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