PCA's 57th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

November 7-9, 2025 * Bethlehem, PA

• Awards
• Conference Agenda
• Presentations
• Pre-Conference Institute
• Registration
• Hotel and Area Information
• Exhibit and Sponsor Opportunities
• Continuing Education
• Disclaimer

Conference Information will be posted in February!

AWARDS

Nominations for Awards for 2024 are now closed!  Consider nominating a colleague next year.  The Awards include:

Nominations to honor the hard work, commitment, and dedication of Pennsylvania counselors, students, and programs are now being accepted.  Please consider nominating a colleague, program, or graduate student for an award.  The award categories are listed below. Winners will be announced at the annual PCA conference luncheon.  

PCA Outstanding Practitioner Award -- Awarded to an outstanding professional counselor for service to the profession; nominees must be current PCA members.

PCA Lifetime Achievement Award -- Awarded to a PCA member who is a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania resident and who has demonstrated outstanding dedication, service, and/or achievement in professional counseling. A PCA member can only receive this award once.

PCA Outstanding Counselor Education Program Award -- Awarded to an outstanding professional counseling program in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  At least one member of the counselor education program must be a PCA member.

PCA Outstanding Graduate Student Award -- Awarded to an individual who is currently a graduate student in professional counseling within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and who shows excellent potential and professionalism; preference will be given to a PCA student member who has had some involvement with the association.

PCA Outstanding Research/Publication Award -- Awarded to a PCA member who has contributed to the professional counseling profession through outstanding effort in the area of research and/or publication.

PCA Outstanding Supervisor Award -- Awarded to a PCA member who has demonstrated outstanding work as a supervisor in a university, community/mental health counseling, or school setting.

PCA Outstanding Professional Teaching Award -- Awarded to a PCA member to honor excellence in teaching in a counseling, counselor education, or counseling supervision program in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

David W. Hall Advocacy Award -- Awarded to a PCA member who has promoted the profession of counseling through advocacy to whom the many professional counselors in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are forever indebted. 

CONFERENCE AGENDA

The detailed conference schedule, including all the times and locations of presentations will be available in our new conference app, Sched. You will receive information about how to access the conference app after registration. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to pca.programs@gmail.com.

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE

Details about the Pre-Conference Institute will become available by April 1st 2025. 

PRESENTATIONS

Proposals for the 57th Annual Pennsylvania Counseling Association Conference 

The Pennsylvania Counseling Association’s 57th Annual Conference will be held at the Wind Creek Bethlehem - November 7-9th, 2025.  This year’s theme is “From Insight to Action: Leading the Future of Counseling.” Proposals should be geared toward counselors, supervisors, graduate students, or educators.  The deadline to submit proposals has been extended to Thursday, May 15th at 11:59PM.

All proposals should address this year’s theme as one of four (4) presentation types: 

• 90-minute Education Session
• 1 hour Education Session 
• 1 hour Roundtable Session 
• 1 hour Poster Presentation 

Please note that if you are submitting a proposal for an education session or roundtable, presenters should be prepared to present on Friday OR Saturday. Presenters submitting a proposal for a poster presentation should be prepared to present on Friday evening. 

All proposals will be accepted via SCHED. Additional details about the proposal requirements and process are available in the proposal form. 

Click Here to Submit a Proposal

If you have any questions about proposals, please contact Joe Charette or Stephanie Onkst, Conference Programs Co-Chairs at pca.programs@gmail.com. We look forward to your submissions!

REGISTRATION

Registration for the conference will open on March 15th, 2025. Detailed registration costs will be available here on the conference page. 

Registration will Open in June

HOTEL AND AREA INFORMATION

Wind Creek Bethlehem Hotel - Booking information for the hotel will be available here shortly. The following rates are available to conference attendees with our group rate: 

Please note that Wind Creek only guarantees availability of the room block at the above prices until October 7th, 2025. After that date, the room block prices will be honored on the basis of availability.

EXHIBIT AND SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES

PCA offers a variety of exhibit and sponsorship opportunities. For more information, contact the PCA Conference Marketing Coordinator at pca.programs@gmail.com. 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The PCA Conference is a total of 14 CEs included in the full registration fee.  An additional 3 hours may be earned by attending a Preconference Institute as an additional cost.

The Pennsylvania Counseling Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider ACEP No. 2039. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Pennsylvania Counseling Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Conference Committee

Joe Charette, PhD, LPC, NCC, PCA President Elect 

Stephanie Onkst, M.Ed., Programs Chair

Michael Stephens, PhD, Logistics Chair

Victoria Schaible, PCA Grad Student Liaison 

PCA EVENT ATTENDANCE DISCLAIMER

Registration and attendance at, or participation in, the Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA) conferences, meetings, and events constitutes an agreement by the registrant to PCA for use and distribution, now and in the future, of the registrant or attendees’ image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions and audio of such events and activities to illustrate and promote the PCA experience and products.

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