Kentucky Counseling Association 4th District

05/11/2016

Moving forward I will begin posting weekly helpful hints, tools, and ideas that are circulating within the counseling world! If anyone has any wonderful thoughts or ideas regarding school counseling or mental health counseling, please message me and I will be happy to start making posts regrading such matters!

Happy Tuesday!

04/18/2016

HELLO ALL!!

Still looking to increase some activity within the 4th District! IF anyone has any ideas on how to begin initiating some action within these counties please drop me a message or some lines!!

Best,
Lauren Downey

03/28/2016

Hello All! Please see below from my dear colleague Joshua Elliott. If anyone is interested in obtaining the applications please let me know!!!

Hi All,

Just a reminder that KALGBTIC has the following offices open (PRESIDENT-ELECT, SECRETARY, and TREASURER) and are seeking nominations for candidates. You are able to nominate yourself. Once the deadline for nominations have arrived, current KALGBTIC leadership will review all nominations and make selections on individuals approved to run in the division election. In order to run for an office you must be an active member of the Kentucky Counseling Association. You can register online by visiting www.kyca.org. Any questions regarding KCA membership can be directed to Helen Benningfield at helenkca@gmail.com. It is also strongly recommended that all individuals interested in pursuing an office by a member of ALGBTIC, the national division of KALGBTIC. For information about ALGBTIC please visit http://www.algbtic.org. In order to join ALGBTIC, you will need to log into your ACA account (counseling.org).

Attached you will find descriptions for the current officer positions we are hoping to fill (which include President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer). You will also find a nomination form with instructions for completion. Please submit your nomination form by March 31st to joshua_elliott21@mymail.eku.edu

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Joshua Elliott, MA, LPCC, NCC
President-Elect
Kentucky Association for LGBT Issues in Counseling

03/23/2016

Anyone attending the ACA Conference NEXT WEEK!! Its being held in Canada! Please see below for ACA dates and the link to find out more about the Conference.

ACA 2016 Conference & Expo
March 31-April 3, 2016
Montreal, Canada

http://www.counseling.org/conference

03/23/2016

03/23/2016

Here is a little bit of information regrading KCA for those who may be interested!!!!

The Kentucky Counseling Association (KCA) is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.
Please check out the KSA-PSA that has been added to the page!!!

IF anyone has any questions regrading the 4th District please send me a quick message!!!

03/23/2016

Please see this KCA PSA!!!

This is the 30 second version of the PSA.

03/23/2016

Notice: To all KCA Groups (PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE FOR THE KCA NEWSLETTER..)



It is time again… to put our our KCA enews. We cannot do it without you!! Please send us your pictures, articles, news, announcements…anything that would benefit our membership.

We need this to be sent by e-mail to Karen Cook (Karen.cook.kca@gmail.com) by April 1, 2016.



The eNews is one of the easiest and fastest ways to get our membership “news”. Please respond with your local information by April 1…it takes a bit of time to get into the format you see when we send it and we do not want to send announcements of events already done!!!

Thank you all for all your time devoted to KCA and our profession.

Pam Gabbard

KCA Newsletter Editor

03/23/2016

PLEASE SEE BELOW, Important information is noted!


Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the new federal education program replacing No Child Left Behind. Commissioner Stephen Pruitt is inviting folks to attend one of below Town Halls.


(Information provided courtesy of KASA and your KCA Advocacy Committee)

The message Commissioner Pruitt sent to education shareholders is listed below:



Dear Education Shareholders,

It is with great excitement that I invite you to attend one of my upcoming town hall meetings. Soon, I will be embarking on an 11-stop listening tour to gather input to assist the Kentucky Department of Education in designing a new accountability system. My goal is to collaborate with all shareholders across the state to produce a system that is fair, reliable, valid and simpler.

Your feedback on this critically important topic is essential, so please plan on attending one of the sessions, "Education Town Hall Meetings: How does Kentucky define school success?" We must work together to shape a new accountability system that accurately measures the success of Kentucky's students, schools and districts.

Below is a list of the meetings and their locations. The time of each is 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. local time.

Education Town Hall Meetings: How does Kentucky define school success?

Date


Time


Location

March 14, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., ET


Shelbyville
The Blair Center @ Southside Elementary School
728 Ginkgo Drive
Shelbyville, KY

March 22, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., ET


Campbellsville
Campbellsville University - Gheens Recital Hall
210 University Drive
Campbellsville, KY

March 29, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., CT


Owensboro
Daviess County High School Auditorium
4255 New Hartford Road
Owensboro, KY

March 31, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., ET


Hazard
Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative
412 Roy Campbell Drive
Hazard, KY

April 7, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., ET


Lexington
Kentucky High School Athletic Association
2280 Executive Drive
Lexington, KY

April 11, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., ET


Corbin
Southeast/Southcentral Educational Cooperative - Corbin Center
222 Corbin Center Drive
Corbin, KY

April 18, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., ET


Ashland
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation
Ashland Conference Center
904 Rose Road
Ashland, KY

April 21, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., ET


Louisville
Seneca High School Magnet Career Academy - Stickler Theatre
3510 Goldsmith Lane
Louisville, KY

April 25, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., ET


Northern Kentucky University
James C. and Rachel M. Votruba Student Union - Ballroom
Kenton Drive
Highland Heights, KY

April 27, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., CT


Bowling Green
GRREC Offices and Training Center
230 Technology Way
Bowling Green, KY

April 28, 2016


6:30-8:00 p.m., CT


Murray
Murray Middle School Auditorium
801 Main Street
Murray, KY



For those who may not be able to attend a meeting in person, an online meeting will be offered at a future date. As a third alternative we have set up a special e-mail, KyEdListens@education.ky.gov, for you to submit your thoughts.

Also, I ask that you help us spread the word about these forums throughout your schools, districts and communities. A flier is attached for your convenience.

I really want you to attend the meeting that is the closest to your community and look forward to seeing you. Working with you to improve Kentucky's public schools and student achievement is truly an honor for me as Kentucky's new commissioner of education.

Sincerely,

Stephen L. Pruitt, Ph.D.
Commissioner of Education
Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street, 1st Floor, CPT
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
502-564-3141, ext. 4806

03/23/2016

HB 388 - is still stuck in the Senate and time is running out. This bill could help reduce child abuse in Kentucky.

Even if you called yesterday, please call again. If you haven't called, please call today. The call will only take about 2-3 minutes to complete and lets your senator know the importance of this bill.



The 2016 Legislative session is almost over. Please call your State Senator ASAP on the message line (800-372-7181) between 7:00am -11:00pm. If you are unsure which Senator represents you, please ask for assistance at the same number. NOTE: Also ask that the same message be sent to the Senate Leadership.



Message - Get HB 388 moving and pass it to help reduce child abuse in Kentucky.



Thank you,

KCA Advocacy Committee

03/19/2016

WELCOME TO THE KCA 4TH DISTRICT FACEBOOK PAGE! LIKE THE PAGE AND CLICK THE SIGN UP BUTTON IN ORDER TO VIEW THE KCA OFFICIAL WEBPAGE!!! THIS PAGE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE ACTIVITY WITHIN THE 4TH DISTRICT. (Please leave comments, thoughts, ideas regrading the 4th District and how we can work to increase the activity within this division of KCA)