Counseling & Human Services
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, Texas 78228 Francis Farrell, Jr. phone: (210) 438-6400 fax: (210) 438-6441 ffarrell@stmarytx.edu
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Announcements
This page contains announcements grouped under the following topics:
Fall 2009
Spring 2010
Funding Opportunities and Awards
Upcoming Conferences
Additional Education and Training Opportunities
Study Abroad
Alpha Pi Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota International Counseling Honor Society Events
Publishing Opportunities
Welcome to the fall 2009 semester. All courses (unless indicated otherwise on your schedule) will be conducted in our building at 251 W. Ligustrum. For information about important dates during this semester, refer to the Counseling and Human Services Calendar of Events for the Fall of 2009.
Some initial important notices are as follows:
- Master's level Community Counseling students who entered the program prior to July 1, who have obtained 12 or less hours of credit, and who do not want their program of study changed to the 54-hour Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree program should talk with Dr. Wooten. Students who meet these requirements and who fail to request remaining in their original program of study will have their program of study automatically changed.
- Counselor Education and Supervision doctoral students who are enrolled in a special practicum or internship course and who want to be able to see clients at the Family Life Center (FLC) should contact Dr. Laura Bryan, Clinical Administrator, to become oriented to the policies, procedures, and software in the Family Life Center (FLC). Orientation is required prior to your being allowed to see clients at the FLC. You can reach Dr. Bryan in room 205 of the FLC, at lbryan@stmarytx.edu, or by phone at 210-438-6401.
Registration for the master's counseling practicum and internship courses now requires permission from the internship coordinator, Dr. Harper. This is being done to more closely track students' practicum and internship plans and to make sure students have chosen sites where adequate supervised hours can be obtained and appropriate developmental opportunities are available.
If you would like to register for counseling internship for the spring 2010 semester, submit to Dr. Harper completed copies of the Practicum/Internship Application form, Supervision Agreement form without your university supervisor's name and signature, your learning goals for the upcoming semester's clinical experiences, and proof of liability insurance. If the offsite supervisor is a new site supervisor, the supervisor also must complete the St. Mary's University Sexual Harassment Policy Statement form and submit a resume or vita.
If you are planning to take counseling practicum in the spring, you will need to choose a site where you can obtain most (or all, for distance students) of the required 40 hours of direct client contact. Students taking classes on campus will be expected to perform some individual counseling in the Family Life Center, where sessions are recorded and client case notes can be reviewed. Students should not expect to obtain all of their direct client contact hours from the Family Life Center. On average, students can obtain between 5 and 15 hours of direct client contact from the Family Life Center.
If you are taking classes on campus and want to register for counseling practicum, you will need to submit to Dr. Harper completed copies of the Practicum/Internship Application form, Supervision Agreement form without your university supervisor's name and signature, and your learning goals for the upcoming semester's clinical experiences. You also will need to complete the Family Life Center Orientation and associated tasks, such as submitting documented proof of liability insurance to Dr. Bryan. If the offsite supervisor is a new site supervisor, the supervisor also must complete the St. Mary's University Sexual Harassment Policy Statement form and submit a resume or vita
If you are taking distance classes and want to register for counseling practicum, you will need to submit to Dr. Harper completed copies of the Practicum/Internship Application form, Supervision Agreement form without your university supervisor's name and signature, your learning goals for the upcoming semester's clinical experiences, and proof of liability insurance. If the offsite supervisor is a new site supervisor, the supervisor also must complete the St. Mary's University Sexual Harassment Policy Statement form and submit a resume or vita.
Note the funding opportunities listed on Grant Opportunities web page. Most of the grants and scholarships and fellowships listed on this page are for research related to a doctoral dissertation.
Some of the application deadlines that are approaching for grants and awards are:
- Applications are being accepted for the ACA Graduate Student Ethics Competition. Each university can sponsor one master's student team and one doctoral student team. Each team must be comprised of 3 to 4 students. Each team will respond to a case scenario published on the competition web site. First place prizes of a certificate, letter of recognition, and a $75 ACA Bookstore gift certificate will be awarded to each team member of the winning mater's and doctoral teams. Second place and third place prizes also will be awarded. Deadline for registering a team is November 29, 2009; deadline for registered teams to submit their responses to the case scenario is December 13, 2009. If you are interested in participating in a team, see Dr. Harper.
- The C-AHEAD Outstanding Humanistic Dissertation Award will be awarded to a C-AHEAD member whose dissertation contained humanistic content and was defended between fall 2007 and fall 2009. Deadline for application is December 1, 2009.
- The C-AHEAD Make a Difference Grant will be awarded to a C-AHEAD member who is doing research in the area of humanistic counseling and education. Deadline for application is December 1, 2009.
- The Vicki E. Bowman Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship presented by the Association for Specialists in Group Work (deadline is December 1, 2009).
- The ACA Foundation Graduate Essay Competition is open to current counseling graduate students who are members of ACA. One grand prize award will consist of a $2,500 scholarship grant, paid registration and 3 nights hotel stay at the 2010 ACA conference, and publication of the essay in Counseling Today. Four runner-up prizes will consist of $500 scholarship grants, paid registration at the 2010 ACA Conference, and publication of the essays in Counseling Today. For more information about the essay topics and contest rules, refer to ACA Foundations' Scholarship Competition web page. (deadline is December 13, 2009).
- Research Grants presented by the Association for Specialists in Group Work (deadline is January 8, 2010).
- Peg Carroll Scholarship presented by the Association for Specialists in Group Work (deadline is January 31, 2010).
- The Dan E. Homeyer Research Grant of the Texas Association for Play Therapy is awarded twice each year (deadlines are March 1, 2010 and October 1, 2010 ).
Student loan forgiveness is provided by several organizations to graduates who take certain jobs. For information about the types of jobs that qualify for student loan forgiveness programs, refer to:
- Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Mid-Winter Conference, 2/4-2/5/2010, Austin, TX
Deadline for submitting a session proposal is 11/19/2009.
- Southeastern Conference in Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling and Education, 2/12-13/2010, Savannah, GA
- Association for Specialists in Group Work National Conference, 2/18-21/2010, New Orleans, LA
- Traumatology Symposium, 2/25-27/2010, Sarasota, FL
- Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference, 3/11-3/13/2010, San Antonio
- World International Family Therapy Association Congress, 3/17-3/20/2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- American Counseling Association Conference, 3/18-3/22/2010, Pittsburgh, PA
ACA will waive 50% of the registration fee for up to 100 students who volunteer to work at least 12 hours during the conference. For students who volunteered at an ACA conference in the past 3 years and who are accepted to volunteer at the 2010 conference, the waiver is 100% of the registration fee. If you are interested in volunteering at the conference, complete the application form at by 12/18/2009.
- Association for Death Education and Counseling Conference, 4/7-4/10/2010, Kansas City, MO
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 2010 Annual Conference, 9/23-9/26/2010, Atlanta, GA
Deadline for submitting a session proposal is 12/1/2009..
- The Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health periodically hosts free (unless otherwise noted) seminars on topics relevant to counseling and marriage and family therapy. There usually is a charge only if you want documented CEUs for attending these workshops. Registration is required, and the workshops often reach maximum capacity. The Center usually serves a free lunch, so indicate your preference (usual options are turkey, ham, or veggie) when you register. The upcoming workshop is:
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Building and Sustaining an Ethical Organizational Culture
Speakers: Pat Harned, Ph.D. and K. Matthew Gilley, Ph.D.
You can learn more about this workshop and the Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health and register for this workshop by visiting www.ecrh.org/professional_seminars_and_workshops.html.
- The University of North Texas is presenting an Institute in Counselor Supervision, Thursdays through Saturdays, 1/28-2/6/2010. This institute meets the requirements for the Texas LPC Supervisor credential. For information and pricing, see the UNT Continuing Education web site.
- PESI is presenting End of Life Issues: Best Practices and Applied Ethics (10/21/2009 in San Antonio, 10/22 in Austin, and 10/23 in Houston). For information and pricing, see the PESI web site.
- Cross Country Education is presenting Motivational Interviewing: Overcoming Client Resistance to Change (11/18/2009 in Harlingen, 11/19 in Corpus Christi, 11/20 in San Antonio, 11/23 in Austin, and 11/24 in Houston). For information and pricing, see the Cross Country Education web site.
The Cambodia Intercultural Exchange in Couples and Family Therapy is scheduled for December 10-20, 2009. Information about this opportunity can be found at the program's blog spot and a short video about the program is available on You Tube.
The recent chili dinner was a great success and raised $202 towards the FLC Beautification Fund. If you have suggestions for beautifying the FLC, please place those suggestions in the folder on the bulletin board near the main kitchen. We expect to host another FLC Beautification Fund dinner in the spring.
The next CSI meeting is scheduled for 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. on December 1. The next initiation will be held during the spring 2010 semester. At the November 2 CSI meeting, Emily Keller (a CSI member) demonstrated Pampered Chef products. She is still taking orders for Pampered Chef products, and she plans to donate her profits from the November 2 event to CSI. If you are interested in purchasing Pampered Chef products to help CSI, contact Emily at emilykeller@yahoo.com. Thank you Emily for the tasty treats, product demonstrations, and fundraising efforts!
- The Family Digest, the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors newsletter, contains a Graduate Student Column. The Family Digest is published three times each year.
- The new Graduate Research Journal has been announced and is inviting students to submit manuscripts for publication. This journal is a peer-reviewed, international, open-access, online publication of the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Sam Houston State University that focuses on issues related to educational leadership and counseling. First authors on all submitted manuscripts must be current graduate students or recent graduates. Graduate students also may participate as GRJ reviewers and serve on the GRJ editorial board.
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