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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Students<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you are interested in leading initiatives at OU for CACREP Advocacy week please see the ideas below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr Bhat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Christine Suniti Bhat, Ph.D., L.P.C, L.S.C.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Associate Professor & Program Coordinator, Counselor Education, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Faculty Advisor, Alpha Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Department of Counseling and Higher Education,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Patton College of Education, OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: McCracken Hall, 374<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 740-593-4425; Fax: 740-593-0477; Email: bhatc@ohio.edu<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Website: http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/facultystaff/bhatc/<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Media: http://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tyler Kimbel [mailto:tkimbel@cacrep.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 18, 2015 4:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tyler Kimbel<br><b>Subject:</b> CACREP Advocacy Week 2015 kicks off next Monday!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=580 height=209 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D01547.65F54AE0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear CACREP Liaison:<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just a friendly reminder for your program faculty members<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> students, and graduates that <span style='color:#0033CC'><a href="http://www.cacrep.org/cacrep-advocacy-week/"><span style='color:#0033CC'>Advocacy Week 2015</span></a></span> is only five days away! Our office has heard about a variety of advocacy efforts being planned by CACREP programs and we are excited to see so many counselors getting involved to promote their counselor identity! It’s never too late to get your faculty and students involved – Here is a brief overview of next week’s advocacy activities:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#EC6B1A'>Monday 2/23: PROGRAM ADVOCACY</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#EC6B1A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#215968'>Create a video promoting your accredited counseling program and enter it into the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'><a href="http://www.cacrep.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1.Monday_Video-Contest-Rules-and-Entry-Form_CACREP-Advocacy-Week.pdf"><span style='color:#0033CC'>Advocacy Week Video Contest</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#215968'> for a chance to win a <b>$500 AMAZON Gift Card</b>. Or, identify a need within your counseling program and develop an action plan to address the need or advocate for change. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=h2CxSpFirst style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;background:white'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#EC6B1A;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=h2CxSpLast style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#EC6B1A'>Tuesday 2/24: COMMUNITY AWARENESS ADVOCACY</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#215968'>Develop brochures, flyers, posters, or even short presentations to advertise your accredited counseling program as well as services offered through your campus clinic or training lab. Spread the word throughout your campus and local communities about who counselors are and what they can do.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=h2CxSpFirst style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;background:white'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#EC6B1A;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=h2CxSpLast style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#EC6B1A'>Wednesday 2/25: PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ADVOCACY</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#215968'>Get involved in local, state, or national service opportunities within professional counseling organizations. Serve and promote your profession globally by donating used counseling textbooks through the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'><a href="http://www.cacrep.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IRCEP-Book-Drive-Poster.pdf"><span style='color:#0033CC'>IRCEP book drive</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#215968'> to help counseling programs in need around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=h2CxSpFirst style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;background:white'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#EC6B1A;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=h2CxSpLast style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#EC6B1A'>Thursday 2/26: SOCIAL NETWORK ADVOCACY</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#215968'>Promote public awareness of counselors by sharing links to news articles, resources, infographics, or announcements from counseling organizations on social networks. Personalize your efforts by posting about life in a CACREP-accredited program or your thoughts on current professional issues. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#EC6B1A'>Friday 2/27: POLITICAL ADVOCACY</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#215968'>Contact your state counseling licensure board, department of education, or government representatives advocating for standardized education requirements that include CACREP accreditation. Ask ACA for their public support of CACREP in promoting one national education standard for counselors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Visit the <span style='color:#0033CC'><a href="http://www.cacrep.org/cacrep-advocacy-week/"><span style='color:#0033CC'>CACREP Advocacy Week webpage</span></a></span> to download letter templates, advocacy ideas, entry forms, and other helpful resources for each day of Advocacy Week. Please contact the CACREP office if you would like any further information, resources, or consultation as you plan your CACREP Advocacy Week activities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>You will continue to receive email notifications and updates about CACREP Advocacy Week throughout next week – <b>please share this information with your program faculty members and students as it is announced.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tyler<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ps: Just in case you missed it, you can check out the CACREP staff’s Video Contest Demo on YouTube by clicking below…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZnfZGKAQkM"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=455 height=321 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image004.png@01D04B8A.2B039710"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(Direct link: </span><span style='color:#0033CC'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZnfZGKAQkM"><span style='color:#0033CC'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZnfZGKAQkM</span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tyler M. Kimbel, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Director of Research and Information Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 510<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Alexandria, VA 22314<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>phone: 703.535.5990<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>fax: 703.739.6209<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>email: <a href="mailto:tkimbel@cacrep.org">tkimbel@cacrep.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>web: <a href="http://www.cacrep.org/">www.cacrep.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Like us on Facebook: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/CACREP/93750738623"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=31 height=32 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.gif@01D01547.65F54AE0" alt="Description: facebook"></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Follow us on Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/CACREP"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01D01547.65F54AE0" alt="Description: twitter-bird-16x16"></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>CACREP is a recognized accrediting agency by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and holds full membership status with the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA) and the International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>DISCLAIMER:</span></b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>This email message is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above. 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