Dear ASSHP Participants:

I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to attend the 2008 Annual Summer School for Helping Professionals. This program is sponsored by the College of Education in partnership with the State of Iowa's Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice in conjunction with its Juvenile Justice Advisory Council as well as the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Substance Abuse Program Directors' Association. For decades this Summer School has offered programs and leadership that have enhanced the personal and professional development of helping professionals. I believe that this has resulted in an improved quality of services within our communities across the state of Iowa. The program this year offers a wide array of workshops to enhance your helping skills.

The ASSHP provides a very unique opportunity for counselors and other helping professionals to come together and earn academic credit as well as Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Each year the program has increased its enrollment and the variety of its offerings. I want to thank the ASSHP Advisory Committee for their assistance in developing this year's excellent program of diverse and contemporary workshops.

I hope you will join us this August in Iowa City for the largest gathering of counselors and other helping professionals in the state of Iowa. It will provide you with a great opportunity to learn and network.

Sincerely,
Sandra Bowman Damico, Dean