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Annual and Midyear Convention

PACERS 33rd ANNUAL CONVENTION-WORKSHOP
Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila
Pedro Gil, Ermita, Manila
February 18-20, 2009

Theme:"Strengthening the Professional Identity of Counselors Through Responsive Training and Practice"

PROGRAM

Day One: February 18, 2009/ Wednesday
Officer of the Day: Dr. Susana Estanislao
Vice Chairperson
Time Activity Person in-charge
11:00 AM Registration Registration Committee
1:00 PM Invocation Fr. Francisco Bustamante, SJ
Board Member
Philippine National Anthem
Welcome Remarks Dr. Leo J. Capeding
President
Presentation of Participants Dr. Ma. Socorro Eala
Corporate Secretary
Chairperson's Message/Report and Presentation of Board Members Dr. Julian Montano
Chairperson
Launching of Philippine Journal of Counseling Psychology Vol. 11 Dr. John Addy Garcia
Editor, PJCP
Introduction of Keynote Speaker Dr. Susana A. Estanislao
Vice Chairperson
2:15 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS Dr. Lily Rosqueta-Rosales
Regulatory Board of Guidance and Counseling
2:45 PM Snack Break
3:15 PM Panel Discussion 1: "Accreditation of Counselor Education Programs" Dr. John Addy Garcia
Executive Secretary
Moderator

Dr. Barbara Wong-Fernandez
Dean, Institute of Education
Far Eastern University , Manila

Dr. Conchita V. Umali
Consultant, Commission on Higher Education
4:30 PM Open Forum
5:00 PM End of program for Day 1

Day 2: February 19, 2009/Thursday
Officer of the Day: Dr. Leo J. Capeding
Time Activity Person in-charge
8:00 am Panel Discussion 2: "Counseling Supervision" Fr. Francisco Bustamante, SJ
Moderator

Dr. Jose Alberto Reyes
Associate Professor
Counseling and Educational Psychology Dep't
De La Salle University Manila

Dr. Julian R. Montano
Executive Director
Psychological Advantage
Open Forum
10:00 AM Snacks
10:30 AM Panel Discussion 3: "Scientifically-Minded Practice" Dr. Cristina E. Saldivar
Vice President
Moderator

Dr. Rosemarie Salazar-Clemena
Full Professor, Counseling and Educational Psychology Department
De La Salle University

Dr. Becky Brannock
Visiting Professor, Counseling and Educational Psychology Department
De La Salle University
Open Forum
12:00 Lunch Break
1:00 PM Interactive Poster Presentations Dr. John Addy Garcia
Dr. Cristina E. Saldivar
Dr. Leo J. Capeding
Coordinators
1:30 PM Business Meeting
Chairperson's Report
Treasurer's Report
Presentation of Candidates for Election
Dr. Julian R. Montano
Ms. Maria Liza Suarez
Dr. Susana A. Estanislao
2:30-4:30 PM Concurrent Paper Presentations

Breakout Room 1

Breakout Room 2

Fr. Francisco Bustamante, SJ

Dr. Susan A. Estanislao

Day 3: February 20, 2009/Friday
Officer of the Day: Dr. Julian R. Montano
Time Activity Person in-charge
7:30 AM Registration
8:30 AM Workshops:Choice of 1 of the following workshops
School Counseling Program Dr. Carmelita Pabiton
Part-time Professor
Counseling and Educational Psychology Department
De La Salle University Manila
Supervised Counseling Practice Dr. Jose Alberto Reyes
Associate Professor
Counseling and Education Psychology Department
De La Salle University
Mixed Methods Research Design Dr. Madalene Sta. Maria
Director, CHED Zonal Center for Research
University Research Coordination Office
De La Salle University Manila
Solution Focused Therapy Ms. Maria Angela Virata
Counselor/Consultant
In Touch Community Services
12:00 Lunch
Continuation of Workshop
4:00 PM Distribution of Certificates


Closing Ceremonies


See invitation letter from Dr. Montano, PACERS Chair

32nd PACERS Annual Convention
Bayview Park Hotel, Roxas Blvd., Manila
February 20-22, 2008
Theme: "Nurturing a Research Culture in the Counseling Practice"


PROGRAM

Day One � February 20 Wednesday
11:00 � 01:00 Registration
01:00 � 03:00 Opening Program and Keynote Address
03:00 � 03:30 Snack
03:30 � 05:00 Panel Discussion 1: Application of the Scientist-Practitioner Model

Day Two � February 21 Thursday
08:00 � 10:00 Panel Discussion 2: Ethics in Counseling Research
10:00 � 10:30 Snack
10:30 � 12:30 Panel Discussion 3: Research Trends
12:30 � 01:30 Lunch
01:30 � 02:00 Presentation of Candidates for Elections Elections
11:40 � 02:30 Interactive Poster Presentations
02:30 � 03:00 Snack
03:00 � 05:00 Concurrent Paper Presentations


Note: Workshops are scheduled from 08:00 am to 5:00 pm. Lunch and snacks will be served in workshop rooms

Workshop Theme and descriptions:

Workshop A: Action Research
The workshop presents the nature of action research and its significance to counseling and educational development efforts. It will introduce the basic features of action research and its benefits. Upon the study of the general process of action research�inclusive of identifying possible areas of study, developing research questions/problems and refining the research problem�the participants will be guided towards developing an action research proposal.

Workshop B: Qualitative Research
The workshop is designed to provide a basic understanding and appreciation of the qualitative research approach. Research strategies, such as the phenomenological and grounded theory research are introduced to equip the participants with the knowledge necessary to conduct studies using these strategies. Methods for gathering and analyzing qualitative data, as well as reliability, validity and ethical issues are taken up through lectures and exercises. The workshop should enable the participant to consider the appropriateness of a qualitative approach in their chosen areas of investigation.

Workshop C: Research Conceptualization
In doing research, counseling practitioners have to start knowing exactly what they want to study. Thus in this workshop, they will be guided on how to come up with the idea for a research project and develop an initial research design. Participants will go through a process of identifying and clarifying concepts through which they will specify what they mean by using certain terms.



2006 PACERS MIDYEAR WORKSHOPS
September 14-15, 2006
Metro Center Hotel and Convention Center
Tagbilaran City, Bohol

Theme: �Leading Counseling Psychologists Towards Generativity in Society

Workshop 1: Supervising Counselors and Trainees
Facilitators: Susan Almeda-Estanislao, Ph.D. and Ma. Socorro M. Eala, Ph.D.

Description :
This workshop is designed to provide participants basic theories and guidelines in supervising counseling practitioners and trainees. Different approaches that integrate supervisor roles, counselor/trainee skills, and stages of the supervisory process will be discussed in terms of its usefulness to a diverse group of practitioners and researchers in human service areas/training settings. The participants will go through various learning experiences that will enhance their competencies as counseling supervisors and practitioners.

Workshop 2:Crisis Care & Counseling Interventions: Its Human and Spiritual-Pastoral Dimensions
Facilitators: Benny Lascano, Ed.D. and Fr. Francisco Rojas Bustamante, SJ, Ph.D.

Description:
This workshop militates on the assumption that all counseling is initiated as crisis care and counseling interventions on its two interacting dimensions, namely, the human and the spiritual. Most clients enter counseling because of some sort of personal crisis, human or spiritual, in their lives.

The interacting primary purpose of this workshop is to present applied therapeutic crisis care and counseling interventions in one hand and spiritual-pastoral care and counseling crisis in the other. This can be applied in practically all counseling dimensions, not just in crisis situations.

This workshop is based on what current research and practice indicate as appropriate and applicable. Yet this may not be appropriate and applicable for all practitioners in all situations. This workshop suggests creativity and ability to adapt to changing condition of the therapeutic moment. There may not be clear-cut prescriptions or simple cause and effect answers in this workshop.

Workshop 3: Counseling Interview and Observation Towards Case Conceptualization
Facilitators: Julian R. Montano, Ph.D. and Barbara Wong-Fernandez, Ph.D.

Description:
In the counseling intake interview, we take in a vast array of client�s data (e.g., family background, development, culture, gender, sexual orientation, violence, symptoms, etc.). These information are then utilized to formulate the case conceptualization�our understanding of the underlying dynamics of a presenting problem. Indeed, these are the two pillars of the counseling process upon which the development of a sound treatment plan rest on. This workshop presents techniques and approaches to help counselors proficiently collect essential data and organize these to reach a comprehensive understanding of the problem at hand.

Workshop 4:Helping Families in Crisis: A School-Based Intervention
Facilitators Fr. Bernardo R. Collera, SVD, Ph.D. (Cand.) and Ma. Liza D. Suarez, Ph.D. (Cand.)

Desription:
This seminar-workshop is designed to provide participants with a basic, practical, and applicable strategy for responding to families in crisis so as to prevent and/or minimize the self-defeating and even self-destructive behaviors that can emerge in students as a result of a family crisis. The participants shall be exposed to different family counseling models but special focus will be on the educational approach so as to equip counselors with knowledge and skills in dealing with family crisis in schools and communities.

Workshop Coordinator: Rufino Llagas Ramos III, Ph.D.



Past PACERS Conventions
1976-2004

Term Activity/Convention Date Venue Theme
1976-1977 Ratification of Constitution; Election of Officers no data no data no data
1977-1978 Talks for Members; 1st PACERS Newsletter and Journal no data no data no data
1978-1979 Trainors for FAPE 1st credited Summer Institute no data no data no data
1979-1980 Draft of national Guidance Plan no data no data no data
1980-1981 Seminar no data no data The Counselor and Mass Media
1981-1982 Change of name to PACERS no data no data no data
1982-1983 no data no data no data no data
1983-1984 First national Conference Workshop August 29-31, 1983 Philamlife Auditorium Rofessional Competencies in Counselor Education
1984-1985 2nd National Conference Workshop Feb. 27-29, 1985 DLSU Professional Accreditation of Counselor and Counselor Education Program
1985-1986 Instrument for Accreditation no data no data no data
1986-1987 no data no data no data no data
1987-1988 Conference-Worklshop Nov. 17-18, 1987 no data PACERS Response to the Nation's Life
Holistic Counselor Education Workshops Feb. 12-14, 1988 no data no data
1988-1989 Holistic Counselor Education Workshops June 22-23, 1988 no data no data
Holistic Counselor Education Workshops Feb 23-25, 1989 no data no data
1989-1990 Conference-Workshop Feb. 21-23, 1990 no data Enhancing the Delivery of Educational Systems
1990-1991 Conference - Workshop Feb. 20-22, 199 DLSU Holistic Counselor Education: Counseling Special Groups
1991-1992 Conference - Workshop July 17-19, 1991 DLSU Guidance and Counseling Breakthroughs: Gains and Prospects
1992-1993 Midyear Conference September 14-16, 1992 College of St. Benilde Towards a Filipino Philosophy of Counseling
Convention - Workshop March 1-19, 1993 DLSU The Filipino Counselor as Professional
1993-1994 Seminar - Workshop may 10-12, 1994 DLSU Strengthening the Filipino Family
1994-1995 Midyear Conference Oct. 6-7, 1994 STTC, UP diliman Sustaining the Filipino Family
1995-1996 Annual Conventio-Workshop July 24-26, 1995 Holiday Inn Manila Pavilion Megatrends in the 21st Century: Counseling Prospects
1996-1997 Nationwide round-table conferences February 22, 1996 Holy Cross of Davao Leadership in the Indigenization of Counseling in the Philippines
1996-1997 Nationwide round-table conferences Februaru 22, 1996 La Salle Bacolod Leadership in the Indigenization of Counseling in the Philippines
1996-1997 Nationwide round-table conferences March 7, 1996 University of Pangasinan Leadership in the Indigenization of Counseling in the Philippines
1996-1997 Nationwide round-table conferences Nov. 29, 1996 balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman Leadership in the Indigenization of Counseling in the Philippines
1996-1997 Nationwide round-table conferences December 13, 1996 Ateneo de Naga Leadership in the Indigenization of Counseling in the Philippines
1996-1997 Nationwide round-table conferences July 3, 1997 Bayombong, NV Leadership in the Indigenization of Counseling in the Philippines
1997-1998 Convention - Workshop July 30-Aug. 1, 1997 Manila Galleria Suites Megatrends in the Third Millenium:PACERS Response
1998-199 Convention - Workshop Feb. 11-13, 1999 Asian Social Institute Empowering the Counselor Through Professionalization
1999-2000 Midyear Conference Nove. 25-26, 1999 Angelo King International Center Responding to the Expanded Roles of the Counselor
March 1-3, 2000 USLS Bacolod Responding to the Expanded Roles of the Counselor
2000-2001 Midyear Conference Aug. 11-12, 2000 GEMS Antipolo Responding to the Expanded Roles of the Counselor
Convention-Workshop march 7-9, 2001 Tradeers Hotel The Broadening Spheres of Counselor Accountability
2001-2002 Convention - Workshop no data DLSU Lipa
Convention Workshop Feb 20-22, 2002 Hotel Rembrandt Enriching Core knowledge and Competencies of Counselors
2002-2003 Conference - Workshop Iloilo no data no data
Conference - Workshop Feb. 20-22, 2003 Bayview Park Hotel, Manila Counselor Competencies for Responding to Violence and Trauma
2003-2004 Midyear Conference - Workshop September 5-7, 2003 Tagaytay City Counselor Competencies for Responding to Violence and Trauma
Reconstruing Counseling Psychology in the Philippines no data Manila Pavilion Hotel no data
2004-2005 Midyear Conference - Workshop September 9-10, 2004 Royal Mandaya Hotel, Davao City Reconstruing Counseling Psychology in the Philippines
2006
2006 Midyear Workshop September 14-15, 2006 Tagbilaran, Bohol "Leading Counseling Psychologists Towards Generativity in Society
2007 Annual Convention Workshop
2007 Midyear Workshop Grand Men Seng Hotel
Davao City
2008 Annual Convention Workshop February 20-22, 2008> Bayview HOtel
Roxas Blvd, Manila
"Nurturing a Research Culture in the Counseling Practice"
2008 Midyear Workshop Crown Regency Hotel and Tower
Cebu City
"Nurturing a Research Culture in the Counseling Practice"
2009 Annual Convention Workshop February 18-20, 2009 Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila "Strengthening the Professional Identity of Counselors Through Responsive Training and Practice"


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