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Convention Center * Sunday * February 13 * 3:00p – 6:00p
1. 'Stinky Thinking' the Basis of Academic and Behavior Problems
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Bert Allain, MSW, LCSW, ipcsa@bellsouth.net
The typical irrational thinking of youth cause most school academic and behavior problems.
Learn an easy, fun and effective way to teach youth, elementary through high school and their
parents more appropriate 'Good Thinking' Skills. Audio and other reproducible materials are
provided to the participants and no cost.
2. Ready, Set, Action: Adventure Based Counseling in the School
Setting
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
David Christian, MS, LPC-Intern, david.christian@unt.edu
Adventure Based Counseling (ABC) is a unique form of experiential group counseling that can be
utilized in a variety of settings. The information and activities will be tailored for school
counselors and will address fostering communication, self esteem, and cooperation. ABC is
applicable to both elementary as well as secondary school populations. During this session,
participants will receive an introduction to ABC, learn techniques for delivery, and engage in
experiential activities. Let's get Moving!
3/80. Solution Focused RTI: Creating Opportunities for Success
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Elementary School Counseling
Linda Metcalf, PhD, LPC, LPC-S, LMFT, lmetcalf@txwes.edu
Response to Intervention intends to assist students to be more successful in the classroom, yet
often uses a problem focus to develop interventions that work, lessening the chance of success.
This workshop will show how the solution focused approach drastically lowered special
education referrals in a community in Iowa, increased student competence, teacher confidence
and parent involvement. Forms will be provided to enable participants to use the ideas
immediately.
4. Yardsticks and Building Blocks: A Developmental View of Young
Children
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Sarah Carlson, MA, LPC-Intern, NCC, sarah.carlson@unt.edu
Chronological and developmental age often vary due to environmental, emotional, and
sociological influences. Because developmental appropriateness is important in understanding
individual children, the presenter will discuss the Gesell Developmental Observation, a tool for
assessing the developmental level of children across various spectrums. Participants will learn
about typical developmental patterns and common behaviors of young children. Additionally,
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participants will gain knowledge about tools to assist the needs of children in the home and
school settings.
5. Are You as Smart as a Buzzard? How to Avoid Becoming Ethical
Roadkill!
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Salon A - A
Ethics
Betty White, MEd, LPC-S, CSC, kidtools@academicplanet.com
What happens when an ethical biologist becomes an ethical counselor? An entertaining look at
what our fine feathered friend, the buzzard, can teach us about ethics! Ethics does not have to be
boring! Join us as we look as how emulating 'buzzard' behavior can help us stay on the ethical
'fast track'. In addition to a review of the ACA ethical code, this workshop will explore the
changes in the 2010 ASCA Ethical Standards.
6. Self-Care for the School Counselor
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Salon A - D
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Christine Guthrie, MS, LPC-Intern, NCC, christine.guthrie@unt.edu
The purpose of this presentation is to help school counselors design a personal self-care practice
that sustains their ability to ethically and effectively function in their roles with students and
teachers. Counselors will also gain practical information on creating an environment that
enhances wellness attitudes in the school setting.
Convention Center * Sunday * February 13 * 3:30p – 5:00p
7. Small Group Counseling: Everyone Needs a Bag of Tricks!
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Secondary School Counseling
Remona Clark, MEd, LPC, NCC, remonaclark@katyisd.org
Do you want to offer small groups but are unsure where to begin? Do you want to add new
activities to your repetoire? If so, this session is for you. Activities for anger management, grief,
self esteem, and social skills will be demonstrated. Participants will take home activities that they
can use immediately.
8. The College Financial Aid Process: What Counselors Need to Know
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Secondary School Counseling
Lynda LeClair
Stacy Hall, MEd, LPC-Intern, srb012@shsu.edu
Highlights the FASFA from the application process to the student’s award letter. Financial aid
process allows students' circumstances to be reviewed on a case by case basis. The appeals
process requires documentation that is provided by high school counselors. The process and
required documents will be reviewed. Common essay themes and successful writing structure for
scholarship applications will also be discussed. [Participants will receive handouts covering each
learning objective.]
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Sheraton * Sunday * February 13 * 3:00p – 6:00p
9. How School Counselors Can Assist Students with Near-Death
Experiences
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Champions Ballroom II
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Janice Holden, EdD, LPC-S, LMFT, NCC, jan.holden@unt.edu
Kathleen Bell, MEd
James Bedwell, MEd
Based on a recent comprehensive, critical review of all scholarly publications on near-death
experiences (NDEs), the presenters will provide an overview of NDEs and their aftereffects,
including illustrative NDE interview video clips, as well as implications for understanding human
consciousness and purpose in life. They then will review literature on how NDEs effect students’
academic and social functioning at school and how school counselors can identify and assist
student NDErs to maximize success at school.
10. Beyond Consequences: Helping Children with Challenging
Behaviors
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Champions Ballroom III
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Kim Combes, MEd, kcombes@netins.net
BEYOND CONSEQUENCES: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Children with Severe
BehaviorsThis training reveals the connection between the body/mind system as it relates to
trauma and stress reflected in the works of Dr. Bruce Perry and Bryan Post, Ph.D. It reveals our
own fears, invites us to step into our child’s internal world, and demonstrates how to respond to
them with love in the classroom. Come with an open mind and heart.
11. Using Expressive Arts to Cope with Divorce
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Super Bowl
Elementary School Counseling
Kasie Lee, MEd, LPC-Intern, NCC
Maggie Morganfield, MS
Leah Miller, MA
Expressive arts group therapy is an intervention that school counselors can use to effectively
target the developmental needs of pre-adolescent students, while at the same time efficiently
navigating demanding time constraints. In this experiential session, presenters will demonstrate a
12-session group model utilizing expressive arts techniques with students ages 8-12 whose
families are experiencing divorce. Practicalities of implementing this model within a school
setting will also be addressed.
12. Teen Gambling: What's at Stake?
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Secondary School Counseling
Faith Teel, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT, ftell@umhb.edu
Vanessa Brandt, BS
Danielle Sirles, BS
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Teen Gambling has become an epidemic. All over the United States teenagers are stealing credit
cards, neglecting school work, skipping classes, and lying to hide their gambling problems.
Through the use of a PowerPoint presentation, handouts, and group discussion we will explore
the signs of gambling, reasons for gambling, and treatment strategies.
13. Conducting Solution Focused Conversations with Kids
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World Series
Counselor Education & Supervision
Elliott Connie, MA, LPC, LPC-S, contact@elliottconnie.com
The solution focused approach is a pragmatic and effective of having conversations with kids and
their families. Attendees to this workshop will learn how to conduct solution focused
conversations with kids from the greeting to the goodbye. This type of conversation is built on the
child's talents and his best hopes for his future. This workshop is highly interactive, involving
excises and demonstrations to go along with the lecture.
Sheraton * Sunday * February 13 * 3:30p – 5:00p
14. Enhancing the School Success of Students with Emotional
Disturbances
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Stanley Cup
Secondary School Counseling
LaWanda Evans, EdD, CSC, lawandaevans@hotmail.com
Research states that students with ED perform below grade level in the academic areas of reading
and math. This presentation will discuss research-based academic, classroom, and behavior
strategies that are useful for enhancing the school success of students with emotional
disturbances.
Convention Center * Monday * February 14 * 8:00a – 9:30a
15. Supporting the Grieving Teen
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Secondary School Counseling
Barbara Petsel, MS, LPC, RN, barb@barbpetsel.com
When teens grieve, they are often discounted, avoided, or treated as grownups. While facilitating
teen bereavement support groups, they taught me what helped and what has been hurtful. By
attending this session you will learn creative activities and strategies to assist them in processing
their grief and reconciling their losses. Discover why grief is especially difficult in the teen years.
Encourage them to grieve in a healthy manner-It could make a life-time difference!
16. Love, Marriage, Baby Carriages: Teaching Relationship &
Parenting Skills
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Secondary School Counseling
Janet Pozmantier, MS, LPC, LMFT, RPT, jpozm@aol.com
Rebecca Koch, BS
Where do youth learn violence? Is it literally taught in the home? Can child abuse and violence be
prevented in future generations by teaching children today the relationship and parenting skills
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they will need tomorrow? This fun, highly interactive workshop explores innovative, awardwinning, research-based programs designed to build healthy relationships today and prevent child
abuse from extending into the next generation. Participants will receive proven activities that can
be used with all age groups.
17. How to Help The Dying - and The Living
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Jill Riethmayer, EdD, LPC, NCC, LMFT, jillriethmayer@clear.net
Nothing is as challenging as facing death – our own or someone we care deeply about. There is
no “teacher” who has been there and then comes back teaching us how to either make the journey
or assist others making the journey. However, there is a wealth of knowledge about the dying
process. Learn what the following individuals can teach us: researchers, hospice nurses, survivors
of NDE, grief counselors, and the dying.
18. Enhancing Relationships: An Effective Teacher Consultation Model
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Elementary School Counseling
Sarah Carlson, MA, LPC-Intern, NCC, sarah.carlson@unt.edu
Positive teacher-child relationships in elementary schools influence students' academic, social,
and emotional success. Participants will learn about current research being done in local
elementary schools, utilizing play therapy principles to reduce teacher stress and enhance teacherchild relationships. The presenter will outline the teacher consultation model that helps teachers
address individual student concerns and overall classroom management. After the workshop,
participants will understand the characteristics of delivering effective teacher consultations to
improve the overall school climate.
19. Gross Guidance
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Elementary School Counseling
Stephani Short, MS, CSC, sshort@dentonisd.org
Shannon Raikes, MA
The purpose of this session is to show how music and a creative approach can be incorporated
into a regular school counseling guidance program in order to teach topics such as social skills,
bully prevention, character building, and much more. Speakers will perform live music focusing
on social issues. These matters are sometimes neglected and overlooked; however, a strong social
skills guidance program can deter less than desirable behaviors.
20. Burning Out or Catching Fire?
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Paula Heller-Garland, MS, LCDC, paulahellergarland@yahoo.com
Unfortunately, when working with others, it is not if you will deal with burnout but when and
how you will deal with it. As well as giving you a symptom checklist and ideas for minimizing
and overcoming compassion fatigue, this workshop will be uplifting and filled with humor.
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21. NCAA Clearinghouse – How to Empower the Parent to Manage the
Process
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Secondary School Counseling
Dan Eassa, BA, dan@corecoursegpa.com
Budgets are being cut, the issue of NCAA (Clearinghouse) elgibility remains. Learn how to
empower the parent and the student athlete to manage their NCAA core course academic process
starting in the freshman year. New NCAA rules concerning on line credit recovery starting
August 1, 2010 make tracking NCAA core courses early that much more critical.
22. Locating authoritative online clinical and patient education
information
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Secondary School Counseling
Lisa Smith, MS, lisa.smith@unthsc.edu
The authoritative clinical and patient education databases produced by the National Library of
Medicine (an Institute of the National Institutes of Health) will be demonstrated. Techniques for
locating research articles, information describing diseases, medical procedures, drug information,
and bilingual patient education handouts will be presented. All materials and resources are freely
available via the internet.
23. Parent Preferences for Secondary School Counselor Professional
Activities
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Secondary School Counseling
Christopher Wilder, PhD, LPC-S, CSC, chris.wilder@unt.edu
Dee Ray, PhD
The purpose of this study was to examine parent preferences for secondary school counselor
professional activities using an adapted version of the School Counselor Activity Rating Scale
(SCARS; Scarborough, 2005).The primary focus of this research presentation is to inform school
counselors about what counseling activities are valued and preferred by parents according to
demographic and educational factors.
24. Ready-Set-Go!! Ten Minute Character Lessons for Busy Counselors
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Elementary School Counseling
Betty White, MEd, LPC-S, CSC, kidtools@academicplanet.com
We all have to do character education, and we are all too busy. What's the answer? Brief
character lessons, with an introduction for the classroom teacher to carry out, a short, catchy
lesson with a 'hook', and an 'after' lesson for classroom follow-up. In this session, you will
receive 15 lessons that allow you to get in, 'get-er-done', and leave a lasting impression with your
students.
25. Navigating RtI: What Type of Assessment Do I Need?
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Anise Flowers, PhD, Psychologist, anise.flowers@pearson.com
Tammy Stephens, PhD
Across the three tiers of RtI, different types of assessments may be used to evaluate student
proficiency and progress such as screening instruments, curriculum-based measures, criterionreferenced assessments, or standardized assessments. This session will compare the strengths and
weaknesses of each approach and the type of scores obtained with examples of each type of
assessment. Also, the application of what might be most appropriate at each Tier of RtI will be
emphasized.
Sheraton * Monday * February 14 * 8:00a – 9:30a
26. School Counseling Leadership - It's not an Oxymoron
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Secondary School Counseling
Brenda Fore, MEd, brenda.fore@gcisd.net
Professional School Counselors (PSCs) and the AmericanSchool Counselor Association (ASCA)
diligently address theissue of professional identity for PSCs. Although historicalepistemology has
provided the driving force in many antiquated school counseling programs, a new, leadership
oriented,school counselor identity is emerging. This presentation examines the benefits of
collaborative leadership between school counselors and school administrators to effectively
address students’ attendance, classroom behavior, academic performance, and on-time
graduation, as well as applicable strategies and benefits.
27. Advocating H.O.P.E. for Children and Families
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Elementary School Counseling
George Ayala, MEd, LPC, gayala03@sisd.net
Amelia Leony-Carrete MS
Cristina Nunez, MEd
Alejandra Camack, MEd
Project H.O.P.E. ( Heightened Opportunities to Promote Excellence) is an elementary school
counseling project targeting four schools in El Paso's Socorro ISD. This three year grant has
allowed for the reduction of counselor to student ratios and enabled students and families to
receive therapeutic services by an on-site therapist. Students are impacted by the increasing
drug cartel violence . Presenters will share techniques on creating an ASCA based counseling
program infusing the 40 Developmental Assets.
28. Differentiating Instruction - The Magical RTI Tool
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Champions Ballroom III
Elementary School Counseling
Maryln Appelbaum, PhD, reneb@atiseminars.org
Participants at this session will learn powerful, innovative 'how to's' for differentiated instruction
that they can share with their schools. Participants will receive solutions that work for students
with special needs. They will learn the nuts and bots of assessment and receive powerful
solutions for classroom organization and management. Participants will learn how to easily join
learning levels and curriculum.
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29. Investing in the Junior Class
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Secondary School Counseling
Debra Creel, MEd, dcreel@conroeisd.net
Cynthia Rehrig, MEd
The junior year is a crucial year in college planning. This presentation of best practices gives
practical suggestions on specific guidance curriculum that can be applied to both small and large
high schools. With a typical graduating class of 600+ students, outreach must reach both a large
audience and still be personalized for today's demanding student and parent. With practical
applications that you can take back to your campus, we believe your juniors will benefit.
30. Counselor Initiatives for Special Needs Students
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Patricia Andersen, EdD, Psychologist, patricia.andersen@mwsu.edu
Shonna Norton, BA
Angie Vaughn, BA
Mary Hernandez, BA
To implement a comprehensive counseling program serving all students, counselors need to assist
special needs students, including those diagnosed with psychological disorders (Asbergers, ADD,
ADHD, Conduct Disorders)and those meeting 504 criteria. Utilizing standard counseling
techniques and advanced strategies, counselors can improve student inclusion experiences, self
esteem, learning, and behavior. Case studies and role plays demonstrate effective interventions to
promote student developmental, resiliency, social, and career planning needs. Special students'
needs---an important, sometimes overlooked---counselor responsibility.
31. School Counselor Accountability: Who Needs It?
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Leon Kilpatrick, EdD, LPC-S, lkilpatrick@dallasisd.org
Sherri Vault, MEd
School Counselor Accountability: Who Needs It? This session will focus on how school
counselors can demonstrate to administrators, parents, and other stakeholders how their
counseling program impacts student success through the use of accountability projects.
Participants will learn why, where, and how the utilization of data can show accountability for
school counselors.
32. Texas Private Higher Education - It's Not What You Think
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Secondary School Counseling
Donna Eberhart, BS, donna.eberhart@icut.org
In 2008, Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc. (ICUT) – the association of the 40
SACS accredited private institutions of Texas – conducted a survey of 200 Texas high school
counselors to determine their knowledge and perceptions of Texas private higher education.
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ICUT learned there is a prevalence of misinformation about this higher education sector. Come
learn the facts – private higher education in Texas is accessible, affordable, and available!
Convention Center * Monday * February 14 * 12:00p – 1:30p
33. School Counselor Intervention for At-Risk Boys
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Lawrence Taylor, MEd, CSC, mr_taylor06@yahoo.com
Statistical information presented has informed us that if an intervention is not in place for at risk
boys, some are headed on a path of destruction. The school counselor can intervene and impact
the lives of at risk boys. I will provide information and procedures from my experience as a
school counselor implementing an at risk boys group at the elementary and secondary level. Best
practices in implementing at risk groups will be provided.
34/69. Solution-Focused Brief Counseling-A Practical Approach
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Beverly Russell, MEd, CSC, barussell@prodigy.net
With caseloads often exceeding 500 students, counselors can devote little time to providing
students with adequate individual counseling. In this presentation, counselors will explore the
basic concepts and techniques of solution-focused brief counseling, a unique counseling method
that promotes change in a shortened period of time. Join us for an interactive session where
participants will practice SFBC techniques using real problems.
35. Color Children's Character
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Elementary School Counseling
Gary Parady, MEd, colorchildrenscharacter@yahoo.com
To provide innovative lessons and activities to use in classroom and individual counseling. To
motivate and encourage counselors to excel in their field with practical advice and techniques.
Highly visual, interactive lessons and activities will be presented to assist you in the areas of selfesteem, feelings. compassion, creativity, tolerance, bullying, fathers on board, and more. Laugh,
sing and dance as you let your creative side emerge and discover the real you! Door prizes and
surprises!
36. Educational Rights and Services for Highly Mobile Youth
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Jeanne Stamp, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, LCDC, jeannestamp@austin.utexas.edu
Federal and State laws define the rights of highly mobile homeless and foster children from Head
Start to college graduate. Counselors need to understand the laws in order to advocate for their
student's best interests, improve stability at home and at school, and better work with community
service providers for improved access to mental and physical health care.
37/83. School Counselors Meet the Needs of Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren
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Elementary School Counseling
Joan Strutton, PhD, LPC-S, jnstrut@yahoo.com
This program will address the responsibilities of school counselors in meeting the needs of
children who are being raised by their grandparents. Attendees will learn the complexity of these
interrelationships and the movement of our society toward a nontraditional family structure. Over
the last several decades, there has been a significant increase in what is known as the “custodial
grandparent phenomenon;' therefore, it is imperative that educational and counseling needs be
met.
38/85. Counselors: Campus Change Agents
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Cynthia Schiebel, MEd, LPC-S, LCDC, cschiebel@austin.rr.com
On any school campus, the counselor has the unique opportunity to shape lives: the life of a
student, the life of a teacher, the life of an administrator... the life of the campus. By exploring the
concepts of risk factors, protective factors and developmental assets, counselors can develop
strategies that foster connections amoung youth and adults. These bonds help create caring
campus environments that support pro-social behavior and academic success.
39. Flip© Out Over Course Selection!
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Secondary School Counseling
Dianne Baskin, MEd, CSC, LPC, dbaskin@dentonisd.org
Diane Smith, MEd, CSC
Grab a Flip© video camera and perk up your spring course selection and 5th grade transition
presentations. We will share how to capture and keep students' attention while efficiently sharing
important information in a presentation that anyone can facilitate. Ease transition for your
elementary students by taking a virtual tour of your building and meeting next year’s teachers.
Quick, easy, fun, and stress-free course selection: what could be better?
40. Turning Fits and Fights into Fabulous Learning Opportunities: An
Evidence-Based Approach to Managing Challenging Behavior
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Dianna Clayton, MS, LPC-Intern, claytondr@jacksboroisd.net
Michelle Simmons, MA
Discover the motivation and function behind the inappropriate behaviors of the most behaviorally
challenged students. Learn an approach for motivating students that nurtures their inner spirit.
Leave this session with tools that can be implemented immediately. The resources include
behavior assessment tools, data collection forms, reinforcement menus, preference assessments,
and intervention techniques that include token systems, motivational punch cards, and behavior
contracts. The intervention techniques align with Student Support Teams, RTI,and IDEA federal
guidelines.
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41. Academic Success through Need Satisfaction
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Secondary School Counseling
Brenda Faulkner, MEd, LPC-S, bfaulkner54@yahoo.com
Using William Glasser's Choice Theory/Reality Therapy, participants will receive researched
techniques to guide even the most challenging students to academic success. By scaling the five
genetic needs - survival, love and belonging, power, fun, and freedom, students can identify what
they need thereby helping counselors understand how to best assist the most at-risk students.
This workshop is designed to be interactive with proven take-away skills.
42. Essential Skills for Leading Groups in Schools
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Ed Jacobs, PhD
This fast moving workshop will present an active, creative approach to leading groups in
schools. Ten essential skills will be demonstrated and discussed. Brief video clips will be shown
demonstrating these skills. Ways to cut-off, draw-out and process exercises to meaningful levels
will be shown. Common mistakes of group leaders in schools will also be discussed.
43. Five Things You Need to Do About Bullying at Your School
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Brad Schwall, PhD, drbrad@coolkidschannel.com
Dr. Brad Schwall will describe five strategies for preventing and dealing with bullying at your
school. Dealing with bullying requires a proactive, social and emotional skill-based approach that
focuses on more than just bullying incidents. We will explore common myths about bullying and
steps to engaging parents and the community in creating a culture of respect at your school. You
will leave with an action plan for developing a respectful, safe, and positive learning
environment.
Sheraton * Monday * February 14 * 12:00p – 1:30p
44. Tolerant or Competent? Counseling LGBT Students in Schools
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Secondary School Counseling
Michael DeVoll, MEd, LPC, michael@devollcounseling.com
Often, the goal for school counselors working with lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered
students is tolerance. Recent incidences of suicides by identified or perceived LGBT youth show
us that tolerance is not enough. The goal should be that all counselors, including school
counselors, are competent when working with this population. The Competencies for Counseling
LGBT Clients will be examined to see how they apply to school counselors, working either with
LGBT students or parents.
45. TAKS/STAAR Training - The Comedy
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Champions Ballroom II
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
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Sarah Blalock, MEd, LPC, RPT, sblalock@coppellisd.com
Pam Mitchell, MEd
Debbie Youngs, MEd
Who says training has to be boring? Revitalize your presentations. Learn how to energize anad
engage your audience while providing essential (sometimes dry) information. This workshop is
for anyone who provides training, particularly school counselors who dread presenting the
mandated yearly TAKs training (and the teachers who dread sitting through it.) Break down the
boredom barrier. Make TAKS/STAAR training entertaining as well as informative. Experience
music, dance, skits, games and - above all - HUMOR.
46. Playfully Resolving Loss
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Elementary School Counseling
Diane Cantrell, MA, LPC-S, dcantrell@satx.rr.com
Shanna Goff-Sulak, MEd
Everyone and every age level experiences loss. Loss, either through death, divorce, a parent’s
deployment or other life transitions can result in devastating trauma or serve as an opportunity for
growth. This program will expand your knowledge base on grief and loss; provide a wide variety
of hands-on activities and helpful resource materials as well as therapeutic play and art activities
to assist children in developing effective coping strategies for healing and transformation.
47. Ethical and Legal Issues for School Counselors
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Ethics
Judith Beechler, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, Judith.beechler@mwsu.edu
School Counselors are confronted with ethical and legal issues often in their career. This
presentation will address issues surrounding confidentiality, informed consent, ethical decisionmaking, duty-to-warn, and ways to identify these issues, and engage in behavior to, both protect
the student/client and avoid malpractice. Information will be interactive, presented through group
discussion of scenarios, role play.
48. Parents Can Be Your Positive Energy Partners for Student Success
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Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Grace Hennig, MEd, ghennig@itascaisd.org
Tony Price, MEd
Parents desire to support their children the best way they can. How can counselors tap into this
positive energy... through parent workshops...because parents need instruction too! But
unfortunately, training parents to support students' academic & personal development is often lost
under the mounds of paperwork on the counselor's desk. At this session, learn effective, proven,
quick & easy ways to put on a workshop for parents & how to get your parents to attend.
49. Research Findings: Raising Awareness of Career Technical
Education in Texas Schools
Room:
World Cup
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Topic:
Presenter:
Secondary School Counseling
Kurt Gore, kurt.gore@governor.state.tx.us
Identify promising practices in Texas high schools to the provision of information and support in
the decision making that enable counselors, students, and parents to understand and value the
career options and pathways afforded by career technical education (CTE) programs. These
practices were disaggregated to activities to determine the commeon elements. The common
elements were then validated against national examples of best practices.
50. Counseling Gang Involved Youth: A Humanistic Approach
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
World Series
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Megan McCarty, MA, LPC, CSC, mccarty_megan@hotmail.com
Connecting with and counseling gang involved youth can be challenging for school officials.
Therefore, it is vital for educators to have a strong knowledge base concerning this population.
Understanding issues such as how and why youth get involved and learning ways to connect and
work with these students are key to offering them avenues of hope and change. Current updated
information on gang identification, suppression, and intervention will be presented and discussed.
Convention Center * Monday * February 14 * 2:00p – 3:30p
51. Funding is Available: 'Get Connected' to the Texas Virtual School
Network!
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
E-2
Secondary School Counseling
Laura Hodges, MA, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, laura.hodges@region10.org
Funding is now available! Your state virtual school, TxVSN, provides districts and openenrollment charter schools access to rigorous online courses. The TxVSN course catalog includes
electives and foundation courses needed for 4X4 graduation plans, Advanced Placement (AP),
and courses for college credit. TxVSN levels the playing field by giving students the opportunity
to participate now in a learning environment that is rapidly becoming a standard in higher
education and advanced work force training.
52. Just Cut It OUt
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
E-3
Secondary School Counseling
Janet Froeschle, PhD, CSC, LPC-Intern, jefroeschle@msn.com
Charles Crews, PhD
Michael Moyer, PhD
Loretta Bradley, PhD
Participants will be given a review of the literature on self mutilation and new tools to work with
this population. Ethical considerations when working with these students will be discussed. The
presenters will provide participants with an in depth look at the culture of the self injuring
student.
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53. WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students)
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
E-4
Elementary School Counseling
Eric Snow, BS, sperry@watchdogs.net
WATCH D.O.G.S. is an innovative program focusing on education and safety in schools by using
the positive influence of fathers and father-figures to provide an unobtrusive fathering presence,
and a positive and active role-model for students. Fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers and uncles are
asked to spend at least one day volunteering.
54. Organizational Bootcamp
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
M - 1, 2, 3
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Kimberly Harding, MS, kim_harding@allenisd.org
Renae Perez, MEd
Organizational Bootcamp is a program to help students become more successful through
improved organization. Topics include: keeping an agenda, time management, how to break
projects down, keeping binders/lockers organized and creating a positive workspace at home.
The program also includes a parent education piece. You will leave the presentation with
information to help you get started on your campus. The Bootcamp covers many ASCA National
Standards for Academic/Career/Personal Social Development.
55. Culture Bound Syndromes & Counseling Native American
Adol/Child in public
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
M-5
Secondary School Counseling
Karen Linstrum, PhD, LPC, kslinstrum@nwosu.edu
Purpose: 1. Investigate the concept of Historical Trauma developed by Braveheart 1998.
2.Explore counseling interventions proposed by counselors such as storytelling, blending spiritual
concepts, and alternative interventions. 3. Investigate Native American student preferences for
and of their counselors. 4 Investigate assessment tools to help with diagnosis and approaches.
56. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) for School
Counselors: Tools and T
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
M-6
Child & Adolescent Counseling
Bill McHenry, PhD, LPC, wmchenry@tamut.edu
Geney Morton, BA
REBT, a results-based approach, is effective in helping adolescents who exhibit and become
mired in irrational thought. The school counselor will become familiar with REBT as a means to
better assess and work with student concerns. School counselors will develop an increased focus
on the process of thought preceding the student’s negative actions. Finally, connections between
irrational thought and serious mental health concerns such as depression, drugs and alcohol and
anxiety will be addressed.
57. Communicating for Results
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Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
M-7
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Anne Pritchard-Grady, MA, annepgrady@gmail.com
Only 15% of our success is due to technical knowledge, skills, and abilities. The other 85% of our
success stems from our ability to effectively communicate. Successful communication requires
skills and awareness that help individuals tailor their message to their specific audience. This
session is an opportunity to learn about your own behavior style, how to identify the behavior
style of others, and modify your style in order to create successful relationships.
58. Online Communities that Enhance the Social & Educational Needs
of Students
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
M-8
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Siobhan Flowers, MA, s.flowers@fwisd.org
Learn to use SocialGo with your counseling groups and mentoring programs to build rapport
amongst students using the method they feel most comfortable with - social networking. Get your
students to open up, share and bond with each other by using SocialGo to create online journals,
goal-oriented discussion boards, and as a private place for students to seek guidance from trusted
adults. Parent-approved, SocialGo is a SAFE and FREE alternative to dangerous social
networking sites.
59. The Lone Ranger
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
M - 9, 10, 11
Secondary School Counseling
Stacy Jones, MEd, CSC, s.jones@goldisd.net
Are you the only counselor on your campus or even in your district? Come to this session to
laugh, learn, and share techniques that help manage the day to day circus that comes with being
the 'Lone Ranger'. This session includes a facilitated round table discussion, handouts with
practical tips, and an option to become part of a network with others in similar positions.
60. The Magic of Counseling
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Salon A - A
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Carl Olson, MS, LPC-S, carl@energizeroldon.com
The Magic of CounselingByCarl Olson Counselors are truly magicians! In order for a magician
to be effective, they have to be able to engage their audience. They have to establish trust, make
connections and inspire confidence. In this workshop, Carl Olson will use magic and magic
concepts to give counselors ideas for use in the classroom and for enhancing their presentations.
Counselors have to deliver information to students, staff, parents and the community
61. How To Jump Start Your Guidance Program
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Salon A - D
Elementary School Counseling
Sharon Keith, MS, sharon@arpisd.org
Kristy Thomas, MEd
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If you're looking for a way to incorporate guidance, motivation, character education, academic
skills and citizenship into your counseling program on a daily basis, this session is for you. 'Jump
Start' will help you create and enhance unity among your students and faculty and will provide
countless opportunities for students to grow both academically and emotionally while
strengthening the overall comprehensive guidance program of your school.
Sheraton * Monday * February 14 * 2:00p – 3:30p
62. Learn How to Navigate the New CREST Document
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Champions Ballroom I
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Pat Freberg, MA, CSC, frebergp@needvilleisd.com
Charles Crews, PhD
Sylvia Lopez, EdD
Lynda Shuttlesworth, MEd
CREST, sponsored by the Texas School Counselor Association, is a continuous improvement
document that gives your school counseling program an opportunity to demonstrate effective
communication and a commitment to getting results. Counselors who apply for CREST are
advocating for their school counseling program and showing how it supports student success. The
new CREST document is here and ready to use for 2011. Learn how to navigate this user friendly
document andbecome a CREST winner.
63. Red Flag in Elementary! Helping Students in Meltdown
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Champions Ballroom II
Elementary School Counseling
Jeff Grote, MEd, CSC, jefflgrote@aol.com
Even if this is your first introduction to Love and Logic, these true stories will give you
techniques you can use as soon as you get home to help students regain control. Combining
control theory and L&L techniques, you will be able to be the hero when students scream, yell,
rebel, and get locked into power struggles with teachers. Prepare to laugh as we look at situations
from Headstart to Seniors, and maybe even teachers!
64. Guidance and the TEKS: A Partnership that Works!
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Champions Ballroom III
Elementary School Counseling
Rene Moore, MS, rene.moore@fwisd.org
Tija Johnson Nute, MEd
Belen Parga, MS
Fort Worth ISD received a USDOE Elementary Guidance Grant and used the opportunity to
develop an elementary guidance curriculum that is aligned with the TEKS, counseling strands and
even the 40 Developmental Assets. This session will provide an overview of the importance and
benefits of aligning your guidance lessons with the TEKS and how to do it!
65. Financial Aid for College – How it Works; State Programs
Room:
Stanley Cup
Draft Program Book – 2011 School Counselor Conference as of 1-12-11
Topic:
Presenter:
Secondary School Counseling
Jane Caldwell, MBA, jane.caldwell@thecb.state.tx.us
Do you wonder how the financial aid process works? Are you familiar with state financial
assistance programs? If you answered ‘no’ to either of these questions, this session should help
remove some of the mystery. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions as the presentation
proceeds, making sure the presenter spends time addressing the concerns of attendees.
66. Counselor to Counselor: AchieveTexas Best Practices in Action
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Super Bowl
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Karen Alexander, PhD, karen.alexander@ttu.edu
Nancy Shepherd, MS
This session will highlight Counselor to Counselor AchieveTexas Best Practices and include
additional resources such as Programs of Study to support counselors to build local college and
career implementation.
67. The GO Center Challenge
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
World Cup
Secondary School Counseling
Janise Pries, LPC-S, NCC, castruitam@yahoo.com
Manuel Castruita, MEd
Jeffrey Taylor, BS
Find out how 2010 Ysleta ISD Seniors earned over $49 million in scholarships and financial aid.
GO Centers, a network of campus student centers at each of the comprehensive high schools, link
College Readiness efforts and the district’s mission for all students to continue their postsecondary education. GO Center Specialists, along with high school counselors and district
administrators, assist students with the college admissions process, financial aid, and
scholarships. Presenters will highlight best practices.
68. The Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
World Series
Secondary School Counseling
Allana Patterson, MA, CSC, apatterson@irvingisd.net
The Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling represent a comprehensive
set of practices that, when implemented systematically across grades K–12, can ensure that all
students have access to the social capitaland information needed to become college and career
ready after high school.Participants will assess their schools’ relevant data elements, discuss best
practices for implementation and develop a strategy to incorporate counseling practices that
address their students’ needs and increase college and careerreadiness.
Convention Center * Tuesday * February 15 * 8:30a – 10:00a
70. Self-Injury Cutting
Room:
Topic:
E-3
Secondary School Counseling
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Presenter:
Gary Parady, MEd, colorchildrenscharacter@yahoo.com
Cutting is becoming more prevalent with today's adolescents and many counselors lack the
information and counseling skills to effectively work with students that cut. Come and acquire
information on the self-injury known as cutting. Through a unique power-pint and video you will
learn why students cut. counseling techniques, how to assist parents and available resources that
will help you and your students.
71. The Social Side of Learning Disabilities: From Friendship to
Bullying
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
E-4
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Jill Wiseman, MA, LPC, jwiseman@briarwoodschool.org
This solution-focused session gives school counselors an in-depth understanding of how learning
disabilities and A.D.H.D. may affect the whole child. Children with L.D. often have difficulty
making and keeping friends and may be at-risk for bullying. This session provides skills and
resources for educators and parents to facilitate friendship and promote protective factors to deal
with potential bullying, thus providing children with L.D. a more satisfying and successful day at
school.
72. Specific and Effective Tools to renew Motivation and Build
Resiliency
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
M - 9, 10, 11
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Christian Moore, MSW, LCSW, jessica@whytry.org
Attendees will be provided with renewed motivation and specific tools to build resiliency while
teaching important social and emotional skills. The presenter will introduce a strength-based
approach using multiple intelligence methods that emphasize the youths’ learning styles,
including visual analogies, music, and physical activities, to teach youth in ways that they
understand and remember. This presentation emphasizes practical methods to teach important
pro-social skills such as building support systems, problem solving and overcoming peer
pressure.
73. Supporting and Companioning the Grieving Elementary Student
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Salon A - A
Elementary School Counseling
Barbara Petsel, MS, LPC, RN, barb@barbpetsel.com
In our grief-avoidant culture, often bereaved elementary children are ignored or discounted. Left
on their own to grieve, they often engage in unhealthy ways of coping. By attending this session
you will learn developmental levels of children's grief and gain creative tools through which you
can assist the children to cope with expressive art and fun activities. Companioning grieving
children in the darkness of grief can shed light for increased healthy self-understanding and hope.
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Sheraton * Tuesday * February 15 * 8:30a – 10:00a
74A/34. No Place for Hate: An Anti-Bullying Program
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Champions Ballroom II
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Kimeya Courts-Chapman, MS, LPC, kcourtschapman@dpisd.org
Denise Batchelor, MEd
The No Place for Hate® initiative provides educators and students with the resources to ensure
that anti-bias and diversity education are an integral part of the school curriculum and helps to
create and sustain inclusive school environments where all students feel valued. This
presentation will walk participants through the process required to become a No Place for Hate
school and will give real-world suggestions of what inclusion lessons can be used in their schools.
75. Connecting Your Students to Opportunity, Freedom, and SelfRespect
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Champions Ballroom III
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Lesa Pritchard, MEd, CSC, lesa.pritchard@humble.k12.tx.us
Matthew Smith, MEd
This course focuses on the implementation of the Why Try program at the district, school,
classroom, group, and individual level. The Why Try program addresses drug and alcohol
prevention, violence prevention, drop out prevention, truancy reduction, and increasing academic
success. District and campus personnel will share how Humble ISD is using the Why Try
program from kindergarten to our alternative discipline program.
76. How 'Clueless' Helped Us Get a Clue
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Stanley Cup
Secondary School Counseling
Diane Gawedzinski, MEd, LPC, kgawed@duncanvilleisd.org
Terri Vehon, MEd
Collecting course choice sheets each spring was a nightmare at our huge high school, until a
collaboration between the counseling department, the theatre department, and the video
production department resulted in a short, humorous video about a student named 'Clueless' who
doesn't understand the process. The percentage of choice sheets turned in greatly increased, and
'Clueless' is now starring in a sequel about college! We'll show how this has been a springboard
for other creative solutions to counseling challenges.
77. ACT and the Texas College Preparation Program
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Super Bowl
Secondary School Counseling
Kira Holt, MA, kira.holt@act.org
Randy Palmatier, PhD
Learn about ACT’s Longitudinal Ssystem for College ReadinessBased on empirical research, this
session will focus on using student level and campus reports to help counselors understand how
ACT data can help students become better prepared for college and how to select majors based on
occupational aspirations.Texas public school districts will test students in grades eight and ten in
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the 2010-2011 to determine their level of college readiness to diagnose if interventions are
needed.
78. Addressing the Emerging Epidemic of Mental Health Issues in
Schools
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
World Cup
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Bill McHenry, PhD, NCC, LPC, wmchenry@tamut.edu
David Hurlburt, BA
Jennifer Lance, BA
Robert Morris, BA
School counselors are charged with addressing significant student mental health problems and
diagnoses. The role today’s school counselor plays includes working with students with mental
health concerns that may be neurological-based, psychologically oriented and/or relationally
complicated in nature. This presentation addresses major student mental health issues including
anxiety disorders, PTSD, depression, ADHD and autism spectrum disorders. Included are tools to
assess, work with and document student progress across the mental health continuum.
79. Maximizing Federal Goverment Career and Testing Resources
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
World Series
Secondary School Counseling
Dywaine Robinson, EdD, dywaine.robinson@usarec.army.mil
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program and March2Success Program are two federally funded
programs that provide educators and other stakeholders resources designed to increase the career
exploration and standardized test taking abilities of today's high school and post-secondary
students. Both programs include interactive websites that expose users to world class,
comprehensive learning opportunities based on current career development and standardized test
taking theories. Program usage maximizes economic resource availability while enhancing
student productivity.
Convention Center * Tuesday * February 15 * 10:30a – 12:00p
81. I'm Grieving as Fast as I Can!
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
E-2
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Jill Riethmayer, MEd, LPC, NCC, LMFT, jillriethmayer@clear.net
We live in a world filled with losses; however, rarely are we given the opportunity to grieve our
losses. Come and explore the reasons why as well as identify ways to assist giving others (&
yourself) “permission” to grieve. Discover the critical questions for those experiencing a loss.
“Ungrieved” past losses magnify new losses and rob us of living in the present - we are held
'hostage' in the past. Identify grief tools and resources.
82. Group Work in Schools: A Source for Student Connection and
Academic Succes
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
E-3
Secondary School Counseling
Samuel Bore, PhD, NCC, sam_bore@tamu-commerce.edu
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Groups provide opportunities for students to connect through a unique experience of universality.
Groups are effective in changing faulty thinking, increasing social behaviors, and enhancing
learning. Yet, many school counselors avoid running groups citing lack of time and group
leadership skills. This presentation will discuss how conducting groups is an economical use of
time. Additionally, essential skills necessary for facilitating groups will be described. A live
group will be demonstrated with participants from the audience
84. Working with Emotion in Counseling
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
M - 9, 10, 11
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Linda Duncan, EdD, LPC, LMFT, NCC, duncan@tarleton.edu
Emotion is present in everything we do and yet everyone, including counselors, is often stymied
as to how to deal with feelings, particularly when they impact us negatively. Workshop presents a
theory of emotion and shows how to work with fear, anger, sadness, and joy in therapy. Includes
experiential exercises and demonstration as necessary.
86. Stop School Bus Bullying
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Salon A - D
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Lynn Smith, MEd, CSC, LPC, lynnsmithlpc@gmail.com
Stop School Bus Bullying provides K-12 school counselors tools to decrease bullying and bus
discipline referrals resulting in increased attendance and academic achievement. An overview of
a program on a 10 minute DVD followed by samples/examples of the tools: rules, bus meetings,
banners, lunch with drivers- all in handouts, will equip attendees for success in their own school
counseling programs. Presenter is trained in Choice Theory & Reality Therapy from the William
Glasser Institute.
Sheraton * Tuesday * February 15 * 10:30a – 12:00p
87. A Psychoeducational Group Experience to Enhance Children's
Social Skills
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Champions Ballroom I
Elementary School Counseling
Jenifer Ware, MSEd, LPC, jware@hotmail.com
Jonathan Ohrt, PhD
Children with developmental delays, such as Asperger's Syndrome, often struggle with social
interactions, relationships, and communication (Baird et. al, 2001). The purpose of this
presentation is to: (a) describe the risk factors associated with developmental delays, (b) introduce
an 8-week psychoeducational social skills group, and (c) discuss the preliminary results of a
qualitative study investigating childrens' perspectives of the group. We will discuss practical
applications and implications for school counselors.
88. Tips To Go' for Leading Small Guidance Groups
Room:
Topic:
Champions Ballroom III
Elementary School Counseling
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Presenter:
Karen Meyers, MEd, meyerska@friscoisd.org
Participants will learn practical tips for advertising, organizing, and energizing your small
guidance group program in the elementary school! In these groups the counselor emphasizes
social skills in action and teaches students healthy coping skills for life. Learn how to include
students, teachers, and parents in referring young friends for group as well as communicating
what group was all about once students are finished meeting. Join us for a 'Groovy Guidance
Group' experience!
89. Building Relationships Through Your Guidance Program
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Stanley Cup
Secondary School Counseling
Leslie Laws, PhD, LPC, LPC-S, stalc@prodigy.net
Cindie Cooper, MEd
Barbara Ferguson, MA
Tricia Tamayo, MA
The session will provide an insight into how to organize and successfully work with outside
resources and college partners. Presenters will relate what resources are available in the
counseling design of guidance, college and career, and system support. Lastly, the audience will
learn how accountability projects can work for you in overseeing your guidance program.
90. Counselors Counseling? Are you Serious?!
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
Super Bowl
Secondary School Counseling
Janise Pries, LPC-S, NCC, castruitam@yahoo.com
Manuel Castruita, MEd
Imagine a school where counselors counsel! This is the new reality in Ysleta ISD. Presenters will
highlight the transformational journey which shifted counselor focus from administrative
responsibilities to student counseling: individual, group, and classroom at the middle and high
school levels. Participants will learn how district and campus counselors, in collaboration with an
active school board, advocated and changed counselor responsibilities: no more master
scheduling or testing coordination.
91. Understanding Multicultural Competence
Room:
Topic:
Presenter:
World Cup
Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Christie Melonson, MA, LPC, melonson@student.uiwtx.edu
Multicultural competence requires self-knowledge, understanding of various belief systems, and
the ability to critically reflect on and operate within multiple cultures at once. This workshop will
discuss skills that professionals must master in order to deliver quality counseling services to
multicultural populations. The participants will be introduced to The Developmental Model of
Intercultural Sensitivity developed by Bennett, and will learn ways to develop themselves to
become more culturally competent in professional practice.
92. Free Resources for the Secondary School Counselor
Room:
Topic:
World Series
Secondary School Counseling
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Presenter:
Jennifer Akins, MEd, LPC, CSC, jennie.akins@gmail.com
Jeff Cranmore, MEd
Are you worried about budget cuts in your district? Are you already operating with little or no
funds for purchasing guidance materials? This is the workshop for you. We will review state and
federal programs, community and private organizations, and quality websites that provide
fantastic FREE resources for secondary students. We will discuss materials on topics such as
financial aid, college and career planning, suicide prevention, and teen dating violence
prevention. Handouts will be provided.