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2021 AUCCCD Conference
Hyatt Regency Seattle
808 Howell Street
Seattle, WA 98101
United States
Saturday, October 09, 2021 to Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Category: AUCCCD Events

 

Conference Benefits

How can my attendance at the Conference benefit me professionally as well as my college/university?

Attendance at the conference can help accomplish the following:

  • Facilitate and support diversity, multi-culturalism and social justice on campus
  • Learn risk management strategies and legal and ethical guidelines to minimize the university's legal exposure
  • Learn threat assessment information to help your university reduce the risk of violence on campus
  • Save money by learning to manage the counseling service in a cost efficient and time efficient manner
  • Better support the academic mission of the institution by training faculty and staff in responding and referring troubled and troubling students
  • Support and develop learning goals and learning outcomes
  • Contribute to retention of students
  • Learn national standards of practice in the field
  • Recruit, attract and retain the best and most diverse staff possible
  • Learn about training practices and standards for practicum, and internships
  • Learn to reduce the risk of suicide and other acts of violence by students
  • Reduce the likelihood of tragic events such as violence, sexual assault, alcohol poisoning and drug overdose that bring negative publicity to the institution
  • Create and maintain successful group therapy programs that allow you to serve more students
  • Develop leadership, administrative and management skills that are not part graduate training
  • Learn about accreditation from the International Association of Counseling Services, the primary accreditation organization for collegiate counseling services
  • Support internationalization on your campus
  • Learn how to provide consultation and outreach services
  • Learn about recent research regarding counseling centers and their work
  • Develop effective strategies for responding to crises, emergencies, and disaster situations
  • Learn about models and methods of triage, intake and clinical flow
  • Understand the use of technology in counseling services
  • Develop strategies to get grants and external funding for counseling services
  • Receive continuing education credits at relatively inexpensive cost to maintain professional licensure.

 

Download the Conference Attendance Justification Letter Template

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