Student Newsletter

Get Your Textbooks for Spring Classes

Be prepared when classes resume on January 9, 2023. Don't forget that our textbook list is always posted on the website here:
http://www.nccucounseling.com/student2/index.php/course-info/textbook-list-sheet

4th Annual Career Institute

Friday, January 13, 2023

Theme:

“Addressing Career Counseling and Employment Needs: Prioritizing The Physical, Mental, And Economic Health and Well-Being of People Living with HIV”

DESCRIPTION

The North Carolina Central University Department of Counseling and Higher Education, Career Counseling Program in collaboration with the National Working Positive Coalition invite you to the 4th Annual Career Institute, entitled, “Addressing Career Counseling and Employment Needs: Prioritizing the Physical, Mental, and Economic Health and Well-being of People Living with HIV.” This event will be held on Friday, January 13, 2023 from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm.

This virtual event will bring together counseling professionals and students across the United States interested in career development, vocational rehabilitation, mental health and other counseling practices regarding employment needs of people living with HIV. Furthermore, participants will have an opportunity to network and learn about strengthening responses to this population. Presenters and panelists will include researchers, service providers, people living with HIV and other advocates for this focus on counseling at the intersection of HIV and employment needs.

The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Sharon Parker, who is an Interim Associate Dean of Research and Innovation, Associate Professor of Social Work Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. Dr. Parker engages in a multidisciplinary approach in the areas of both research and clinical practice. Dr. Parker has over 20 years of clinical and research experience working with adolescents and adults in mental health and criminal justice. She has served as a substance abuse consultant at a training school for adolescent boys with histories of substance abuse and conducted HIV interventions with women prisoners. Dr. Parker is engaged in biomedical research examining the use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) with men who have sex with men (MSM) and heterosexual women to reduce the transmission of HIV among high-risk populations.

• We will have a panel of persons living with HIV/AIDS and other advocates who will discuss the intersection of HIV, mental health, and employment needs.
• Attendees will earn a certificate of up to 3 clock hours of continuing education credits for this half-day conference.

Safe Zone/Trans Zone Virtual Training

Facilitated by the NCCU LGBTA Resource Center
 
Open to current students and faculty in the Counseling and Higher Education Department

SAVE THE DATE: 
Friday, February 24, 2023
1-3 PM 
 
Registration will open on January 10, 2023 and close on February 20th
 
**All attendees will be given a certificate upon completion of the training

Description:

Safe Zone - Language surrounding the LGBTQ+ community consistently changes. This training begins with an introduction to the usage of pronouns, common terminology, and ways to be an effective ally to members of the LGBTQ+ community. 

Trans Zone - Similar to Safe Zone, this training dives a little deeper into the specificities of terminology and topics related to trans-identified individuals. 

Mental Health Matters: The Real Spill on Mental Health

We have recently been informed of an event to be held in the NCCU School of Education on January 12, 2023, 6-8pm.

Multicultural Play Therapy Center Conference - UNC-Charlotte

Trauma-Informed Care through Child-Centered Play Therapy Workshops 
January 20 & 21, 2023

Students: $25/day

https://ecom.charlotte.edu/C21561_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp? PRODUCTID=2514&SINGLESTORE=true

Student Social

Nu Chi Chi, NCCU's Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, Social Hours will resume again in January. These events are open to all students and faculty in the counseling program. Remember, these events occur on the 4^th Sunday of every month, from 7:00-8:00pm (ET). 
 
If you're available – we'd love to see you. We've enjoyed spending time with you throughout the semester, and we hope these events have provided a fun way to engage and build community. We hope to see everyone Sunday! 
 
 
Save The Dates! Future Social Hours will be held from 7:00-8:00pm (ET) on: 

• Sunday, January 22^nd, 2023 
• Sunday, February 27^th, 2023
• Sunday, March 26^th, 2023

Stay tuned for more information on upcoming events.  
 
Please email Kevin Eason, Nu Chi Chi Chapter President, at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions or more information.  
 
We hope to see you online in January!  

CPCE Testing Dates - Spring 2023

CPCE testing at NCCU Testing Center (Taylor Building) dates and availability for spring 2023: 

• 2pm Wednesday, March 15 and 16, limited to 2 seats for each date 
• 9am Friday, March 17, limited to 4 seats 
• 8:30am Tuesday, March 21 - Friday, March 24, 2 seats each date 
• 2pm Tuesday, March 21 - Friday, March 24, 4 seats each date 

The CPCE registration survey is current and ready for use on our website. 

Latest Announcements from nccuCounseling

• CPCE Testing Dates - Spring 2023 2023-01-04
• Mental Health Matters: The Real Spill on Mental Health 2023-01-03
• Dr. Regina Gavin Williams Appointed to the North Carolina State Youth Advisory Council 2022-12-23

Upcoming Dates to Remember for nccuCounseling: 

• January 3: University business resumed - all tuition and fees due
• January 6: NCE Application submission deadline
• January 8 @ 7pm: Online open house for prospective students
• January 9: First day of classes, spring semester
• January 12: Mental Health Matters Event, 6pm
• January 13: 4th Annual Career Institute
• January 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observance - no classes
• January 19 @ 10:40am: Popcorn Thursday
• January 20 at 3pm: Site Supervisor Orientation - online
• January 22 @ 7pm: Online open house for prospective students; CSI Social
• January 23: Late registration adjustment period (drop/add) concludes at 4pm

Did you know that you can subscribe to the nccuCounseling calendar?  If you use a digital calendar, you can subscribe and have all of the information from the "Key Dates" letter auto-populate in your calendar.  Visit our website for more information.