One Vision, One Voice

Top 10 Reasons to Join NMSCA

Sunspots Magazine

The Quarterly Newsletter of the New Mexico Counseling Association

Winter Edition 2011 (Click Here)

NMSCA is:

• A chartered state division of the American School Counselor Association

  A division of the New Mexico Counseling Association, a chartered state division of the American Counseling Association
• NMSCA represents certificated Professional School Counselors who work in public and private schools at all levels.

NMSCA Mission Statement:

The mission of the New Mexico School Counselor Association is to promote excellence in the profession of school counseling and the development of all students.

NMSCA's Strategic Plan includes the following goals:

• To advocate for the role and programs of professional counselors
• To provide meaningful growth and development opportunities for professional counselors
• To give visionary and bold leadership in developing new and supportive services for its members
• To support an organizational structure that provides a strong resource base from which to operate

2011 NMSCA

"Day of Professional Development”

Has been rescheduled to April 1st

7:45am-4:00pm (6 CE’s)

St. Pius High School- PAC
5301 St. Joseph’s Drive NW 87120
Albuquerque, N.M. 87120

7:45am Registration
8:20am Welcome Address by Lori Sanchez, PhD, LPC, NCC, NMSCA President
8:30am-10am Academic Achievement presented Matthew E. Lemberger-Truelove
10am-10:15am Break
10:15am-11:45am Outcome Oriented Services for Emotionally/behaviorally Challenged Students presented by Dr. Michael Baron
11:45am-12:45pm Lunch on your own
12:45pm-3:45 “Nurtured Heart” presented by Danielle Cossett
3:45pm Closing Comments, Workshop Evaluations, and CEC Certificates

To Register Click Here , Flyer

For more information contact: Lori Sanchez, PhD, LPC, NCC at lsanc@bosqueschool.org or 505.898.6388

ASCA in Seattle 2011 - "Perk Up Your Program "

ASCA's 2011 annual conference, "Perk Up Your Program," June 25-28, 2011, in Seattle, WA, will bring together approximately 2,000 pre-kindergarten to post-secondary professional school counselors, counselor educators, supervisors and graduate students.

From educational sessions to networking events, pre-conference workshops to inspiring keynote speakers, ASCA’s conference helps professional school counselors across the country meet their professional development needs.

Conference sessions allow attendees to take away solid, practical ideas they can put to work tomorrow, make valuable contacts in the school counseling field and discover the latest techniques in school counseling. 

Online registration opens Jan. 2, 2011.

Future ASCA Conferences and locations:

June 25–28, 2011
Seattle, Wash.
Washington Convention and Trade Center

June 23–26, 2012 
Minneapolis, Minn.
Minneapolis Convention Center

June 23–26, 2013
Phoenix, Ariz.
Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center

June 29–July 2, 2014
Orlando, Fla.
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel