One Vision, One Voice

Sunspots Magazine

The Quarterly Newsletter of the New Mexico Counseling Association

Spring Edition 2010 (click here to read)

Head to Toe Conference 2010 - April 13-15

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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

"A Day of Professional Development'
(for counselors/nurses/teachers/administrators and parents)

Friday January 29, 2010
8:30am - 4:45pm
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Embassy Suites, ABQ
1000 Woodward Pl. NE
Albuquerque, N.M. 87102 (505) 245-7100

To Print Registration Form Click Here

NMSCA Members $50
Non members $75
On site registration - additional $10

*Bonus Offer
*Join NMSCA for the $60 membership + $25 registration fee = Total of $85

Program will include presentations on:

Relational Aggression
Presenter - Kathi Brown

Childhood Trauma - PTSD
Click Here to View PowerPoint Presentation
Presenter- LaMarr Edgerson

Gangs 101
Presenter - Nick Costales

6 CEC's

Sponsored by the :
New Mexico School Counselor Association

ASCA in Boston 2010
"Celebrate School Counseling"

ASCA's 2010 annual conference, "Celebrate School Counseling," July 3-6, 2010, in Boston, 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, 2010.

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