Join us for Blue Demons Who Donate, a counseling program social event and winter clothing drive supporting The Night Ministry (wish list here). There will also be a raffle to fundraise for Coffee, Hip Hop, and Mental Health — bring cash to enter for a chance to win a prize!

When: Saturday, Dec 11 at 12:30pm

Where: Midwest Coast Brewery (2137 W. Walnut St, Chicago IL 60612)

All counseling students welcome! Feel free to bring friends!

More details in the following flyer: Blue Demons Who Donate_12.11.21

Questions? Contact csi.dpu@gmail.com

See you there!

Event sponsored by Chi Sigma Iota DPU Chapter

Attention all Chi Sigma Iota members:

You may come by the departmental Graduate Assistant office (Room 327, College of Education) TODAY (11/19) before 5pm to pick up your pin and certificate. Next week’s pickup hours have been cancelled due to the holiday. Future pickup dates will be offered at the start of winter quarter.

Thank you and happy Thanksgiving!

St. Matthias School is seeking a full or part-time school counselor beginning December 3, 2021. We are flexible on the number of days per week with the best-fit candidate. Interested candidates must be certified counselors or have completed coursework and field experience while awaiting certification. Additionally, candidates must have experience working in a school setting. The selected school counselor will be expected to work with individual and small groups of students as well as provide guidance and recommendations to staff members for supporting the mental health of students. Strong communication skills are required.

Please send resumes and direct inquiries to Principal Katie Carden at kathleen.carden@stmatthiasschool.org.

The Community House in Hinsdale, IL is hiring a Director of Social Impact.

The Director of Social Impact is a dynamic and collaborative leader responsible for planning and administering the functions of the Social Service operations of the organization. The role includes oversight of the day-to-day operations of the Counseling Center and our programming in the Willowbrook Corner neighborhood, which entails after school programming, summer camps, recreation activities, and community partnerships.

As a member of the Leadership Team, the Director will be involved in strategic thinking, evaluation of programmatic offerings, and implementation of systems and processes needed to provide excellent services. The Director of Social Impact will work closely with partner organizations to multiply overall impact on the community.

This position reports to the Executive Director and interacts frequently with the Social Services Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Director of Social Impact oversees the roles of:

• Community Engagement Specialist, Willowbrook Corner
• Staff Therapist(s) (FT and PT)
• Counseling Intern(s)

More info/apply here: https://careers.npo.net/job/director-of-social-impact-hinsdale-illinois-32592

Attention all Chi Sigma Iota members:

All pins and certificates are currently available for pickup in departmental Graduate Assistant office (Room 327, College of Education). You may come by this week on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday between 10-5pm, or next week on Monday and Tuesday between 2pm-5pm. Future pickup dates will be offered at the start of winter quarter. Thank you!

The Doctoral Program Information Session is an event for ALL counseling students interested in learning more about doctoral programs.

Wednesday, November 17th from 5:30 – 7pm

https://depaul.zoom.us/j/95051600938

More information included in the attached flyer:

The Doctoral Program Information Session is an optional event for ALL counseling students interested in learning more about doctoral programs.

Wednesday, November 17th from 5:30 – 7pm

https://depaul.zoom.us/j/95051600938

More information included in the attached flyer:

A reminder that if you are planning to sit for the NCE in Spring 2022, the following Google Form (https://forms.gle/XWpPsXjp3yATDcGt8) must be completed TODAY, Friday, October 22, 2021, by 5:00 pm.

Please visit the CSL Repository 2020 D2L page for more details regarding the examination. If you are not a member of this page but are planning to sit for the exam in the spring, please contact Anna Siewers (asiewers@depaul.edu) for more information ASAP.

Join the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance on Friday, October 29 from 10am-2pm for our virtual Fall Conference, Transcending the Binary: Creating Affirming Spaces for our Trans Communities.

We cannot wait to share with you the keynote address by Myrl Beam, Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, on The Tretter Transgender Oral History Project. Myrl will explore the history and current landscape of gender-expansive communities.

We are also happy to offer you the opportunity to choose between three of our signature Professional Development workshops:

• Meaningful Youth-Adult Partnership: Using Action Camp as a Case Study, led by Action Camp Leaders
• Creating Affirming Environments, presented by Ruthie Moore, PHIMC Education and Training Manager
• Supporting Trans and Gender Expansive Communities, presented by Grecia Magdaleno, PHIMC Policy and Advocacy Manager for Illinois Safe Schools Alliance

Join us. Tell a friend. Learn more about supporting trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive/non-conforming individuals through listening, reflection, dialogue, and skill-building. More info here.

Tickets are $50.

Sign me up!

Join authors Rebecca Atkins and Alicia Ogelsby for a full day workshop, “Interrupting Racism: Equity and Social Justice in School Counseling.” A great opportunity for student support teams to attend together.

Thursday, Dec 2nd, 8:30am-3:30pm: Universal Technical Institute – Lisle, IL

Click here to register

ISCA Member – $100

ISCA Non-Member – $150

Reflections from previous participants:

• “Great discussion and modeling of how to approach problem solving through the lens of interrupting racism.”
• “I liked that the presenters took us through the process and didn’t just explain it.”
• “The presenters engaged the group in a discussion.”
• “We were offered opportunities to formulate our action plan after discussion an example from the presenters.”