Meeting Pattern
NDSCA Pre-Conference: In-person at Bismarck Career Academy, Bismarck, ND
NDCA Midwinter Conference: In-person at Radisson Hotel in Bismarck, ND
Asynchronous Virtual Conference: Recorded videos will be made available from March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023. You can access the videos via a portal on ndcounseling.org. You will not have access to these recordings after May 31, 2023.
Description
This course is designed to assist helping professionals increase their understanding of effective counseling practices, to provide professionals with current counseling-related research, and to give opportunities to share effective counseling methods and activities with other professionals.
Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes
OBJECTIVES:
Participants 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.
LOCATIONS & DATES:
To earn credit, educators enrolled in this course must complete a minimum of 900 minutes (15 hours) of seat time and can be in a variety of ways:
1. Attend in-person NDSCA preconference and/or NDCA conference content sessions and keynote presentations.
2. Attend either the NDSCA preconference or NDCA conference and view asynchronous NDCA online content sessions.
3. View asynchronous NDCA online content sessions (sessions available March 1-May 31, 2023). NOTE: Business meetings and social events do not qualify as part of the “seat time” requirement.
"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."
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
There is no textbook required for this course.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
In addition to registering for this course, educators must register for the NDCA conference and/or NDSCA pre-conference. The registration form for the preconference and/or conference is located on the following web page: https://ndcounseling.org/annual-conference-registration
Online professional development registration URL closes @ 5:00 p.m. on May 31, 2023.
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