Upcoming ASCA Webinars

Jan. 5, 2017: Webinar: Positive Solutions for Negative Behaviors. Learn more and register here. Jan. 12, 2017: Webinar: Using Data-Driven Social Stories. Learn more and register here. Jan 17, 2017: Webinar: Interrupting Racism: Race & Equity in Your Program. Learn more and register here.  Jan. 19, 2017: Webinar: Strategies for Site Supervisors. Learn more and register here. Jan. 24, 2017: Webinar: Best Practices for Creating LGBTQ-Inclusive School Climate. Learn more and register here.

Be a Part of the School Counselor of the Year Celebration

Be a Part of the School Counselor of the Year Celebration

The 2017 School Counselor of the Year ceremony at the White House will be Friday,  Jan. 6, 2017 at 10 a.m. You can join in the celebration by tuning in to the live stream of the ceremony at www.whitehouse.gov/live. The event will be hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama and will feature some very special guests. Reach Higher and Better Make Room have created a School Counselor of the Year Toolkit so you can learn more about the event and get more tips on how you can be involved. Remember to use/follow the hashtag #SCOY17 on social media. Follow ASCA on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Selecting a Database (FGCU)

Current positions at Salus Care

Current positions at Salus Care:
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SALUSCARE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND

A DRUG / TOBACCO-FREE WORKPLACE.

WE PARTICIPATE IN E-VERIFY

BI-LINGUAL APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. 

Renaissance Academy of Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) announces its winter/spring 2017 program

The Renaissance Academy of Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) announces its winter/spring 2017 program of adult lifelong learning and enrichment programs featuring an extensive and diverse selection of more than 900 single lectures, short courses, day trips, concerts, special events, travel abroad programs, and more. Open House events are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 14, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Atrium, 8695 College Parkway, Suite 1181, in Fort Myers; and Sunday, Jan. 15, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the FGCU Naples Center, 1010 5th Avenue South, in Naples. The Open House events will provide an opportunity for participants to learn more about the Academy, meet instructors, register for programs, and enjoy refreshments.  

Free program guides are available at local libraries or by calling (239) 425-3272 (Collier and Lee Counties) and (941) 505-0130 (Charlotte County).  Online registration is available at RegisterRA.fgcu.edu where participants may browse and register for programs safely and securely online. 

Among the Renaissance Academy’s offerings are affordable, non-credit single lectures, short courses, day trips, computer classes, film series, life enrichment classes, writing workshops, travel abroad programs, and other special events. There are no exams or grades, just learning for the joy of learning with friends, neighbors, and peers. Course fees are typically $25 per lecture, and provide access to Academy programs located at many locations throughout Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties. New programs begin each week.

For more information, contact John Guerra, Director of the FGCU Renaissance Academy at (239) 434-4838 or jguerra@fgcu.edu.

CLICK HERE FOR THE RA WINTER/SPRING 2017 PROGRAM GUIDE FOR COLLIER & LEE COUNTIES

CLICK HERE FOR THE RA WINTER/SPRING 2017 PROGRAM GUIDE FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY

District level counselor administration position

RCSD is hiring for the 2017-18 school year. Starting salary $103,000/yr. Applicants must hold/be eligible for a California Administrative Services credential.

https://www.edjoin.org/Home/JobPosting/876150

College and Career Readiness Conference

College and Career Readiness

College Readiness Conference

Are you looking for resources, information, and research about College Readiness? February's Conference, "Growth Before Grades: Building College Readiness Conference," is your answer. 

When? February 2nd and 3rd, 2017

Where? Lee County 

Click Here for more information and registration!

2017-2018 School Ambassador Fellowship application

Source: Home | American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
http://www.schoolcounselor.org/

U.S Department of Education (ED) is pleased to announce availability of the 2017-2018 School Ambassador Fellowship application. The School Ambassador Fellowship program is designed to broaden the Department’s Teaching Ambassador Fellowship and Principal Ambassador Fellowship programs to allow other professional school personnel—counselors, school librarians, parent liaisons, assistant principals, and others—to apply. The application will close on January 23, 2017, at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time. Follow the link to learn more and apply.

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/schoolfellowship/index.html

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

"The Signs" Teen Dating Violence PSA produced by Digital Bodega of the Ghetto Film School in collaboration with agencies from Long Island, NY.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He1pu4VwKdM

West Chester University’s Department of Counselor Education seeks candidates to fill an Assistant Professor

Join a vibrant campus community whose excellence is reflected in its diversity and student success.  West Chester University’s Department of Counselor Education seeks candidates to fill an Assistant Professor faculty position beginning August, 2017.  

The mission of the Department of Counselor Education is to develop counselors who have professional identities as reflective and ethical practitioners. The Department of Counselor Education is accredited by CACREP and has specialty areas in School Counseling, Higher Education Counseling/Student Affairs and Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Counselor Education is one of seven departments that comprise West Chester University’s College of Education and Social Work. West Chester University offers competitive salary and benefits.

Responsibilities: Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to: a) teaching graduate counselor education courses, b) providing counseling supervision; c) committing to a defined program of research; d) advising students; and e) actively participating in departmental activities, university committees, and professional counseling organizations. The selected candidate will serve a nine-month, tenure track appointment with additional summer teaching opportunities contingent upon student demand.

Requirements:

• Applicants must have an earned doctorate in Counselor Education, or a closely related field; preference will be given to graduates of CACREP accredited programs. ABD candidates will be considered, but must provide evidence that they will complete the doctorate prior to the date of appointment.
• Successful candidates must be qualified to teach school counseling courses, as well as core counseling courses;

Preferences:

• Experience teaching graduate-level school counseling coursework
• Hold school counseling certification or counseling licensure.
• Experience as a school counselor.
• Demonstrate evidence of a commitment to excellence in teaching and expertise in counselor training and supervision.
• Demonstrate interest in, and promise of, an active program of research commensurate with experience. 
• Qualified to teach courses in Higher Education Counseling/Student Affairs and/or Clinical Mental Health Counseling specialty areas.
• Familiarity with student learning outcomes and program assessment.
• Identify as counselors and counselor educators.

Applicants must successfully complete the interview process including a teaching demonstration to be considered as a finalist. All offers of employment are subject to and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all pre-employment criminal background checks.

Applicants must submit 1.) a letter of interest that addresses position requirements and responsibilities, 2.) a curriculum vitae,  3.) three letters of recommendations and 4.) a professional statement addressing your teaching philosophy and scholarship agenda.  Applicants granted an on-campus interview will be required to submit official undergraduate and graduate transcripts.  Review of applications will begin January 15, 2017 and continue until the position is filled.  Please submit all application materials to:
agency.governmentjobs.com/wcupa/default.cfm
West Chester University (WCU) is a regional comprehensive university and the second largest of the 14 institutions of higher learning that compose the State System of Higher Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. WCU is located in a suburban setting near the Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE metropolitan areas, approximately 2 hours from both New York City and Washington, DC.  Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty and staff advances WCU’s educational mission and strategic Plan, Building on Excellence. West Chester University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Karen Dickinson
Associate Professor
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Kennett Square PA
610-436-2559
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Various positions now open ...

Various positions open:

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Kinship Search Specialist
Child Welfare Case Manager
CM Licensing Specialist
Community Services Manager

Save the Date for Sound Minds Mental Health Symposium March 24-25, 2017

Learn more about keynote speaker Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD

SAVE THE DATE VIP Wine Dinner intimate opportunity to dine with the keynote speaker  March 24, 2017 | 6:00 pm Conservancy of SWFL Mental Health Symposium and Reception Topic: Brain Health featuring keynote speaker Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD renowned psychologist, educator and author March 25, 2017 | 3:00 pm Moorings Presbyterian Church  Watch this brief video about last year's Sound Minds event. Learn More DavidLawrenceCenter.org | 239-304-3505

David Lawrence Center | 6075 Bathey Lane, Naples , FL 34116

Terry Tempest Williams will present the Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture at FGCU

Open to the public ..

The Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education is honored to announce that Terry Tempest Williams will present the Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture on Campus on February 2, 2017 at 10:30am in Cohen Center 247. 

Terry Tempest Williams is an author, educator, activist, and an advocate for freedom of speech and environmental justice. She has written many books, some of which are read in classes at FGCU, including Refuge: An unnatural History of Family and Place, The Open Space for Democracy, and Finding Beauty in a Broken World. Her most recent bestselling work, The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks, was published in June, 2016 to coincide with and honor the centennial of the National Park Service.

Rachel Carson’s work is the inspiration for the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education. The Lecture has been named in her honor since the Center was established in 2004. Carson’s contribution , most relevant to the mission of the Center, are public policy based on sound science and ethics, active participation of an ecologically literate citizenry, and appreciation of the natural world through the literary arts and environmental education.

9th Annual University of Central Florida Counseling Conference, held January 20-21, 2017,

Registration is open for the 9th Annual University of Central Florida Counseling Conference, held January 20-21, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. The theme for this year’s conference is "Leaning into Loss: Developing Strategies for Hope and Thriving," featuring keynote speaker Dr. Jeremy Richman, neuroscientist and co-founder of the Avielle Foundation created in honor of his 6-year-old daughter who was killed in the Newtown, Connecticut shootings of 2012.

Since there will be focus on hope and thriving, some of our presentation topics are on psychodrama, laughter yoga, play therapy and neurofeedback. Also, this year we are honored to have the Florida Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (FAMCD) sponsor the last session of the conference, a panel comprised of mental health professionals, advocates, and a state representative who helped in the aftermath of the Pulse tragedy.

CEUS are also available.

http://events.ucf.edu/event/272081/9th-annual-ucf-counseling-conference/

ALGBTIC Call for Award Nominations

ALGBTIC Call for Award Nominations  The leadership of the Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues in Counseling would like to invite you to consider nominating a colleague for an ALGBTIC Award to be awarded at the ACA Conference in San Francisco, CA. Each year we recognize individuals and/or organizations that have made a significant contribution to the LGBTQQIA Community. Award winners are granted a complimentary ticket to the ALGBTIC event where they are recognized for their achievements. DEADLINE: January 16, 2017 Below you will find the award categories: ALGBTIC Mentor Award This award is presented to an individual identified for their significant contribution to mentorship in the ALGBTIC community and to persons within the LGBTQQIA community. ALGBTIC Service Award This award is presented to an ALGBTIC member who has served ALGBTIC and/or the larger LGBTQQIA community through forwarding the mission and values of ALGBTIC. ALGBTIC Joe Norton Award This award is presented annually to a group or organization for outstanding contributions to the LGBTQQIA community in the city or region in which the ACA conference is held. This year we are seeking nominations in San Francisco, CA. ALGBTIC Graduate Student Award This award has been established to honor a graduate student member of ALGBTIC who has contributed significantly in one of three areas:   Representing or embodying the mission of ALGBTIC through direct service for ALGBTIC or in the field of counseling.   Furthering knowledge of LGBTQQ issues through an outstanding research contribution.   Providing service or research that specifically focuses on furthering the knowledge of and commitment to issues of diversity within the LGBTQQIA community. To nominate, email (1) a short letter of nomination along with (2) two supporting letters/documents, and the (3) name and contact information of the nominee to me at kgoodric@unm.edu.  I ask that you use subject line "ALGBTIC AWARD NOMINATION" when providing the nomination. Please respond directly to me rather than making your nomination known over the listserv. DEADLINE: January 16, 2017 Kristopher M. Goodrich, PhD President, Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (RMACES) Immediate Past President, Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC, 2015-2016) Associate Editor, Journal for Specialists in Group Work Associate Professor, Counselor Education Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education The University of New Mexico MSC05-3040 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 kgoodric@unm.edu

Talent Search coordinator at Florida Gulf Coast University

I am pleased to announce two openings for Talent Search coordinator at Florida Gulf Coast
University with a start date of early January 2017.

The Coordinator, Talent Search assists middle and high school students within four Lee County public schools with career and post-secondary education exploration. This position is grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education TRiO program. Each coordinator will be responsible for one high school and one middle school (approximately 250 students). The coordinator will have an office at the high school.

For a complete position description, please go to https://jobs.fgcu.edu/ and search under Staff positions (or click on https://jobs.fgcu.edu/postings/3629 to go directly to the page) You can also access this page through fgcu.edu and select Employment Opportunities. All applications must be submitted through the FGCU Employment site. This position close date is 12/19/2016.

Dr. Dolores Kiesler
Assistant Dean for TRiO and Outreach Programs
Office of Outreach Programs | Florida Gulf Coast University
10501 FGCU Blvd. South | Fort Myers, FL 33965
dkiesler@fgcu.edu | (t) 239.590.7909 | (f) 239.590.7947

Substance Abuse Counselor - Lee County

Source: http://www.linkup.com/job/eea79988eb16cc49aa39fc1e3f2a50f5aaad/substance-abuse-counselorlee-county-job-in-lehigh-acres-fl

Colonial Management Group, LP operates a number of nationally recognized and accredited methadone treatment centers dedicated to helping these individuals and their families regain control of their lives. We take great pride in treating our patients with dignity and respect in each phase of their treatment experience.

Colonial Management Group, LP, is currently searching for a Full Time Substance Abuse Counselor. Candidates must be able to work early morning hours and available to work some weekends. Candidates must be able to pass a credit check, background check and drug screening.

Requirements

Candidate will provide direct care in determining patient's status and issues by interviewing them, obtaining personal information and medical history.

Designs treatment and rehabilitation program by using their knowledge of alcohol and drug dependency and counseling, while tailoring the process based on patient's needs.

Modifies treatments by maintaining case history and progress notes while observing their patients.

Restores patients to productive roles by educating them about available community based organizations, and social and employment services.

Experience in substance abuse field is not required, but preferred. Qualified candidates will either have a degree, be certified or have experience in the substance abuse field

CAP certification preferred.

Full-Time Therapist (Clinician)

Be a part of creating meaningful, independent and productive lives for children and adolescents who receive services from our Specialized Therapeutic Foster Care serving Lee County, Florida. We have a current opening for a Full-Time Therapist (Clinician).  This position will allow you to find purpose and give you room to grow in the largest not-for-profit provider of services to children and families in Florida. *Responsibilities* As a Therapist (Clinician), you will be expected to actively assist your assigned clients in the participation, involvement and routine of their individualized program and work within a multidisciplinary team to review the client's treatment, goals, progress and future needs. Responsibilities include: 1. Provide in-community therapeutic services 2. Provide therapeutic services with an interactive approach 3. Work closely with individuals and families served in treatment planning 4. Work closely with other team members in the treatment plan 5. Ensure coordination of services is taken to meet the client needs 6. Document therapeutic interventions in the client's records in a timely manner 7. Be a role model for all individuals and families served 8. Recommend and/or revise treatment interventions 9. Monitor progress 10. Coordinate appropriate discharge planning

Learn more here.

Grief & Loss Workshop

Grief & Loss Workshop

Friday, February 24, 2017

Fort Myers, Florida

Spend a full day learning from David Kessler, foremost expert on healing and loss. David has written books with both Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a psychiatrist and author of the groundbreaking “On Death and Dying” and “You Can Heal Your Heart”, with Louise Hay, well known inspirational author, teacher, and speaker.  David Kessler worked closely with Elisabeth Kübler -Ross for ten years and was with her as she was dying. He feels it is part of his mission to keep her work alive for the next generation.

Don't miss out on the Early Bird Special, REGISTER NOW!

Click Here to Register for the 2017 Workshop

Click HERE to register! or visit www.fgcu.edu/caps

 

For further information contact:.

Workshop Director – Jill Isaacson, LMHC – jisaacson@fgcu.edu

Or by phone at 239-590-7950

6 CEUs provided by Florida Gulf Coast University – Counseling & Psychological Services CE Provider# 50-13783. Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling expires 3/31/2017 and Florida Board of Psychology expires 5/31/2018.

HUMAN SERVICES COUNSELOR III

HUMAN SERVICES COUNSELOR III – CS AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SUNCOAST REGION – 67016237 –

FORT MYERS ***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY*** THIS IS AN ANTICIPATED VACANCY THIS IS A CAREER SERVICE POSITION.

Learn more: http://www.linkup.com/job/eefe4d55e87dc5078671cb3863c1f40106ad/human-services-counselor-iii-job-in-fort-myers-fl

Respect and inclusion call to action

Nine leading education organizations issue national call to action

Today, nine of the leading national education organizations, brought together by GLSEN, announce a national call to action to affirm the right of all students to attend school in an environment free from fear, violence, and intimidation, including those who are black, brown, undocumented, LGBTQ, Muslim, and/or living with disabilities. We have been horrified by recent reports of hate incidents in K-12 schools across the country, part of an unsettling wave of violence nationally. It is time to act. Let’s make sure that this call to action makes it into the hands of every principal, superintendent, and school board member in the country. In the face of violence and bias incidents among children and youth, it is imperative that adult leaders in school communities make their values known and act to end this unacceptable rash of harassment and bullying. Today, we urge school leaders – including principals, superintendents, and school boards – to take action immediately to stop the violence and make the core values of respect and inclusion abundantly clear to all in their school communities. Specifically, we and our partners call upon school leadership to: Publicly reaffirm the inclusive values that are the foundation of healthy learning cultures, Lead a conversation with their school community on the core values of respect and inclusion at the heart of all learning, and Consider posting a statement regarding these core values throughout their schools and/or all the schools within their district. It is heartening that we can rally such a powerful group of organizations, representing all of the top levels of school district leadership, including the National School Boards Association and AASA, the school superintendents association, alongside both the elementary school and secondary school principals’ associations and the National Association of Independent Schools. Now, we’re asking for your help. The full text of the call to action is provided in a printable and sharable PDF, with the logos of all of the organizations who joined together to issue it, and GLSEN is providing this resource to support school communities in discussing, creating, and promoting their value statements. Please get this document into the hands of a school leader in a school or district that you’re connected to. Ask them to bring their community together to reaffirm the values that are the foundation of healthy learning cultures. Please let us know when you do, and let us know what they say. Together, we can help to stem the current tide of violence and erect a firewall of common values to prevent future incidents. Let’s act together to lift up our shared values of respect, inclusion, and affirmation for all students, and make crystal clear that respect for all means respect for ALL. In solidarity,   Eliza Byard ps… your support has never been more urgent. Please consider making a donation today so that we may continue this work and other crucial priorities in our local communities. PRIVACY POLICY   |   TERMS