CONFERENCE 2008
SCHOOL COUNSELORS: SUPPORTING
LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
NOVEMBER 13-15, 2008
2008
Conference Schedule
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Preconference--Details to be available very soon
Friday, November 14, 2008
9:00 –
9:30: Welcome Conference Opening
9:45 –
10:30: Plenary Session—Resource Guide- Edward Mainzer, Ed.D.
10:30 –
11:00 Break (visit vendors)
11:15 -
12: 30 pm: Workshop Session I: 6 breakouts
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Title |
Person |
Room |
Audience |
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Bridging the Gap: Perceptions of School Personnel Regarding the
Implementation of the NYS Model and School Counselors'
Responsibilities. |
Douglas Morrissey,
Deborah Hardy, Ed.D. |
Travers |
All |
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CRUTCHES: Empowering Strategies for Managing Life's Daily
Challenges In and Out of School |
Thomas Bull |
High Rock |
All |
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Career Café' |
Julie Meyers, Heather Palmieri |
Broadway 1 |
MS, HS, Dir |
|
Interventions for Changing the Emotional Dynamics in the School
Environment |
John Pellitteri, Ph.D. |
Broadway 2 |
All |
|
Meeting the Challenges of Transition Services for Students
with Disabilities |
Christopher Carroll, Ph.D., Malka Edelman |
Broadway 3 |
MS, HS, Dir, Grad Students |
|
Play Therapy Basics for Elementary School Counselors |
Jodi Ann Mullen, Ph.D., June Rickli |
Broadway 4 |
Elementary, Grad |
12:30 -
2:00 pm: Luncheon - Keynote:
Panel Discussion—Participants to be announced
2: 15 -
3:30 pm: Level Networking: 6 breakouts
|
Session |
Board Member |
Room |
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Elementary Networking |
Joy Farley |
Broadway 1 |
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Middle Level Networking |
Lisa Dorsey |
Broadway 2 |
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Secondary Networking |
Edward Mainzer, Ed.D. |
High Rock |
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Counselor Educators |
John Pellitteri, Ph.D. |
Broadway 3 |
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Counseling Directors |
Deadra Faulkner |
Broadway 4 |
|
Grad Student Networking |
Lesli Myers |
Travers |
3:30 -
4:15 pm: Exhibitor's Rally – Coffee break
4:15 -
5:30 pm: Workshop Session II: 6 breakouts
|
Title |
Person |
Room |
Audience |
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Developing, Organizing, and Maintaining High School Advisory
Programs |
Arthur McCann, Ph.D., Bernard Kaplan |
Broadway 1 |
HS, Directors |
|
Making Transitions Work for the Middle School Student |
Kelly Hunt, Jeanne Lally |
Broadway 2 |
MS, Dir, Grad |
|
Not for College Counselors Only: Ways for all School
Counselors to Encourage First-Generation College Attendees |
Edward Mainzer, Ed.D. |
Broadway 3 |
MS, HS, Dir |
|
Responding to the Needs of the Invisible 10: What Every
School Counselor Should Know |
Kristopher Goodrich, Melissa Luke, Ph.D. |
Travers |
All |
|
Taking the Next Steps: School Counselor Accountability |
Carol Dahir, Ed.D. & NYIT Students |
Broadway 4 |
All |
|
The Path to Success: Addressing the Social and Emotional
Learning (SEL) Deficits of High School Students.
|
Maureen Moloughney |
High Rock |
All |
6:00 –
7:00 Entertainment -
Queensbury
Madrigals
7:00 -
10:00 pm: Awards Banquet & Socialization
Saturday
8:00 -
9:30 am: Breakfast and NYSSCA Membership Meeting - Plenary
9:45 -
11:00 am: Workshop Session III: 6 breakouts
|
Title |
Person |
Room |
Audience |
|
Using Data to Inform Practice |
Cheryl Hall, Lois Herrera |
Broadway 1 |
All |
|
What does being a "Mandated Reporter" mean? |
Janice Severson |
Broadway 2 |
All |
|
Are All Bullies the Same: Does Race or Ethnicity Matter? |
Monisha Batra, Helen M. Garinger |
Broadway 3 |
All |
|
How to Establish a College Goal Sunday (CGS) Program |
Charles Riccio, Ken Storms |
Broadway 4 |
Grad, HS, Dir |
|
School Counseling 2.0: Tools to survive and thrive as a
school counselor in the digital age. |
Todd Mitchell, Joe Montemaro, Brenda Roof |
High Rock |
All |
|
School Counseling and Public Relations: How to keep the
stakeholders informed about what we do |
Barbara Donnellan, Ed.D. |
Travers |
All |
11:15 -
12:30 pm: Workshop Session IV: 6 breakouts
|
Title |
Person |
Room |
Audience |
|
Attachment Styles, Mental Health, and School Success |
Clay Reaser, Amanda Clark |
Broadway 4 |
Grad, HS, Dir |
|
How to Host a Successful Financial Aid Night for
Parents/Saving Money for College |
George Makras, Joe Gorman, Timothy Wales |
Broadway 3 |
All |
|
School Counselors and Teachers Working Together to Address
Students’ Career Development Needs in the Classroom Setting |
Lourdes M. Rivera, Ph.D., Mary Beth Schaefer, Ed.D.,
Elizabeth Ophals |
Broadway 2 |
All |
|
Comprehensive School Counseling: Moving from an Oral
Tradition to a Coherent Plan |
Carol Dahir Ed.D. & NYIT students |
Travers |
All |
|
What's the Hesitation for Collaboration-How to empower
Reluctant Staff |
Tom Wiggins, Karen Mackie |
Broadway 1 |
All |
|
Bridging the Gap among School Counselors, Educators,and
Parents in regard to children and youth with autism spectrum
disorders. |
Barbara Trolley, Ph.D.,
Karen O’Dell |
High Rock |
All |
12:30 pm -
2:00 pm: Lunch and conclusion
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