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A Counselor's View of Taiwan - 2020 N O V E M B E R 3 - 1 4 , 2 0 2 0 | T A I P E I , T A I W A N A COUNSELOR'S VIEW OF TAIWAN - 2020 …an international institute and refereed conference for undergraduate students, counseling graduate students, counselors, and counselor educators offered by University of Holy Cross New Orleans, Louisiana in partnership with NBCC International Capacity Building Taiwan is about ¼ the land size of the state of Florida. It is an island located south of Japan and Korea, east of INTERESTING China, and north of the Philippines. The people in Taiwan say the island is shaped like a potato. FACTS ABOUT TAIWAN When we will be in Taiwan, the time difference between the East Coast of the United State and Taiwan will be 13 hours. So, when it’s noon in New York City, it will be 13 hours later and will 1 am the next day in Taipei. About 95% of the population of Taiwan is Han Chinese and the majority arrived in Taiwan starting in the 1600s. The largest Chinese subgroup is the Hoklo people (about 70%) whose ancestors migrated from the coastal southern region of China. O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 | I S S U E 2 1 INTERESTING FACTS Most people in Taiwan have a Chinese name, but also create an “English name” for ABOUT TAIWAN themselves. Some estimate that 80% of the English names chosen by Taiwanese are the Continued... first names of Hollywood movie stars, Mandarin Chinese is the official language of American sports figures, or similar American Taiwan and traditional Chinese is the main celebrities. Along with being required to list writing system, but about 70% of the population their email address and telephone numbers belong to the Hoklo ethnic subgroup and speak on documents such as job applications, Hokkien in addition to Chinese. There are 14 Taiwanese are also asked to list their English other languages spoken in Taiwan including names. those spoken by indigenous peoples of Taiwan. The profession of counseling is well The culture of Taiwan is hybrid incorporating established in Taiwan. Counseling elements of traditional Chinese culture, associations exist and many universities in Japanese culture, traditional Confusianists’ Taiwan offer undergraduate, master’s, and beliefs, and today more Western values. Some doctoral degree programs in counseling. say that since the Cultural Revolution under the Communists in Mainland China, who changed I Ching philosophy is popular in Taiwan the Chinese language and culture, that Taiwan and might be used to help people who are today is more like the traditional Chinese troubled instead of counseling or as a culture than you might find on the mainland of foundation to the counseling process. China. IF I VISIT TAIWAN, WILL I BE IN CHINA? It depends on who you ask. Officials in China, the United Nations, and most other countries in the world will tell you that Taiwan is part of China. Officials in Taiwan will tell you that Taiwan in an independent country. Who is right? Who knows? Right now, Taiwan operates independently and has its own government, its own capital city of Taipei, and its own currency (the New Taiwan Dollar, NT). N O V E M B E R 3 - 1 4 , 2 0 2 0 | T A I P E I , T A I W A N MORE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TAIWAN The government and politics of Taiwan can be confusing. Taiwan was self-governing prior to the 1600s. Taiwan was a colony of the Netherlands for about 40 years in the early to mid-1600s and was then controlled by China for 200 years until Japan took over in 1894. In its recent history, during the time it was under the rule of Japan, Taiwan was known as Formosa from 1894 until 1945. After World War II, the Allied countries (including the When the Communist United States) took Taiwan away from Japan government was established in and gave it back to China. At that time, the China in 1949, the Chinese name of Taiwan changed from Formosa to Nationalist government and Taiwan. armies relocated to Taiwan under the leadership of Chiang Kai-sheck, who ruled until his death in 1975. The government of Chiang Kai-sheck was recognized as the official government of all of China (including the mainland of China) until 1971 when the United Nations and the United States recognized the Communist government on the China mainland as the government of China and the island of Taiwan. See photos and reasons to visit Taiwan at: https://www.aworldtotravel.com/ reasons-why-you-should-visit-taiwan/ N O V E M B E R 3 - 1 4 , 2 0 2 0 | T A I P E I , T A I W A N THE INSTITUTE EXPERIENCE This institute provides the opportunity to The University of Holy Cross has learn about counseling from Taiwanese and been approved by NBCC as an American mental health professionals. It Approved Continuing Education offers the comfort and security of a planned Provider, ACEP No. 4268. itinerary that includes guides who are fluent in English and Chinese. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly An institute faculty member, Dr. Hsin-Ya identified. Tang, is from Taiwan originally. She holds a CACREP-accredited PhD degree in Counselor The University of Holy Cross is Education and Supervision from Old solely responsible for all aspects Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and of the programs. currently teaches in the CACREP-accredited counselor education program at Louisiana State University-Shreveport. Participants stay the entire institute in the same room in a modern high-rise hotel in the center of Taipei. Visits to tourist destinations in and around Taipei are included. COST $2,400 USD for shared room in the Hotel Cham Cham Taipei for institute + roundtrip airfare to Taipei + $225 USD extra for shared room in the Caesar Park Hotel Banqiao + $1,100 USD extra for single room in the Cham Cham Taipei Hotel + $1,600 USD extra for single room in the Caesar Park Hotel Banqiao Participants may choose rooms in one of two adjacent hotels. The Hotel Cham Cham Taipei is a few steps away from the Caesar Park Hotel Banqiao through a covered walkway. Meals and meetings will take place in the Caesar Hotel. Rooms are a bit larger in the Caesar Hotel than in the Cham Cham Hotel. Guests at the Caesar Park Hotel will have access to a health club and a swimming pool, which are not available at the Cham Cham Hotel. Both are modern high-rise hotels in the city center of Taiwan and within walking distance of a traditional market. ROOMS FOR THE INSTITUTE Rooms are double occupancy in modern high-rise hotels in the city center of Taiwan. Single rooms are available for an extra fee. See hotel choices above under “Cost.” Participants will select their room choices. Participants will share rooms and bathrooms with one other participant unless the extra single room fee is paid. Roommate requests will be granted to the extent possible. Included in the Program Fee: Not Included: Room (shared room with shared bath); Single Your roundtrip airfare from your home to Taipei, rooms available for an additional fee Taiwan Most meals Transportation to/from Taipei airport to hotel 25 continuing education hours About 10 meals Transportation for tours and outings Special beverages at group meals Health and travel Insurance Personal purchases and gifts Entry to several museums and tourist activities Tuition for participants who wish to earn English speaking guide for tours academic credit if they are not University of Holy 3 academic credits for degree-seeking Cross degree-seeking students. See details University of Holy Cross students below. Continuing education hours are included ½ tuition for students at other universities in the fee. earning academic credit at the University of Holy Cross N O V E M B E R 3 - 1 4 , 2 0 2 0 | T A I P E I , T A I W A N PAYMENT SCHEDULE Financial Aid: Students who receive Program Fee: $2,400 USD to $4,000 USD, loans for their education may be depending on hotel and room choice eligible for increased loan amounts the semester they enroll in a study abroad Payment Schedule: program. Students who wish to make a $300 USD deposit due upon approval of application. presentation at an institute might be $1,050 USD first payment due on May 1, 2020. able to apply at their universities for Final payment due on August 1, 2020: . travel to refereed conferences, if such funding exists. Very few grants are $1,050 USD for a shared room in the Hotel Cham Cham; available for international study abroad $1,275 USD for a shared room in the Ceasar Park Hotel; experiences. $2,150 UASD for a single room in the Hotel Cham Cham; $2,650 USD for a single room in the Ceasar Park Hotel If you need a budget for the institute to give to your financial aid officer at your university or if you need additional information about financial aid, contact the institute director, Dr. Ted Remley at [email protected]. REFUNDS Deposits: Deposits of $300 USD are not refundable. Participants Who Withdraw: Payments made in addition to the $300 USD deposit are fully refundable until May 1, 2020 if participants withdraw. From May 2, 2020 to August 1, 2020, participants who withdraw will receive a refund of payments in addition to the $300 deposit less $1,000 USD due to nonrefundable deposits that will have been previously paid for participants and administrative costs.
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