Counseling as Music:

Facilitating harmony for mind, body and spirit

Harmony is the pleasing effect from an arrangement of various parts into a whole, such as beautiful music or an accord among friends and colleagues. As counselors we are trained to equip people to pursue harmony in mind, body and spirit. As our craft requires experience, discipline and continual study, educational opportunities are critical in fine tuning our abilities to perform at the highest professional standards. The 2012 TCA conference sessions will include skill and knowledge development in the areas of Counseling, Accountability, Technology, Diversity, Advocacy, Collaboration, and Ethics.

Tentative Schedule

Saturday:

Pre-Conference Workshops:

Sunday:

Pre-Conference Workshop: Dave Weber "Sticks & Stones"

Based on his best-selling book, Sticks and Stones Exposed: The Power of Our Words, audiences from coast to coast, in all kinds of industries, are laughing and learning their way to creating a much better culture and climate in which to work. Why is this important? It’s all about relationships. According to the Gallup Organization, over 80% of the people who leave or quit an organization do so because of negative relationships issues that exist in the workplace. The impact this has on morale, productivity, customer service, absenteeism, safety, learning, dealing with change, etc. is devastating. Relationships are so crucial that The Harvard Principal’s Center has even found them to be the most critical aspect of student achievement.

Keynote: Dave Weber "Overcoming Life's Goliaths"

As the title suggests, every person, company, and industry has Goliaths:barriers, obstacles, or challenges. The key to success is not avoiding them (that's unrealistic) but rather dealing with and overcoming them.

While everyone remembers that David overcame Goliath in the epic battle over 3,000 years ago, very few people realize the leadership concepts he used and how we can utilize those same principles to help us in our lives today. A few of the strategies discussed include: