“Forces in Counseling:  Unity, Advocacy, & Wellness”

WHAT: An annual event conducted on South Padre Island, Texas, the 14th
Annual Counselors’ Institute will continue for three days.  It includes
the following:  welcome session, break-out sessions, poster session, closing session, vendors, continental breakfasts, morning and afternoon refreshments, a late afternoon cash bar mixer, and an evening dinner featuring the keynote speaker.  There will also be a bonus, three-hour Saturday morning session available to institute registrants.  Others may also attend the evening dinner/keynote address session for a nominal fee.  Program booklet, nametag, and tote bag will be provided. Registration fee for 2008 is:  $100 per person before the institute and $125 for late (after December 15, 2007) or on-site registration.  Daily rates are also available for those able to attend only one day of the institute. 

WHEN: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, January 24-25-26, 2008 

 

WHO: Sponsored by:  Rio Grande Valley Counseling Association, Tip-of-Texas Counseling Association, and The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College.  Attendees at the institute are area school and agency counselors, federal program facilitators, social workers, educators, private practitioners, and others interested in the counseling profession.   Breakout session presenters are typically from the local region and elsewhere in the state.   

 

WHERE: In 2008 the institute will be conducted at the Radisson Resort, South Padre Island, Texas.  Hotel rooms for institute attendees will be available at $85 on Thursday night, January 24, 2008.  The nights of January 23, 25, and 26 institute attendees are eligible for room rates at $65 per night!

 

WHY: There are numerous counselors in the South Texas Region who want to take advantage of the opportunity for professional growth by participation in a quality conference that has reasonable registration fees and is within easy driving distance.  Increasing numbers of nationally certified and state licensed counselors needing to meet continuing education requirements may do so through attending the institute.  Private practice and agency counselors along with those who work with K-16 students attend the institute to learn more about topics of interest and specialization.  Attendees will have opportunity to earn at least 15 hours of CEU credit through the institute.

 

HOW: Go to http://blue.utb.edu/sa/counselorsinstitute/ to respond to the Call for Proposals as a breakout session presenter or poster exhibitor (students only), to register for the institute, to request a table as a vendor, to become a sponsor, and for additional information.