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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

Title

Person

Room

Audience

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

CRUTCHES: Empowering Strategies for Managing Life's Daily Challenges In and Out of School

Thomas Bull

High Rock

All

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

Elementary Networking

 Joy Farley

Broadway 1

Middle Level Networking

Lisa Dorsey

Broadway 2

Secondary Networking

Edward Mainzer, Ed.D.

High Rock

Counselor Educators

John Pellitteri, Ph.D.

Broadway 3

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

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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