Chapter Update – Spring 2024 Newsletter
Hello Post-Secondary Counsellors!
It is hard to believe that the Fall and Winter semesters have finally started to wind down and we step into spring! I hope that there might be finally some time for post-secondary counsellors to catch our breath a bit, while also recognizing that there is often still so much to do and respond to for students.
Firstly, I wanted to extend the most heart-felt thank you to our out-going President, now Past-President, Sheldon Hill. The executive has very much thrived under his leadership and I have appreciated learning from him!
A quick introduction to myself, the new and current President. My name is Danni Lei (she/her), I’m a registered psychologist in Alberta and also a full-time counsellor with Mount Royal University. The majority of my career has been in post-secondary counselling and I am passionate in cultivating ways to build sustainability within this context. I am so thrilled to be part of this Chapter and look forward to working with our amazing executive team and connecting with all our Chapter members in all different ways! I’ll be at the CCPA Annual Conference, so please come say hi!
A few updates below:
Annual General Meeting
We are inviting all Post-Secondary Chapter members to attend our AGM which will be taking place virtually, on Friday June 7 at 10am mst/12 pm est, so save that date! An email reminder will be sent out to all members with all the details!
Chapter Members and Open Executive Position
If you have colleagues who would like to be a part of the chapter, encourage them to add our chapter’s membership! We are proud to have members from all across Canada. Your membership fees pay for our events, which we hope to have many more this year.
Are you interested in joining a fabulous group of folks on the executive? Having a voice for planning events or want to run a cool new initiative? Come join! We have an open position for a President-Elect! Reach out to just find out more about what this role would entail and how it might fit with you.
Community Conversations
Wow, we were so excited to welcome SO many chapter members to our 3rd Community Conversations event. It was validating and reassuring to hear all of the different observations of challenges and concerns. It was motivating and inspiring to hear all of the ideas and possibilities shared. Our team is working hard to plan our next event that will be scheduled for the end of August, we are hoping to run at least 3-4 per year so keep an eye out!
Contact
If you want to reach our Chapter executive team, please send an email to [email protected]
Enjoy the warmth and sunshine of spring,
Your PSC Chapter Executive Team