President's Welcome
Greetings from the Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA)! If you are looking to be a part of an organization of professional counselors that value collegiality, continuous learning, and service to others, you've come to the right place! As a State Branch of the American Counseling Association (ACA), PCA accepts the responsibility to serve and represent Pennsylvania's professional counselors by providing leadership and professional development. The purpose of the Association is to enhance human development throughout the life span and to promote professional counseling.
The responsibility of serving as President of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association must be treated with the highest degree of commitment and professionalism. I am honored to assume this role and will represent Pennsylvania's professional counselors to the best of my ability. During my term as President, I will collaborate with the Executive Council to recruit and retain members, to increase the numbers of members who assume PCA leadership positions, and to offer quality professional development opportunities for counselors.
This year will be both exciting and productive! The Executive Council will continue to develop opportunities and services that will benefit professional counselors. Here are just a few that members can expect:
- PCA, Inc. – a quarterly online newsletter packed full of important information to support your work as a professional counselor. Click here for the most recent edition (Fall 2011). View past newsletters.
- PCA Journal – a scholarly, peer-reviewed publication that will help you stay informed of the latest research.
- Supervision Registry – Looking for a supervisor to help you earn your LPC? Search this growing list of supervisors who are willing to provide licensure supervision.
- Career Center – Looking for a counseling position? Visit our comprehensive career center to search jobs that are targeting for the counseling profession.
To provide the most effective services to our clients, it is vital that we take time to renew our creative counseling spirits. Therefore, the theme for the 2011 PCA conference is Celebrating Creativity in Counseling, and will be held at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA from October 21st – 23rd. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Ed Jacobs, Professor of Counseling from West Virginia University. Dr. Jacobs is the founder of Impact Therapy Associates and has presented over 400 workshops on creative counseling, group counseling, and REBT. We will also offer 3 interactive and informative pre conference learning institutes that we hope you will take advantage of. For more information on the conference, please click here.
As your PCA President, I look forward to serving you in the upcoming year! Please feel free to contact me, or any members of the Executive Council, if you have any questions regarding PCA.
Warmest Regards,
Jennifer Barna, Ph.D., NCC
PCA President
2011-2012