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An advocate is someone whoargues a cause, supports, ordefends something in which he orshe believes. In counselor educa-tion programs, discussions relatedto the topic of client advocacy arenot uncommon, but unfortunately,advocacy on behalf of the counsel-ing profession is not as oftenaddressed.

Counselors’ livelihoods rely on astrong counseling profession. Thequestion becomes: What can coun-seling programs (i.e., students, andeducators) do to facilitate increasedconversations on the topic of pro-fessional advocacy within their pro-grams, and thus support the profes-sion?

The answers to this question arecomplex and multifaceted, yet somebasic steps can be taken towardsincreasing professional counselingadvocacy initiatives and educationwithin counseling programs.

The following list provides practi-cal, concrete suggestions that stu-dents and faculty might consider asthey move ahead in increasing pro-fessional counseling advocacy ini-tiatives:

• CSI chapters and faculty advi-sors, faculty, and students canserve as leaders in local, state, andnational professional advocacyefforts; this active involvement inprofessional organizations can con-

vey a spirit of advocacy.

• Faculty and students shouldbe aware of the advocacy functionof CSI and use the vast array ofresources available on the website(www.csi-net.org).

• Whenever possible, highlightand discuss the counselor identity,or what makes us unique fromother helpers; whether it be withstudents in the program, fieldplacement sites and supervisors,various publics, advisory boards,the campus community, etc., ourunique identity should be highlight-ed.

• Infuse discussions of profes-sional advocacy into class papers,presentations, and curriculum.

• Increase curricular activitiesthat address professional counsel-ing advocacy.

• Increase conversations withthe faculty and students about theimportance of strengthening andsupporting counselor identity andprofessional advocacy on campus(e.g., campus community, in class-es with students) and in the com-munity.

• Ensure that the reading mate-rials and assignments used in yourdepartment’s courses are reflectiveof the counseling profession andthat they incorporate professionaladvocacy issues - e.g., ensure thatat least some required scholarly

readings are written by coun-selors/counselor educators asopposed to those from other help-ing professions.

• When advertising your pro-gram (e.g., flyers, brochures, etc.),promote a counselor identity andaddress how this identity may beunique from other helping profes-sions; starting this conversationearly with applicants to your pro-gram can create an advocacy spirit.

• When hiring adjunct/full facultymembers and interviewing potentialstudents, determine whether theirphilosophy fits with a counseloridentity philosophy. Beginning theseconversations early on can send amessage about your program’s

EXEMPLARChi Sigma Iota

Promoting Excellence in Counseling

Summer, 2008 Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International Vol. 23 No. 2

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In This IssuePromoting Professional Counselor Advocacy .............................................1

The Spice of Excellence .......................................2

Update from Headquarters ...................................3

Bringing Out the Best through the Fellow and Intern Training...............................4

The CSI Fellows and Interns for 2008-09.............5

Congratulations, CSI Award Recipients ................6

CSI Day in Honolulu .............................................8

Honoring Mother’s Voices in a Homeless Shelter...........................................9

Life is an Odyssey...............................................10

Student Insights ..................................................12

Faculty Advisor Highlight ....................................13

Keeping the Alumni Connection..........................14

Joblinks ...............................................................15

I’ve Graduated! And Now I Miss the Library! ...............................................16

Promoting Professional Counselor Advocacy: How Can Your Program do More?

Victoria Kress, Eta Chapter Faulty AdvisorRebecca Powell Stanard, CSI Treasurer

Jill Duba Onedera, Advocacy Committee Co-Chair

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SUMMER, 2008CHI SIGMA IOTA

2007-2008CSI LEADERSHIP DIRECTORYPresident:

Donna HendersonWake Forest UniversityBox 7406Dept. of CounselingWinston-Salem, NC [email protected]

President-elect:Catharina ChangGeorgia State UniversityCollege of Education –CPS Dept.P.O. Box 3980Atlanta, GA [email protected]

Past-presidentJune WilliamsSoutheastern Louisiana UniversityDept. of Human DevelopmentSLU 1083Hammond, LA [email protected]

SecretaryAndrea L. DixonUniversity of FloridaP.O. Box 1170461207 Norman HallGainesville, FL [email protected]

TreasurerRebecca P. StanardUniversity of West Georgia249 Education AnnexCounseling and Educational PsychologyCarrollton, GA [email protected]

Executive DirectorThomas SweeneyCSI HeadquartersP.O. Box 35448Greensboro, NC 27424-5448(336) [email protected]

Administrative AssistantKelley RowlandCSI HeadquartersP.O. Box 35448Greensboro, NC 27425-5448(336) 841-8180

InternsMichael BrubakerC.J. Quick

Web AdministratorJane Myers

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSBy-laws Committee

John R. CulbrethMary Hermann

Chapter Development CommitteeKen McCurdyNancy Forth

Advocacy CommitteeJill DubaChristopher P. Roseman

CSI Home Pagewww.csi-net.org

You may not have been able toattend the CSI Leadership Day inMarch. It was a stimulating morningthat started with an inspiring speechand was followed by discussions ofindividual talents and chapter goals. Allthe conversations revolved around theidea of being excellent as we work forCSI.

Excellence begins when you realizeyou are facing something importantand being good won’t be enough. Youknow somehow that trying hard ordoing more will not get you throughthis challenge. As I reflected on ourLeadership Day talks, I realized thatthose whom I’ve met who belong toCSI confront their commitment tocounseling and to the honor societywith zest – let’s see why that matters.Consider the synonyms of zest --gusto and relish -- as words to capturesome of material that was discussedduring that Leadership Day meeting.Here is a summary of those talks.

Zest, Gusto, and Relish

One definition of zest is the outer,colorful skin of citrus fruit. Zest is oftenused to add strong flavor to foods.People committed to excellence addstrength and spirit to their endeavors.They concentrate on making thingsbetter, focusing on both the peopleand the tasks involved. They haveideas but they listen to the suggestionsand vision of others. They make care-ful, informed choices. They collaborate.They persevere. They contribute and

they discover talents in themselvesand in others.

Gusto can be defined as keenenjoyment. People committed toexcellence find gratification in thework they are doing. They are eagerto try something new, to broadentheir horizons and to develop multi-ple, productive relationships. Theyare earnest, happy, willing to assist inmany ways. They scan the worldaround them and see possibilities.

Which child in this story do youthink a person with gusto would be?One day a mother and her twodaughters were visiting a relative.The girls went outside to look at theflower garden that was meticulouslykept. One of the children ran inside,crying, “Mama, I’ve found somethingterrible – every rose has manythorns.” She was followed by her sis-ter who pronounced, “Mama, I’ve dis-covered something wonderful –thorns have roses!” People with gustoare enthusiastic about life and thethings they do.

Relish can also be defined as afood element, one that adds an excit-ing quality to the otherwise mundane.That addition to a dish may be softand gentle, like the quiet, reflectivesupporter in your CSI chapter or itmay be poignant and strong, like theenthusiastic volunteer who surpassedall expectations. Relish is mentoring,teaming, enhancing, enriching. Relishis believing in each other and work-ing together.

Adding Spice to Your Chapter

Zest, gusto, relish – the partici-pants in CSI Leadership Day exhibit-ed the passion of commitment, theenthusiasm for possibilities and theallegiance to excellence – the work ofCSI. As your CSI president this com-ing year I look forward to hearing howyou and your chapter have includedsome zing in your happenings.

The Spice of ExcellenceDonna A. Henderson

CSI President

Donna A. Henderson

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SUMMER , 2008 PAGE 3CHI SIGMA IOTA

Active “Active” Chapters

Last year at this time, this columnincluded an explanation of the com-mitment of CSI to its membersthrough active chapters. Since thenwe have been working intensivelywith over 160 chapters to help themmaintain or reestablish active chap-ter status. While this process isongoing, we have 70 chapters thathave successfully completed thisprocess and others are working ondoing so. This is wonderful news.

In addition, however, there were40 chapters that the Executive Coun-cil deleted from our roster of chap-ters for lack of response to ourrepeated calls concerning reactiva-tion. Any of these institutions mayapply to establish new chapters butthey will do so under existingrequirements and they may not beable to re-claim their original Greekchapter name. We are pleased tonote that one such program has suc-cessfully completed the process as anew chapter.

We expect to pay a record numberof rebates to chapters (potentially inexcess of $60,000) for their activemembers ($7/member). Every suchchapter must have submitted a planfor how they will serve their mem-bers (Annual Plan) and now we aredeveloping methods for tracking howwell they are doing so through com-pilations of their Annual Reports.

In addition, the Executive Counciladopted Guidelines for Chartering

Chi Sigma IotaExemplar

The CSI Exemplar is distributedthree times a year to all CSI mem-bers and is the main communicationservice informing members of cur-rent events within the Society andwithin the counseling profession. Itscontent represents enthusiasm foracademic and professional excel-lence in counseling.

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Chapters patterned after the guide-lines developed by the Associationfor College Honor Societies (ACHS)Taskforce of the same name. TheseGuidelines essentially establishrubrics for assessing chapters nowand in the future on several impor-tant criteria including institutionalsupport for helping chapters servetheir members both student andalumni (professional).

During the last few years, CSImembership renewals haveincreased to the point that approxi-mately half of all active members ofCSI are practitioners and counseloreducators who continue membershipbeyond student status. For ourexpectations to serve all members tobe realized our chapters must bestrong, active in service, and com-mitted to professional as well as stu-dent members of the Society. Formany chapters, the professionalmember focus will be new.

Still Growing at Record Levels

CSI memberships continue togrow at record levels. Our activemembership in April reached justunder 13,000 (N = 12,959) activemembers with a total of 59,256members initiated. By the end of thissummer, the number will exceed60,000. At many if not most gather-ing of professional counselors today,more are members of CSI than not.New memberships were again justunder 5,000 (N = 4,868), butrenewals exceeded last year’srenewals as well as new member-ships this year (N = 4,915). We aver-aged one new chapter every othermonth (N = 6) and equally important,as noted above, have dozens ofchapters who have been inactiveonce again becoming active.

The net result is an active chaptersystem that is becoming stronger inservice to our members (N = 253), amembership that is outstanding in itspotential for service to others, and

Thomas J. Sweeney

Update from Headquarters Thomas J. Sweeney

CSI Executive Director

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As I sat in a shadedcourtyard of the ACAresort hotel, listening totropical birds call outthrough a cool breeze, Icould not help but thinkwhat an amazing placethis was to begin the ChiSigma Iota fellow andintern year. Hawaii is trulya special place withremarkable sights andwonderful people filledwith the “Aloha spirit.” It isunique and precious inmany ways, a jewelamong the many states inour nation. How befittinga location it was to meetthose who represent some of thebest in counseling, the leaders ofCSI.

Leadership Workshop

Just earlier that morning, we gath-ered in a small reception awaitingthe CSI leadership training. There issomething special when you stepinto a room with some of the topleaders in the counseling profession,Dr. Sam Gladding, Dr. Jane Myers,Dr. Tom Sweeney, and a host of oth-ers. After a few informal momentstogether, we gathered to hear somewords of wisdom from Dr. Gladdingon leadership development. “Youcan’t be a promising young man for-ever,” his father told him, a reminderfor all of us that it is time to takeaction and begin to make a differ-ence. To this impetus, he added theimportance of intentionality, “Excel-lence is always a choice.” We mustfocus on this goal and be willing tomake the necessary sacrifices.

Yet these talents do not allemerge in a day. Dr. Gladding toldus how we need to identify our tal-ents with modesty and gratitude anddevelop them over time with persis-tence. As an example, he shared

about a time when he persevered fornine years and three journal editorsin order to get one of his articlespublished. Hearing about these diffi-culties and knowing the success ofhis career helped me to see how Dr.Gladding lives his leadership philoso-phy of humility.

After our opening session, webroke out into smaller groups toexchange ideas among fellow stu-dents, faculty advisors, and interna-tional constituents. Together weoffered new ways to recognize thegifts among our chapter membersand to support them in following acollective vision. It was quite aunique experience to talk with such adiverse group representing CSIchapters globally.

Fellow and Intern Workshop

Later that afternoon we met ourFellow Mentor Committee Co-Chairs,Dr. Matthew Shurts and Dr. CaseyBarrio Minton. As the ten fellowsand two interns selected for 2008-09,we began to learn about our respon-sibilities for the coming year. Wewere encouraged to think about howwe could best serve CSI while work-ing closely with counseling profes-sionals who will mentor us in the

process. All throughoutthe training, CSI leadersand former fellows stoppedin to visit and share wordsof encouragement andinsight. I was amazed atthe depth of friendshipsthat have continued amongmany fellows throughoutthe years. It became evi-dent that these current fel-lows will be some of myfriends and colleagues formany years to come.Together we will share in abond of service, mutualsupport, and even a bit offun.

Home to the Mainland

Upon getting home to the realitiesof the mainland, I began to catch upon the onslaught of email messagesthat sat patiently while I was away.As I moved through them I found amessage from Nikki Vasilas, CSI fel-low, reminding me of the good timesthat were all shared at our confer-ence. As I continued down my mes-sages I found a brood of messagesfrom other fellows, all speaking“Aloha” and well wishes to the group.Such kindness helped me rememberthe greatness of CSI is not only in itsexcellence in scholarship and profes-sionalism but also in the goodness ofso many people who share in friend-ship and care for one another. CSIis truly a diamond among gems and Iam thankful for being a part. A bigMahalo! to all who made such awonderful experience possible.

Bringing Out the Best through Fellow and Intern Training

Michael BrubakerCSI Intern

Moving or Renewing Your Membership?

Go to www.csi-net.org

Matt Shurtz and Casey Barrio Minton meet with fellows and interns over lunch.

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Chi Sigma Iota established theFellowship Program in 1989 to assistfuture leaders develop their skills andcompetencies in the counseling pro-fession. This annual program offersCSI professionals in the early yearsof their counseling careers an oppor-tunity to cultivate and extend theirleadership potential. Twenty-onenominations were submitted for the10 Fellowship positions for 2008-09and, of the 10 selected (by the CSIPast-President, President, and Presi-dent-Elect), two were awarded Intern-ships. In addition to ongoing serviceand leadership to their home Chap-ters, Fellows will provide service toCSI International for the year. Thetwo Interns will participate in CSIExecutive Council meetings and com-plete a specified project. This year,each Fellow received a $600 grant(supplemented in part by their homechapter), complementary registrationto the ACA convention in Honolulu,and a plaque. All 10 Fellows/Internswere recognized at the CSI AwardsCeremony in Honolulu on Friday,March 28, 2008.

We are pleased to recognize theeight CSI Fellows and two Interns for2008-2009 in this issue of the Exem-plar. In addition to their home chapterleadership positions and aca-demic institutions, we includedescriptions of their leader-ship skills and personal quali-ties provided by their nomina-tors. Congratulations Fellowsand Interns!

Interns

Michael D. BrubakerPresident, Beta Chapter Doctoral Student,

University of Florida• exhibits “high quality

action and leadership”and is a “role model of a quintessential doctoralstudent scholar”

Constance J. (“C.J.”) Quick President, Omega Kappa Upsilon

Chapter Master’s Student, Western Ken-

tucky University• “an engaged citizen of the pro-

fession who undertakes herresponsibilities with energy andenthusiasm”

Fellows

Eric S. DavisPresident-Elect, Beta ChapterDoctoral Student, University of

Florida• “highly motivated” and willing to

place himself in “novel situa-tions” while maintaining a “nat-ural charisma”

Kristopher M. GoodrichPast-President, Sigma Upsilon

ChapterDoctoral Student, Syracuse Univer-

sity• conducts “well-conceived and

well-orchestrated” leadershipefforts and exhibits “good humorand a very generous spirit”

Michelle Gimenez HinklePresident-Elect, Kappa Sigma

Upsilon Doctoral Student, Kent State Uni-

versity

• “a creative thinker who has agood eye for detail and demon-strates a ‘can-do’ attitude”

Elizabeth HodgesBlackboard Resource Manager,

Upsilon Nu Chi ChapterDoctoral Student, University of

North Carolina at Greensboro • a “multitalented individual” who

“readily takes on challengeswith grace” while remaining“calm and steady”

Jordi IzzardCo-President, Mu Upsilon Gamma

Chapter Master’s Student, Marymount Uni-

versity • a “self-starting team-player” who

is “enthusiastic, conscientious,dedicated, and responsible forthe rejuvenation of” her homeChapter

Katherine (“Katie”) MoorePresident, Omega Delta ChapterDoctoral Student, Old Dominion

University• demonstrates “flexibility” while

taking action “swiftly” and han-dles difficult situations with“maturity and diplomacy”

Emily Goodman ScottPresident, Tau Epsilon Kappa

ChapterMaster’s Student, VirginiaTech, Falls Church Cam-pus• exhibits a “generous

spirit” and a “confident,curious, and articulatepersonal demeanor”

Cynthia (“Nikki”) N.VasilasPresident, Iota DeltaSigma ChapterDoctoral Student, AuburnUniversity• a “conscientious and

diligent leader whotakes action in the faceof tragedy and injustice”

The CSI Fellows and Interns for 2008-09Cynthia Osborn

CSI Past-past President

Fellows and interns for 2008-09 are (back row) Kristopher Goodrich,Jordi Izzard, MichaelBrubaker, C.J. Quick, Eric Davis, (front row) Elizabeth Hodges, Nikki Vasilas, Katie Moore, Michelle Hinkle,

Emily Goodman Scott.

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Each year Chi Sigma Iota endeav-ors to recognize outstanding CSIchapters and members. During theannual ACA conference held in Hon-olulu, Hawaii this March, CSI honoredthese chapters and members for theirvarying accomplishments. Awardswere given to both individuals and tolarge and small chapters. Each recipi-ent exemplifies a commitment toexcellence and demonstrates out-standing accomplishment and service.

Chapter Awards

Upsilon Theta Chi Chapter fromthe University of Tennessee (largechapter) and the Beta Upsilon Chap-ter from Barry University (small chap-ter) won the Outstanding Newslet-ter Awards. Upsilon Theta Chi’snewsletter received outstandingrecognition for its “attractive layout,professional appearance, colorfuldesign, and intriguing articles whichreach both student counselors andseasoned professionals.”

Beta Upsilon Chapter’s newsletterremains a “staple piece” to the chap-ter. Reviewers highlighted the con-sistency of the newsletter’s publica-tion as well as the professionalappearance and quality of the arti-cles. The Beta Upsilon Chapternewsletter was noted to have both“great depth and breadth” that reacha variety of individuals in the counsel-ing field.

Beta Chi Chapter from JohnCarroll University (large chapter)and Eta Chapter fromYoungstown State University(small chapter) were recognizedfor their Outstanding IndividualPrograms. Beta Chi Chapterhosted an annual Wellness Con-ference. The Conference soughtto inform and educate studentsand practitioners about pertinentcounseling research. CSI stu-dents presented poster sessionson a variety of research topics,and Dr. Denise Ben-Porath dis-cussed Dialectical BehavioralTheory.

Eta Chapter reached out toVirginia Tech’s student body after theshootings by helping to send funds toVirginia Tech’s CSI chapter. Etachapter members raised money fromthe University as well as local busi-nesses in hopes of restoring neededresources to Virginia Tech’s CSIchapter. Virginia Tech’s CSI advisor,Dr. Victoria Kress stated, “It was notthe money that was most helpful, butthe sense of solidarity—the comingtogether of counselors—that assistedin maintaining moral.” The project notonly reached out to support the Vir-ginia Tech community but alsoincreased awareness about the coun-seling professional and professionalcounselors’ roles in the healing

process.

Mu Tau Beta Chapter from theUniversity of North Carolina-Char-lotte won the Outstanding ChapterAward—Large Chapter. Mu TauBeta exemplifies an outstandingchapter due to its strong organiza-tional process. The chapter holdsmonthly meetings which strive tocontinue on-going development fornew initiatives. Mu Tau Betaengages department faculty, advo-cates for both CSI and the counsel-ing profession, conducts serviceprojects in the local community, andactively fundraises in order to pro-vide professional development to

students and counseling profession-als.

Beta Phi Chapter from BradleyUniversity won the OutstandingChapter Award—Small Chapter.Reviewers recognized Beta Phi for its“productive monthly executive meet-ings and active members.” TheChapter actively engages in both pro-fessional and scholarly programs andreaches out to the community to pro-mote mental health awareness. Fur-ther, the chapter serves its membersand promotes leadership through thequarterly newsletter, meetings, socialevents, and a highly productiveawards program.

Sigma Tau Sigma Chapter fromTexas State University-San Marcosreceived the Outstanding Web PageAward. Maintained by Kim andJason Frueh, the website wasacknowledged for its informativenature and professional appearance.The website provides chapterannouncements, pictures and biogra-phies of chapter leaders, meetingminutes, useful documents, a calen-dar of events, chapter bylaws, links tochapter newsletters, informationabout upcoming conferences, as wellas links to relevant counseling orga-nizations at the local, state, andnational level. Reviewers stated thatthis website is “exciting and new!”

Congratulations, CSI Award RecipientsC.J. QuickCSI Intern

Melissa Luke (Outstanding Doctoral Student) and Erin Mason (Outstanding Practitioner) receive

their awards in Honolulu.

Dr. Charles F. Gressard receives the ThomasJ. Sweeney Professional Leadership Award.

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Individual Awards

Karlyn Cunningham from EtaChapter at Youngstown Universitywon the Outstanding Entry LevelStudent Award. One referencereferred to Karlyn as “a natural leaderwith exceptional merit and compe-tence, who combines a great deal ofinitiative with planfulness and greatenthusiasm for the counseling profes-sion.” Karlyn maintains a high GPAwhile working toward degrees inSchool and Community Counseling.Karlyn presents professionally at dif-ferent levels, serves as both the Men-toring and Social chair of Eta Chap-ter, and initiated the Virginia Tech carepackage program that won the Out-standing Individual Chapter Award.

Melissa Luke from Sigma UpsilonChapter at Syracuse University wonthe Outstanding Doctoral LevelStudent Award. Melissa has con-tributed to five books, written threerefereed journal articles (with anotherin progress), written eight non-referred publications, and presentednationally nine times. Melissa alsoparticipates in service activities. Sheserved as an editorial board memberof two boards and as a committeemember for a variety of professionalcounseling associations. Melissaremains actively involved in manyfacets of the Sigma Upsilon Chapterof CSI and works as a counselor forstudents with disabilities. One nomi-nator states that, “Melissaseeks to contribute as well ascontinue to learn and grow.”

Cheyenne Pease-Carterfrom Rho Kappa Chapter at theUniversity of North Texasreceived the Outstanding Ser-vice to the Chapter Award.Cheyenne is both reliable andinnovative, and she brings anattitude of determination, confi-dence, compassion, and deter-mination to all of her contribu-tions.” Cheyenne used thesequalities to develop and imple-ment eight professional devel-opment programs whichengulfed a number of topics tofacilitate counselor education.Cheyenne volunteered as teamleader for Rho Kappa’s team in

the 2007 ACA Ethics competition, inwhich they won. Further, Cheyennehelped faculty with as Honors Galathat helped to raise $1000 toward stu-dent travel to professional conferences.

Chinwe J. Uwah from the ChiEpsilon Chapter at Georgia StateUniversity won the OutstandingResearch Award. Chinwe’sresearch examined the relationshipsamong school belonging, educationalaspirations, and academic self-effica-cy for a sample of African Americanmale high school students. Researchresults showed that positive predic-tors of students’ academic self effica-cy include students feeling encour-aged to participate and having edu-cational aspirations. The results ofthe research have high practicalapplications for school counselorsand teachers. Reviewers noted that“Chinwe’s study is a well-written andwell-organized manuscript that exam-ines and important issue.”

Erin M. Mason of the Chi EpsilonChapter at Georgia State Universitywon the Outstanding PractitionerAward. Erin has worked as a schoolcounselor for the past 12 years. Shehas received district and regional“School Counselor of the Year”awards. Erin took an active role withthe ASCA National Model anddesigned, implemented, and evaluat-ed data-driven, systemic interven-tions to help assist student needs.

Erin then presented her findings atdistrict and state levels. Erin hasserved the Georgia School CounselorAssociation in a variety of roles overthe years and has lobbied for schoolcounseling rights at the GeorgiaState Legislature.

The Thomas J. Sweeney Professional Leadership Award

The Thomas J. Sweeney awardseeks to “recognize and honor per-sons who through their vision, leader-ship, and concern for others havestrengthened, expanded, andenhanced the counseling professionat local, state, national, and/or inter-national levels.” Dr. Charles F. Gres-sard exemplifies the above qualitiesand thus received the 2008 ThomasJ. Sweeney Professional LeadershipAward.

In his 30 years of service to thecounseling profession, Dr. Gressardserved on numerous certificationsboards including the National Boardof Certified Counselors’ AddictionsAcademy and the NBCC Board ofDirectors. During his years of serviceDr Gressard has strongly advocatedfor the counseling profession, pub-lished numerous articles, and pre-sented over 250 times. Dr. Gressardtraveled to Romania and St. Lucia toinspire counselors to use ethical deci-sion making models as part of theircounseling practice. Dr. Gressard

continues his work on anddedication to the CACREPStandards Revision Com-mittee. Further, Dr. Gres-sard strives to teach coun-selors, physicians, and thecommunity alike about thedangers of substanceabuse. Reviewers state,“Dr. Gressard has inspiredcountless students to bebetter counselors throughhis engaging teachingstyle and his honest,straight-forward supervi-sion.”

Chapter awards were received by Kim Frueh (Outstanding WebPage); Jack Culbreth (Outstanding Large Chapter); Virginia Magnus(Outstanding Newsletter from Large Chapter); Christian Karter andSarah Michalos (Outstanding Program from Large Chapter); LisaBailey (Outstanding Newsletter from Small Chapter); and Nancy

Sherman (Outstanding Small Chapter).

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CSI Day in Honolulu

“Aloha” from President June Williams. Intern Michael Brubaker facilitates a discussion group as part of theLeadership Workshop.

Sam Gladding is welcomed by President-elect Donna Henderson as he starts off CSI Day with

an inspiring presentation. The CSI Executive Council welcome all to CSI Day.

It’s standing room only for the CSI Annual Business Meeting.Chapter advisors brainstorm ideas for ways to

improve their chapters.

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I startedoff as anintern andthen graduat-ed to anemployee atBrowardPartnershipfor theHomeless(BPHI) in

South Florida. BPHI is a sixty-dayresidential program that offers com-prehensive services ranging fromdental care and hair cuts to individualand group counseling. A large portionof the residents arrive in a state ofdetox. First they go through thescreening unit and attend an orienta-tion meeting and then they areplaced in a dorm and are integratedinto the social and structural fabric ofthe agency. They have sixty days tosecure employment and save fundsfor transitional housing or their ownplace of residency. Needless to say,people of all demographics and“walks of life” enter this facility.

During my internship and employ-ment at BPHI, I was fortunateenough to work with the residents inmultiple capacities. This included jobcoaching in the Vocational Educationdepartment, case management in theSocial Services department, andfacilitating groups in the BehavioralHealth department and the FamilyDorm. Working with the single momsfrom the Family Dorm was by far themost professionally expansive andpersonally enriching experience gar-nered from this array of activities. Thesingle moms were brave and strongof spirit; however, it was not my opin-ion that mattered. It was their self-perceptions and story that matteredmost!

Facilitating Groups

I ran weekly groups for approxi-mately fourteen months, so the group

was in a state of constant flux regard-ing individual members and overallsize. Therefore, it was imperative toestablish the group culture from thevery beginning and then sustain itover time. Fortunately, there was asmall core group of two or threemembers who really helped makethis happen. Right from the start, itwas made clear that this group wasnot about educating the moms onhow to be better parents or a groupthat focused on complaining from avictim mentality. Of course, spacewas opened for members to tell theirstories – and being victimized wasindeed a collective theme. Most ofthese women had survived sexualabuse, domestic violence, and aban-donment from spouses, in addition tocoping with substance abuse issues,impoverishment, isolation, diminish-ment, and more.

Moreover, each woman wasattempting to resist the dominant andoppressive story of how “homelessmom” means “bad mom.” Using Nar-rative Therapy as my model, Iengaged the moms in therapeuticconversations centered on ways inwhich they had overcome the stigmaof homelessness and traced thisback to previous experiences in theirlives when they observed themselvesstanding in their strength. Groupmembers witnessed each others’ sto-ries and provided one another anaudience that served to identify andamplify unique outcomes - timeswhen they actively defined who theywere as homeless single moms. Thiswas a positive use of the group sincethe women knew each other intimate-ly from living together in the FamilyDorm, whereas I only met with themonce a week and played a differentrole in my relationship to them.

A common theme that emergedamong the women, time and timeagain, was that it was their love fortheir children that enabled them to

“keep going” and not collapse underthe stress of their current situation orthe negative and pervasive stigmaattached to it. I honed in on thistheme and asked many questionsthat brought this subordinate storyline to life. The moms had the chanceto describe how they witnessed eachother’s love for their children help pullthem out of depression and frustra-tion on a daily basis in the shelter;how they saw each other working dayand night to save money for housingand still find energy to take care oftheir kids, and how they found cre-ative ways to maintain their mother-ing in an environment that offset fam-ily systems and potentially strippedthe moms of their parental roles.

Motivated Moms

To my delight, the group came upwith a name for themselves thataccurately described who they wereand what the impetus was for theirproactive approach. They namedthemselves Motivated Moms. I had t-shirts made that displayed their name-- their experience of who they were.The moms picked out the color of thet-shirts and the font for the lettering.Each step of the process was theirsto collaborate on and claim owner-ship of. Then we recorded a sessionfor the purpose of a professional pre-sentation at a Florida Association ofMarriage & Family Therapy confer-ence held in Orlando. During thissession, I asked them what theywould like to tell people in the helpingprofession about their experience assingle homeless moms that mightassist them in becoming betterhelpers. The resounding answer wasthis: “We are people, not a category;we are smart and strong, regardlessof educational opportunities or lackthereof; we are committed and lovingmothers, not irresponsible mothers;our decision to come to this shelter

Honoring Mothers' Voices in a Homeless Shelter

Lisa Bailey

Beta Upsilon Chapter

Lisa Bailery


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I am a middle school counselorwho is fortunate not to have bus duty,yet one afternoon I was outsidewatching the chaos of students scur-rying from the building in a mad dashto get home. In a serendipitousencounter, I passed by some Englishteachers deep in conversation abouthow to get hundreds of middle schoolstudents not only to read Homer’sepic poem The Odyssey but also toget them get excited about its mes-sage.

That was my cue! Using flawlessrelationship skills, I butted right intothe conversation and announced thatI might be able to help. My theoreticalorientation of counseling is Jungian,and a study of mythology was justtoo tempting to pass up. I havealways enjoyed the Odyssey’s numer-ous archetypes, symbols, andimages of light and darkness. I sus-pected that this middle school audi-ence would enjoy the story’s danger-ous battles, monsters, beautiful god-desses, angry gods, and episodes ofperseverance and glorious triumph.

An Integrated Guidance Lesson

As a counselor who wants to helpstudents understand themselves bet-ter, The Odyssey seemed to be aperfect vessel, for the story is that ofa 20 year journey homeward -- anallegory of becoming. The journeyinvolves twelve trials that Odysseusmust overcome within himself. Forme, it seemed like a perfect thoughhumongous guidance lesson! With alittle imagination – and coordination

with the English teachers – I wasable to create character lessons likethese students had never experi-enced. The lessons address areassuch as wisdom, gratitude, harmony,control, mastery, love, power, reality,vision, and in the end victory. Stu-dents are challenged to view eacharea in a way that invites self reflec-tion. The crew members who wereperilously journeying with Odysseusare personified parts of himself thatmust be examined and that must ulti-mately die in order for him to returnhome. The battle against larger thanlife monsters and goddesses areexternalized pictures of the turmoilwithin him as he comes to know thelesser parts of himself. Students arequick to recognize these samethemes and threads as they havebeen exposed to them in moderntales such as Spiderman, Lord of theRings, Harry Potter, Narnia, Eragon,and Charlie and the Chocolate Facto-ry and in characters such as Frodo,Harry, Anakin, and Eragon.

How It Works

As students read The Odyssey, Iwork with their English teachers toprovide guidance lessons that reflectwhat is currently being read. As stu-dents read of Odysseus’s trials, Ishare a lesson which adds personaldepth and relevance to the story. Ibegin with a movie clip from 1997version of The Odyssey and discussthe current trial facing Odysseus.Folded into the lesson are additionalmodern day movie clips along withlessons and keys to what they are

seeing. For example, whenOdysseus’s crew eats the lotusplant of the Kikonians and theywant to stay there and forget theway home, we watch a clip fromHarry Potter where he deals withthe mirror of Erised and theSimba in the desert – bothexamples of mastery overdesires. When Odysseus battleshis ego in the externalized formof a Cyclopes, we view a clip of

Professor Lockheart, Anakin and Vio-let dealing with control of ego.

As studentsread, the look-ing glass isturned andstudents are

challenged toreflect where simi-lar struggles playout in the worldaround them. Dis-cussions includeevents in the

news, popular books, media, on cam-pus, and within their own families.Ultimately they are led to a place ofself reflection and are asked to exam-ine where they themselves face thesechallenges in their own lives and per-sonalities. From a list of adjectivesrelated to an identified character trait,students are challenged to identifythree qualities they excel at as wellas three qualities where they couldimprove. As the program builds,important topics such as drug abuse,peer pressure, suicide, anger, rebel-lion, relationships, parents andaggression are seen in a whole newlight. The complexity and difficulty toovercome or to just say no areexposed, validated, and discussed.

By the end of Odysseus’s twelvetrials, students create self reflectionjournals complete with lists of theirown positive and negative traits. Fromthese journals they create a physicalrepresentation of their own personalmonster which they must battle. Theyuse various things such as pipecleaners, feathers, cups, yarn, paperplates, tooth picks, straws, felt andgallons of glue. They write papersabout their personal battles, and theirjourneys are memorialized in poetry.Finally, only one task remains - todestroy the monsters. Students donot usually relinquish their creations

Life Is an OdysseyKelly Kozlowski, CSI Associate Editor

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was one of strength, not weakness;we are Motivated Moms.”

During the presentation at the con-ference, I played the tape and peoplein the audience had the chance torespond to what the mothers hadsaid. Through this process, the audi-ence became an extended outsidewitness to these mothers’ experi-ences and expressed being humbledby what they heard. The collectiveresponse was a profound respect forthese mothers and an admission ofsome previously held assumptions. Atthe following group session, I con-veyed the sentiments from those atthe conference and brought the out-side witness directly back to thegroup. This relational phenomenongained momentum and continued tobe an integral part of our dialoguingfor weeks and months to come.

Personally Rewarding

I must take this opportunity toexpress my own humility and inspira-tion which were evoked from workingwith the Motivated Moms. I feelblessed that I had such a rewardinginternship and employment experi-ence at BPHI and I trust that I willtake what I learned with me through-out my entire counseling career. If Ican remember to be genuinely curi-ous about others’ experiences, toinquire about their strengths andresources, to join in the resistanceagainst oppressive stories, to openspace for subordinate story lines, andto keep warmth and compassionalive…I will be on my way to becom-ing a better helper myself.

value of these considerations.

• During orientation for students,make students aware of the under-lying philosophy of the counselingprofession (e.g., wellness, develop-mental model, prevention, empow-erment) and the value of profes-sional advocacy.

• Ensure that students under-stand how the CACREP standardsfunction to define the profession.

• Ensure that students under-stand the history of the counselingprofession in general.

• Ensure that students under-stand the history of professionalcounseling within your state – e.g.,the development of your state’scounselor practice acts, the historyof your state’s counseling associa-tions, etc.

• Ensure that your studentsaware of legislative issues at thestate and national level that impactcounseling. A student listserv tocommunicate about counseloradvocacy issues can convey avalue of advocacy.

• Make students aware of thevarious leadership roles that areavailable to them within profession-al organizations and facilitate adepartment culture that promotesthese activities.

• Counselor educators can chal-lenge themselves to measure stu-dents’ learning and understandingof professional counselor advocacy.

• Promote and support activitieson campus and in the communityduring Counseling Awarenessmonth (April).

The above mentioned ideas arejust a few of many possible waysthat you can encourage profession-al advocacy. It is our hope thatthese ideas will help you initiateconversations and foster actionrelated to professional advocacyinitiatives.

to the fireeasily, butamongscreams ofprotest andshock theytimidly let go.It is a won-derful coun-selingmetaphor, forthe greatestbattles arethose that we fight within ourselvesalong the way to individuation. Stu-dents are challenged to seize everyday and continue creating their owntale of epic proportions.

The Odyssey Expands

For the past four years, I havecontinually worked with Englishteachers to improve this guidanceexperience for students. It has provento be an exciting tool for assistingstudents in knowing more aboutthemselves. English teachers areeager for my assistance, as it aidsthem in making literature more rele-vant to their students. The Odysseyguidance lessons are now beingused by counselors and teachersthroughout my district, and they havebeen adapted for use in counselingagencies, churches and rehab clinicswith adults and children as young as11.

If you would like a free copy of thefourteen power point program ormore information on using this pro-gram with your students, contact meat [email protected].

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More Sharing of Experiences

“I would like to see as much interac-tion as possible between students andpracticing counselors. I wish we couldhave working counselors in the class-room on a regular basis and talk aboutthe challenges they face on the job andallow time for students to ask questionsand interact with them. This would adddepth to programs and students wouldbe better qualified to enter the work-force.” Randall Lanier, Tau Mu Chapter

“I am convinced that professors whoshare their knowledge, insights, experi-ence, and wisdom are the ones whoprovide the model that is most neededby graduate students. They provide aqualitatively different experience thanthose who robotically read throughPowerPoint presentations. We learnfrom our readings and from each other,but we mostly learn from you, our pro-fessors.” Raquel Duberney-Guerrero,Gamma Omicron Delta

Opportunities to Specialize

“I would allow for the opportunity forspecialization in counselor education. Asa student, I have been grateful for thebroad exposure of counseling theoryand practice but find that as I go out intothe field, being a counselor "jack of alltrades" is less helpful than it would be toknow more about a specific area (e.g.,addictions, children). A deeper under-standing of a population, setting, andthe related theory and techniques wouldbetter equip counselors facing clients forthe first time or the 100th time.” AnneMarie Hutcheson, Chi Epsilon

“One place where I see little mentionof addictions is in the CACREP stan-dards. While I understand that there arestandards for both community andmental health counselors, I feel neithertruly addresses the basic requirementsof being an addictions counselor. Manyof the community counselors that Iknow have little to no interest to work-ing with substance abusers and don’treally understand all that is involvedwith the cycle of addiction.” MichaelVerrilli, Chi Sigma Mu

Importance of Involvement with Pro-fessional Organizations

“As a master’s degree student, I wasunaware of the importance of belong-ing to professional organizations. Lucki-ly, my thesis chair encouraged me tobecome involved in professional organi-zations by presenting the findings frommy thesis at conferences. Presenting atthose conferences introduced me to apart of counselor education that I hadnot known. They informed me of issueslike social justice and the TransformingSchool Counseling Initiative whichmany of my textbooks had yet toaddress. They showed me that dia-logue is an important tool for innovatingthe counseling profession and that Icould be involved in creating that dia-logue. Most important, attending thoseconferences made me want to be abetter counselor and to help others tobe better counselors.” Janeé M.Steele, Mu Beta

“My one recommendation is this:find ways to make CSI experiences amore integrated part of all counseloreducation training programs. Having anactive CSI chapter at a counseling edu-cation program can be a huge asset tostudents as it provides them withopportunities to sharpen these skillswhile they interact with each other, arementored by their faculty, and stay con-nected with their communities.” JordiIzzard, Mu Upsilon Gamma

Teaching Beyond the Micro Level

“Teaching social policy, social jus-tice, and the skills of advocacy to coun-seling students has the potential toimprove counselor education trainingand the counseling profession. Typical-ly, aspiring counselors possess a pas-sion for assisting individuals, families,and groups in problem resolution andasset development. How often, howev-er, do we question how systematicinfluences affect those whom weserve? It is imperative that counselingstudents recognize how social policyinfluences these factors and thus theeveryday lives of our clients.” Jenice

Marie Kienzle, Pi Beta

Attend to Spirituality and Religion inCounseling

“Throughout all of my training, I haveyet to see a program implement spiritu-ality and religion as an important partof the counseling program. For manypeople, spirituality and religion is veryimportant. As a result, it is necessaryfor counselors to be aware of how toaddress the topic without offending orseeming incompetent regarding thesubject. I believe that in order to beable to understand our clients betterand view their entire person this topicshould be given more attention in coun-seling training programs.” JonathanLent, Alpha Upsilon

Remember the Clients

“Every study we conduct, survey wecollect, theory we write, article we read,panel we serve on, and every word wewrite for a manuscript should be real-ized as a step to better the lives ofclients. I believe that we can get caughtup in the pieces of the puzzle and for-get that there is a bigger picture toview.” K. Elizabeth McDonald, RhoAlpha Mu

Supervision Training at the Master’sLevel

“Education and training in supervi-sion is currently not a required compo-nent in CACREP-accredited counselingprograms at the master’s level. Acrosscounseling specialty areas, however,many if not most master’s level practi-tioners supervise at one point in theircareers. Education and training insupervision at the master’s level wouldincrease the number of practitionersqualified to supervise and enhance thequality of supervision taking place. Fur-ther, as a profession, counselor educa-tion would be engaging in second orderchange, as education and training insupervision has been linked to multiplepositive gains in the counselor super-visee, which in turn would be expectedto improve client outcome as well.”Melissa Luke, Sigma Upsilon

Student Insights

If You Could Improve Counselor EducationTraining in One Way, What Would that Be?

Liz Mellin

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The higher education journey ofDr. Joanne Fredrick Jefferson, thecurrent Chi Sigma Iota faculty advi-sor at Argosy University, DC, beganat Morgan State University and con-tinued at the University of Baltimore.However, she reports that the high-light of her educational backgroundwas completing the Doctor in Educa-tion degree from George WashingtonUniversity while maintaining fulltimeemployment, fulltime parenting anddirecting her own business, Para-digms 2020, LLC Educational Ser-vices (counseling, tutoring, CPR,and workshops). Dr. Jefferson is aLicensed Professional Counselor, aNational Certified Counselor, anAmerican Red Cross Instructor, andis certified in African-AmericanHIV/ADS prevention. Throughout hercareer, her commitment to family,friends, and education adds color toa rich tapestry of which CSI remainsa large part.

True Colors

Dr. Jefferson states that shewould most like counseling studentsto know that “By being a counseloryou serve as a role model at almostall times.” She feels that there is anexpectation that counselors be per-fect. However, counselors are peoplewho experience joy, pain, and hurtas anyone else. As a result, shebelieves it is crucial for counselors intraining and for counselors to be realand be in the moment. Self-evalua-tion, reflection, and sharing of feel-ings with other counselors and men-tors throughout the process are vitalto counselor health and wellness.

Counseling Colors

Professional identity is a rich partof counseling tapestry. For Joanne,professional identity means that “asthings arise, whether it’s clinicalissues or academia you are able to

look at these things through thecounseling lenses, seeing the situa-tion from the counselor’s perspec-tive.” This means acting as a coun-selor -- first listening, reflecting andintervening to improve the situation.In addition, being a part of counselorrelated organizations adds vibrancyto these colors, as does affiliationswith CSI, ACA, other counselors,and a strong professional identity.

Advocacy for the counseling pro-fession highlights the tapestry’s pat-terns through clarifying for otherswhat a counselor is and does. Whenpeople are interested in understand-ing counseling, Dr. Jefferson willguide them through the processfrom education to training, profes-sional organization and networking,caring and contributing to the com-munity. She states “Advocating iseducating and often recruiting.” Shebelieves that often the word “coun-selor” is misrepresented. Lay peoplemay think of a camp counselor andnot understand the thorough trainingand the weight of professional orga-nizations, legislations, licenses andcertifications that come along withprofessional counseling. Dr. Jeffer-son acknowledges that counseling is

unique and different from other help-ing professions and explains theseunique differences in a way that oth-ers can see the emerging patterns.

The Colors of Chi Sigma Iota

Dr. Jefferson smiles as she recallsfirst being attracted to CSI by thehonor society’s colors while watchingongoing activities. When she real-ized that the organization was aboutcounseling, she wanted to con-tribute. She states that she felt greatgoing to regional and national con-ferences and becoming aware of theimpact of CSI. Being a faculty advi-sor has added the pattern of seeingstudents doing great things in thecounseling field and supporting themthrough the encouragement andsharing of their interests with othercounselors through presentations,articles, and professional involve-ment. As a faculty advisor she has apart in letting their talents shine.And, of course, Joanne loves towear the CSI colors and pins whennetworking with other professionalsand meeting with students. Shestates, “It gives other students apush to excel in order to join andmakes us more visible in promotingexcellent in counseling.”

When looking at the tapestry ofcounseling, Dr. Jefferson reflects onthe word counselor as “the greatesttitle in the world!” She encouragescounseling students and profession-als to take care of themselves,enriching their life tapestry throughself-care, surrounding themselveswith positive people, nurturing theirspirituality, and looking at personalhealth holistically. Joining CSI andbecoming active in a chapter addsrichness of color both personally andprofessionally.

Faculty Advisor Highlight

Joanne Frederick Jefferson: Mentoring asPart of the Colorful Tapestry

Carmen GillCSI Associate Editor

Joanne Frederick Jefferson

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This month’s Chapter Happeningscolumn focuses on keeping alumniinvolved in chapter activities andleadership. The benefits to continuedactive involvement after graduationare numerous for both current stu-dents and practitioners. The benefitsinclude opportunities for networking,professional models of counselingexcellence, possibilities for mentor-ship, encouragement for students,and rejuvenation for practitioners. Thelist of advantages for students, practi-tioners, and chapters is ongoing.

Information from Headquarters

For chapters wanting to reach outto alumni, it may be helpful to knowthat there is a spread sheet file avail-able with each member’s name,address, email address, phone num-ber, membership status, and dates ofmembership for every memberinducted into your chapter. This file isavailable through CSI Headquarters.What a great resource to aid yourchapter in reaching out to your alum-ni. Share with alumni your excitementabout their past or current member-ship and your hopes in having thembecome active in your chapter again.The database is a great way to dis-seminate information about upcomingcommunity workshops to current andpast members. It can also be utilizedas a great source of local talent forpossible presentations to current uni-versity students and the communityalike. What a wonderful source to tapinto for sharing real world experience.

Once the lines of communicationare flowing via email, list serves andnewsletters, the next step is to findways to plug in alumni knowledgeand experience to add energy to yourchapter. Thirteen chapters offeredtheir insight into how they tap into thealumni connection.

Alumni Serve in Leadership Positions

Several chapters have either adesignated alumni leadership posi-tion or alumni serve as chapter offi-cers. This continues to encourageactive involvement from alumni.

Some of these alumni positionsinclude writing articles for the chapternewsletter on current topics or pro-viding interviews or book reviews forchapter newsletters. Other alumniorganize a mentorship programbetween professional members andincoming students or they planupcoming community workshops withCEUs. Many chapters also offer anoutstanding alumni award to its grad-uates to honor and recognize coun-seling excellence.

Some chapters fear a year-longcommitment is too much for alumni,so these chapters invite alumni toreturn to the chapter and providekeynote addresses for their chapterinductions. This is a great way formembers and alumni to reconnect.One chapter mentioned how thisreminded the speaker what it was liketo be an energetic student and hedecided to remain active in order to bearound all the new counselor excite-ment and energy. Other chapters uti-lize alumni panels that include schoolcounselors, private practitioners and

agency counselors to share with newcounseling students about their rolesin the professional community.

Many chapters invite alumni toreturn to chapter workshops by beingpresenters. Topics are selectedbased on alumni expertise. Onechapter shared how they pair up analumni with a student in serviceopportunities such as serving in soupkitchens. This is a great way for newcounselors to be mentored by alumni– and for alumni to share what theyknow through working with a newcounselor. Taking this idea one stepfurther, perhaps alumni could bepartnered with student counselors topresent at local, state, or nationalconferences. This has the potentialto be beneficial to both the alumniand the student.

Alumni can be an important part ofthe chapter’s life energy. The profes-sionals offer a perspective of lifebeyond graduation and they modelcounseling excellence to incomingstudents while offering networkingopportunities.

Chapter Happenings

Keeping the Alumni ConnectionKelly Kozlowski, CSI Associate Editor

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CSI ProudlyThanks Donors

With their permission, we wish to publicly thank those who have been gracious intheir contributions to Chi Sigma Iota in the recent past and acknowledge their commit-ment to excellence beyond that which is expected

Carol A. Jones Alpha Epsilon Deborah Kuhn Alpha Lambda RhoJamilla Chavious Alpha Tau OmegaDonna J. Hillman Alpha Upsilon Lisa M. Rensel Alpha UpsilonLandry Dixon Alpha ZetaMelanie L. Gehrens Chi Delta RhoBrenda C. Owens Chi Sigma UpsilonJennifer Eaton Delta UpsilonKim M. Tassinari Gamma Lambda Chi Mary T. Roland Gamma ZetaNorma S. White Kappa Colleen B. Bourassa Pi Sigma UpsilonApril J. Young Rho Epsilon Audur Kugajevsky Rho ThetaHeather Brostrand Theta ChiGary Sinnes Zeta Zeta

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Student Ideas and Experiences Needed for Publication!Edited by Liz Mellin

I am looking for CSI student member ideas to be published in the fall edition of Exemplar around the “Student

Insights” question listed below. The new question is:

Submission deadline July 15

What are the leadership skills you have found to be most

important in a good leader?

Submission deadline November 15

What current developments in the counseling field motivate you? Which worry you? How will these trends

impact your future as a professional counselor?

Submissions of no more than 400 words should be made to Elizabeth Mellin by email <[email protected]> or mail

to 327 CEDAR Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16823.

JobLinks BitsJonathan Orr

In keeping with the theme ofimproving your current career situa-tion, this column will focus on devel-oping specialized knowledge andservices within counseling. In busi-ness terms, a specialized segmentof a marketplace is often referred toas a niche. Developing a niche canbenefit your career and help youoptimize services for your clients.Here are a few points to considerwhen developing your counselingniche:

• Look inside of your own life asa guide for finding a niche. Fol-low your own natural curiosityand passion to maximize yourknowledge and experience inyour niche areas.

• Niches are built over timethrough consistent practice and

are minimally impacted by pop-ular fluctuations (e.g., fads) inthe marketplace.

• Developing and maintaining aniche facilitates direct market-ing. Clients can find you moreeasily based on your expertise.

• Opportunity for innovationalways exists. Even the mostproven methods can beenhanced, so consider buildingon an existing knowledge base.

• If your niche seems too narrow,consider combining your ideaswith those of a colleague. Ateam approach to developing aniche can enhance your exper-tise and can expand yourpotential marketplace.

• A well maintained niche gener-ates job security.

an honor society that is unique in itssupport for all professional coun-selors regardless of setting or thosewhom they serve.

Opportunity to be Involved

CSI is again beginning a year ofstrategic planning. It has been fiveyears since the last effort and tenyears since a full scale process. TheExecutive Council reviews and usesthe current plan during every meet-ing as a means of staying true to themission and goals of CSI. We recom-mend that every chapter do thesame. Chapters’ and members’ inputis vital to this process of planning.We hope all will take the opportunityto participate in some manner duringthe coming year.

Welcome NewChapters

Welcome to the following new chapters

Iota Sigma Tau

Indiana State University

Chi Sigma Psi

Central Washington University

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If you are like most alumni andprofessional members of CSI, youhave a commitment to excellencethat includes lifelong learning. Youhave been taught to seek out newsources of information about clientconcerns and issues and new theo-ries and techniques to help clients inthe difficult processes of change. Asa student, you had access to a com-plete university library facility whereyou could not only look up printcopies of journals, but also accesselectronic data bases containingthousands of publications in multipledisciplines. Now when you encountera new challenge -- where can you goto find new research and resources?

`This is Part I of a two-part articleto help you find research resourcesyou need to continue providing thehighest level and quality of servicesto your clients, and your community.In the next part, strategies for usingGoogle Scholar will be explored. Butcloser to home…

Many of the same resources youused while you were a student areavailable to you as an alumnus, butnot through your university. As amember of your local community, youare eligible for a free membershipcard at your local public library. Youhave to go there to apply and provideidentification, but once you have acard you can access the electronicresources of your library – from homeand for free!

Most public libraries have someversion of EBSCO, the AcademicSearch Premier database. Thedescription from my local publiclibrary describes this database as:

“Full text for nearly 1,850 publica-tions, including over 1,250 peer-reviewed journals. Indexing andabstracts are provided for the 3,250journals in the collection. Informationis offered in the following areas:social sciences, humanities, educa-tion, computer sciences, engineering,physics, chemistry, language and lin-

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guistics, arts & literature, medical sci-ences, ethnic studies and more.1984– present”

The array of information providedthrough your local library is amazing,and the on-line services are top-notch, even in the rural area in whichI live. A nearby large community withan even larger library allows resi-dents of surrounding rural areas tojoin the library, also for free. To findout what is available in your commu-nity, enter your county, state, and theword “library” in your internet searchengine (e.g., “Davidson County NClibrary”). From there, have fun explor-ing a new world of resources for yourpersonal as well as professionaldevelopment needs!

If you need help, contact [email protected]. Happy surfing!

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