required. Registration link below.

 The 2024 election will soon be here, and our fall forum will explore how students are thinking and feeling about the contentious lead-up to the 2024 election and what educators can do in the classroom to respond to students concerns and the need for accurate information.

A panel of educators from very different communities will discuss how they are approaching discussions about the election with their students.  The panel includes Pakaj Sharma, a Social Studies and Civics teacher at Niles North High School, a diverse multi-cultural community; Shonda Ronen, the Principal at Wolf Ridge Education Center (a K-8 school) in Bunker Hill, a small rural community in downstate Illinois, and Hector Sanchez, Social Studies and bilingual teacher at Greater Lawndale High School for Social Justice, Chicago. Our opening speaker who will set the stage for the panel is Dr. Leah Bueso, Assistant Professor of Urban Education at the University of Illinois Springfield and a researcher with the Civic Engagement Research Group.

The panel will consider questions such as:  What is the responsibility of educators to engage students in discussions about the election and how do you begin?  How can you center students’ lived experience and engage in civil, reflective classroom talk and deal with the tough challenge of talking about divisive and polarized issues?  What information do your students need to know in order to understand the complexities of the election? What kind of support and resources do educators need to do this work successfully? And after November 5, helping students process the results of the election.  The forum is relevant for all grades (K-8 and high school) and all subjects.

REGISTER HERE: https://depaul.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cHFVOoomPxtBWdg

Once you register, you will be sent a link to access the forum by September 25th.  Please share this notice and the attached flyer with your colleagues.

For more information, contact Dr. Diane Horwitz at dhorwit1@depaul.edu.

Educating for Democracy – Check out the event flyer here

The symposium will be hosted by the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice which collaborates with individuals with lived expertise, researchers and practitioners from across disciplines to promote mental wellness for people in all settings. This will be an opportunity to explore creative approaches to fostering wellness in community settings, network with researchers, practitioners, and advocates, and learn about the latest developments in research, practice and policy.

What: Coming Together For Action Toward Mental Wellness

When: September 26-28, 2024

Where: University of Illinois Chicago

Register Here: https://www.bhjustice.org/together4action/registration/

If you have any questions, please reach out to Silicia Lomax.

Hello Second Year CMHC Counseling Students,

There will be a mandatory, in-person 2^nd Year Professional Practice Orientation on Saturday, October 19^th from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. This is mandatory for all CMHC students completing Practicum and Internship in 2025 – 2026. This meeting will take place in person on Lincoln Park Campus (location TBD). We will be discussing all things related to Practicum and Internship that you will encounter during your Professional Practice in 2025 – 2026. Continue to look for additional future communications on CSL News, the OASIS Newsletter, and via email. Please plan accordingly.

Please reach out to Jay Lesenko if you will not be completing Practicum and Internship in 2025 – 2026 so they can update their records, and reach out to Jay Lesenko or Dr. Hamm if you have any questions.

Hello Second Year School Counseling Students,

There will be a mandatory, in-person 2^nd Year Professional Practice Orientation on Saturday, October 26^th from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. This is mandatory for all school counseling students completing Practicum in Spring of 2025. This meeting will take place in person on Lincoln Park Campus (location TBD). We will be discussing all things related to Practicum and Internship that you will encounter during your Professional Practice experience. Continue to look for additional future communications on CSL News, the OASIS Newsletter, and via email. Please plan accordingly.

Please reach out to Jay Lesenko if you will not be completing Practicum in Spring 2025 so they can update their records, and reach out to Jay Lesenko or Dr. Hamm if you have any questions.

The AHC Emerging Leaders program was developed to allow student and new professional leaders to participate in AHC activities, receive mentorship, and connect with professional networking opportunities.

Emerging Leaders will be selected to serve for the 2025-26 term (July 2025 to June 2026). Master’s level students, doctoral level students, and new professionals (having graduated in the past year) will be selected as AHC emerging leaders. Recipients must be an AHC member at the time of award and fall into the master’s, doctoral, or new professional categories. Emerging Leaders choose an area of interest within the division and receive mentoring related to that area. Emerging Leaders will provide a minimum of 50 hours of service to an AHC committee, project, or task. Emerging Leaders will also have opportunities to learn the responsibilities associated with serving in elected leadership positions within our association. They will also receive FREE conference registration for the 2025 AHC conference.

Emerging Leaders will receive a free conference registration for the 2025 AHC Conference in Tampa, Florida that will include a leadership training and recognition at the AHC Awards Ceremony.

Interested applicants should submit:

1. A completed Emerging Leaders application
2. CV/Resume
3. Two letters of reference describing your leadership skills and experiences, and your value of humanistic practices (letters cannot come from members of the AHC selection committee)  to ahcemergingleaders@gmail.com no later than November 1, 2024. The selection committee will notify applicants of the status of their application by November 22, 2024.

We particularly encourage applications from individuals who are eager to develop leadership skills and are deeply committed to AHC’s vision of inclusivity, community, and social justice. The review committee is especially interested in candidates who identify with historically marginalized groups and will give strong consideration to applications that reflect a range of diverse experiences. Selection criteria include:

• Demonstrated affiliation with and commitment to the counseling profession
• A record of active participation in professional counseling organizations and conferences
• Dedication to inclusivity, diversity, and social justice
• A clear vision for their leadership goals including how the EL experience will help achieve that vision

Applications can be found here: AHC Emerging Leaders Program 2025-2026

If you have any questions, please contact the Emerging Leaders Committee chairs: Dr. Amanda M. Evans and Dr. Bogusia Skudrzyk at ahcemergingleaders@gmail.com.

The Fall Student Teaching & Internships Scholarship is open Wednesday, September 4th, through Sunday, September 22nd! This award is offered to College of Education students who are currently (Fall Quarter 2024) participating in their capstone clinical experience – student teaching, counseling internship, or another field-based capstone. Counseling interns may only receive this scholarship for one academic quarter of their internship. The maximum award amount is $3,000. The application will be open Wednesday, September 4th, on Scholarship Connect.