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The Queen City of the South was the chosen site of PACERS 2005 Midyear Convention Workshop. Due to Cebu's strategic location, majority of one hundred fify plus parcipants came the the Visayas and Mindanao provinces. In line with the theme,Leading in Accreditation of Counselor Education Programs , the four workshops were:
The convention was held at the Cebu Grand Hotel from September 1-2, 2005.
Dr. Barbie Wong-Fernandez and Dr. Tin Saldivar left for Jakarta to speak during the Association of Psychological and Educational Counselors of Asia-Pacific (APECA) Midyear Conference held on September 7-8, 2005. In line with the theme Counseling for Peace and Harmony, Dr. Fernandez talked on the topic Counseling International Students:Peace and Harmony Through Cultural Pluralism. Dr. Saldivar read her research paper entitled Counseling Working First Time Mothers After the Jakarta Conference, another forum awaited them in historic Bandung, Hosted by Maranatha Christian University, the discussion focused on the status of psychology in the Philippines. Dr. Barbie's topic was about Counseling Psychology in the Philippines while Dr. Saldivar discussed Industrial Psychology in the Philippines .
Clients helping therapists find solutions to their therapy? Sounds far fetched? Not really, necause it's one innovative approach in family therapy. This was the topic of Dr. Laurie Lopez-Charles talk during a forum with counselors on August 16, 2005 held at the Ariston Estrada Seminar Room in DLSU-Manila. The phenomenologically-based model posits the view that the client's experience during therapy is a rich resource for therapeutic outcomes. THis includes client's perceptions of the process, content, and goals of the therapy session. The technique lies in interviewing and asking open-ended questions like the "miracle question". This solution-focused approach solicits from the clients concrete recommendations for possoble soultions to the problem. Dr. Charles is an adjunct professor of the Counseling and Educational Psycchology Department, of the College of Educatio, DLSU-manila. She is professor at the University of South Florida, USA. She is also an officer in differenc Marital and Family Therapy Associations in the US. Dr. Charles was in the country for a visit and to conduct semiar and workshops for PACERS, PIFO, and St. Scholastica's College. The forum sponsored by PACERS and Counseling and Educationa Psychology Department(CEPD) of the College of Education, DLSU-manila was attended by guidance counselors from different public and provate schools in Metro Manila.
Villa Gregoria Resort located in Nagcarlan, Laguna was the venue of the the two-day PACERS planning workshop. As an outcome, several projects were identified in line with the theme Leading in Accreditation of Counselor Education Programs. Special focus were programs that would help counselors, counselor educators, researchers, and counselor supervisors meet the requirements of the Counseling Act of 2004. The new set of Board Members of PACERS were inducted into office by Dr. Barbara Wong-Fernandez last July 19, 2005 at the Orchid Garden Suites in Malate, Manila. They wer elected during the association's annual convention held last February 23-25, 2005 at the DLS-CSB International Conference Center in Manila.The new PACERS officers are: Dr. Carmelita Pabiton (Chairperson); Dr. Benedicta Lascano (Vice Chair); Ms. Cheryl Juliano (Corporate Secretary); Dr. Julian Montano (President); Fr. Bernardo Collera, SVD (Vice President); Dr. Leo J. Capeding (Secretary); Dr. Susan Estanislao (Treasurer); Dr. Ma. Cristina Esquivel-Saldivar(Auditor); and Fr. Francisco Bustamante (Member).
Dr. Leticia Asuzano, founding member of PACERS was the keynote speaker during the 2005 Annual Convention and Workshop. The theme for this year's convention is Leading in Accreditation of Counselor Education Programs. In aher speech, she challenged PACERS to take the lead in setting the standards for counselor education, research, and supervision in the country. PACERS can play and important role in shaping the quality of guidance and counseling in the Philippines. She also urged counselors to make the educational experience of students more meaningful through research. The highlights of the event were the poster and research presentations, rounddtable conference, and workshops. The yearly event gathers counselors, counselor educators, researchers, and counselor supervisors from across the country. The 2005 convention was held FEbruary 23-25, 2005 at De La Salle-College of St. Benilde International Conference Center in Malate, Manila.
In view of the outbreak of meningococcimia in Baguio City, PACERS decided to cancel the Baguio workshop scheduled on Friday, November 26, 2004. This decision was reached after consulting some medical doctors and our own gut-feelings. We had already informed our Baguio contacts about this and sincerely thanked them for their support. The Philippine Association for Counselor Education, Research, and Supervision (PACERS) will hold its annual convention and workshops on February 23-25, 2005 at the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (DLS-CSB) International Conference Center, Arellano corner Estrada streets, Malate, Manila. The theme of the convention is "Leading in Accreditation of Counselor Education Programs". The event will feature keynote address, panel presentations, paper and poster presentations, and 5 concurrent workshops. (see invitation letter form Pacers Chair). For further inquiries email Dr. Barbara Wong-Fernandez at [email protected] or call Dr. Carmelita Pabiton at (32)536-0253 or Ms. Liza Suarez at (32)536-0226, or you can also contact Pacers at [email protected] See you there... |
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