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opportunities through chapter leadership committees and task forces all of of which foster professional growth Sigma Alpha Chi does not o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o er professional professional development solely for for the the the counselors-in- training they also facilitate frequent opportunities for for counselors counselors in in in in in in in in in the the the community community to to to receive continuing education related to to to to pressing counseling topics in in in in in in in in in our our community community Mrs Hudson noted “We have historically focused our our our our energy on on on on on on promoting CITs’ professional development As our our our chapter mobilizes toward our our our 2019-20 vision of of counselor counselor community community engagement we also want to to to better engage engage community community counselors ” Further Mrs Hudson highlighted the the chapter’s ideas and goals with regard to to to to involving more professional professional professional members in in in in professional professional professional development opportunities such as as sending events events to to to to to the the entire listserve to to to to to reach professional professional professional professional members members members members ensuring to to to to to to keep the the events events a a a a a a a a a ordable and and accessible (e g g g g free to to to to to to professional professional professional members members members members $5 for non-members) and and and inviting professional professional professional members members members members to to to to to present on on on on on topics relevant to to to to to the the chapter and and community community Examples of of of clinically-focused professional professional development training training o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ered to to to to active Chi Sigma Iota members in in in in in in in in the the San Antonio Texas community community include but are not limited to to to counseling with refugee populations safe zone training training and and advocacy
for for children and and and adolescents In addition the Sigma Alpha Chi Chapter will host a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a statewide summit and and and chapter networking event in in in in May of 2020 focused on on collaborative planning for for counselor community engagement with with keynote speaker Dr Courtland Lee in in in in alignment with with the the the the 2019-20 chapter chapter presidential theme (see Hudson & Du ey ey 2019) Because professional professional development is is at the the the the the forefront of of of the the the the the chapter’s mission the the the the the chapter chapter continues emphasizing professional professional growth to to to counselors counselors in in in in in in in in in the the the the the the the community in in in in in in in in in addition to to to to current counselors-in-training to to to to further excellence in in in in in in in in in in the the the the eld of of of counseling and the the the the San Antonio Texas community community The chapter consistently accentuates making professional development available for both counselors-in-training and counselors counselors in in in in in in in the community community in in in in in in in order to to provide resources that can better services o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ered within our our our communities As a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a chapter we have a a a a a a a a a a dedication to to the systemic growth of of our our our community and tailor professional development opportunities to such Fall 2019 Emily G McCreary MA LPC Intern NCC
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