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
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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 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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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;
- 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 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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Friday, December 9, 2016
Save the Date for Sound Minds Mental Health Symposium March 24-25, 2017
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Thursday, December 8, 2016
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.
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.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
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.
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.
Sunday, December 4, 2016
ALGBTIC Call for Award Nominations
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 |
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