Feeling undecided about your concentration?
The 2014 ICA Annual Conference takes place on NOVEMBER 14TH this year. The conference board is seeking 10 "college and between" students from all over Illinois, who are considering counseling careers, but are undecided on concentration. An application for the conference is required (see below). 10 students will be selected from the applicants. Normally, the conference costs $130, but because of incredible fundraising, scholarships for the conference have been allotted to all accepted, making the conference only $30 for each selected participant. Applications must be completed ASAP, seeing as the conference is rapidly approaching. Find more information and the application below:
ICA/CSI
Counselor Engagement Event at the 2014 ICA Conference
Date: November 14, 2014
Time: 7:00am - 5:20pm
Location: Chicago Marriott Schaumburg (50 N Martingale Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173)
Participant Cost: $30
Number of Select
Participants: 10
Application
Information: Submit
completed application forms to: matthew.glowiak@waldenu.edu.
Contact: Matt Glowiak, MS, NCC, LPC at:
matthew.glowiak@waldenu.edu
The Day at a Glance
7:00am: Main Conference
Registration
7:30am: Continental Breakfast
8:00am: Conference Keynote -
General Session for All Attendees
9:30am: Opening Session -- Orientation
(50 minutes)
·
What
is the counseling profession?
·
What
opportunities exist?
·
What
benefits exist for students and developing professionals who participate in ICA
and/or CSI?
·
How
does one find internships, develop specialties, etc.?
·
Pairing
with volunteer mentors for the day
·
20-minute
Q & A discussion panel with professionals: exploring the lifestyle,
professional options, types of counseling
·
Orientation
to the conference: getting the most from the experience
10:30am: Morning Content Session
·
Students
identify and attend a content session of interest.
12:00pm: Lunch – Networking Opportunity
for students
·
Students
will have lunch together and an opportunity to network.
1:15pm: Afternoon Content
Sessions
·
Students
identify and attend two content sessions of interest.
4:30pm: Afternoon Session – Conclusion
(50 minutes)
·
Discuss
the experience
·
What
did you see, hear, learn, experience?
·
Rate
the experience
·
Discuss
how to improve the experience
·
Next
steps: what do you want or need to proceed?
·
Pairing
for continued mentoring, etc.
APPLICATION:
ICA/CSI Counselor Engagement Event at
the 2014 ICA Conference
Application Form
Event Date: November 14, 2014
Submit to: matthew.glowiak@waldenu.edu
Name:
School:
Program:
GPA:
Supporting
faculty member:
Past
volunteer/service work experience:
Please
explain why you are interested in the counseling profession (no more than 250
words):
Please
explain why you are interested in attending the Counselor Engagement Event at
the 2014 ICA Conference (no more than 500 words):
