NYSUT's Professional Issues Forum for health care professionals including school counselors
NYSUT via NYSSCA
Register now for the 13th annual NYSUT Professional Issues Forum on Health Care to be held April 18 at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Albany. The registration deadline is April 3.

With an expanded program offering 18 workshops, this conference provides professional development and networking opportunities for pre-K-12 school nurses; higher education health care faculty and professionals; school psychologists, and school counselors; VNA nurses; nurses and health care professionals in hospitals and other health care facilities.

For more information, contact Marianne Perry in Program Services at 800-342-9810, ext. 6297. More

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