Summer 2015

There’s a lot we’ll be doing this July on the web site, along with some other projects. We will be updating our web site with news so you can check for updates http://www.hscounselorweek.com/. We also will be tweeting over the summer. You can follow us on our twitter page: http://twitter.com/hscounselorweek.  So we’ll see you in August and we will do our best to have a great summer. You do the same.

Proponents of Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) in Schools from New England to Convene at Massachusetts State House

The Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Alliance for Massachusetts (SAM) will host the Fourth Annual Spring Conference, Social Emotional Learning: The Core of Academic Success and Safe, Resilient Communities at the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 from 9 AM to 4:30 PM. Shown to create safe learning environments and improve academic success, SEL is the educational process that provides children with the tools to recognize and manage their emotions, to bounce back from failures and disappointments, to develop caring for others and to learn problem-solving skills. Educators and school-based mental health providers from across Massachusetts and Connecticut will learn about the intricacies of implementing SEL in schools from experts in the field and will hear from U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan, D—Ohio, 13^th District, about the national efforts to advocate for SEL. 

To register: $75 includes lunch: http://bit.ly/1IWvJ9N

During the Opening Ceremony, Mass. State Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, D-Amherst, and Massachusetts and Connecticut SEL proponents and experts will offer a long-term SEL educational plan to reduce risky behaviors in children that lead to violence and addiction while raising academic achievement – and actually saving tax dollars.

For more information: sel4mass@gmail.com, or visit www.sel4mass.org.

Scholarship program for Caddys

I got this email today and thought I would pass it on:

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I’d like to propose a blog post about a program that has been sending more than 10,000 students with financial need to college: by way of caddying.

Each year, more than 850 golf caddies across the U.S. attend college by way of a full tuition and housing scholarship through the Chick Evans Scholarship from the Western Golf Association. The requirements are straightforward: earn good grades, have a strong caddie record, demonstrate financial need and display outstanding character.

WGA’s goal is to send 1,000 kids to school annually by 2020, meaning there’s more opportunity than ever for deserving kids to earn the Scholarship.

Conducting a study on School Counselor Involvement in School-Family-Community Partnerships Based on Personality Differences

I received an email today from Denise B. Ebersole asking for some help distributing a survey to school counselors..

Here's her email:
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Greetings Professional School Counselor Colleagues,

As a researcher and doctoral student at Regent University, I am conducting a study on School Counselor Involvement in School-Family-Community Partnerships Based on Personality Differences. The purpose of the current study is to investigate differences in school counselors’ perceived involvement in school-family-community partnerships based on the personality dimension of introversion/extraversion.

If you are currently employed as an elementary, middle, or high school counselor, you are invited and eligible to participate in the research by clicking the link below and completing the brief survey (Note: You may also copy and paste the link into your internet browser). Your participation in the survey should take approximately 15 minutes.

Your responses will be completely anonymous, your name or identifying information will not be associated with any results of the study, and there are no significant potential risks from participating. You may discontinue participation at any time. Your completion of the survey signifies that you are at least 18 years of age, that you are an employed school counselor, and that you are voluntarily participating in the survey.
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1924551/School-Counselor-Involvement-in-School-Family-Community-Partnerships-Based-on-Personality-Differences

Please forward this email to your employed school counseling colleagues (K-12) and any school counseling groups or associations. You may seek further information about the study by contacting Denise B. Ebersole at deniebe@mail.regent.edu.

I genuinely appreciate your willingness to contribute toward our profession and I thank you in advance for your participation.

Sincerely,
Denise

Denise B. Ebersole, M. Ed., NCC, NCSC
Doctoral Candidate, Counselor Education and Supervision
Regent University
School of Psychology & Counseling
1000 University Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464?deniebe@mail.regent.edu

Dr. Lee A. Underwood
Professor of Counseling
Regent University
School of Psychology & Counseling
1000 University Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

leeunde@regent.edu