Meeting Pattern
North Dakota School Counselor Association (NDSCA) Pre-Conference:
Delta Marriot; 1635 42nd St. SW; Fargo, ND (February 14, 2026 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
North Dakota Mental Health Counseling Association (NDMHCA) Pre-conference:
Delta Marriot; 1635 42nd St. SW; Fargo, ND (February 14, 2026 - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
North Dakota Counseling Association (NDCA) Midwinter Conference:
Delta Marriot; 1635 42nd St. SW; Fargo, ND (February 15-17, 2026 - 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.; 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; 8:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
Description
Increase your understanding of effective counseling practices. Provides you with current counseling-related research, and gives opportunities to share effective counseling methods and activities with other professionals.
To earn credit, educators enrolled in this course must complete a minimum of 900 minutes (15 hours) of “seat time.” “Seat time” includes NDSCA pre-conference workshops, NDCA conference content sessions, and NDCA keynote presentations.
In order to complete at least 900 minutes of “seat time,” educators must attend a pre-conference (either the NDSCA pre-conference or the NDMHCA pre-conference) AND NDCA midwinter conference.
NOTE: NDCA Business meeting, awards luncheon, and social events do not qualify as part of the “seat time” requirement.
Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes
Syllabus:
https://www.ndsu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/ndca-syllabus-2026-carol-buchholz-holland.pdf
Objectives:
You will:
- Be updated on current counseling-related research.
- Be provided opportunities to share effective counseling methods and activities with other professionals.
- Learn about best practices in counseling.
Materials:
There is no textbook required for this course.
Testimonials:
"I ALWAYS LOVE AND BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING THE NDCA CONFERENCE."
"CONTINUING MY EDUCATION IN THIS MANNER IS SO VALUABLE! MOST OF THE SESSIONS GIVE "HANDS-ON" TRAINING AND IDEAS TO USE WHEN YOU RETURN TO SCHOOL OR WORK THE NEXT DAY."
"THE CONFERENCE IS ALWAYS WONDERFUL AND FULL OF GREAT INFORMATION."
"THE ND COUNSELOR'S CONFERENCE IS ALWAYS GOOD WITH MANY NEW AND BEST PRACTICE PROCEDURES. IT IS A TIME FOR COUNSELORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO CONNECT AS WE TRY TO MAKE ALL OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS EVEN MORE COMPREHENSIVE."
"I AM A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER. THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST WORKSHOPS I HAVE EVER ATTENDED. KUDOS TO ALL."
"THE CONTENT FOR EACH SESSION I ATTENDED WAS VALUABLE AS I LEARN SOMETHING NEW EACH YEAR. I ALWAYS ENJOY THIS CONFERENCE."
"THE FLEXIBILITY AND FREEDOM TO GO TO THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS I WANT AND NEED."
"I LOVED HAVING THIS CONFERENCE OFFERED VIRTUALLY. THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WERE PUT ONLINE WERE EASY TO FOLLOW AND IT WAS EASY TO SEE ALL THE EXTRA EFFORT THAT WAS PUT INTO THE CONFERENCE."
"THE TOPICS CHOSEN ARE ALWAYS UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION FOR THE COUNSELORS TO KNOW. STRONG CONTENT KNOWLEDGE PRESENTED BY PROFESSIONALS."
"LOTS OF OPTIONS FOR CHOOSING WHAT IS RELEVANT AND MOST NEEDED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS."
"CAROL SHARED SEVERAL EXCELLENT AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES WITH US THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT TO USE IN MY WORK. I REALLY ENJOYED HER PRESENTATIONS."
"I ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF TAKEAWAYS AND LEARNING AT THE ND COUNSELING CONFERENCE. THIS COURSE HELPS ME ORGANIZE AND APPLY THE INFORMATION."
"ENJOYED ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE AND LEARNING FROM COLLEAGUES."
Registration Instructions
In addition to registering for this course, students must pay a separate registration fee for the NDCA conference and/or NDSCA pre-conference. The registration form for the preconference and/or conference is located on this webpage: https://www.ndcounseling.org/conference-registration
Online professional development registration URL closes @ 5:00 p.m. on May 31, 2026.
You will receive an electronic email when you have successfully registered. Please allow 48 hours for your registration to be processed.