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Certified Counsellors are recognized by Counselling Association of India after a thorough review of their credentials and training. Application can be requested by e-mailing- name, highest degree, proof of AMHC membership, and address at contact.caindia@gmail.com

Also check for updates at http://counsellingaindia.blogspot.com/ 

Counselling Association of India (CAI) and Association of Mental Health Counsellors (AMHC) are currently discussing ways to strengthen counseling profession in India. AMHC will be primary membership organization and CAI to be certification/Continuing Education Units provider only to the members of AMHC. Please note that AMHC Executive Committee consists of the following members.

 
Non-Voting Members 
Dr. Daya Singh Sandhu, Founding Executive Director: (Ex-officio) (international issues)
Dr. Vijayalaxmi Chouhan: Associate Executive Director (Ex-officio) (National issues)
 
Voting Members
1. Dr. Suninder Tung ( President)
2. Dr. JPS Bhatia, MD. (Vice President)
3. Dr. Ashum Gupta (Vice President)
4. Dr. Anup Sood (Secretary)
5. Dr. Showkat Ahmad Shah (Joint Secretary)
6. Dr. Rajinder Kaur( Treasurer)
7. Dr. Navdeep Singh Tung (Media Relations Director)
Please e-mail Dr. Suninder Tung at Sunindertung_psy@yahoo.co.in and Dr. Rajinder Kaur, AMHC Treasurer Rajinder_Psy@yahoo.co.in for membership application. Members of AMHC can then apply for a “Certified Counsellor” credential.

 

NEW: Free membership of Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C)  

http://www.sloan-c.org/free_membership

 

Job Opportunities in the United States are available at:


http://www.counseling.org/CareerCenter/Opportunities/TP/Home/CT2.aspx

 

http://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/search.cfm?JobCat=62

 

Job openings in International Schools (visit their websites for further details)

 

St Mary's International School Counsellor          Firm 31/01/2012 Japan

Providence English Private School Counsellor            06/10/2011 United Arab Emirates

 
20 Continuing education credit in Counseling clients with substance abuse (Required text: Power of Perception by Nancy Ruth & Sachin Jain). Fee INR 1200 (includes shipping)
 
20 Continuing education credit in Ethics in Counseling (Required text: Issues and Ethics in Counseling by Gerard Corey). Fee INR 2200 (includes shipping)
 
Upcoming Conferences 
 
Upcoming conference: Dhamshala (June 11-14, 2012) in collaboration with Central Tibetan Administration.
 
Conference is scheduled at VBS Purvanchal University 16-19 December 2011. (10 Continuing education credit)

 

Dr. Bradley Erford, President-elect, American Counseling Association.
Dr. Daya Sandhu, University of Louisville
Dr. Steven Farmer, University of North Texas,
Dr. Sachin Jain, Oakland University,
Dr. Wendy Hoskins, University of Nevada,
Dr. Judith Ann Erford, Loyola University Maryland
Dr. Sejal Parikh, North Carolina State University
Dr. Kelly Duncan, University of South Dakota
Ms. Carly & Amber, University of South Dakota
Ms. Dodie Limberg, University of Central Florida
Dr. Nisha Chhabra, GNDU, Amritsar
Dr. Shawkat Ahmad shah, University of Kashmir, Srinagar
 
For Registration and more information Please contact:
Prof. Ramjee Lal
Head, Deptt. of Applied Psychology
(Dean, Students' Welfare)
VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur (U.P.)222001
Mobile : 9452261436


Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Dantiwada, (March 25-28) and VBS Purvanchal University Jaunpur (29-31). 
 
Workshops: 
Dr. Joel Clarfield (Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, California)- Recent Advances in Anti-Aging: Research and Application.
 
Dr. Tina Clarfield- Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment.
 
Mrs. Jennifer Fries (University of Idaho)- Theory and Applications of Positive Behaviour Modification
 
Dr. Sachin Jain (University of Idaho)- Strategis for enhancing Communication Potential
 
Nancy Hathcote (Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver)- Power of perception: Application for Addictions counselling
 
Jordan Clarfield (University of Montana): Impact of Globalization on Counseling

 

Snaps from old Conferences
 
Links for the snaps of 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 conference are available on request e-mail at contact@counselingindia.org 
 

Professional Development Workshop for Counsellors. August 10-11, 2010 at Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, College of Home Science.
 
Professional Development Workshop for School Counsellors. August 5-6, 2010 Kurukshetra, Haryana.
 
Education Leaders and Counsellors: Training needs and Resources. 9 November 2010 VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, India.
 
Counselling: Challenges, Advocacy and Training, 8-11 December 2010, Jointly organized by Counselling Association of India and VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, India.
  

 

News & Resources
 

List of CACREP accredited Counseling Programs in United States

http://www.cacrep.org/directory.html

 
List of Research One (Doctoral/Research Extensive) Universities in the United States
 
Anxiety Disorders: A Focus on Sleep and Improving Patient Outcomes
Earn up to 6 CE/CME credits (Free)
This educational activity will provide foundational education as to the manifestation and interplay between psychiatric conditions specific to anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and insomnia. It will also provide clinical "pearls" to treat and manage patients, which when applied in the clinical setting will result in improved patient outcomes.
http://www.adaa.org/enduring/
 
 

Research

Counselling Association of India is soon launching a multi-lingual Research Journal.

Email enquiries at: journal@counselingindia.org 

 

Journals (Free access)

 

Journal of School Counseling

http://www.jsc.montana.edu/

 

VISTAS: Publication of American Counseling Association 

http://counselingoutfitters.com/vistas/VISTAS_Home.htm

 

Journal for Social action in Counseling and Psychology

http://www.psysr.org/jsacp/

 

Alabama Counseling Association Journal

http://www.alabamacounseling.org/publications.html

 

Kentucky Counseling Association Journal

http://www.kyca.org/online/mod/resource/view.php?id=267

 

New Jersey Journal of Professional Counseling  

http://www.njcounseling.org/NJCA-Journal/

 

NC Perspectives Journal of the North Carolina Counseling Association

http://www.nccounseling.org/

 

Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association

http://www.pacounseling.org/jpca.htm

 

Ohio Journal of Professional Counseling

http://www.ohiocounseling.org/journalofprofessional.htm

 

Tennessee Counseling Association Journal

http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11802/journal_editions.htm

 

Journal of the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

http://www.txmft.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=14

 

Online Journals from other related fields

 

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks

http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/jaln/index.asp

 

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

http://publications.cpa-apc.org/browse/sections/0

 

German Journal of Psychiatry

http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~bbandel/gjp-homepage.htm

 

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jaba/

 

Tutorials in Quantitative Methods for Psychology

http://www.tqmp.org/content.php