10/20/2005
Contact: K.E. Schwab -- 724-738-2199;
e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu
SRU TO AGAIN HOST PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL
COUNSELORS REGIONAL CONFERENCE
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.
– More than 300 high school counselors from western
Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio will visit Slippery Rock University
Nov. 18 for the one-day Pennsylvania School Counselors Association
Western Regional Conference under the theme “School
Counselors: Fostering Resiliency.”
The
keynote speaker will be the Rev. Scott Seethaler, a Capuchin
Franciscan priest, author and radio show host, who will
discuss resiliency for counselors in a talk titled "The 3'R's
of Counselors in Challenging Times." Father Seethaler was the
PSCAWRC speaker when the organization launched its first conference
10 years ago. His books include “L.E.N.T. (Lets Eliminate
Negative Thinking),” “When Life Seems
Overwhelming,” “Leap of Faith” and “Wisdom
and Wit for the Journey.” He has also released more than a
dozen CD’s offering taped lectures and
discussions.
“This
is a wonderful opportunity for counselors and graduate students in
counseling to hear from the experts. We will offer more than 30
breakout sessions, and since we are now hosting our fifth
conference, we have learned how to provide the
information school counselors want and need,” says Dr.
Ann Kemmerer, professor of counseling and development at SRU and a
program originator. “We work with a steering committee of
school counselors that have years of experience and expertise and
are active in the field.” The steering committee is
co-coordinated by Dr. Jered Kolbert, associate professor of
counseling and development, and Dr. Julaine Field, assistant
professor in the department. Both are SRU faculty.
SRU’s
department of counseling and development program in school
counseling was recently approved by the Council for Accreditation
of Counseling and Related Education Programs. The national CACREP
board promotes excellence in the professional preparation of
master's level counseling practitioners. Programs receiving CACREP
acceptance demonstrate a commitment to high admissions, academic
and fieldwork standards and current best practices in counselor
preparation and on-going program improvement.
Planned
break-out sessions include ethical and legal issues specific to
school counseling, self-injury play therapy, bullying prevention,
child abuse, cognitive, narrative and reality therapy, feminine
gender roles, addiction, threat assessment and Asperger's syndrome,
among others.
Conference registration,
open to all school counselors and graduate students enrolled in
college counseling programs, begins at 8 a.m. in the University
Union and ACT 48 (five hours) and National Board Certified
Counselor credits are available to participants. Pre-registration,
including fees, may be paid by contacting Field at
724-738-2275.
More
than 20 vendors will provide information tables as part of the
day’s activities.
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