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Professional Development for Counselors
CNED 600 (1 Graduate Credit)
NDCA Midwinter Conference
and
Pre-Conference Workshop
An educational three-day experience with
application to the professional counseling setting
North Dakota Counselor Association
North Dakota Mental Health Counselors’ Association North Dakota School Counselor Association
and
North Dakota State University Distance and Continuing Education
February 4-7, 2012
INSTRUCTOR:
Robert C. Nielsen, Ed.D., NCC, LPCC [email protected]
Professor, Counselor Education SGC C119 – NDSU
(701) 231-7676 FAX (701) 231-9785
GUEST PRESENTERS – Pre-Conference:
Dr. Keith M. Fulthorp
“Solution Strategies & Group Counseling on a Duct Tape Budget”
Dr. Fulthorp is an internship coordinator at California State University, Long Beach and has established himself as a highly knowledgeable and skilled presenter in the areas of Brief Counseling and Positive Communication. He is the author of numerous articles published in journals, magazines, and newsletters.
OBJECTIVES: (Learning Goals) 1. Individual Solution Strategies
2. Group Counseling
3. Brief Career Counseling
Rex Briggs, MSW
“Running Like Our Hair Is On Fire;
Understanding How Anxiety is the #1 Condition People Suffer With”
--Author of the book-- Transforming anxiety; transcending shame
--Guest expert on the Sally Jessy Raphael show
--Thirty years of practice specializing in treating anxiety and stress-related conditions
OBJECTIVES: (Learning Goals)
Participants will learn about:
1. Prevalence if anxiety
2. Healthy functions of anxiety
3. Skills in managing stress
4. How our thinking contributes to excessive anxiety
5. How shame contributes to anxiety
6. Proactive life skills that reduce anxiety
NDCA Midwinter Conference
Aspire to Inspire With Wisdom, Vision, Innovation, Action & Results
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
A. Pre-conference presentation
A minimum of six (6) documented hours of class content.
B. NDCA Midwinter Conference - Presentation sessions
Presenters will focus on professional counseling
issues in North Dakota – a minimum of ten (10) specific sessions
must be attended and documented.
About Dr. Robert C. Nielsen
(See attached VITA)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
I. Attendance and active participation at the six-hour pre-conference
workshop and at least ten hours of content sessions of the NDCA Midwinter
Conference 2012.
II. Two papers: (Both are required)
A. Present a description of how you would utilize the materials
presented from the pre-conference presentation within your work. Also indicate
the intended outcome of your work and why these were outcomes you set as a
high priority. This paper should be professionally presented (APA style) citing at
least two current journal articles supporting your position. It is expected to be at
least five typed pages including references.
B. List the ten conference content sessions attended. Then present a
description of the learning that has taken place and the practical application of
some of the NDCA Conference content sessions you attended. This paper should
be presented in three to five typed pages.
E-mail papers directly to: [email protected] Deadline for completion is
April 1, 2012. Papers will not be accepted later than that date without prior
instructor’s approval.
EVALUATION:
The instructor will evaluate the assigned work and determine if it is of
high quality and deserving of a passing grade. If the student selects the letter
grade option, the grade will be determined by the instructor's evaluation of the
extent of quality presented in both of the written works.
***If a letter grade option is desired, the student
must clearly make that known to the instructor
when e-mailing in the assigned papers.***
Grading
A - All work illustrates the highest quality and exceeds expectations
B - All work illustrates good quality and meets minimum expectations
C - All work completed but doesn't illustrate fully satisfactory performance
F – Unsatisfactory or incomplete at time of due date
Americans with Disabilities Statement:
Any students with disabilities or other special needs who need special
accommodations in this course are invited to share these concerns with the
instructor as soon as possible.
Academic Honesty:
All work in this course must be completed in a manner consistent with the NDSU
University Senate Policy, Section 335: Code of Academic Responsibility and
Conduct.
<http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/335.htm>http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/
335.htm
***Completed assignments with grading preference should be e-mailed prior
to April 1, 2012 directly to: [email protected]
Dr. Robert C. Nielsen
Counselor Education Program
North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 6050
Department 2625
SGC C119
Fargo, North Dakota 58108
This course has been made available to you through the North Dakota Counseling
Association, the North Dakota Mental Health Counselors’ Association, the North
Dakota School Counselor Association, and the North Dakota State University
Department of Distance and Continuing Education.
For more information on this course, or others offered by NDSU Distance and
Continuing Education, please call: (701) 231-7015