ACEPT Student Executive Board Meeting

December 6, 2013

6:30-8

Roosevelt University

Attendance:

Kristy Engel-Roosevelt University

Hazel Rosete-Wheaton

Anna Finis-Adler

Elissa Graff-ISPP/Argosy-Chicago

Alex Willett-ISPP/Argosy-Schaumburg

Lindsay Sycz-Roosevelt

GolzarKouklan-Midwestern University (call in)

New website ( announced

Verify student e-mail addresses to appear on website

  • All current e-mail addresses confirmed to be published on website

Representatives from other schools

  • All members agreed to reach out to peers from other programs and encourage participation
  • New member contacted Kristy from Northeastern University but was not able to attend meeting. Kristy will continue to seek engagement from her.

Practicum Fair: January 10th from 9am-12pm

  • Volunteers: All members agreed to arrive by 8:40 and volunteer at the front table/networking location for half the time.
  • Alex will either be able to volunteer or find another student to fill his place
  • Student networking hour:
  • Agreed on 11am-12pm time slot
  • Need space-perhaps the room being used for ACEPT application instructions presentation
  • Some tables and chairs in room if possible
  • Would like to have beverages and small bites (sandwiches) if there is a budget for it
  • Colored cards denoting diagnostic, therapy, or advanced prac experience
  • Promote through flyers: e-mail blast, include in information sent to DOTs about prac fair, hanging at prac fair, placed in student lounges, reminded when signing in
  • Kristy will make flyer and disseminate to student board for revisions before distribution

ACEPT Conference: May 9th

  • Topic/speaker ideas
  • Mindfulness
  • Supervision models
  • Cross-cultural supervision
  • Golzar provided name for possible speaker, Kristy will send to Exec board for follow up
  • Increase student involvement/interest
  • Potential for a presentation that is specifically geared toward students?
  • Student participation on subcommittee
  • Golzar would like to be part of the subcommittee-Kristy put Mary in contact with her

Guidelines: to be presented at practicum fair

  • General overview provided by Elissa

New business

  • Ride share program
  • Could be supported by a Facebook group
  • Link to Facebook group put on ACEPT website
  • To become part of the group, would need to supply name, school, and prac placement to protect group members
  • All SEB members can be added to monitor and approve new members
  • Lindsay agreed to set up the FB group
  • Twitter account?
  • Don’t see the need for this
  • Other student networking events?
  • Opportunity to meet others in the field/network with future colleagues
  • Anna and Elissa agreed to look into a location where students could meet, perhaps open bar with space to socialize/network
  • Potential time: late April