Pennsylvania Counseling Association

Reshared from ACA American Counseling Association : The White House released a new rule about mental healthcare parity. The rule requires health insurance plans to provide the same level of mental healthcare coverage as they do with physical healthcare coverage. ACA will continue monitoring this rule's implementation and provide you with key updates. More info: https://bit.ly/3XmSMcb

Here's another author spotlight from the Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association. Jocelyn Novella shared this with us: "My clinical background is in college counseling, and my co-author and I wanted to understand some of the risk factors reported in the Healthy Minds Study. The HMS is a large national survey conducted with college students that reports on many factors related to mental wellness. These large numbers allowed for us to look at those students who had indicated various levels of suicidal risk and evaluate what wellness-related factors impacted them." If you'd like to submit an article for consideration, or to learn more about JPCA, check us out at: https://lnkd.in/dYmTfX95 journal Remember, our members can earn free CE's by reviewing the journal and completing & submitting the quiz at the end.

The Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association is currently accepting articles for review for Fall 2024 which will be published in November 2024. To review journal requirements, please go to our webpage at: https://lnkd.in/eMWSy2_9 If you have any questions about the journal or submitting an article, please reach out to the editor, Dr. Holly Branthoover at pcajournal@gmail.com.

PCA members join us! The PCAGRC is hosting a Town Hall event on Wednesday, July 31st from 5pm-6pm to discuss the implementation of the newly added tier of Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) for counselors working to complete their 3,000 supervised hours necessary for LPC status. PCA members can sign up for the event at: https://lnkd.in/eNs-mtvT #advocacy #counselorshelp #mentalhealth #mentalhealthadvocate #psychotherapy #healthcare #patientsafety #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwareness

It is time to update the cover page for the Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association! This is your opportunity to have your art and your name on the journal cover for issues to come! Contest Rules 1. You must be a member of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association 2. The cover must have the title Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association 3. The artwork must be original. 4. Please submit with the following format a. PDF or JPEG format b. Standard page size (5 by 7), Vertical Layout 5. Prize includes your art work being featured on the cover of the journal and a $50 gift card! 6. All artwork is due by September 1, 2024. 7. Artwork will be voted on and a decision will be made by October 1, 2024. 8. Questions, reach out to Angie Conrad and Holly Branthoover at pcajournal@gmail.com

PCA is proud to celebrate #Juneteenth w/ our parent organization, @acacounselors. See this message from ACA below: ACA is proud to celebrate #Juneteenth, the longest-running Black American holiday and the national commemoration of the end of slavery. Here are some ways you can celebrate and support Black Mental Health on Juneteenth: https://bit.ly/4c4a8Rc

The Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association is currently accepting articles for review for Fall 2024 which will be published in November 2024. To review journal requirements, please go to our webpage at: https://lnkd.in/eMWSy2_9 If you have any questions about the journal or submitting an article, please reach out to the editor, Dr. Holly Branthoover at pcajournal@gmail.com.

Our next Jornal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association (JPCA) spotlight features Dr. Brittany Sager-Heinrichs who shared that "A key insight from my article research was recognizing how the addiction experience itself is traumatic. Almost every study participant reported a traumatic event occurring during active addiction. It was profound to reflect on how many sources identify hitting "rock bottom" or reaching "desperation" as traumatic for those with substance use disorders. We would likely not frame events that way if the trauma happened outside the context of addiction. This highlights the need for trauma-integrated addiction treatment that avoids stigmatizing language. By acknowledging the inherent traumatic nature of addiction itself, we can better support long-term recovery." If you'd like to submit an article for consideration, or to learn more about JPCA, check us out at: https://lnkd.in/eZPnpBQS Remember, our members can earn free CE's by reviewing the journal and completing & submitting the quiz at the end.

Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Nice, PCA Immediate Past-President, for receiving the American Counseling Association’s American Counseling Association 2024 Robert H. Rencken Emerging Professional Leader Award.

The Pennsylvania Counseling Association’s 56th Annual Conference will be held at the Hilton Harrisburg - October 25-27, 2024. This year’s theme is "Meeting Pennsylvania's Need for Mental Health Services: The Role and Value of Professional Counseling". Proposals should be geared toward counselors, supervisors, graduate students, and educators. The deadline to submit proposals is Wednesday May 15th, 2024 at 11:59PM. All proposals should address this year’s theme as one of four (4) presentation types: 90 minute Education Session 1 hour Education Session 1 hour Roundtable Session 1 hour Poster Presentation All proposals will be accepted via WHOVA. Additional details about the proposal requirements and process are available in the proposal form. Proposal Submission Portal - PCA 56th Annual Conference If you have any questions about proposals, please contact Joe Charette or Stephanie Onkst, Conference Programs Co-Chairs at pca.programs@gmail.com. We look forward to your submissions! Sincerely, Joe Charette, PhD, Conference Programs Co-Chair Derek Parker, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS Conference Programs Co-Chair