California School Counselor - Fall 2008 - (Page 7)

Jackie’s Jottings 2008-2010 CASC OFFICERS President – Nancy Schubb President-Elect – Dean Lesicko Past President – George Montgomery Corporate Secretary – Donna Cleman Treasurer – Joan Giagni Elementary School Vice President – Carolyn Lane Middle School Vice President – Marci Bower High School Vice President – Vanessa Gomez-Lee Post Secondary Vice President – Bruce Langedyke LA County Representative – Steve Salva Southern California Representative – Kathy Rapkin Central California Representative – Cyndie Bogan Northern California Representative – Chuck Palmer District (Administrator/Supervisor) Representative – Vacant Graduate Student Representative – Georgia Zermeno Counselor Educator/Supervisor Representative – Dr. Jackie M. Allen Parliamentarian – Rosemary Rubin CTA Liaison – Carolyn Bailey Pupil Services Coalition Liaison – Marilyn Harryman WACAC Liaison – Edgar Montes Executive Director – Loretta Whitson Business Manager – Linda Hudson Editor – Dr. Jackie M. Allen By Jackie M. Allen, Ed.D. Editor Back to School! Welcome to the 2008-2009 school year Keep those articles of interest coming – CASC wants to share your news and successes. Congratulations to the SPARC Award winners, the ASCA RAMP Award winners, and the H.B. McDaniel Award winners. We have a great group of counselors in California. My comments will be brief in this edition as I want to encourage you to read the “Update on Counselor Licensure.” The California Coalition on Counselor Licensure (CCCL) needs your support to get AB 1486 passed this year and advance the professionalism of counseling across California with the signing into law of the Professional Counselor License (LPC) – AB 1486. On a personal note I am proud to announce that a new school counseling book that I was privileged to edit is out this fall. Empowering the 21st Century Professional School Counselor is published by Counseling Outﬁtters, LLC. The majority of the chapters were written by counselor educators teamed up with practicing school counselors. Many California counselors authored chapters. Book sections include professional issues: What it Means to Be a Professional School Counselor; Leadership Issues and Challenges: School Counselors Leading Educational Reform; Skill Building: School Counselors as Practitioners; and Self Care: Care for the Caregiver. Update on Counselor Licensure CCCL is committed to making 2008 the year of counselor licensure! Upon reconsideration, the Senate Business and Professions Committee approved AB 1486 on June 16, 2008. Since the bill has been amended in the Senate, it must The California Coalition on Counselor Licensure (CCCL) needs your support to get AB 1486 passed this year and advance the professionalism of counseling across California with the signing into law of the Professional Counselor License (LPC) – AB 1486. The California School Counselor | fall 2008 r 7

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California School Counselor - Fall 2008 Contents Presidential Perspectives Jackie's Jottings Executive Director's Report Pics, Clicks and Technics Calendar Index to Advertisers Prevention is Key in Crisis Response High Schools Partner with Cash for College to Boost Cal Grant Awards CASC Southern California Conference and Research Summit II Reflection 2008 WACAC Annual Spring Conference H.B. McDaniel Foundation Awards Announced 2008 Delegate Assembly 2008-2009 School Counseling Program Grant Recipients Named Solution Tree Outsert

California School Counselor - Fall 2008

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