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Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities | Washington Council for High School-College Relations 2023 Fall Workshops
Clock hours will be available through WSCA. Register using the links below: September 15 – Fall Counselor Workshop -Bellingham @ BTC September 19 _ Fall Counselor Workshop – Virtual Option 2023-2024 OSPI-WSAC Webinar Series Each year, OSPI, the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), and other partners co-host a series of webinars for school counselors, career counselors and specialists, college access professionals, graduation specialists and other support staff. This webinar series typically includes policy changes and tools and resources to help support students’ career and college preparation, academic development, and social-emotional development. All webinars take place from 9:00am-10:30 am. Each session is free and registering for the series does not obligate you to attend every webinar. Session Dates and Topics for our 2023-24 Webinar Series are listed below: 9/20/2023 – Jumpstart to Success: Starting the New School Year with the Latest OSPI-WSAC Information and Resources 12/06/2023 – Financial Aid: The New FAFSA and WASFA Application 03/20/2024 – TBD 05/17/2024 – Legislative Updates: Understanding the Latest Changes and Reflections on the 23-24 School Year Registering through pdEnroller will give you access to 1.5 FREE clock hours per webinar. Clock hours are awarded based on time in attendance during the live webinar. We verify attendance within a week of each event. After each webinar, pdEnroller will send you an email link to a short evaluation survey. If you can't make it, we post all our videos on the OSPI YouTube Channel - Check out our playlist! Subscribe by clicking on the bell to get alerts for videos as we post them. BEST (Beginning Educator Support Team)Mentor Foundational Opportunities are designed to build core knowledge of mentoring for equity. Mentor Academy 101 and 201 are 12-hour trainings. Nakia Academy can be taken in place of Mentor Academy 101 by participants who identify as people of color. Participation in Mentor Academy 101 or Nakia Academy is the prerequisite for participation in any other BEST event. GYA’s Virtual Counselors Institute The Gap Year Association's Counselors Institute is an online training that covers best practices in gap year advising. The course is designed to equip those who work with high school students with tools to be effective advocates and advisors for the gap year option. Within the 10-hour curriculum (2 hours of self-study and 8 hours of synchronous online learning), participants can expect to gain:
This course will expand the advising toolkits of anyone who works directly with high school students. Those who complete a short exam at the end of the Institute will receive a certificate of completion and digital badge to display as a professional credential. We are happy to provide discounted rates to any high school counselors who may find the registration fee to be a financial hardship (email info@gapyearassociation.org to receive a promo code). Registration is open until September 15th. |
Professional Development offered throughout the year | Yoga Calm WorkshopsYoga Calm is an innovative child education method that reduces stress, improves self-control, and develops social/emotional skills. It's good for children and you too! Workshops qualify for graduate credits, CEU, and clock hours through Portland State University, NBCC, and the WSCA. Professional School Counseling Journal Articles
Subscribers of "Professional School Counseling" can earn CEUs for reading journal articles and passing a short online quiz about the material. Articles are worth up to 0.1 CEUs, and an entire journal will earn you approximately 1.0 CEUs. ASCA is an IACET-Authorized Provider of CEUs. There will be a small fee for the CEUs. For more information log onto the journal section of ASCA. National Board for Certified School CounselorsNational Certified School Counselors (NCSC) are nationally certified counselors who offer the highest standards of practice for schools and students because they have met stringent education, examination, supervision, experience, and ethical requirements in school counseling. Dependable StrengthsDependable Strengths is a unique research-based process proven to increase self-esteem, motivation, and interest in learning for people of all ages. |