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Professional Studies

Dr. James Bolton
Chairperson
316 Butterfield Hall
814.732.2421

We are located on the third floor of Butterfield Hall Suite 317

LOOKING FOR A JOB??? Come to the main office to view the JOB POSTINGS DATABASE of current Counseling positions.

Please follow-up with your advisor regarding your Plan of Study.  Check with your advisor on Candidacy when you have completed (12) credits

 

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COUNSELING COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS DATES ARE BEING GIVEN ON THE FIRST SATURDAY:

SUMMER SEMESTER - AUGUST 2, 2008

Please register in the Professional Studies Department main office BH 318 or call (814) 732-2421

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The November 2006 issue of the PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Newsletter states that follows features Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VCR) Recruitment information.  (OVeRView), November 15th, 2006, Volume 6, Issue 11

OVR has career opportunities statewide for qualified rehabilitation counselors.  OVR has an immediate need for four VR Counselor Deaf & Hard of Hearing to work in the following district offices:  Allentown, Dubois, Erie and Reading, PA.  Qualified Rehabiltation Counseling students and graduates of the Rehabilitation Counseling program are encouraged to apply now for VRC and VRCDHH openings.  Website info: http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=128&Q=64970

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ATTENTION COUNSELING MAJORS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP MAJORS!

PRACTICUM AND INTERNSHIP STUDENTS

Effective April 1, 2007, all prospective employees and student teachers working for a public or private school and having direct contact with students are not only required to have Act 34 State Police Criminal Record Check and the Act 151 PA Child Abuse History Clearance, but they must also have an FBI fingerprint check and anyone hired who already has an FBI fingerprint check done that is less than one year old from the date of hire will not be required to obtain a new one.

IU#5 along with our sister IUs across the state and some UPS stores, has been designated to act as a fingerprint processing site.  We will begin processing digital fingerprints at our Edinboro Office (252 Waterford Street), starting Friday, March 30th, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.   Our offices will be closed on Friday, April 6th, and Monday, April 9th, for the Easter Holiday.  We will be posting this information, along with our scheduled office closings, on our web site before the end of the week.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PROCEDURES FOR APPLICANTS:

1.  Applicants must register for background check services prior to coming to the fingerprint site.  This may be done at www.pa.cogentid.com by choosing online registration; or by calling 1-888-439-2486.

2. Applicants required to pay for themselves (APPLICANT PAY) must make payment arrangements prior to fingerprinting.  Applicants may pre-pay at www.pa.cogentid.com by choosing online payent via debit or credit card; or by calling 1-888-439-2486.  The fee is $40.

3. Money orders and cashiers checks made out to Cogent Systems are also  accepted at the fingerprint service sites.  No cash is accepted at fingerprint sites.

4. In some cases, districts/organizations/agencies may choose to pay for the applicant's background check.  These applicants are designated AGENCY PAY.  Agencies may complete the Agency Billing Agreement if they choose to allow their applicants to bill their background checks directly to the Agency.  They will need to set this up with Cogent Systems prior to the applicant arriving at the fingerprint site.  If an appicant is required to pay for themselves, they are designated APPLICANT PAY.

5. Proceed to the fingerprint location of your choice.  No appointment is necessary.  You must be registered and have made arrangements for payment.

6. The fingerprints will be sent electronically over a secure system with firewalls in place to the State Police, who will channel it to the FBI.  The FBI should turn around the results to PDE within two days.  PDE will print the results out and mail them directly to the applicant.  If an applicant does not receive their background check within eight weeks after being fingerprinted, they are to call (717) 783-3750 or email PDE at dwolfgang@state.pa.us. They are not to contact the fingerprint site or Cogent Systems.

Please remember that there is a 90-day grace period while waiting for the clearances to be processed.

If you have any questions, please feel fre to e-mail me or call my office at 814  734-8404.

Linda Samuels, Assistant Director of Personnel Services,  Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit, 252 Waterford Street, Edinboro, PA  16412  (814) 734-8412 or FAX: (814) 734-5806

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 The National Institute of Relationship Enhancement

Schedule for 2008 Workshops

Louise Guerney, Ph.D.

and

William Nordling, Ph.D.

 

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Child-Centered Play Therapy

April 18-19, 2008

July 23-24, 2008

September 26-27, 2008

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Advanced Child-Centered Play Therapy

June 27-28,2008

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Filial Family Therapy

July 25-26, 2008

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Building an Alliance with Parents of Children in Play Therapy

July 22, 2008

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Agency and On-Site Training Opportunities

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COUNSELING MAJORS

Looking for jobs after graduation??

Job postings listed and lots of opening around Pittsburgh, PA!!

Website link:

wwwlgatewayrehab.org

 

 

  ***************************************************************************************************************************** The IUP Center for Counselor Training and Services and The IUP Alumni AssociationPresentAdolescence: Emerging Drug Threats and DepressionFriday, April 4, 20088:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.Indiana Universiy of Pennsylvania Eberly AuditoriumDr. John McCarthy, DirectorCenter for Counselor Training and ServicesPhone: 724 357-3807FAX: 724 357-7821 *************************************************************************************************************************** 

DATE SAVER

 

Leadership for Student Achievement Conference

Beyond Test Scores; Using Multiple Measures of Data

Friday, April 25, 2008

on the campus of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

 

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in Educational Leadership

in collaboration with

Pennsylvania Department of Education

 

FEATURING

Victoria Bernhardt, PhD

Author of: Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement

 

Contact Information:

Dr. Andy Pushchak

(814) 732-1548

apushchak@edinboro.edu

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Youth Suicide: Prevention and Crisis Management

April 29, 2008 - Indiana

 

The Many Facets of Grief

April 30, 2008 - Monroeville

 

Dr. John McCarthy, Director

ccts-coun@iup.edu

(724)357-3807

http://www.iup.edu/ce/CCTS.html

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The Art & Science of Interdisciplinary Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Saturday, April 5, 2008

7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Frank Pogue Student Center

405  Scotland Road

Edinboro University of Pennsylvaniaq

Edinboro, PA 16444

814-732-2285

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COUNSELING MAJORS

SUMMER INTERNSHIP/ PRACTIUM PAPERWORK

DUE IN MAIN OFFICE (BF 318)

NO LATER THAN

TUESDAY

APRIL 15, 2008

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COUNSELING MAJORS

FALL

INTERNSHIP / PRACTIUM PAPERWORK

DUE

IN MAIN OFFICE (BF 318)

NO LATER THAN

FRIDAY MAY9, 2008

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FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS

You are invited to attend an open forum for a thesis defense by Mr. Nick Ritchie.  Mr. Ritchie is a Professional Studies Department, Master of Arts in Counseling - Student Affairs student.  Mr. Richie's thesis topic is "The Relationship between Test Anxiety and Alcohol Use in Undergraduate Students Placed on Academic Probation".

Mr. Ritchie will present his thesis defense on Wednesday, April 30th in Butterfield Hall Room 302 at 1:30 p.m.

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MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008

7:00 P.M.  Butterfield Hall 105

GETTING YOUR LICENSE (LPC)

Confused about counselor licensure (LPC) requirements?

Confused about LPC Supervision or how to prepare the NCE Exam?

Dr. Tom Matta from the PA Licensure Board can answer these questions and more......

Sponsored by the Counseling Club



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