VTSCA Updates
December 2015
VTSCA Seeking Nominations for School Counselor Awards
The Vermont School Counselor Association is accepting nominations for three School Counselor awards the James F. Cawley Award, also known as the Vermont School Counselor of the Year, the New School Counselor of the Year Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. The nomination process and award descriptions are online. The nomination deadline is January 8, 2016 and award recipients will be honored at the Vermont State House on February 16, 2016 during our annual "VTSCA Day on the Hill". Contact: Betty Hughes at vtsca.awards@gmail.com
2016 Transition and Career Planning Conference
Understanding Gender Identity & Sexuality
The New England Educational Opportunity Association presents Understanding Gender Identity & Sexuality
January 19, 2016
9:00 am-2:00 pm
Castleton University
Castleton, VT 05735
Share this great opportunity with your colleagues!
Free to NEOA members, $65 for non-members
Registration is now open: http://www.neoaonline.org/a_pd_gender_reg1.php
PESI Continuing Education
Upcoming Seminars in Vermont:
Play Therapy for Trauma
Friday January 22nd
Advanced Mindfulness Techniques that Change the Brain
Monday February 15th
Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents
Wednesday March 23rd
Yoga & Mindfulness for Kids
Wednesday April 13th
For more information and to register click here
ASCA School Counselor Magazine
National School Counseling Week
Breakfast After the Bell Challenge
Hunger Free Vermont and New England Dairy and Food Council challenge schools across the state to increase student participation in the School Breakfast Program by at least 20% or more by moving breakfast after the bell. The Vermont Breakfast After the Bell Challenge will run for two 4-month terms:
January 2016-April 2016
September 2016-December 2016
For more information and to register click here
Upcoming VTSCA Board Meeting
Saturday, Feb 6, 2016, 09:00 AM
Montpelier, VT
Vermont School Counselor Association
Email: vtsca.membership@gmail.com
Website: http://vtsca.cloverpad.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VermontSchoolCounselorAssociation/?ref=hl
Twitter: @VermontSCA