Professional Development

a State Branch of the American Counseling Association

PCA Professional Development Chairperson:

Dr. Michelle Bruno

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

400 Penn Center Boulevard, Ninth Floor, Building #4

Pittsburgh PA 15235

Monroeville Campus: 412-824-1999 Indiana Campus: 724-357-3405

The purpose of professional development is to serve PCA members and all professional counselors and marriage and family therapists by offering continuing education and the opportunity to earn contact hours towards recertification and license renewal through the PCA state conference and its divisions and chapters.

Upcoming Continuing Education Workshops and Trainings

May 9, 10 and May 16 , 17

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Couples and Family Counseling

The participants study the theory and practice of couple and family counseling, with an emphasis on models of family development and major approaches to intervention with couples and families. Systemic models of family intervention are emphasized, as well as other historically important and contemporary approaches to couple and family therapy. The ability to assess family dynamics—including rules, interactional styles, and coalitions—is stressed to help the participants develop effective counseling or treatment plans.

The course blends didactic and experiential learning for the purpose of providing the participants with the opportunity to develop skills and connect them to the appropriate knowledge base.

For more information and registration instructions, please visit www.outreach.psu.edu/cape/counseling

Location of Training:

Penn State Harrisburg

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June 26 - 29, 2008

North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP) 56th Annual Conference

The North American Society of Adlerian Psychology proudly brings the 56th Annual Conference to Harrisburg, PA. The conference will feature an International Forum titled: "Alfred Adler and Milton Hershey: Building Families and Communities." This conference offers CE credits through NBCC for professional counselors, school counselors, marriage and family therapists, etc. (APA-approved CE credits are also offered for psychologists, etc.) Pre-conference and post-conference workshops are also being offered, including a 2-day pre-conference training on Positive Discipline (separate registration required). For more information and to register, go to www.alfredadler.org, email to info@aldredadler.org, or call (717) 579-8795.

Location of Training:
Hilton Harrisburg in downtown Harrisburg, PA.

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May 19 - August 12, 2008

Professional Development in Counseling Summer Institute:

Counseling At-Risk Clients: Best Practices and Emerging Techniques for Practitioners

This series provides a stimulating selection of more than 20 two- and five-day workshops taught by experts in the field of counseling. These are offered at various locations across Pennsylvania, several at the Penn State University Park campus.

For more information and registration instructions, please visit www.outreach.psu.edu/counseling

Locations of Trainings:

Penn State University Park

The Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley (Philadelphia)

The Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods (Pittsburgh)

Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State DuBois

Penn State Wilkes-Barre

workshop Advertising Policies and Procedures

Workshop Advertising Form

Professional development (PD) is most active from September through May. The chair of professional development is responsible for gathering requests for approval of each workshop and the state conference for continuing education, issuing approval for each workshop/state conference, processing contact hours in person at the state conference or by mail for division/chapter workshops, and maintaining the records for current and prior years of PCA professional development. Please follow this link to view the process of continuing education.

To find out how to obtain contact hours from the Pennsylvania Counseling Association toward state licensure and/or board certification renewal, or, if you are a presenter, how to offer them through the PCA, click on the following link:

PCA Annual Conference: The annual PCA meeting provides an excellent opportunity to earn contact hours for state licensure and/or board certification renewal!

Resources

PCA parent association American Counseling Association (ACA) makes available to professional counselors and practitioners of other mental health professions a wide variety of professional development resources, resources such as books, videos, and home-studies. One resource, in particular, is professional counseling's flagship journal, the Journal of Counseling & Development. Most of them meet continuing education unit (CEU) requirements for professional counseling state licensure and board certification, and in many cases, for the psychology and social work professions, as well.

To browse the ACA's extensive on-line resource catalogue, click on the ACA logo below:

Also, be sure to explore some of the resources found in the Mental Health Resources section of our Links page.

For additional information, please contact the PCA Professional Development Committee by e-mail at ceu@pacounseling.org , by phone at (412) 854-9120, X15, or by FAX at (412) 854-9123 (outside the U.S.: country code is "+1").

PCA Annual Conference: The annual PCA meeting provides an excellent opportunity to earn contact hours for state licensure and/or board certification renewal!

Resources