Introduction to Counseling in Adult Basic Education (SE)
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- Overview
- This is the description
- Details
- Join Peggy O’Neill and Kathleen Howell for this interactive workshop. Peggy will discuss strategies for more effectively meeting the needs of your learners. Meet counselors from other regions and share your experiences. All participants will receive the “Introduction to Counseling in Adult Basic Education” manual and the “ABE Counselor’s Handbook” developed by counselors from Southeastern Massachusetts.
- When
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October 27, 2008
from
03:30 pm
to
07:30 pm
- Where
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- Blue Hills Regional Technical High School
- Blue Hills Regional Technical High School
- 800 Randolph Street
- Canton, MA 02021
- Room #207A
- Registration Deadline
- Oct 22, 2008 at 3:30 PM
- Topics
- Counseling
- Contact info
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Janet Dutra
janet.dutra@bristolcc.edu
508-678-2811, ext 2278 - Indicators of Program Quality
- IPQ3 - Student support services
- Learning objectives
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Workshop participants will:
Ø Learn about different strategies counselors can use to communicate with adult learners
Ø Interpret local laws including those regarding confidentiality and mandated reporting
Ø Recognize and develop a plan for essential partnership-building to support the ABE Counseling
Ø Identify important linkages for a comprehensive resource directory to help students access needed services
- Presenters
- Peggy O'Neill, Kathleen Howell
- Presenters Bio
- Peggy O’Neill is a licensed Social Worker and Mental Health Counselor with over 25 years experience in counseling. She was a child protective social worker with the Department of Social Services prior to starting in ABE in the Fall of 2003. Kathleen Howell is currently the Associate Coordinator for SABES SE in the areas of Workforce Development and Community Planning and has facilitated workshops on various related topics.
- Host RSC
- Southeast Massachusetts Region
- PDPs
- no
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http://calendar.sabes.org/calendar
