JOB POSTING: School Counselor Wanted

The Fonda-Fultonville School District is seeking a school counselor for a long-term substitute position in the high school beginning mid-December through the end of the school year. This position is NOT being advertised on OLAS.

To apply, submit a letter of interest and resume by December 6, 2011, to:

Dr. James Hoffman, Superintendent

Fonda-Fultonville CSD

PO Box 1501

Fonda, NY 12068.

NYS certified school counselors, including retired, are encouraged to apply.

JOB POSTING: Mental Health Counselor

Capital District Counseling Association December Program and Holiday Dinner

Check out this  Region 4 professional development opportunity!

Capital  District Counseling Association

December  Program and Holiday Dinner

Monday,  December 5, 2011  3:00 - 7:00 pm

Schenectady  County Community College, Schenectady, NY

Featured  Speaker:  Thomas  Grimes will present on Internet Awareness.

Mr.  Grimes, a 20 year veteran of the NYC Police Department, has years of

involvement  speaking on Internet awareness including the Today Show in

March  2009 as part of a 3-part series entitled, Inside Your Teens World.

Dinner  to follow provided by the SCCC Culinary Program

$10  for CDCA members   $30 for non-members (includes  2011-2012 membership fee)

For  online registration or more information, visit the website:  www.CDCANY.org

or  contact Katie Collins, CDCA VP for Professional  Development,

at 518-782-6767 or programs@cdcany.org.

Day of Mindfulness for Therapists

Consider a day of rest and replenishment for yourself...

A Day of Mindfulness for Therapists

(and other helping professionals)

Friday, December 2, 2011

10 to 4pm

The Center for Nia and Yoga

4 Central Avenue, Albany

This day-long program offers an introduction to mindfulness practice for therapists and other helping professionals.  We will practice mindfulness and explore the benefits of mindfulness for both self-care and authenticity in the therapeutic relationship. Consider this a day of relaxation, reconnection and replenishment.

Cost: $75 -  lunch included

($45 for students in the helping professions)

This workshop will be facilitated by Karen Beetle, LMHC. Karen is a therapist, mindfulness teacher, and long term meditator.  Read her blogs at http://blogs.timesunion.com/holisitichealth.

For more information or to register, contact Karen Beetle at 424-7516 or kabeetle@aol.co

Oppurtunity for Mental Health Counselor

HELP WANTED:FLOOD DISASTER RELIEF CRISIS COUNSELORS

Temporary Part-Time and Full-Time
Schoharie & Schenectady Counties

The Schoharie County Office of Community Services is in IMMEDIATE NEED of Temporary Part-Time and/or Full-Time Crisis Counseling Outreach Workers to provide outreach and crisis counseling to individuals in Schenectady and Schoharie Counties who have been directly or indirectly affected by the recent flooding.

These positions are temporary and scheduled to start almost immediately with training provided by FEMA

Responsibilities can include (but not limited to):

 *   Providing crisis counseling to a diverse population.
 *   Making referrals for needed therapeutic services.
 *   Assisting with community outreach events.
 *   Disseminating informational packets and brochures.
 *   Completing all necessary documentation.

Requirements:

 *   Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Service field preferred.
 *   Experience in Mental Health preferred.
 *   Crisis Counseling experience preferred.
 *   Knowledge of the community is important.
 *   Initiative, focus and stamina are key.
 *   Strong communication and organization skills are a must.
 *   A vehicle and a valid NYS driver’s license is a must.

Please call 518-295-2031 for more information.

“Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies for Angry and Resistant Youth”

A FULL DAY CONFERENCE

Thursday, November 3, 2011

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location: Albany Marriot, Wolf Road, Albany, NY

Presenters: Robert Brooks, Ph.D., Jeffrey Daly, M.D.and Kristin Riley, R.N., M.P.A.

This event is sponsored by the C.A.P.E.S. Program for Primary CarePhysicians, a program funded by the New York State Office of MentalHealth through the Project T.E.A.C.H. initiative

Fee: $25 per person (Tuition includes lunch)

To request a conference brochure or to make areservation, please contact Timothy Serviss at518-581-5015, ext. 3115


http://www.fourwindshospital.com/saratoga/edeventssar.html

FREE workshop for School Counselors

HESC College Access and Financial Aid Training

for School Counselors

on

Thursday, November 3

at

Crowne Plaza Hotel

State and Lodge St

Albany, NY 12207

All school counselors are invited to join HESC's staff and NYSFAAA for the 2011 HESC College Access and Financial Aid Training For School Counselors. This series of workshops for school counselors offers an ideal opportunity for attendees to learn about available federal and state financial aid programs, including recent developments. Information useful in assisting students who are at risk of not attending college will be emphasized.

Many of the high need students and families you deal with every day face obstacles that may hinder them from receiving financial aid. This may be due to a lack of available information about their particular situations or difficulty in navigating the financial aid process and completing the FAFSA. This workshop will address special circumstances in financial aid such as non-traditional families, homelessness, and residency, as well as strategies for dealing with difficult families, and early awareness opportunities.

Reserve your place at a workshop using our online registration form. We recommend that you register early since seating is limited.

There is no limit on the number of individuals who may attend from each institution,

but each person planning on attending must register individually.

Continental breakfast and will lunch provided.

Check-in at all sites will start at 8:30 a.m., with training beginning at 9:00 a.m.

The sessions will be offered at no charge. We look forward to your participation.

For more information, or a list of all workshop locations please click here

Professional Development Training

NYSPEP presents:

Strong Roots Last A Lifetime

Professional Development Training Comes to Albany!!!

Date: November 2, 2011

Time: 8:30am-4:00pm

Location: Parson's Child & Family Center 60 Academy Rd - Albany, NY

REGISTER HERE

The final Strong Roots Training for 2011 has landed in Albany!! Come join NYSPEP for this one day training for all professionals who work with families, whether they call themselves "parenting educators" or not. Grounded in current research, Strong Roots Last A Lifetime offers a keynote session "Parenting Education, An Art or Science?" with Mary Haust from Parents as Teachers and afternoon workshops on: Strength-Based Communication, Parenting Styles, Group Facilitation, and Child Development.

Prevent Child Abuse: Building a Movement for Children

Prevent Child Abuse New York Presents

Building a Movement for Children

featuring

Prevent Child Abuse America CEO Jim Hmurovich

Senator Neil Breslin

&

Albany Common Council President Carolyn McLaughlin

Monday, October 17, 2011

1:00-3:00pm

Milne Hall 200

University at Albany Downtown Campus

Prevent Child Abuse New York and the University at Albany State University of New York School of Social Welfare invite you to bring your ideas about how we can ensure every child has an opportunity for healthy growth and development. Please join us, and our local state champions for children.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information and a complete list of Champions see Building A Movement: http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/

NYSPEP Presents: Surviving and Thriving

~NYSPEP Presents~

Surviving and Thriving

Annual Fall Full Membership Meeting

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Time: 9:00am-4:00pm

Location: Parson's Child and Family Center, 60 Adademy Rd - Albany, NY

REGISTER HERE

Cost: $25

Plenary Session: SafeTALK

"Suicide prevention is everyone's business"

NYSPEP invites you to join Melanie Puorto, Director of Suicide Prevention Initiatives for the NYS Office of Mental Health for a 3-hour SafeTALK training. SafeTALK prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first air resources. Alert helpers know how to use these opportunities to support that desire for safety. As a SafeTALK-trained suicide alert helper, you will be better able to: move beyond common tendencies to miss, dissmiss or avoid suicide; identify people who have thoughts of suicide and apply the TALK steps to connect a person with suicide thoughts to suicide first aid, intervention caregivers.

Afternoon Workshop Choices

How to Find Your Voice and Be Effective:

An advocacy training with Jenn O'Connor, Senior Policy Associate for the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy.  Everyone is an advocate-whether in your own life, for a particular cause, or as part of your profession. This interactive session will help new advocates feel more comfortable and seasoned advocates hone their skills. You will learn: the rules for advocating versus lobbying, how to be a Five Minute Advocate, and who to talk to and how (strategies for talking to parents, providers, policymakers, and the media).

NYSPEP Parenting Educator Credentialing Orientation:

Join Judy Wolf of Cornell Cooperative Extension, Wyn Frechette the Lakeside Child and Family Center, and Judy Nordstorm of T.E.P.E Institute for the long awaited launch of the NYS Parenting Educator Credential. NYSPEP encourages Attendance at this required orientation for those interested in applying for the Parenting Educator Credential. This orientation will define the specific requirements for the application portfolio and qualify you to apply as of March 1, 2012.

READ AND SUCCEED is Hiring

WANTED

People to Promote the Program

Temporary position with flexible hours

Pay $14/hr

any questions or for more information

please email: ristit948@strose.edu



A great opportunity for all Region 4 elementary counselors!

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELORS “Day of Sharing”

 Sponsored by: Capital District Counseling Association

It’s coming up soon....

please prepare an activity & think about specific ideas or concerns to share.

Friday, November 18, 2011

9:30 AM - 2:30 PM(Registration: 9AM-9:30 AM)

Tankard Taverne Rm.

Fort Wm. Henry Resort and Conference Center

48 Canada St.Lake George, NY

( between NYS I-87 @ Exits 21 and 22; ph.# 888-389-4554)

Break - coffee/tea/Danish/bagels/muffins/asst. juices

Plus, LUNCH @ Ft. Wm. Henry Resort: Tankard Taverne Rm.-

(* make choice below *)

PROGRAM:

Morning: Please select a topic area from those listed below and bring one “thing” related to the topic to share (i.e.- a book, an activity, a lesson plan,...) with 40 photocopies to distribute, if possible.

Afternoon: The membership at our Spring ’11 meeting felt it would be beneficial to make time in the p.m. to share ideas on a few contemporary issues effecting counselors (at our level, especially).  Therefore, time in the afternoon will be set aside to discuss two or three of the main concerns sent to me.

Please print and return the form below so that an exact number of members attending with lunch choice and topic areas can be obtained.

------------------------------------------------------

**By 10/28/11**

Return with a check for $30.00 (covers Breakfast Breakout, lunch, and new room change)

payable to: C.D.C.A.

ATTN: Mary Quinn

Shatekon Elementary

35 Maxwell Dr.

Clifton Park, NY 12065

or call (518) 881-0580 x48452

Name ___________________________  Phone _______________

School/Address  ________________________________________

 Topics

Family_____     Social Skills______     Substance Abuse Prevention______     Faculty____

New Students_____     Conflict Resolution_____     Parents______     Self-Concept______ 

     Curriculum Development_____           Careers_____     Special Ed._____     Loss______   

  Grants_____     Study Skills______      School Climate____     Personal Safety_____

Concern 

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

LUNCH CHOICE

(ALL w/ coffee/tea/decaf & dessert; Grat./tax will be included)

___Poached Pear and Grilled Chicken Salad W/blue cheese, baby greens, and walnut vinaigrette

___Caesar Salad with grilled chicken breast, garlic croutons, and Tuscan Caesar dressing

___Portabella Mushroom and and mozzarella sandwich W/French fries

ATTN: School Counseling Majors

GUIDANCE EXPO 2011 October 17, 2011 Westchester County Center White Plains, NY

The Guidance Expo is literally an exposition of guidance and counseling ideas and activities. It features a rich menu of over 40 professional seminars regarding issues and concerns that affect the elementary, middle, high school and college admission counselors. In addition, it brings together a large variety of exhibitors, consultants, model programs, exhibits of computer software, guidance books, materials and products, community agencies and college representatives. It is sponsored by the Westchester Putnam College Conferences, Inc. in affiliation with the New York State School Counselor Association (NYSSCA).  It is offered free. Pre-registration online is required. For our complete program, directions, and registration information, please click on the: GUIDANCE EXPO WEBSITE

Peace First is hiring a talented curriculum leader

Peace First

Content and Curriculum Specialist

Background:

Across almost two decades of work in three cities, Peace First has been teaching young people the critical skills of conflict resolution and civic engagement through our innovative social-emotional learning curriculum. Our program receives consistent and positive results, from which we have developed a powerful network of deeply committed stakeholders, a strong understanding of our impact, and a rich array of content for teaching peace  In the next year, we will launch a highly visible national initiative to celebrate young people who are creating lasting change in their communities: The Peace First Prize.  We will leverage this opportunity to scale our program and create a national movement around youth peacemaking.

About Peace First Institute: 

The Peace First Institute leads the design, development, and implementation of our program through technical assistance, product development, quality assurance and evaluation.  The Peace First program is composed of three core components: 1) curriculum and resources for teaching peacemaking skills to young people 2) strategies and frameworks for adults to lead institutional “climate change” to create safe and effective school and community environments for young people and 3) effective social messaging to shift public perception about young people as problem-solvers and celebrate youth peacemaking as a vehicle for positive change through the Peace First Prize. The emerging scale strategy involves broadening the ways in which Peace First delivers these program components through three principal channels:

• Continued implementation and measurement of our program through intensive school partnerships in our directly-managed Regional Innovation Centers that serve as model demonstration sites and sources of evaluation for program success;
• Digitized tools and resources for teaching peace made widely available to educators through an online platform and supported with training and technical assistance services;
• Partnerships with in-school and out-of-school youth-serving organizations to adopt and implement the Peace First curricula and climate strategies.

Peace First is seeking a Content and Curriculum Specialist to help us translate 19 years of diverse content into accessible and usable tools, products, and materials for our core group of users (current teachers) and a growing national audience. The Content and Curriculum Specialist will serve as the lead writer, content specialist, and facilitator of a comprehensive overhaul of our curriculum content and design. She/he will serve as lead facilitator of a collaborative and iterative curriculum revision process with multiple stakeholders –graphic designers, instructional designers, PFI staff, national and local stakeholders and field writers. The Content and Curriculum Specialist will support all aspects of this project with a specific focus on: aligning revision to Peace First’s theory and values; ensuring a consistent “voice” and set of principles throughout all materials; and streamlining content through individual and collaborative writing and editing.  In addition to experience with social emotional learning, this individual must have experience with the use of digital platforms to deliver content and with instructional design.  The content specialist will be part of the Peace First Institute and will report to the National Director of Training and Instruction.

Responsibilities Include:

• Function as a lead writer, content specialist and facilitator for the process of curriculum rewriting and translation from paper to a interactive digital platform;
• Function as lead writer and final editor for the revision of our existing curriculum and tool creation;
• Manage extensive review and integration of externally produced content and resources;
• Oversee field tests of curricula and tools;
• Provide additional project management for a subset of an ongoing process of reviewing and analyzing 19 years of content for revision including school culture toolkits for adult educators;
• Serve as lead subject matter expert in the area of social emotional learning and civic engagement and work in partnership with PFI to build the organization’s collective knowledge and understanding of our core products and resources and to support our external visibility and work with external partnerships;
• Work with VISTA team to build our knowledge resources, launching Peace First’s efforts to build a knowledge bank and resource centers that houses our content as well as other’s;
• Partner with National Director of Instruction and Training to build a set of offerings that translates our written tools and resources into dynamic trainings;
• Research and build innovations in the areas of delivering SEL curriculum through an interactive platform.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Organizational Fit:  Passion for Peace First’s peacemaking mission and an ability to thrive in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial organization is a must. This involves flexibility, creativity, ability to take initiative, and problem solving while maintaining a sense of perspective and balance. 

• Content Experience:  Extensive experience teaching and translating social emotional learning in school-based or similar settings; pedagogical background in experiential learning methods, community service learning, child development, conflict resolution and mediation, as well as constructivist education practices.  Classroom and school-based experience required.
• Curriculum Design and Writing: Experience designing and writing curriculum, specifically using technology / interactive platforms; knowledge of instructional design principles; excellent written skills and comfort with editing other people’s writing;

·         Project Management:  Proven success as a project manager of processes that involve multiple stakeholders; strong facilitator of group processes; candidate is highly organized and able to run team meetings as well as to create schedules and plans for others, able to prioritize and multi-task to meet deadlines; possesses strong analytical skills in using data (quantitative and qualitative) to drive short- and long-term course corrections.

·         Communication:  Can effectively communicate with colleagues across distance and hierarchy. Excellent written communication and ability to be persuasive.  Ability to synthesize and drive.

·         Cultural Competence: This person must be culturally competent: eager to learn, open to diversity, a good listener, and capable of working well with people from different backgrounds.

·         Education: Bachelor’s degree required, master’s preferred

Compensation and Benefits: Peace First offers a competitive salary commensurate to experience with a generous benefits package.  Peace First is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, cultural heritage, ancestry, political belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability or veteran status.

If interested, please submit resume, cover letter, and writing sample to talent@peacefirst.org.

To find out more about Peace First visit: http://www.peacefirst.org/site/

NYSSCA Conference Volunteers Needed

Interested in being a volunteer at the NYSSCA Conference?

The New York State School Counselor Association's annual conference is October 28 and 29, 2011 in Rochester, NY. They are looking for graduate students in the counseling department who would like to volunteer for both Friday and Saturday.  In return you will receive a reduced registration fee and also be able to network with other graduate students and counseling professionals.

Registration form can be downloaded at www.nyssca.org

If you are interested or have any questions please email Joan Cawley (NYSSCA Conference Volunteer Coordinator) at jcawley@nscsd.org

More from Joan Cawley: It will be at the Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside. Students can download the hotel registration form off the nyssca website -www.nyssca.org. The volunteers will have to pay a reduced registration fee of $110.00. The conference registration form can also be downloaded off the nyssca website.

International Offering Spring 2012

Study Tour to the Netherlands

January 2012

Dr. Richard Pulice, Professor and Chair of the Social Work Department and Director of the Institute for Community Research and Training at the College of Saint Rose will again be offering a study tour to the Netherlands. Dr. Pulice has consulted and taught in Holland for over 15 years and he and his colleagues have always offered students a true Dutch experience.  Designed as a 1- 3 credit undergraduate or 4 credit graduate elective, this year’s trip focuses on services for persons with a mental illness. The Netherlands has long been an innovator in mental health care. We will be based in Utrecht in the center of the country; the course will visit several cities and towns including Amsterdam. Based on the travel schedule leisure time is available on the weekends.

Approximate travel dates – January 6– 15, 2012 (departing from Newark / Liberty International Airport ) , Estimated costs - $2600 including airfare, hotels, ground transportation in Holland and some meals.

For College of Saint Rose students this can be part of your spring courses, for other please check with your College regarding cross registration requirements.

INFORMATION – contact Dr. Pulice at pulicer@strose.edu or call 518-454-5251.

Deadline for registration and a required deposit of $250.00 for this course is October 1, 2011.

Internship Meeting

Counseling/CSSA Internship Application Meeting

School Counseling, Mental Health Counseling,

and College Student Services Administration Students

If you will plan on interning during the Spring 2012 semester, plan to attend a MANDATORY orientation meeting and question/answer session with Counseling Department faculty and representatives from the Office of Field Placement and Advising.

Thursday, September 22nd from 3:00-4:30pm

Lally School of Education, 3rd floor Symposium

***Please bring your advisor approval (see your advisor), a pen, and your Student ID Number.

John Dau to speak at Siena Sept. 20th

The Damietta Cross-Cultural Center will be celebrating Peace Week during the week of Sept 19 – 23. Our focus this year will be Refugees Awareness. I would like to inform you that the Center has invited John Dau, one of the lost boys from Sudan to be our guest speaker during Peace Week. John is one of the main characters in the movie "God Grew Tired of Us" which Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman took part in the production. The event will be on September 20th, 2011 at 7pm in the Sarazen Student Union, Room 241. This event is open to Public.

The movie has won a few awards including -
The Sundance Film Festival 2006 - "Grand Jury Prize: Documentary" and the "Audience Award" in the "Independent Film Competition: Documentary" category.
The Deauville Film Festival in France and the Galway Film Festival in Ireland – Best documentary.
The Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award by the International Documentary Association in 2007 - Christopher Dillon Quinn.

For more information about the film, please visit http://www.godgrewtiredofus.com/index.htm

Here is some info about Mr. John Dau. He was born in Sudan and moved to the Kukuma refugee camp in Kenya at a very young age in 1992. He has gone through war, violence, starvation and walked more than 1000 miles to escape from Sudan. John has moved to Syracuse, NY in 2001 with the assistance by the Catholic Charities International. He has shared with me that he didn't go to school until age 17. During his early years in Syracuse, he has worked for UPS, McDonald and other places up to 60 hours a week while going to Onondaga Community College to complete his Associate's Degree and BA at Syracuse University. He is a well-known speaker nationwide and a human right activist for the people of South Sudan. For more information, please go to http://johndaufoundation.org/johns-story

Sage Colleges seeking Mental Health Counselor

Mental Health Counselor
The Sage Colleges

The Sage Colleges seek a Mental Health Counselor effective August 22, 2011. Responsibilities of this 3 day per week (10 month) position include providing intake, assessment and counseling to students, assist students in crisis, serve as a resource to the college community in regard to mental health services.

Qualifications: Master’s in Psychology or Social Work, appropriate license, experience in a college counseling setting, and the ability to work with diverse populations.


Salary dependent on qualifications and experience. Candidates from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

The Sage Colleges include Russell Sage College for Women in Troy, NY, and the coeducational Sage Graduate School and Sage College of Albany.

Send letter of application, resume, and list of three professional references to Trish Cellemme, VP for Student Life at campuslife@sage.edu.

Applications accepted until position is filled.

Volunteers NEEDED!! T.H.E. Center (Technology, Help & Education)

T.H.E. Center (Technology, Help & Education)

200 Green Street

Albany, NY 12202

(518) 810-0132

Fax: (518) 445-0634

Position

GED and Media Tutor (Volunteer Position)

Description:

We are seeking highly motivated and personable individuals to join our team at the Technology, Help & Education Center. As a GED and Media Instructor, you must be willing to undergo a weeklong training session to prepare yourself for the rigors of tutoring the people of South End. We are searching for individuals from all walks of life to learn the skills necessary to help others obtain their GED, teach basic computer concepts, and work the front desk.

Qualifications:

-Any major/background is welcomed

-Basic knowledge in Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint

-Six to twelve month commitment preferred

-Ability to work at least`10 hours/week preferred

-Must provide own transportation to/from site

Rewards:

-Invaluable real world experience

-Professional references

-Certificate of Excellence*

-Letter of Recommendation**

*Certificate of Excellence: Only available to those who have successfully completed their 6 month (250 hours) commitment

**Letter of Recommendation: Only available to those who have successfully completed their 12 month (500 hours) commitment

Contact: David Lam at (518) 810-0139 or dlam@siena.edu

'A HomeWithin" Organization, Ulster County

“A HomeWithin” Organization.

This Saturday, April 16, 2011 evening at 6 pm the Ulster County Chapter of Homewithin will be having a party at Hal Chorny's home , the Ulster County Chapter Director of Home Within.

Home Within is a national movement consisting of therapists who volunteer one hour of their time per week to work with a foster child in need of therapy. They meet once a week on thursday's in Rosendale for group consultation on their cases.

This party is open to anybody who has a private practice in in Ulster County and has any interest in this program. This is an informal party but great opportunity to network and meet the therapists who are in this program. There is no obligation to join the chapter if you come to the party. You can bring your significant other to the party. If you want to find out more about the National HomeWithin program online you can go to their website

If you want to find out more about the National HomeWithin program online you can go to their website:

A HomeWithin

If you have an interest in coming to the party please back channel me and I will give you directions how to get there:

email:glennsoberman@gmail.com

NEW! Youth Peer Support Group for LGBTQA Youth

New Youth Peer Support Group for (LGBTQA) Youth

There is a new youth peer support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual,

transgender, questioning and ally (LGBTQA) youth that meets in

Schenectady. This group, called "Rainbow Nights" meets every third

Thursday at the Emmanuel Friedens Church (218 Nott Terrace,

Schenectady) from 6 to 7:30PM. The next meeting is Thursday, April

21st.

Please promote this group to any LGBTQA youth ages 13-18 in your

programs who you think would be interested or would benefit from a

peer support youth group in Schenectady! The group is facilitated by

screened and trained adult volunteers. A flyer is attached for you to

print and distribute/post if you'd like.

Rainbow Nights is a program of the Pride Center of the Capital Region.

For more than 25 years, the Pride Center's youth program has been

serving LGBTQA youth all over the Capital Region.

I am more than happy to meet with you to talk more about the Pride

Center Youth Program and Rainbow Nights. Please don't hesitate to

contact me!

Dana LePage

Program Assistant

The Pride Center of the Capital Region

332 Hudson Avenue

Albany, NY 12210

p. (518) 462-6138

f. 518-462-2101

Volunteer Experience at Camp Erin

Looking for a Volunteer Experience?

Camp Erin 2011 is looking for volunteers for their camp that runs from

Friday September 23rd through Sunday September 25, 2011

About Camp Erin:

Camp Erin is a free weekend overnight camp for children and teens, ages 6-17, who have lost someone important in their lives. It combines traditional, fun, high-energy camp activities with grief education and support. Camp Erin is staffed by licensed social workers, nurses and trained community volunteers.

Who can attend Camp Erin?

• Any child or teen, aged 5 – 17 years old, who has experienced a death-related loss in their lifetime, regardless if the loved one was on Hospice.
• Any family willing to travel to Albany, NY is welcome to apply.
• Applications are due by August 1^st, and space is limited so please apply as soon as possible! We are only accepting 55 campers this year!

Where is Camp Erin located?

• Camp Erin – Albany 2011 will be held at the Fowler Camp and Retreat Center on Sacandaga Lake in Speculator, NY.
• Bus transportation will be available to all campers from a predetermined location in Albany.

History of Camp Erin

Camp Erin is named in memory of Erin Metcalf of Woodinville, Washington, a remarkable young woman who developed liver cancer at the age of 15. Karen and Jamie Moyer met Erin through Make-A-Wish. Erin had a compassionate heart and when she was hospitalized she often expressed concern for the other children there as well as their siblings, who sometimes received little attention.

In 2000, when Erin died at the age of 17, Jamie and Karen Moyer wished to honor Erin’s memory and her caring spirit. Acknowledging her love of children and her desire to help others, the Moyers felt that a grief camp for children would be an appropriate tribute. The first Camp Erin was established in Everett, Washington in 2002.

* Information from the Camp Erin Website...to learn more, please visit http://www.camperinalbany.com/

For more information or for a volunteer application please click here!

"Step Up, Speak Out" Take Back the Night: Rally and March to End Sexual Violence

* Step Up, Speak Out! *

Albany County Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center is proud to bring you...

The 30th Annual

Take Back the Night

Rally and March to End Sexual Violence

Hosted by The College of Saint Rose!

Thursday, April 14th, 2011, 5-8pm

Location: Campus Green

Rain Site: Saint Vincent de Paul Church

(900 Madison Avenue; corner of Madison and Partridge)

** Pre-Rally: 5pm **

*FREE T-shirts to the first 200 attendees!

Cupcake fundraiser featuring delicious treats from the Fluffalicious Cupcake Truck!

Informational tables by a variety of community agencies

"The Clothesline Project" and "Shatter the Secret" art displays

** Rally: 6pm **

Featuring guest speakers, survivor stories, and live entertainment!

(guests may want to bring a blanket to sit on)

** March: 7pm **

Join us as we take the streets and "take back the night!"

March procession will be around the surrounding neighborhood, and will culminate in a candlelight vigil.

*Check out our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110573095688944 for more information and updates!*

Please direct any questions regarding the event to GoldbergL120@strose.edu orAmy.Vincent@albanycounty.com

Summer Volunteer Experience

Parsons Child and Family Center is looking for summer volunteers for a summer camp, Camp to Belong, the last week in August, along with 2 training days to work up in Lake George at Camp Gingakook sponsoring a camp for children who are in foster care.

The focus is for siblings who are separated to reunite during a week at camp together. It was started in 1995 by a former Foster child who remembers what it felt like to be separated from her siblings. There are several around the country and in Australia as well. They will be taking 50 foster children for the whole week. Parsons has asked me to try to spread the word to our students as they are looking for 25 overnight volunteers. It would involve staying for the week, plus an additional 2 days of training. Also looking for volunteers that can help out on a daily basis for a particular activity, such as Birthday party. I can't think of a better place for our students to volunteer and have a fantastic experience. There is a conflict of the start of classes, but perhaps we could work around it. Last year several of our students volunteered at Camp Erin with Community Hospice and they loved it.

Prospective Volunteers:

Camp To Belong, Click here for more Information.

Attention: NYSSCA MEMBERS

2011 NYSSCA Graduate Student Scholarship Announcement

To help future school counselors fulfill their educational goals, the New York State School Counselor Association awards scholarships to graduate students each year who are currently enrolled in a New York State accredited master's-level school counseling program.

Scholarships are awarded based on students' academic achievement, Letters of

Recommendation and an essay response to the question:

"Given the evolution of the school counseling profession and the emphasis in education on accountability, how should school counselors be held accountable for fulfilling their duties and responsibilities?"

New York State School Counselor Association

Application for 2011 Graduate Student Award

NYSSCA will award 3 scholarships in the amount of $500 each.

Qualifications:

· Applicants must be current members of NYSSCA.

· Applicants & recipients must be currently matriculated & in good standing in an accredited graduate school program for school counseling, having completed at least one semester.

· The recipients must provide NYSSCA with a photograph for publication in the NYSSCA newsletter and/or on the NYSSCA website.

Timelines:

• Completed application due by April 4, 2011
• Recipients will be notified by April 29, 2011

· Monies will be sent to recipients by June 30, 2011 pending receipt of photograph postmarked by 6/10/11

· For questions, please contact pastpresident@nyssca.org

Download Application Here!