Activities Calendar

2010

February 4, 2010

 

A workshop designed for professionals and others who help students with disabilities get ready for college.  See the attached flyer for a detailed scheduled and registration information!

 

Thursday February 4, 2010

8:30 – 12:15

The Lakeshore Foundation (Sington Room) Birmingham, AL.

 

FREE EVENT- REGISTRATION REQUIRED

CRCC CEU’S AVAIABLE

 

Open to High school Counselors, Case Managers, Lead Teachers,

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, and anyone interested in preparing

students with disabilities for college

 

February 1-5, 2010

National School Counseling Week. Go to www.schoolcounselor.org for more information.

February 5, 2010
Deadline to register for ALCA "Day On The Hill".

 

February 5, 2010

 

Working with Diverse Populations: Ethics and Competency Issues

 

A Building Bridges Ethics Workshop presented by

Chapter VII, Chapter IX, ALDARCA, ALAADA, ALCCA, and ALAMCD

 

Flyer will be distributed in January

 

Location:        Auburn University – <늌š>Montgomery

 

Date:               <늌š>February 5, 2010

 

Schedule:

8:00 to 8:30 walk in registration

8:30 to 8:45 - announcements

8:45 to 10:15 – Workshop I

10:15 to 10:30 - Break

10:30 to 11:45 – Workshop II

11:45 to 1:00 - Lunch on their own

1:00 - 1:15 - announcements

1:15 to 2:30 – Workshop III

2:45 to 4:00 – Workshop IV

Adjourn at <늌š>4:00 p.m.

 

Registration Fees for the Day-Long Workshop:  $60 ALCA professional member, $30 ALCA full-time student member, $80 professional non-member, $40 full-time student non-member.  Fees increase by $10 in each category on the day of the workshop.

 

To “Save the Date,” send registrations to Margaret Fox, Chapter IX Treasurer, at:

Opp Middle School

Margaret Fox, Counselor

303 E Stewart Avenue

Opp, Al  36467

334-493-6332 (wk)

For information, email Mrs. Fox at:  mfox@oppboe.com, or K. T. Valkyrie at kvalkyrie@troy.edu

 

 

CEU application for LPCs and Rehabilitation Counselors has been submitted.

 

Workshop I (1 ½ workshop)

 

Presenter: Glenda Reynolds, EdD, NCC, NCSC

 

Presentation Title: Ethical Considerations When Using the Internet to meet the Needs of Diverse Client Populations.

 

Workshop II (1 ½ workshop)

 

Presenter: Cozetta D. Shannon, Ph. D., CRC

 

Presentation Title: Working and Empowering Our Work with People with Disabilities (PWDs): Ethical Considerations

 

Workshop III (1 ½ workshop)

 

Presenter: Chippewa Thomas, PhD, LPC

 

Presentation Title: The Ethical Imperative of Becoming a Culturally Competent Counselor

 

Workshop IV (1 ½ workshop)

 

Presenter:  Harriet Schaffer, MS, LPC

 

Presentation Title: Impact Upon the Family of Our Aging Population: Ethical Considerations

 

Help spread the word about this workshop!  Thanks...
 

 

February 10, 2010
ALCA " Day On The Hill". Montgomery, AL. RSA Plaza. All day event. CEUs awarded.For further information, contact ALCA at alca@alabamacounseling.org.

February 12, 2010

Alabama Counseling Association

Chapter I Winter Meeting

University of North Alabama

Guillot University Center – Performance Center

Friday, February 12, 2010

Agenda

 

8:30 a.m.                    Registration, Refreshments

                                    Sign up for CEU’s

 

9:00 a.m.                    Welcome

                                    Dr. William G. Cale, President

                                    University of North Alabama

 

9:10 a.m.                    Chapter Business

                                    Merry Albro

                                    President, Chapter I

 

9:15 a.m.                    Donna McKinley, Executive Director

                                    Real Talk Youth Summit

                                    Decatur, Alabama

                                    “Issues Facing Youth Today”

 

10:15 a.m.                 Break / Health Screenings / Refreshments

                                    Health Screenings provided by UNA College of Nursing                                             Students

 

10:45 a.m.                 Dr. Glenda Elliott, Chair

                                    Alabama Safe Schools Coalition Coordinating Committee

                                    “Creating Safe Schools for Sexual Minority Youth and All

                                    Students”

 

11:45 a.m.                 Meeting concludes

 

If attending the meeting, please RSVP to Julie Yates by February 5, 2010 at 765-4680 or 1-800-825-5862, ext. 4680.

 

Reserved parking will be available in Parking Lot K.

Please see enclosed map. 

 

February 12, 2010
8:00am to 4:00pm


Human Trafficking Seminar
Troy University - Dothan Campus
Continuing Education Center
P.O. Box 8368
Dothan, Alabama  36304
cost: $40 CEU   $15 Non-CEU
       make checks payable to Zonta
Register or questions: 334-983-0005
registration deadline: February 10, 2010
 

February 24, 2010

Chapter VI will have its last meeting for the 2009-2010 year at Linden High School.  The date is February 24th.The address is 321 N. Main St., Linden, AL 36748.  Meeting time will be 9:00 am.  We look forward to seeing all Chapter VI members at this very important meeting.    So

please remember to mark this date on your calendar. 

 

If necessary, please feel free to contact Chasity Etheridge for information about the meeting place.  Her numbers

are:  W 334-295-4237, H 334-225-4660, or E-Mail dahill00@hotmail.  Also please feel free to contact your president-Brenda Croom Stevens at:  w 334-361-6400, Ext. 20020, H334-279-7403, or E-Mail brendaS@autaugacountyschool.org.

 

 

February 26, 2010
 
Alabama Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ALACES)


 

Presents


 

What Counselors Should Know About PTSD, Suicide, and Vicarious Trauma


 


 

Friday, February 26, 2010


 

8:00-1:00pm


 

Troy University Montgomery Campus


 

Bartlett Hall, Room 111


 

 


 

Cost: $40 Counselors/$20 Students


 

 3.75 CEUs Available


 

Presentations:


 

PTSD: Impact on Family Members of Combat Veterans


 

Andy Creamer, Ph.D.


 

 


 

Suicide: Is It A Myth Or A Maze?


 

Emma Peden, Psy.D., CRC


 

 


 

Vicarious Trauma: What Counselor Educators and Supervisors Need to Know


 

about Working with Trauma Survivors


 

Robyn Trippany, Ed.D., LPC, RPT


February 26, 2010


 

Alabama Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ALACES)

Presents

What Counselors Should Know About PTSD, Suicide, and Vicarious Trauma

AGENDA

8:00-8:30       Registration & Refreshments

8:30-8:45       Introductions

8:45-10:00     PTSD: Impact on Family Members of Combat Veterans

10:00-10:15  Break & Refreshments

10:15-11:30  Suicide: Is It A Myth Or A Maze?

11:30-12:45   Vicarious Trauma: What Counselor Educators and Supervisors Need to Know

                          about Working with Trauma Survivors

12:45-1:00     CEU Certificates

REGISTRATION FORM

Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________

State: ___________________ Zip: _____________ Telephone: _________________________ E-mail: ____________________________________

Professor's signature required for student registrations: _______________________________University : ___________________

Make checks ($40 Counselors/$20 Students) payable to ALACES and mail registration form to:

Lynn Boyd

P.O. Box 20531

Montgomery, AL 36120-0531

lynnboyd@troy.edu

(334) 241-5491

 


 

Driving directions to TROY University  Montgomery Campus

Coming from Birmingham and other points north of Montgomery:

Interstate 65 South into Montgomery Exit on CLAY STREET (Clay St. is One Way going RIGHT... so...) Go straight one block and turn LEFT onto HERRON STREET (Herron St. is One Way going LEFT) Go "up over the hill, around the curve left and down." The first traffic light is CATOMA STREET. Turn RIGHT onto CATOMA STREET. Go through the next traffic light, The Post Office is on your RIGHT.  The Montgomery Campus main entrance is on your LEFT. Turn LEFT into the TROY - Montgomery parking lots or parking deck.

Coming from Greenville and other points south of Montgomery:

Interstate 65 North into Montgomery Exit on HERRON STREET (Herron St. is One Way going RIGHT) Go "up over the hill, around the curve left and down." The first traffic light is CATOMA STREET. Turn RIGHT onto CATOMA STREET. Go through the next traffic light, The Post Office is on your RIGHT.  The Montgomery Campus main entrance is on your LEFT. Turn LEFT into the TROY - Montgomery parking lots or parking deck.

Coming from Selma and other points west of Montgomery:

Highway 80 East to Montgomery Interstate 65 North into Montgomery Exit on HERRON STREET (Herron St. is One Way going RIGHT) Go "up over the hill, around the curve left and down." The first traffic light is CATOMA STREET. Turn RIGHT onto CATOMA STREET. Go through the next traffic light, The Post Office is on your RIGHT.  The Montgomery Campus main entrance is on your LEFT. Turn LEFT into the TROY - Montgomery parking lots or parking deck.

Coming from Auburn and other points east of Montgomery:

Interstate 85 South into Montgomery Exit onto Interstate 65 North (Birmingham) Exit on HERRON STREET (Herron St. is One Way going RIGHT) Go "up over the hill, around the curve left and down."  The first traffic light is CATOMA STREET. Turn RIGHT onto CATOMA STREET. Go through the next traffic light, The Post Office is on your RIGHT.  The Montgomery Campus main entrance is on your LEFT. Turn LEFT into the TROY - Montgomery parking lots or parking deck.

March 5, 2010
ALGBTICAL's annual winter workshop. More details later.
March 12, 2009
ALCA Executive Council Meeting. Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church, Birmingham, AL, Approximately 9am-3:00 pm. Agenda, etc., will be mailed later.
March 18 - 22, 2010
ACA National Conference
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 25, 2010
 
The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Counselor Education Program's Zeta Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota is pleased to announce the second annual wine tasting to benefit the endowment effort for the Glenda Elliott Scholarship. The award is presented by Zeta Chapter to a UAB Counselor Education student each spring. This year's event will be at The Village Wine Market in English Village on Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

Tickets may be purchased in advance for $30.00 or at the door for $50.00.  All proceeds will go into the endowment fund.

 
Contact info: 
Beth Smith
Bsmith01@uab.edu
205-910-1585
or
Dr Lawrence Tyson
205-975-2491


 

March 23-26, 2010
ASADS
35th Annual conference. Bryant Conference Center, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Month of April

National Counseling Awareness Month. counselors are encouraged to emphasize the importance of counseling all during the month.

May 6-7, 2009

ALCA Annual Spring Planning Retreat. Both days at Alabama 4H Center, Columbiana, AL. ALCA Leadership only.

November 16 - 19, 2010
ALCA Annual Conference
Riverview Plaza Hotel/Mobile Convention Center
Mobile, Alabama
 

2011

November 15 - 18, 2011
ALCA Annual Conference
Sheraton Birmingham/Medical Center Forum
Birmingham, Alabama
November 14-16,2012
ALCA Annual Conference
Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center
Montgomery, AL

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