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32nd Annual Summer School for Helping Professionals (ASSHP) Dear Colleagues, For over three decades, ASSHP has consistently offered programs and leadership that has enhanced the personal and professional development of Iowa’s helping professionals. Hundreds of counselors, nurses, social workers, and psychologists from 50 Iowa counties have earned continuing education credits at the workshops. Given that the ASSHP has sustained itself for 32 years is a testament to the value and impact of this program to the state of Iowa and its ongoing record of outreach. Since its existence thousand of helping professionals have been trained which has made a difference to the lives of millions of Iowans, especially those most vulnerable. With this year’s ASSHP you will notice a few changes we have made in order to still offer $100 workshops. This year the ASSHP is changing to a three day format, Wednesday through Friday, August 3-5. Five workshops will be offered a day each of these three days. No longer will there be an academic credit option, we are offering only Continuing Education workshops with CEUs available for the various credentials our participants hold. When an agency registers 3 staff, they will get the 4th staff’s registration at no cost. The economy is affecting all of us, yet our mission is to continue to provide affordable workshops to enhance the personal and professional development of helping professionals such as counselors, social workers, psychologists, nurses, and teachers. The result of these activities has resulted in an improved quality of services within our communities across the state of Iowa. The ASSHP workshops are offered for $100 a day to keep them affordable as many of our participants who provide vital professional services to the vulnerable residents of our state often do not have the resources to travel or attend workshops. In addition to obtaining training on contemporary topics, attendees also have the chance to network with others in the field, and keep abreast of state-wide service initiatives for individuals and families. We invite you to join us this year at the ASSHP. Sincerely, Dennis R. Maki, Ph.D. ASSHP Director |
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