State Professional Counselor Licensure Boards

Looking for information about Licensure and Certification in Illinois and other states? Visit “Licensure and Certification” at www.counseling.org to view State Professional Counselor Licensure Boards or follow the link below.


http://www.counseling.org/Counselors/LicensureAndCert/TP/StateRequirements/CT2.aspx

Date for Next NCE Exam has been determined!

MACC students: The NCE will be offered once again at Argosy University - Schaumburg on Saturday, April 20th, 2013. If you are interested in taking the NCE in April, please stop by the counseling office to pick up a registration packet. (They can be found on top of the file cabinet that houses all of the staff's mailboxes.) Packets must be completed and turned in to me, along with a money order or cashier's check for $295, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013.

Please note: Registration packets are limited in quantity! Please do not pick one up unless you intend to take the exam on April 20, 2013.

Questions??? Please contact me at skakacek@edmc.edu.

Keep checking the blog for further details about this exam.

Thank you!

Dr. Kakacek

Room Assignments for COMPS

MACC students: The rooms have been assigned for the two test dates in December. If you are taking COMPS on Saturday, December 1, 2012, the room assignment is 815. If you are taking COMPS on Saturday, December 15, 2012, the room assignment is 805.  Room assignment information will also be posted the day of the exam, on the 8th floor as you exit the elevators.

If you have any questions regarding any information pertaining to please do not hesitate to contact me at skakacek@edmc.edu.  Thank you and good luck!

Dr. Kakacek

"Like" us on Facebook

Attention all grad students who are current members of ICA:

"Like" the ICA graduate student Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/IcaGraduateStudent  This page is a place to connect with other graduate students in Illinois.  Our goal is for students to get to know one another from different universities and to offer information to students that might be helpful for their academic and career pursuits and social networking.  [Note: You must sign in your Facebook account in order to see.]

Thank you!

Dr. Septeowski

COMPS Registration Reminder

Counseling students: If you are interested in taking the COMPS in December 2012, please remember that the deadline to register is October 31, 2012. Registration forms can be found on the counseling bulletin board on the 8th floor. NEW THIS YEAR!!! COMPS will be offered twice in December, once on December 1st and then again on December 15th. Please make your date selection on the registration form when you complete it.

Any questions??? Please contact Dr. Kakacek at skakacek@edmc.edu.

Thanks!

Dr. Kakacek.

MACC Student Handbook

Copies of the MACC student handbook are now available on line. Please click on the link below to review this important document. After your review, please print the acknowledgement page, and both print and sign your name. Signed acknowledgements must be turned in to your advisor no later than October 12, 2012.

Thank you!

Dr. Pradilla


https://imageservers.edmc.edu/imageserver/ground/Argosy_University/htdocs/chicago-schaumburg/docs/MACCHandbook2012PDF.pdf

Mandatory Orientation Meetings for 2013 Practicum / Internship Students

Attention all counseling students who are interested in taking practicum / internship in the fall of 2013: All counseling students who are interested in taking practicum / internship beginning in the fall of 2013 are required to attend an orientation meeting. The meeting is being held on two different dates / times:

Saturday, October 6 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (room TBA)
Wednesday, October 10 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (room TBA)

You must attend one of these meetings, in its entirety, in order to be considered eligible for practicum / internship in Fall 2013. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this announcement, please contact Dr. Robinson via email at jmrobinson@argosy.edu or via phone at 847-969-4970.

Thank you!

Dr. Septeowski

COMPS Registration Information

Attention all counseling students who are interested in taking the COMPS exam in December of this year. The registration form is now available. Copies of the form can be found on the counseling department bulletin board. Please be aware that the registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. October 31, 2012. Completed forms are to be sent to Dr. Kakacek via email (skakacek@edmc.edu) or via mailbox in the main office. You may also turn in the form to Dr. Kakacek in person.

If you do not register for the December 2012 exam, COMPS will be offered again in June, 2013.

Thank you!

Dr. Septeowski

NEW DATE FOR COMPS!

Attention all counseling students preparing for COMPS: It has been realized that the original date for the COMPS exam, December 15, is going to be problematic for some students. In light of this, we have decided to change the date from December 15th to December 1st. To our knowledge, there are no scheduling conflicts with this new date. Please make plans accordingly and stay tuned to the blog for further details.

Once again, the COMPS exam will now be held on Saturday, December 1st, 2012. Time and room assignment to be announced.

Thank you for your attention to this very important matter!
Dr. Septeowski

Chi Sigma Iota News

Chi Sigma Iota

Informational meeting

Hello Argosy counseling students. Come join the fun and excitement and become a part of Chi Sigma Iota!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be a part of something special. This is your chance to join a prestigious honor society that is reserved exclusively for the students at the top of the class. Now is the time to give back to the community through various ways. You can help us come up with new ideas for sponsoring fun events, holding workshops, fundraising for charities, or volunteering our time.

If you would like to find out more about Chi Sigma then please come to an open informational meeting on one of the following days:

September 8, 2012

12pm, room 815

or

September 29, 2012

12:45pm, room TBA

For more information or to join now… go to http://csi-net.org.
Please feel free to contact the faculty advisor Daphne Pradilla (dpradilla@argosy.edu) or the chapter president, Tasha Messina (tasha.messina@yahoo.com) with any questions.

ICA NEEDS YOU

Attention all active ICA members. The 64th annual ICA conference is being held  November 8 through November 10, 2012. This year's conference is being held in Springfield, Illinois. The theme of this year's conference is "The Courage for Equality: Love, Work, Society." ICA needs student volunteers to give four hours of service time either before, during, or after the conference. ICA donates a conference registration for any active ICA member who donates their time to this worthwhile event. Please see the link posted below for more details and for the registration form.

www.ilcounseling.org/cde.cfm?event=391385

Hope to see you all there!

Dr. Septeowski

Exam Calendar 2012

M.A. Comp Exam Test Date: June 2, 2012


Registration Deadline: ***passed

The exam will be held 9:00am -1:00pm on Sat. June 2, 2012 on the 8th floor (room TBA)

* Please bring a check to the exam for $45 made out to: CPCE.



NCE Test Date: October 13, 2012

Registration Deadline: Please drop in Dr. Sandra Kakacek’s folder in Main Office on 8th floor by

4pm July 8, 2012.

**Late registration will not be accepted!

The exam will be held 9:00am -1:00pm on Sat. Oct. 13, 2012 on the 8th floor (room TBA). NCE verification 1 week before test administration. Confirmation of receipt of registration form by email on July 22, 2012


M.A. Comp Exam Test Date: December 1, 2012(revised date)


Registration Deadline: October 31, 2012

**Late registration will not be accepted!

Room TBA, See registration form for confirmation procedures. Confirmation of receipt of registration form by email on Nov. 10, 2012

* Please bring a check to the exam for $45 made out to: CPCE.


NCE Test Date 2013: TBA

Summer II Practicum Announcement

Summer Practicum Students,

I hope that all of you are doing well. This letter will outline the meeting dates for PC6410. Summer II term begins on Thursday, June 28th. Although our class is designed to be a Wednesday evening class; we will have our first class meeting on Thursday, June 28 from 6-9 pm. It is necessary to begin immediately so that students will have enough weeks of supervision time for practicum requirements. We will not meet during the second week of the term in celebration of Independence Day (July 4th). We will resume class on July 11th and will subsequently meet every Wednesday until August 15th which marks the end of the Summer term. In addition, I am requiring that all students check in with the class via ecollege using the “email all” function during the week that we have off and during the interim. The dates are as follows: July 4th, August 22, and August 29th. Further instruction on this will be given on the first evening of class.
Finally, Fall term begins on September 4th and we will resume our class meetings for Internship on Wednesday evenings beginning on September 5th. I hope that this letter providesyou with enough time to make accommodations for the mandatory meetings outlined above. If for any reason you are not able to attend please consider signing up for a Fall term Practicum start.

I look forward to seeing all of you on June 28th!

Dr. Pradilla

Fall 2012 Practicum Students: Packet Ready

Note: Attention MA students preparing for Practicum/Internship interviews....Your packets with letters of rec and site approvals are available for pick up on the 8th floor in the main office. You will be asked to sign a sheet indicating you have received your materials when you pick them up. Please make sure you are aware of the individual sites Intern application process and follow it to the Tee. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Dr Robinson