I'm pleased to announce the preliminary program details for the 2012 Midwinter CCPTP Meeting on February 10-11 (with preconference activities Thursday, 2/9).
The theme this year will involve "Best Practices in Training" with the goal of providing each of us with some practical tools to address the various tasks and challenges of our programs. It will be a little different format than we typically have for our midwinter meeting--all participants will be able to attend and participate actively in all of the sessions.
The program committee has discussed a variety of topics, and here are some of our ideas so far:
· Recruitment/Admissions Procedures and Strategies
· Tools for Effectively Influencing Administrators
· Dealing with Difficult/Troubled Students
· Coping with the Demands of Accreditation (responding to the new IRs)
· Curriculum Revisions—Creative ways to address competency/accreditation needs.
· Internship Imbalance—practical ways programs can help students be more successful (mentoring programs with lower match rates)
· Self care for DCTs
Download Final Schedule (PDF)
If you have other ideas or would like to be involved in facilitating a session on any of these topics, please contact me backchannel (chwalisz@siu.edu).
The meeting will be held in the Mayfair Hotel and Spa in Coconut Grove, FL (near Miami). The room rates are single $189/night and double $209/night. There are a limited number of doubles available. Please book your room through our block (details to follow), as we need to book a certain number of rooms per our contract with the hotel.
Register for Meeting Now (PDF Form) - Early Bird Deadline 01-13-2012
Reserve your Hotel Room at the Discount Rate Now (CCPTP Reservation Link) - Room Block Cut-Off 01-09-2012
You may also reserve your room by contacting the hotel via phone, email or fax:
Mayfair Hotel & Spa
3000 Florida Avenue
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
1-866-350-4624
http://www.mayfairhotelandspa.com/
1-800-433-4555 (Reservation Line)
roomreserve@mayfairhotelandspa.com (Email)
305-441-1647 (Fax)
Please refer to "CCPTP" when making your reservation to receive the discount rate.
For a list of local activities just blocks away - please click the links below:
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
CocoWalk Shopping & Dining
Biscayne Bay & National Park
Green Street is a few blocks away with several local restaurants and shoppes.
Please visit the touch screen kiosk in the hotel lobby for additional local attractions.
Five-Day Weather Forecast
I look forward to seeing you in February!
Kathie
Kathleen Chwalisz, Ph.D.
Chair, CCPTP
Professor and Training Director
Department of Psychology
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-6502
(618) 453-3541 (office)
(618) 453-3521 (lab)
(618) 453-3563 (fax)
chwalisz@siu.edu
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