2018 Annual Conference

Conference Schedule

Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday

 

Tuesday — February 20, 2018

8:30 am Graduate Course, (Level 4)
8:30 am Preconference workshop registration opens (Level 4)
9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Full-day Preconference Workshops (includes lunch)

  • 1A:  Colette Dollarhide (K-12):  School Counselors as Leaders and Agents of Change for Social Justice
  • 1B:  Karin Beal (K-5):  We’ve Tried Everything…Reaching the Unreachable Child
9:30 am-12:30pm
Morning Half-Day Workshops
  • 2A:  Michele Borba (6-12): Empathy is a Verb: Lessons for Success in the Digital Age
  • 2B:  Helena Stevens, Amy Kramer & Emily Rose (K-5): Beyond Breathing and Yoga: A Practical Guide to Mindfulness in Elementary Schools
  • 2C:  Beth Herman (PK-Post Secondary):  Social and Emotional Learning: The Why, the What, the How.
  • 2D:  Katherine Reid, Diane Gilroy & Keith Decker (K-12):  Restorative Practices: Building Relationships One Circle at a Time
  • 2E:  Chris Foreman & Liza Simon-Roper (K-12): Playing Well With Others; Using Your Student Skills to Develop Allies in Your Work Toward Systemic Change for Trauma-Informed Schools
  • 4A:  Gregg Curtis & Tahira Chaudary (6-12): ACP Leaders & Key Stakeholders Institute: Fostering Career Development Heroes!
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Afternoon Half-day Workshops
  • 3A:  Michele Borba (K-5): Empathy is a Verb: Lessons for Success in the Digital Age
  • 3B:  Carissa Buchanan & Lisa Herpolsheimer (6-12):  Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Applying DBT Skills and Philosophy in the School Setting
  • 3C:  Heather Boorman (K-12):  Supporting Wellness in our Gifted Students
  • 3D:  Elizabeth Cook & Stephanie Skolasinski (K-12): School Mental Health Embedded Within a PBIS Framework: Key Practices for Effective Implementation
  • 3E:  Kristin Long & Julie Hau (6-12): ACP Leaders and Key Stakeholders: Impacting Students’ Career Development: Where Career Theories meet Labor Market Information and Postsecondary Resources
  • 4B:  Andrea Donegan & Rachel Pufall (K-12 & Post-Secondary): “Afternoon on the Hill – Continuing to Build our Legislative Momentum”
5:10 – 6:00 pm WSCA Board/Coordinator Meeting – (Level 4)
4:00 – 6:00 pm Exhibit Setup, (Level 4)

Wednesday — February 21, 2018

7:00 am Graduate Course, (Level 4)
Registration opens, (Level 4)
7:15 – 8:15 am Early Bird Sectional 1
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits open, (Level 4)
8:30 am General Session I – Welcome: Stacy Eslick – WSCA Executive Director
Keynote Speaker:  Michele Borba: Raising UnSelfies: Why Counselors Matter Now More Than Ever
10:30 – 11:30 am Sectionals – 2
11:30 – 1:00 pm Lunch – Complimentary desserts and refreshments in the Exhibit Hall
(Level 4)
1:00 – 2:00 pm Sectionals – 3
1:00 – 3:00 pm Intensive Sectionals
2:30  – 3:30 pm Sectionals – 4
3:30 – 4:00 pm Nutrition Break
4:00  – 5:00 pm Sectionals – 5
5:00 – 6:15 pm Afterglow Reception: WSCA & Exhibitor Social Networking (Level 4 – Grand Terrace) Cash Beverage Bar & Hors d’oeuvres | Raffle Drawing:  Must Be Present to Win

Thursday — February 22, 2018

7:30 – 11:00 am Exhibits and Registration Open, (Level 4)
8:30 – 9:30 am Sectionals – 6
8:30 – 10:45 am Intensive Sectionals
9:45 – 10:45 am Sectionals – 7
11:00 am Army ROTC Brunch
12:00 – 1:00pm Keynote Speaker: Rosalind Wiseman