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Summer 2019 Summer 2019
Chapter Happenings: Phi Sigma Professional soldiers live on base with their families, and
local mental health professionals serve many
Development Academy children whose parents are in the military. CSI Webinars
This workshop will help prepare counselors
Dr. Nicole Stargell, Phi Sigma Chapter and allied professionals working with military
sionals in attaining affordable, convenient, youth. Responding to a Mass Shooting in Your
Community: Best Practices for Professional
Each academic year, the Phi Sigma Chapter and high-quality continuing education. Other The third one-hour PDA workshop will Counselors
of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) hosts a Professional chapters located in rural areas or areas that address career concerns of military popula- Dr. Gerard Lawson, Dr. Mark Newmeyer, Dr.
Development Academy (PDA) with the De- are otherwise in high need of continuing edu- tions. Upon discharge from the armed services, John R. (Jack) Culbreth, Dr. John T. Super
partment of Counseling at the University of cation might consider implementing a PDA for veterans work to find careers that are fulfilling
North Carolina – Pembroke (UNCP). The PDA their local professionals. and allow them to provide for their families. Thursday, September 26, 2019
consists of four one-hour workshops across the All workshops in the annual PDA are This workshop will help prepare counselors 4:00-5:00 PM EDT
academic year and one five-hour Annual Glen approved for continuing education through the to support veterans and their families toward
H. Walter Drive-in Counseling Workshop, for National Board for Certified Counselors. The their career goals. Register here
a total of nine contact hours each academic professors in the Department of Counseling at The fourth PDA workshop and the 13th
year. The five-hour workshop is UNCP primarily serve as the pre- Annual Glen H. Walter Drive-in Counseling
called a “drive-in” to indicate that senters, and local counselors often Conference will address additional military Recorded webinars on a variety of profes-
it is a one day event that local report that they enjoy the feeling counseling topics that will be determined based sional topics are available on the CSI web-
professionals can attend by driv- of being back in the classroom as on need and presenter availability. The dates, page. Recently added webinars include the
ing to campus and then driving they join interactive lectures on times, and locations of the PDA workshops are following:
home. The one-hour workshops the UNCP campus. The PDA is shared over the university listserv for stu-
are free, and the Annual Glen H. free and/or affordable for partici- dents and alumni of the UNCP Department Instrument Development & Validation in
Walter Drive-in is in its 13th year pants as a result of support from of Counseling, and all site supervisors for the Counseling
of providing low-cost (i.e., $1 per the university, the UNCP Depart- Department of Counseling are invited to attend Dr. Hongryun Woo & Dr. Junfei Lu
hour) or free continuing education ment of Counseling, and the Phi for free. Additional advertisements are sent to
to approximately 100 local profes- Sigma Chapter of CSI. local schools, agencies, and guardians ad litem. Social Justice and the Prison System: How
sionals. The Phi Sigma PDA was The PDA follows a theme each Chapters that wish to create a PDA or similar Counselors Advocate in a Hostile Environ-
awarded as CSI International’s year, and the 2019-2020 theme program at their universities are encouraged ment
Outstanding Individual Program Award (large will be Counseling Military Pop- to reach out to the Phi Sigma Chapter Faculty Dr. Paul A. Carrola & Dr. Carleton H. Brown
chapter) in 2015-2016, and it is exciting to ulations. The first one-hour workshop will Advisor, Dr. Nicole Stargell at nicole.stargell@
watch it evolve over time. All mental health address ways in which professional counselors uncp.edu Understanding Autism: What Counselors
providers are welcome to attend the PDA work- and allied professionals can support veterans Need to Know When Working with Individu-
shops even if they are not CSI members. in their transitions from military life to stu- als Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disor-
Located in rural Southeast North Caro- dent life. Upon discharge from armed services, Want more resources for der (ASD)
lina, UNCP graduates approximately 40 clini- many veterans receive funding to pursue edu- Dr. Panagiotis Markopoulos
cal mental health counselors and professional cation. As such, transition to student/civilian CSI chapters? Check out the
school counselors each academic year. The An- life is a common concern that veterans bring to Using DBT Skills Training in Suicide Preven-
nual Drive-in was created primarily for school counseling. Chapter Training Modules tion: Additional Tools for the Advanced Clini-
counselors, but has expanded to serve clinical The second one-hour workshop will cian
mental health counselors and guardians ad address counseling military children. UNCP on our webpage.
Litem. The PDA was originally designed to is located approximately 45 minutes from Fort Dr. Caroline Perjessy
aid graduates and local mental health profes- Bragg military base in Fayetteville, NC. Many
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