President
University at Rochester
New York ACES
NEWS
Dear NYACES Colleagues
First let me apologize for the passage of so much time since I have last been in touch. As some of you may know, I had an unexpected health challenge appear that started just before Thanksgiving and took until the middle of this month to fully resolve. I am happy to report however, that after surgery I am now just fine and have been able to pick up the reins on NYACES activity again. While I was out on disability, I was still able to participate in a “licensure- challenges working group” organized by NYMHCA executive director, Judith Ritterman and lobbyist Heather Evans. This group met once in person in early December and had a follow –up phone conference in early February. I have also just returned from a lobby visit to Commissioner Munoz in the Office of Professions and from our NARACES breakfast meeting at ACA in Pittsburgh, so there is much news to share about where things stand in Albany and with our own organization.
Our next opportunity for such sharing appears at the upcoming NYMHCA conference at the Albany Marriott April 16th to 18th. Judith Ritterman has offered us a meeting room on Saturday afternoon the 17th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. to be followed at 5:30 with a NYMHCA reception honoring counselor educators. You may choose to attend only our meeting and the reception without registering for the conference but as a panel discussion with David Hamilton, and directors of the various “O” offices (OMH, OASIS etc) is occurring as part of the conference on Friday evening, I strongly encourage you to be in attendance and to register for the whole conference. I am reproducing the invitation and Judi’s follow-up comment below in case you missed it. For conference registration details, please see the NYMHCA website. The panel discussion is a response to the perception of counselor educators from last April’s meeting with David Hamilton that we needed to hear from him again at each conference. Given the challenges our programs face currently, a strong turn out from counselor educators would signal our readiness to take necessary action. Please email me as well as RSVP to NYMHCA if you will attend the NYACES meeting and stay for the reception afterwards, so we can prepare name badges and materials ahead of time. I look forward to speaking with all who can attend, and will plan to schedule additional meetings in May and June for those who cannot make it and for follow –up on our various agenda.
Regards
Karen
Karen Mackie, PhD, NCC, LMHC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Counseling & Human Development
The Warner School
University of Rochester
PO Box 270425
Rochester, New York 14627
585.275.9557
Please join NYMHCA President Dr. Bob Eschenauer
at the NYMHCA April 16-18th, 2010 Convention reception to honor
Counselor Educators
and the enormous contributions they make
to the profession of
Mental Health Counseling
Reception will be held at 5:30 PM on Saturday April 17th
in the Concierge Lounge
on the 7th floor at the Albany Marriott
189 Wolf Road, Albany, 12205
RSVP to NYMHCA@optonline.net by April 10th
Counselor educators must register for the convention
if they want to attend other convention events.
Dear Colleague:
We are again pleased to invite counselor educators to a reception honoring them at our April 16-18th Convention in Albany. The reception will be held on Saturday, April 17th at 5:30 pm, at the Albany, Marriott. Registration at the convention is not required in order to attend the reception. The reception is a wonderful opportunity to network with counselor educators from around the state and be brought up to date on the issues facing our students and graduates.
If you will attend the reception, please respond to this message. Your name badge will be at the registration table at the convention.
Best regards,
Judy Ritterman
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Judith L. Ritterman, MS, NCC, CFT, ACS, LMHC, LMFT
Executive Director
New York Mental Health Counselors Association
1-800-4-NYMHCA
NYMHCA.org