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Oct

Pineywoods Counseling Association Presents: Beyond the Books: Ethics in the Real World

, TX


This presentation will consider real situations in which a mental health professional violated professional rules and ethics and the professional ramifications of the actions. Information will be presented to assist in avoiding the slippery slope of ethical violations. 4.0 CEs Presented by D...

4
Oct

South Central Regional Counseling Association Presents:Cultivating Your Professional Identity

, TX

Cultivating Your Professional Identity-1.5 CE
Presented by: Katherine Bacon, Kimberly Hoggatt, and Mary Libby


Cultivating Your Professional Identity is a panel discussion aimed at helping professional counselors build and strengthen their identity in an ever evolving an...

11
Oct

Texas Association for Humanistic Counseling Presents-Affirming LGBTQ+ Children and Youth in Mental Health Sessions

, TX

Information from TAHC leaders will be presented for the first 30 minutes followed by a 1.0 CE presentation by Christie Jenkins.

Research shows that the LGBTQIAP+ community experiences significant disparities. Humanistic and social justice-based interventions are best poised to ma...

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Please consider volunteering at TCA's 68th Annual Professional Growth Conference in Dallas. Here is the link to view the available opportunities. 

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Pre-registration is OPEN 7/1 - 10/7 for the 2024 Professional Growth Conference. This is TCA's 68th Annual Conference, taking place Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 in Dallas, TX. Keynote Speakers are Lynn Linde The Counseling Compact: Everything You Wanted to Know and More, and Josey Scott, From Hits to Healing: Rock Musicians and Mental Health Advocacy.


Take advantage of your TCA Membership. The September free CE for TCA members only is Addressing Non-Suicidal Self Injury in Students: A Collaborative Approach (1.5 CE hours). Visit the TCA Learning Center for this and many other CE options. 

TCA was announced as the recipient of a Policy Fellow grant from Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Full story here.


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PSCC '25 will be held in Galveston, TX at the Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis Resort and The San Luis Resort Spa & Convention Center February 2nd-February 4th, 2025. More information here


TCA Award Nominations closed on 8/1. To be awarded at PGC 2024



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Industry News

The Mental Health Professionals Loan Repayment Program - newly funded with $14 M per year - is open for applications and will stay open.

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Eligible applicants may receive loan repayment amounts up to $16,000, depending on the type of mental health profession.

More than 100 chaplains oppose new school chaplain law (SB763)

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More than 100 chaplains oppose new school chaplain law (SB763) set to start on Sept. 1. School board members will need to approve the move with a vote by March 2024.
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